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Keyser Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Keyser Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Toledo, Ohio, part of the Toledo City School District. With consistently low performance, Keyser Elementary has faced significant challenges, including high poverty, chronic absenteeism, and poor academic outcomes compared to state and local averages.

Keyser Elementary has struggled, with high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 38.9% to 46.0% in recent years, well above the Toledo City and Ohio averages. On state assessments, only 17.6% of 3rd graders were proficient in math in 2024-2025, compared to 36.4% for Toledo City and 64.4% for Ohio. The school serves a high-poverty student population, ranking in the bottom 5-10% of Ohio elementary schools for low socioeconomic status. While nearby Burroughs Elementary and McTigue Elementary perform better than Keyser, they still lag behind state averages. Some local charter schools, like Horizon Science Academy-Springfield and Toledo Preparatory and Fitness Academy, also outperform Keyser on test scores despite serving similar student populations.

The one exception is Ottawa Hills Elementary, a public school in the nearby Ottawa Hills Local district. Ottawa Hills consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Ohio, with very high test scores and low chronic absenteeism, likely due to the district's strong resources and student demographics. Addressing the root causes of Keyser's underperformance, such as attendance and socioeconomic factors, will be crucial for improving student outcomes at the school.

306

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,580

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3900 Hill Ave
Toledo, OH 43607-2635

(419) 671-1450

District: Toledo City

Students who attend Keyser Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Jones Leadership Academy of Business
	Rogers High School
	Toledo Early College High School
	Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.6%

Two or more races:

10.8%

Hispanic:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (18% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg30%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,459^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

944^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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30^th of 40Elementary Schools in the Toledo City

658^th of 828Toledo City 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	1459 of 1558	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	1431 of 1577	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1461 of 1596	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	1503 of 1588	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1383 of 1610	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	1625 of 1676	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	1572 of 1636	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.8	1502 of 1651	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	1547 of 1678	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.1	1482 of 1684	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.6	1421 of 1687	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	1557 of 1701	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.2	1584 of 1709	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.9	1539 of 1686	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.0	1419 of 1662	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.3	1411 of 1610	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.2	1411 of 1582	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.7	1383 of 1609	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	1269 of 1504	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.0	1256 of 1501	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.2	1233 of 1471	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	528 of 615	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	484 of 603	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	512 of 610	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	526 of 601	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	478 of 533	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	543 of 605	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	509 of 598	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	1391 of 1452	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1317 of 1466	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	1397 of 1483	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	1449 of 1488	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.3	1494 of 1502	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	1450 of 1518	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	1385 of 1473	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1351 of 1484	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1324 of 1447	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	1353 of 1419	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1136 of 1404	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	1412 of 1465	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	1412 of 1465	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	1385 of 1466	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1327 of 1485	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1436 of 1498	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1423 of 1518	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	1310 of 1499	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	1440 of 1535	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	944 of 1036	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	886 of 1046	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	962 of 1048	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	975 of 1017	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	970 of 1037	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	980 of 1050	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	908 of 1010	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	893 of 1038	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	906 of 1050	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	920 of 1035	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.7	808 of 1008	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.2	830 of 1001	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.9	881 of 989	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	371 of 442	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	318 of 429	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	325 of 436	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	399 of 413	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	253 of 385	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.0	371 of 405	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	317 of 384	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	853 of 938	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	822 of 942	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	788 of 943	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	867 of 910	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	874 of 917	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	795 of 897	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	920 of 983	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	852 of 989	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	897 of 974	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	921 of 947	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	863 of 923	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	888 of 945	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	819 of 924	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	858 of 954	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	885 of 958	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	899 of 963	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	911 of 946	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	911 of 924	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	874 of 933	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science30%-33 vs state

English Language Arts21%-39 vs state

Mathematics11%-45 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
Keyser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3900 Hill Ave	Toledo	43607	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-1450	306	19	16.1		24 (7.8%)	219 (71.6%)	28 (9.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.8%)	7.3	1459^th of 1558 public elementary schools	6.4%		8.8	1431^st of 1577 public elementary schools	9.3%	28	31.6	28.1	17.6	7.1	15.8	12.0	5.3	9.4	34.3	7.1	31.6	20.0	11.1	21.9	$13,580
Winterfield Venture Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	305 Wenz Rd	Toledo	43615	Lucas County	Winterfield Venture Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 531-3285	376	47	8.0		18 (4.8%)	277 (73.7%)	21 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (16.0%)	13.1	1352^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	13.2%		14.7	1330^th of 1577 public elementary schools	15.7%	22	23.5	23.7	30.8	16.3	14.7	22.6	18.8	20.0	26.9	32.6	38.2	45.2	46.9	22.5	$15,675
Toledo Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3001 Hill Ave	Toledo	43607	Lucas County	Toledo Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 535-3700	292	16	18.2		13 (4.5%)	213 (72.9%)	31 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (11.3%)	35.2	1066^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.6%		77.8	369^th of 1577 public elementary schools	76.6%	697	27.6	60.0	55.2	34.6	31.0	38.1	57.9	35.0	55.2	61.5	72.4	40.9	63.2	45.0	$11,427
Burroughs Elementary School	Public	K-8	2420 South Ave	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2350	310	23	13.4		77 (24.8%)	133 (42.9%)	58 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.2%)	25.3	1174^th of 1558 public elementary schools	24.6%		22.2	1234^th of 1577 public elementary schools	21.8%	60	48.0	25.7	41.7	61.3	12.0	22.5	24.2	22.9	38.9	54.8	44.0	36.6	45.5	31.4	$14,774
Horizon Science Academy-Springfield	Public, Charter	K-8	630 S Reynolds Rd	Toledo	43615	Lucas County	Horizon Science Academy-Springfield	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 535-0524	331	25	13.2		57 (17.2%)	210 (63.4%)	14 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	47 (14.2%)	48.3	923^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	40.8%		43.5	997^th of 1577 public elementary schools	36.8%	74	80.6	43.5	62.2	73.1	58.1	26.7	21.7	56.5	29.7	57.7	71.0	43.3	56.5	34.8	$17,363
Ottawa Hills Elementary School	Public	K-6	3602 Indian Rd	Toledo	43606	Lucas County	Ottawa Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 536-8329	554	32	17.4		413 (74.5%)	22 (4.0%)	26 (4.7%)	80 (14.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	92.2	25^th of 1558 public elementary schools	98.4%		91.9	25^th of 1577 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.8		88.6	97.6	82.9	88.2			91.1	92.0	96.7	87.3			$14,370
Byrnedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3635 Glendale Ave	Toledo	43614	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2200	316	24	13.1		58 (18.4%)	164 (51.9%)	50 (15.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.3%)	9.2	1422^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	8.7%		15.5	1315^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.6%	107	26.7	25.0	30.8	25.0	13.3	12.5	26.9	20.0	25.0	18.8	40.0	29.2	34.6	5.0	$13,621
McTigue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5555 Nebraska Ave	Toledo	43615	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-1200	552	36	15.3		133 (24.1%)	277 (50.2%)	66 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (13.6%)	13.7	1344^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.7%		12.9	1359^th of 1577 public elementary schools	13.8%	15	23.4	22.9	23.9	37.8	21.9	25.5	10.9	18.8	23.9	41.3	50.8	20.0	39.6	12.5	$11,630
Old Orchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2402 Cheltenham Rd	Toledo	43606	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3700	414	26	15.9		54 (13.0%)	262 (63.3%)	47 (11.4%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.4%)	15.4	1323^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	15.1%		19.1	1265^th of 1577 public elementary schools	19.8%	58	30.0	47.8	34.1	38.5	10.0	7.9	16.7	26.1	44.4	26.9	55.0	31.6	46.7	34.8	$12,317
Arlington Elementary School	Public	K-8	707 Woodsdale Ave	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2550	305	22	13.8		47 (15.4%)	153 (50.2%)	63 (20.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.1%)	6.6	1468^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.8%		7.2	1466^th of 1577 public elementary schools	7.0%	2	27.3	10.3	34.8	6.5	9.1	3.8	6.3	3.4	17.4	25.0	39.4	7.4	15.6	6.7	$14,827

Frequently Asked Questions about Keyser Elementary School

What district is Keyser Elementary School in?

Toledo City

How many students attend Keyser Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Keyser Elementary School.

Is Keyser Elementary School a good school?

Keyser Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Keyser Elementary School?

Students at Keyser Elementary School are 72% African American, 11% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 8% White.

What schools do graduates of Keyser Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Keyser Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Jones Leadership Academy of Business
High : Rogers High School
High : Toledo Early College High School
High : Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering High School

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