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Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

1377^th

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of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Springfield, Ohio, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 402 students. The school is part of the Springfield City School District, which is ranked 700 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School is struggling to provide a high-quality education for its students, particularly in the areas of academic achievement and student engagement. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 36.1% to 43.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Academically, the school consistently performs below the state and district averages on Ohio State Tests across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 17.1% to 43.9% in English Language Arts and 17.1% to 34.5% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 54.5% to 67.7% in ELA and 51.9% to 64.4% in Math. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings in the bottom 25% of Ohio elementary schools for female, male, white, special education, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students.

When comparing Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School to other nearby schools within the Springfield City School District, it becomes evident that the school is performing significantly worse across various metrics. Schools like Snowhill Elementary, Lagonda Elementary, and Kenton Elementary consistently outperform Warder Park-Wayne Elementary on state assessments, with proficiency rates that are 20-40 percentage points higher in many cases, and also have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite the school's struggles, its spending per student ($9,687 in 2018-2019) is comparable to the spending levels of the higher-performing nearby schools, and its student-teacher ratio has fluctuated between 14.3 and 17.6 over the past few years, which is similar to the ratios of the nearby schools.

425

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,631

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2820 Hillside Ave
Springfield, OH 45503-5041

(937) 505-4450

District: Springfield City School District

Students who attend Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Schaefer Middle School
High:	Springfield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.9%

African American:

17.9%

Two or more races:

12.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (28% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Science scores 44 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg30%

Ohio avg61%

1,377^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	1377 of 1558	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1406 of 1577	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1390 of 1596	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1396 of 1588	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	1315 of 1610	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1359 of 1676	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1259 of 1636	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.0	1164 of 1651	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.5	1259 of 1678	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	1434 of 1684	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.9	1414 of 1687	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.5	1454 of 1701	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.2	1485 of 1709	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.0	1461 of 1686	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.0	1529 of 1662	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.7	1388 of 1610	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.1	1396 of 1582	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.7	1472 of 1609	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.0	1454 of 1504	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.0	1381 of 1501	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.9	1310 of 1471	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	12.5	809 of 824	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	724 of 765	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	941 of 956	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	625 of 1021	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	1359 of 1452	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	1359 of 1466	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	1290 of 1483	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1374 of 1488	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	1292 of 1467	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1228 of 1502	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1234 of 1518	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1306 of 1473	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	1329 of 1484	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1259 of 1447	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1255 of 1419	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1147 of 1404	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1145 of 1465	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1081 of 1465	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	1277 of 1466	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1333 of 1485	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1378 of 1498	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1369 of 1518	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1267 of 1499	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1286 of 1535	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1185 of 1536	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	862 of 935	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	823 of 900	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.0	1153 of 1175	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	1149 of 1190	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	1186 of 1215	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	1209 of 1242	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	1205 of 1249	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1183 of 1271	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1206 of 1309	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-30 vs state

Mathematics28%-33 vs state

Science20%-44 vs state

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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
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
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
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
Kenton Elementary School	Public	K-6	731 E Home Rd	Springfield	45503	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4210	485	29	16.7		200 (41.2%)	158 (32.6%)	28 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	93 (19.2%)	21.8	1234^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.8%		20.9	1247^th of 1577 public elementary schools	20.9%	13	25.5		35.9	41.7	29.8	31.6			36.4	48.3	51.1	40.4			$13,431
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
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
Snowhill Elementary School	Public	K-6	531 W Harding Rd	Springfield	45504	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4410	420	27	15.5		236 (56.2%)	84 (20.0%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (16.4%)	39.3	1024^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.3%		43.5	996^th of 1577 public elementary schools	36.8%	28	56.9		44.1	58.5	56.9	37.3			40.7	64.2	54.2	43.1			$13,911
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School?

Students at Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School are 62% White, 18% African American, 12% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Is Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School a good school?

Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School.

What district is Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School in?

Springfield City School District

What schools do graduates of Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Schaefer Middle School
High : Springfield High School

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