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National Road

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National Road ranks 1021 st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1021^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

National Road Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 336 students in grades PK-6 in Zanesville, Ohio, which is part of the Zanesville City School District. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

National Road Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 26.4% to 39.0% over the past 3 school years, which is significantly higher than the Zanesville City district and state averages. The school's test scores on the Ohio State Tests are generally below the Zanesville City district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, National Road's 5th grade science proficiency was 56.5% compared to 62.4% for Zanesville City and 63.4% for the state. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly by student subgroup, with the ranking for female students in the bottom 25% of Ohio elementary schools and the ranking for special education students in the middle 50%.

Comparing National Road to nearby elementary schools, such as Maysville Elementary and John McIntire Elementary, which are both within 8 miles, highlights opportunities for improvement. These nearby schools have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than National Road. While National Road's high percentage of low socioeconomic status students may be a contributing factor, some nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Duncan Falls Elementary, are outperforming National Road, suggesting that targeted interventions and support could help improve the school's overall academic outcomes.

387

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,313

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3505 East Pike
Zanesville, OH 43701-6617

(740) 450-1538

District: Zanesville City

Students who attend National Road usually attend:

Middle:	Zanesville Middle School
High:	Zanesville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.4%

Two or more races:

18.9%

African American:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (51% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg55%

Ohio avg61%

1,021^st of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Zanesville City

555^th of 828Zanesville 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
2025	40.0	1021 of 1558	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	885 of 1577	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	848 of 1596	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	978 of 1588	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	1011 of 1610	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	1008 of 1676	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	1066 of 1636	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.6	1219 of 1651	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.1	1300 of 1678	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.3	1299 of 1684	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.5	1405 of 1687	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.2	1247 of 1701	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.8	1379 of 1709	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.4	1304 of 1686	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.8	1260 of 1662	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.1	1415 of 1610	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.8	1384 of 1582	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.7	1459 of 1609	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	33.4	549 of 824	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	509 of 765	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	458 of 956	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	693 of 1021	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1066 of 1452	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.5	685 of 1466	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	667 of 1483	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	842 of 1488	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	901 of 1467	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	1001 of 1502	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	1046 of 1518	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	820 of 1473	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.4	490 of 1484	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	365 of 1447	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	590 of 1419	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	589 of 1404	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	529 of 1465	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	771 of 1465	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	925 of 1466	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	926 of 1485	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	918 of 1498	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1067 of 1518	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	1040 of 1499	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	824 of 1535	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	1017 of 1536	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	513 of 935	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	488 of 900	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	488 of 856	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1014 of 1175	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	898 of 1190	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	824 of 1215	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	977 of 1242	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	1001 of 1249	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	964 of 1271	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1001 of 1309	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics58%-3 vs state

Science56%-7 vs state

English Language Arts44%-18 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 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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
National Road	Public	PK, KG-6	3505 East Pike	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Zanesville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 450-1538	387	17	22.7		280 (72.4%)	16 (4.1%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (18.9%)	40	1021^st of 1558 public elementary schools	34.5%		52.4	885^th of 1577 public elementary schools	43.9%	136	56.5	65.3	68.9	58.7	38.6	49.0	46.7	46.8	31.8	$12,313
Zanesville Online Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	956 Moxahala Ave	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Zanesville City	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(740) 454-9751	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	6975 East Pike	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	East Muskingum Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 872-3436	187	12	16.2		178 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)								(n/a)										$9,811
John McIntire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1275 Roosevelt Ave	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Zanesville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 453-3581	604	35	17.2		364 (60.3%)	58 (9.6%)	16 (2.6%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (26.5%)	62.6	680^th of 1558 public elementary schools	56.4%		62.4	705^th of 1577 public elementary schools	55.3%	25	75.4	57.6	78.7	58.9	70.3	57.4	64.0	68.4	60.8	$12,676
Zane Grey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	711 Fess St	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Zanesville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 453-0575	915	54	16.9		546 (59.7%)	83 (9.1%)	35 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	249 (27.2%)	37.2	1044^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.0%		30.5	1125^th of 1577 public elementary schools	28.7%	81	59.5	49.6	44.9	52.4	55.9	47.1	35.7	53.6	46.2	$10,327
Duncan Falls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	397 Oak St	Duncan Falls	43734	Muskingum County	Franklin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 674-5211	648	45	14.4		614 (94.8%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	63	665^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.3%		58	797^th of 1577 public elementary schools	49.5%	132	68.8	76.5	63.4	64.3		73.3	58.0	71.4		$11,896
Foxfire Intermediate School	Public, Charter	K-8	2805 Pinkerton Ln	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Foxfire Intermediate School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 453-4509	124	11	11.2		83 (66.9%)	9 (7.3%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (21.0%)								(n/a)
Maysville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3850 Panther Dr	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Maysville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 454-4490	737	38	19.3		657 (89.1%)	9 (1.2%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.3%)	68.1	563^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	63.9%		66.4	618^th of 1577 public elementary schools	60.8%	55	80.9	56.9	88.2	74.8		60.2	66.4	79.4		$12,302
West Muskingum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 Kimes Rd	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	West Muskingum Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 455-4058	691	33	20.9	49.6%	587 (84.9%)	16 (2.3%)	15 (2.2%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.6%)	71.7	497^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.1%		60.7	744^th of 1577 public elementary schools	52.8%	247		82.3	75.0			82.3	61.4			$8,697
Adamsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7950 East St	Adamsville	43802	Muskingum County	Tri-Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 796-2153	255	13	19.6	55.3%	238 (93.3%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	70	530^th of 1558 public elementary schools	66.0%		57	814^th of 1577 public elementary schools	48.4%	284	84.8	66.7	81.8	72.7	58.3	78.8	63.6	69.7	58.3	$12,131

Frequently Asked Questions about National Road

What schools do graduates of National Road attend?

Students who attend National Road usually go on to attend:

Middle : Zanesville Middle School
High : Zanesville High School

What district is National Road in?

Zanesville City

How many students attend National Road?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended National Road.

Is National Road a good school?

National Road ranks 1021^st of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of National Road?

Students at National Road are 72% White, 19% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Hispanic.

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