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Kenwood Elementary

Q: Is Kenwood Elementary a good school?

Kenwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Ohio elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Kenwood Elementary?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kenwood Elementary?

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

Q: What schools do graduates of Kenwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kenwood Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Hayward Middle School High : Springfield High School

Public Grades K-6

1374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Kenwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Springfield, Ohio, serving 358 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Springfield City School District, which is ranked 700 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kenwood Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Ohio elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 35.1% to 43.1% in recent years, well above the state average. Student performance on state assessments is also poor, with proficiency rates ranging from 11.4% to 46.3% across different grade levels and subject areas, far below the district and state averages. Kenwood's subgroups, such as African American and low-income students, perform especially poorly compared to their peers statewide.

The challenges at Kenwood Elementary are not unique to the school, as the other elementary schools in the Springfield City School District also struggle with high chronic absenteeism and low test scores. However, the stark contrast with the higher-performing Shawnee Elementary in the neighboring Clark-Shawnee Local School District suggests that systemic factors within the Springfield City School District may be contributing to the poor academic outcomes at Kenwood Elementary and other district schools.

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 — 18th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (27% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg30%

Ohio avg61%

1,374^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Springfield City School District

700^th of 828Springfield 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1374 of 1558	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1458 of 1577	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1410 of 1596	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1409 of 1588	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1340 of 1610	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1498 of 1676	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1341 of 1636	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.6	1265 of 1651	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.1	1208 of 1678	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.2	1378 of 1684	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.9	1388 of 1687	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.0	1417 of 1701	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.5	1510 of 1709	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.0	1462 of 1686	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.7	1447 of 1662	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.4	1489 of 1610	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.7	1479 of 1582	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.5	1474 of 1609	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.3	1467 of 1504	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.9	1481 of 1501	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.0	1402 of 1471	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	444 of 615	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	478 of 603	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	592 of 610	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	418 of 533	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.1	268 of 598	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	10.7	925 of 956	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	861 of 1021	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1272 of 1452	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1397 of 1466	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1403 of 1483	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	1370 of 1488	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1280 of 1467	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	1390 of 1502	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1249 of 1518	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	1299 of 1473	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1374 of 1484	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1284 of 1447	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1243 of 1419	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1175 of 1404	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1305 of 1465	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1182 of 1465	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1311 of 1466	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1401 of 1485	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1304 of 1498	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1322 of 1518	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1311 of 1499	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1382 of 1535	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1330 of 1536	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	2.7	183 of 183	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	153 of 166	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	1150 of 1175	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	1163 of 1190	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	1175 of 1215	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.0	1212 of 1242	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	1199 of 1249	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	1250 of 1271	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	1247 of 1309	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)28th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)3rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)<1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-27 vs state

Science23%-41 vs state

Mathematics20%-41 vs state

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

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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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Kenwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1421 Nagley St	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4220	413	26	15.8		156 (37.8%)	124 (30.0%)	56 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	74 (17.9%)	11.7	1374^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.8%		7.5	1458^th of 1577 public elementary schools	7.5%	84	22.9		34.0	17.1	11.4	17.0			46.3	19.5	45.7	25.5			$12,724
Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1615 Selma Rd	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 323-6250	158	22	7.1		45 (28.5%)	56 (35.4%)	24 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (20.3%)	25.1	1180^th of 1558 public elementary schools	24.3%		28.7	1154^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.8%	26	27.8	36.4	21.4	50.0	27.8	26.7	41.7	45.5	20.0	72.2	66.7	21.4	30.8	18.2	$11,253
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-6	1500 Tibbetts Ave	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4260	395	27	14.6		84 (21.3%)	168 (42.5%)	83 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (14.9%)	3.5	1530^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.8%		3.8	1536^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.6%	6	14.0		13.5	23.7	7.0	4.9			13.5	18.4	23.3	7.3			$13,256
Mann Elementary School	Public	K-6	521 Mount Joy St	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4280	438	28	15.6		189 (43.2%)	91 (20.8%)	87 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (16.0%)	9.6	1417^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.1%		23.2	1223^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	22.4%	194	21.4		31.6	22.6	5.4	19.6			26.3	28.3	30.4	34.8			$12,925
Springfield Sports Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	501 S Wittenberg Ave	Springfield	45506	Clark County	Springfield Sports Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(937) 660-3172	110	6	18.0		22 (20.0%)	74 (67.3%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	11 (10.0%)								(n/a)															$10,040
Perrin Woods Elementary School	Public	K-6	431 W John St	Springfield	45506	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4310	383	25	15.3		55 (14.4%)	218 (56.9%)	49 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	55 (14.4%)	8.3	1437^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.8%		7.8	1454^th of 1577 public elementary schools	7.8%	17	7.1		32.6	28.2	4.8	9.6			34.9	35.9	28.6	23.1			$12,855
Fulton Elementary School	Public	K-6	631 S Yellow Springs St	Springfield	45506	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4150	444	29	15.3		91 (20.5%)	235 (52.9%)	79 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (8.1%)	7.8	1446^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.2%		9.4	1416^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.2%	30	7.5		24.3	22.7	9.3	26.2			24.3	27.3	31.5	23.8			$12,625
Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School	Public	K-6	2820 Hillside Ave	Springfield	45503	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4450	425	28	15.1		263 (61.9%)	76 (17.9%)	30 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.5%)	11.7	1377^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.6%		9.7	1406^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.8%	29	19.5		34.5	34.0	17.1	25.8			28.6	31.9	43.9	21.0			$13,631
Lagonda Elementary School	Public	K-6	800 E McCreight Ave	Springfield	45503	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4240	362	23	15.7		145 (40.1%)	126 (34.8%)	30 (8.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (16.0%)	26.6	1157^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.7%		16.1	1309^th of 1577 public elementary schools	17.0%	152	31.5		55.6	55.3	13.0	32.6			43.5	47.4	44.4	45.7			$15,264
Shawnee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1841 E Possum Rd	Springfield	45502	Clark County	Clark-Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 717-2403	983	55	17.8	53.2%	757 (77.0%)	67 (6.8%)	62 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (9.4%)	61.4	711^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.4%		59.5	763^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	51.6%	52	59.2		67.2	78.3	68.0	59.0			80.0	62.0	60.0	48.8			$10,721

Frequently Asked Questions about Kenwood Elementary

How many students attend Kenwood Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Kenwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kenwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hayward Middle School
High : Springfield High School

Is Kenwood Elementary a good school?

Kenwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Kenwood Elementary in?

Springfield City School District

What is the racial makeup of Kenwood Elementary?

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

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