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Kenwood Elementary

Public Grades K-6
1410th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools
Better than 10% of Ohio elementary schools
Summary

Kenwood Elementary is a K–6 school at 1421 Nagley St in Springfield, Ohio, serving 413 students as part of the Springfield City School District. Its 2025–2026 state rank is 1410th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 10th percentile, or 0 stars — closely mirroring its district, which ranks 704th of 773 districts (9th percentile, 0 stars). Kenwood has sat in the bottom decile for most of the past decade: it was at the 28th percentile in 2015–2016 and the 18th in 2017–2018, then mostly between the 8th and 17th percentiles since 2020–2021. Among nearby same-district schools, Kenwood is near the bottom but not the lowest — Fulton Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School are at the 4th percentile, Mann Elementary School ties Kenwood at the 10th, while Kenton Elementary School (25th) and Lagonda Elementary School (19th) rank higher.

Chronic absenteeism was 33.8% in 2025–2026, slightly better than the district's 34.7% and a substantial improvement from 45.0% in 2021–2022, but still high. Most nearby same-district elementaries have lower rates — Lagonda at 22.6%, Fulton at 24.4%, Perrin Woods Elementary School at 28.2%, Mann at 29.0%, Kenton at 29.4%, and Lincoln at 30.8% — and only Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School (35.6%) is higher. Nearby Shawnee Elementary School, in the higher-performing Clark-Shawnee Local district, had just 12.9%.

Academically, Kenwood is below the district and state in nearly every tested area, with the largest gaps in math and science. Grade 5 math proficiency (7.7%) and grade 5 science (17.9%) are far below state levels, and grade 3 math (18.5%) is the lowest among nearby same-district schools. Grade 6 is the clearest relative bright spot: math (24.3%) and ELA (31.6%) both beat the district and the nearby same-district average, though they remain well below state proficiency. Results for students from low-income backgrounds track the school overall, at the 10th percentile. Resources do not obviously explain the outcomes: Kenwood's 2018–2019 per-student spending ($10,066) was the highest among nearby same-district elementaries, and its 15.8 student-teacher ratio is mid-range. Keep in mind that spending data are several years old, and grade-level results can swing from year to year because of small cohorts.

413
Students ?
15.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,724
Per pupil spending ?
84.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1421 Nagley St
       Springfield, OH  45505-3937

(937) 505-4220

District: Springfield City School District


Students who attend Kenwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Hayward Middle School
High:    Springfield High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
37.8%
African American:
30.0%
Two or more races:
17.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (27% vs 62% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school27%
District avg32%
Ohio avg62%
1,410th of 1,560
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 18 pts since 2016
From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 10Elementary Schools in the Springfield City School District
704th of 773Springfield City School District among Ohio districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202610.01410 of 15609.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.71374 of 155811.8%★☆☆☆☆
20247.51458 of 15777.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.01410 of 159611.7%★☆☆☆☆
202210.11409 of 158811.3%★☆☆☆☆
202112.81340 of 161016.8%★☆☆☆☆
201910.41498 of 167610.6%★☆☆☆☆
201818.51341 of 163618.0%★☆☆☆☆
201725.61265 of 165123.4%★☆☆☆☆
201632.11208 of 167828.0%★☆☆☆☆
201521.21378 of 168418.2%★☆☆☆☆
201421.91388 of 168717.7%★☆☆☆☆
201321.01417 of 170116.7%★☆☆☆☆
201214.51510 of 170911.6%★☆☆☆☆
201117.01462 of 168613.3%★☆☆☆☆
201015.71447 of 166212.9%★☆☆☆☆
20098.41489 of 16107.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20087.71479 of 15826.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200710.51474 of 16098.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20062.31467 of 15042.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20051.91481 of 15011.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20046.01402 of 14714.7%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202612.2598 of 6315.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202530.2444 of 61527.8%★☆☆☆☆
202425.4478 of 60320.7%★☆☆☆☆
202311.4592 of 6103.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.0418 of 53321.6%★☆☆☆☆
201852.1268 of 59855.2%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201910.7925 of 9563.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.6861 of 102115.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202611.91285 of 145211.5%★☆☆☆☆
202512.81272 of 145212.4%★☆☆☆☆
20245.81397 of 14664.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.41403 of 14835.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.31370 of 14887.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.61280 of 146712.7%★☆☆☆☆
20198.01390 of 15027.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.71249 of 151817.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202611.51326 of 14679.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.51299 of 147311.8%★☆☆☆☆
20248.71374 of 14847.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.81284 of 144711.3%★☆☆☆☆
202213.11243 of 141912.4%★☆☆☆☆
202114.81175 of 140416.3%★☆☆☆☆
201914.41305 of 146510.9%★☆☆☆☆
201826.11182 of 146519.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202610.01337 of 14678.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.01311 of 146610.6%★☆☆☆☆
20246.21401 of 14855.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.01304 of 149813.0%★☆☆☆☆
202210.81322 of 151812.9%★☆☆☆☆
20219.41311 of 149912.5%★☆☆☆☆
201910.41382 of 153510.0%★☆☆☆☆
201814.11330 of 153613.4%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20267.0214 of 2202.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.7183 of 1830.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.7153 of 1667.8%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20262.71159 of 11811.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.21150 of 11752.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.11163 of 11902.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.01175 of 12153.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.01212 of 12422.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.21199 of 12494.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20191.81250 of 12711.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.71247 of 13094.7%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Female (2026)12th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school
Male (2026)9th percentile~ school
African American (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school
Disabled (2019)3rd percentile-7 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)3rd percentile-7 vs school
White (2026)2nd percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts36%-27 vs state
Mathematics20%-41 vs state
Science18%-45 vs state

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Open Quote They are more worried about teaching students to pass state test than they are in actually teaching them reading, spelling and math. There is no discipline and classrooms are chaos. Close Quote





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Students at Kenwood Elementary are 38% White, 30% African American, 18% Two or more races, 14% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Kenwood Elementary.

Students who attend Kenwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hayward Middle School
High : Springfield High School

Kenwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Ohio elementary schools.

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2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesNewSep 15, 2026
2025–26 Ohio State Tests scoresNewSep 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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