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Paul C Bunn Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Paul C Bunn Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 255 students in grades PK-5 in Youngstown, Ohio, which is part of the Youngstown City School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Ohio elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period.

Paul C Bunn Elementary faces significant challenges, with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 50.3% to 59.3% over the past few years, well above state and district averages. The school's academic performance is also very low, with students scoring far below state averages on Ohio state assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 38.7% of 5th graders were proficient in science, compared to 63.4% statewide, and math proficiency rates ranged from 16.1% in 5th grade to 48.6% in 4th grade. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups.

In contrast, nearby schools like West Boulevard Elementary and McKinley Elementary in the Boardman Local district rank in the top 20% of Ohio elementary schools and have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Paul C Bunn. Even the nearby Horizon Science Academy Youngstown, a charter school, generally outperforms Paul C Bunn on key metrics. Addressing the systemic challenges at Paul C Bunn Elementary will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach.

311

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,844

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1825 Sequoya Dr
Youngstown, OH 44514-1274

(330) 744-8963

District: Youngstown City

Students who attend Paul C Bunn Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chaney Middle
High:	Chaney High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.0%

White:

24.1%

Hispanic:

23.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Youngstown City

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (40% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg29%

Ohio avg64%

1,242^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Youngstown City

703^rd of 828Youngstown 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	21.0	1242 of 1558	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1076 of 1577	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.6	1359 of 1596	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1312 of 1588	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1384 of 1610	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1367 of 1676	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1248 of 1636	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.8	1217 of 1651	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.2	1245 of 1678	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.5	1172 of 1684	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.0	1330 of 1687	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.5	1304 of 1701	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.8	1256 of 1709	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.2	1416 of 1686	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.7	1397 of 1662	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.5	1445 of 1610	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.5	1415 of 1582	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.9	1437 of 1609	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.1	1327 of 1504	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	50.5	879 of 1501	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	65.3	552 of 1471	62.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	417 of 615	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.2	184 of 603	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.9	472 of 610	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	499 of 533	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	58.8	235 of 598	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1109 of 1452	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	941 of 1466	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1136 of 1483	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1318 of 1488	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1167 of 1467	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1265 of 1502	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1381 of 1518	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1150 of 1473	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	931 of 1484	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1213 of 1447	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1110 of 1419	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1210 of 1404	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1158 of 1465	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1087 of 1465	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	1212 of 1466	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1139 of 1485	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1356 of 1498	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	1265 of 1518	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	1286 of 1499	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1203 of 1535	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1058 of 1536	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	808 of 935	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	2.5	1211 of 1249	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	1003 of 1271	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	944 of 1309	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	13.9	848 of 1037	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	759 of 1050	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

White (2021)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-21 vs state

Science39%-25 vs state

Mathematics38%-26 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, June 18, 2011

Test scores are not high in this school because of the socioeconomic background of the students. Schooldigger needs to look at more than just test scores when ranking schools. In 2009, PC Bunn was the recipient of an EEET grant that allowed the school to purchase state-of-the-art Promethean interactive whiteboards. To the credit of the Principal and staff, all the teachers participated in training and actually used the whiteboards in their classrooms. This is not always the case in schools. But at PC Bunn, the staff embraced the technology and is using it to enhance the students' learning. The atmosphere at the school is warm and inviting and there are too many extra programs than I have time or space to describe here. I wouldn't hesitate to enroll my children in this school. 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
Paul C Bunn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1825 Sequoya Dr	Youngstown	44514	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-8963	311	25	12.4		75 (24.1%)	109 (35.0%)	73 (23.5%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (15.4%)	21	1242^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	20.3%		35.8	1076^th of 1577 public elementary schools	31.8%	166	38.7		48.1	48.6	16.1				49.1	42.9	35.5				$14,844
Robinwood Lane Elementary School	Public	K-3	835 Indianola Rd	Youngstown	44512	Mahoning County	Boardman Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 782-3164	344	19	18.4	67.7%	213 (61.9%)	32 (9.3%)	49 (14.2%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.8%)								(n/a)			74.4						64.1						$12,196
Struthers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	520 9th St	Struthers	44471	Mahoning County	Struthers City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 750-1065	656	33	19.8		447 (68.1%)	52 (7.9%)	79 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.6%)	37.6	1040^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.2%		46.5	963^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	38.9%	77			54.2	64.3					49.2	50.4					$9,399
Taft Elementary School	Public	K-5	730 E Avondale Ave	Youngstown	44502	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7973	274	25	10.9		30 (10.9%)	132 (48.2%)	77 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.0%)	3.7	1526^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.1%		3.8	1534^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.7%	8	15.0		16.2	17.5	0.0				21.6	30.0	15.0				$17,501
Mckinley Elementary School	Public	K-3	7 Elm St	Poland	44514	Mahoning County	Poland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 757-7015	547	30	18.5		489 (89.4%)	9 (1.6%)	32 (5.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)								(n/a)			76.4						75.0						$9,496
Horizon Science Academy Youngstown	Public, Charter	K-8	3403 Southern Blvd	Youngstown	44507	Mahoning County	Horizon Science Academy Youngstown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 782-3003	439	27	16.2		34 (7.7%)	286 (65.1%)	85 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.5%)	42.4	999^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.9%		38.7	1051^st of 1577 public elementary schools	33.4%	52	18.4	41.7	57.4	53.5	26.3	39.5	40.0	44.4	74.5	62.8	63.2	57.9	80.0	61.1	$13,831
West Boulevard Elementary School	Public	K-3	6125 West Blvd	Youngstown	44512	Mahoning County	Boardman Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 726-3427	417	22	19.2	64.5%	258 (61.9%)	66 (15.8%)	38 (9.1%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)								(n/a)			90.4						82.9						$11,665
Youngstown Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1408 Rigby St	Youngstown	44506	Mahoning County	Youngstown Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 746-3970	243	11	22.0		27 (11.1%)	116 (47.7%)	88 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	11	1387^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.0%		8.9	1430^th of 1577 public elementary schools	9.3%	43	5.6	38.5	30.0	17.6	16.7	16.7	12.5	7.7	55.0	29.4	33.3	16.7	31.3	23.1	$10,490
Stadium Drive Elementary School	Public	K-3	111 Stadium Dr	Youngstown	44512	Mahoning County	Boardman Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 726-3428	378	20	19.2	47.6%	277 (73.3%)	24 (6.3%)	37 (9.8%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.9%)								(n/a)			85.9						65.2						$11,960
Southside Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1400 Oak Hill Ave	Youngstown	44507	Mahoning County	Southside Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 774-5562	177	10	17.7		9 (5.1%)	131 (74.0%)	18 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.9%)	34.3	1075^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.0%		68.2	579^th of 1577 public elementary schools	63.3%	496	34.8	0.0	57.9	73.7	17.4	15.0	22.2	8.3	68.4	57.9	60.9	10.0	38.9	0.0	$14,090

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul C Bunn Elementary School

What district is Paul C Bunn Elementary School in?

Youngstown City

What schools do graduates of Paul C Bunn Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Paul C Bunn Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chaney Middle
High : Chaney High

Is Paul C Bunn Elementary School a good school?

Paul C Bunn Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.3% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Paul C Bunn Elementary School?

Students at Paul C Bunn Elementary School are 35% African American, 24% White, 23% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Paul C Bunn Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Paul C Bunn Elementary School.

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