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Cookson Elementary School

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Cookson Elementary School ranks 596 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

596^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Cookson Elementary School is a K–5 school at 921 Mystic Ln in Troy, Ohio (Miami County), serving 318 students as one of five elementary campuses in the Troy City district. For 2025–26 it ranked 596th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 62nd percentile with 3 stars — a step back from the 70th percentile and 4 stars the year before, though still above its standing in the three prior years. A decade ago it sat in the 38th percentile, so the long-term trend is upward.

The school finishes strong. Fifth graders posted 90.7% proficiency in English language arts, 88.4% in math, and 76.2% in science — above both district and state averages, and comparable to Concord Elementary (90.4% ELA, 86.5% math), which serves far fewer low-income families. Cookson is also unusually effective with its highest-need students: its special education population ranked in the 77th percentile and its low-income students in the 71st, both above the school's overall 62nd percentile. It achieves this on the lowest per-student spending in its peer group ($9,169 in 2018–19), with a student–teacher ratio that improved from 19.1 to 16.7 in two years.

The weaknesses are concentrated and identifiable. Third-grade English language arts proficiency is 49.1% — 21 points below the district and 14 points below the state — suggesting many students need more early-literacy support in K–2. Chronic absenteeism is 24.9%, the highest among Troy City elementaries and far above Concord (5.8%) and Hook Elementary (6.4%). Cookson still outranks Heywood Elementary (58th percentile) and Forest Elementary (45th) while serving more low-income families than either. If attendance and early reading improve, the school has a credible path back toward its 2024–25 peak.

318

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,983

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

83.3%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

921 Mystic Ln
Troy, OH 45373-2254

(937) 332-6740

District: Troy City

Students who attend Cookson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Troy Junior High School
	Van Cleve Elementary School
High:	Troy High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.7%

Two or more races:

14.2%

African American:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (73% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Ohio median (62nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg76%

Ohio avg64%

596^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Troy City

216^th of 773Troy 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	596 of 1560	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.6	461 of 1558	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	739 of 1577	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	824 of 1596	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.7	742 of 1588	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	718 of 1610	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	692 of 1676	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	885 of 1636	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.8	1030 of 1651	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.5	897 of 1678	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.4	857 of 1684	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	75.1	427 of 1687	74.7%	★★★★☆
2013	62.8	840 of 1701	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.5	959 of 1709	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.9	957 of 1686	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.3	808 of 1662	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.1	753 of 1610	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.2	671 of 1582	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.0	878 of 1609	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.6	1047 of 1504	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.2	834 of 1501	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.4	957 of 1471	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	38.8	482 of 824	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.8	735 of 765	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	537 of 956	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	665 of 1021	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	571 of 1452	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.8	430 of 1452	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	805 of 1466	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	872 of 1483	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.1	658 of 1488	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	588 of 1467	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	607 of 1502	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	969 of 1518	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	66.3	129 of 759	83.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	421 of 1467	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.9	352 of 1473	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	559 of 1484	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	616 of 1447	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	774 of 1419	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.6	560 of 1404	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	451 of 1465	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	780 of 1465	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	599 of 1467	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.3	430 of 1466	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	619 of 1485	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	698 of 1498	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	763 of 1518	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.4	746 of 1499	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	594 of 1535	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	706 of 1536	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	211 of 914	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	74.8	132 of 935	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	376 of 900	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.7	614 of 856	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	594 of 1181	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.8	370 of 1175	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	745 of 1190	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	678 of 1215	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	729 of 1242	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.7	601 of 1249	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	532 of 1271	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	813 of 1309	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)83rd percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile~ school

Male (2026)59th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science76%+13 vs state

Mathematics75%+12 vs state

English Language Arts69%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th 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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Cookson Elementary School	Public	K-5	921 Mystic Ln	Troy	45373	Miami County	Troy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 332-6740	318	19	16.7	66.4%	244 (76.7%)	14 (4.4%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (14.2%)	67	596^th of 1560 public elementary schools	61.8%		73.6	461^st of 1558 public elementary schools	70.4%	135	76.2	59.6	78.0	88.4		49.1	67.2	90.7	83.3%	0%	$8,983
Forest Elementary School	Public	3-6	413 E Canal St	Troy	45373	Miami County	Troy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 332-6747	192	14	13.7	68.8%	153 (79.7%)	8 (4.2%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (11.5%)	52.9	851^st of 1560 public elementary schools	45.4%		61.5	707^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.6%	144	40.3	67.7	73.8	44.4		60.0	75.4	70.8			$14,000
Kyle Elementary School	Public	K-2	501 S Plum St	Troy	45373	Miami County	Troy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 332-6770	193	12	16.0	74.6%	142 (73.6%)	13 (6.7%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (15.5%)								(n/a)									94.5%	1.8%	$15,708
Heywood Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 S Ridge Ave	Troy	45373	Miami County	Troy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 332-6750	264	15	17.6	72.0%	198 (75.0%)	22 (8.3%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.6%)	63.9	654^th of 1560 public elementary schools	58.1%		51.8	866^th of 1558 public elementary schools	44.4%	212	61.4	58.1	67.4	81.8		67.7	67.4	81.8	92.7%	7.3%	$12,911
Hook Elementary School	Public	K-5	729 Trade Sq W	Troy	45373	Miami County	Troy City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 332-6760	272	17	16.0	51.8%	228 (83.8%)	11 (4.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.5%)	79.5	315^th of 1560 public elementary schools	79.8%		82.3	249^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.0%	66	74.6	80.9	75.0	78.0		87.2	72.7	89.8	86.8%	2.6%	$12,701
Concord Elementary School	Public	K-5	3145 State Route 718	Troy	45373	Miami County	Troy City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 332-6730	632	38	16.6	17.7%	471 (74.5%)	16 (2.5%)	46 (7.3%)	65 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	86.8	117^th of 1560 public elementary schools	92.5%		85.7	152^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	90.2%	35	77.9	90.4	93.6	86.5		80.0	89.4	90.4	85.7%	2.6%	$11,648
Miami East Elementary	Public	K-5	4025 North State Route 589	Casstown	45312	Miami County	Miami East Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 335-5439	602	33	18.0	—	570 (94.7%)	6 (1.0%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	83	211^th of 1560 public elementary schools	86.5%		81	278^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.2%	67	83.3	89.5	81.9	87.0		87.4	77.7	77.8	89%	8.8%	$10,697
L. T. Ball Intermediate School	Public	3-5	575 N Hyatt St	Tipp City	45371	Miami County	Tipp City Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 667-3719	543	28	19.3	21.9%	479 (88.2%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.9%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	84.9	162^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	89.6%		86.9	118^th of 1558 public elementary schools	92.4%	44	78.7	77.4	83.7	83.5	100.0	87.8	81.5	87.6			$11,885
Broadway Elementary School	Public	K-2	223 W Broadway St	Tipp City	45371	Miami County	Tipp City Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 667-6216	452	27	16.5	23.0%	400 (88.5%)	12 (2.7%)	15 (3.3%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)								(n/a)									84.6%	13.3%	$13,749
Springcreek Primary Elementary School	Public	K-3	145 E Us Route 36	Piqua	45356	Miami County	Piqua City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 773-6540	456	30	15.2	—	353 (77.4%)	19 (4.2%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (12.9%)								(n/a)		39.3				47.4			86.4%	9.7%	$11,996

Frequently Asked Questions about Cookson Elementary School

How many students attend Cookson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Cookson Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Cookson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Troy Junior High School
Middle : Van Cleve Elementary School
High : Troy High School

Is Cookson Elementary School a good school?

Cookson Elementary School ranks 596^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Cookson Elementary School in?

Troy City

What is the racial makeup of Cookson Elementary School?

Students at Cookson Elementary School are 77% White, 14% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Hispanic.

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