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Barnesville Elementary School

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Barnesville Elementary School ranks 475 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

475^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Barnesville Elementary School is a PK–4 school at 210 W Church St in Barnesville, Ohio, serving 516 students as the sole elementary building of the Barnesville Exempted Village district.

On state tests, Barnesville Elementary School has scored above the Ohio average in all four tested cells — third- and fourth-grade math and English language arts — every year from 2022-23 through 2025-26, with margins over the state ranging from about 5 points to nearly 18 points. Its most striking trait is evenness. Among nine nearby schools, Barnesville's four scores span just 5.1 points, roughly half the spread of the next-closest school. Neighbors such as Bellaire Elementary School (a 40-point spread) and Skyvue Elementary School (35 points) post higher single-cell scores in some subjects but rank lower overall because another subject drops sharply. St Clairsville Elementary School is the one peer that clearly outranks Barnesville, with a higher ceiling and still-tighter-than-average results. Barnesville sits at the 70th percentile statewide (3 stars) and ranks second among the nine schools examined.

The school's standout strength is its work with low-income students: its low-socioeconomic-status ranking has landed in the top 11% of Ohio schools for three straight years (91st, 90th and 89th percentile), well above its own overall standing. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 32.9% to 19.1% over four years and has stayed below the district's rate every year on record. Barnesville achieves this with the highest student/teacher ratio in the comparison group (19.4) and one of the lowest per-student spending figures. Worth watching: fourth-grade ELA scores have slipped, fourth-grade math has cooled from its 2023-24 peak of 88.8, and the gifted-and-talented subgroup ranked in the 15th percentile in 2024-25 on a small comparison base.

516

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,297

Per pupil spending ?

47.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

96%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4% (any vaccine)

210 W Church St
Barnesville, OH 43713-1069

(740) 425-3639

District: Barnesville Exempted Village

Students who attend Barnesville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Barnesville Middle School
High:	Barnesville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.7%

Two or more races:

2.7%

Hispanic:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (75% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

Ohio avg64%

475^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

282^nd of 773Barnesville Exempted Village 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	73.4	475 of 1560	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.6	479 of 1558	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	401 of 1577	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	482 of 1596	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	738 of 1588	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	684 of 1610	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	701 of 1676	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	712 of 1636	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.8	676 of 1651	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.5	559 of 1678	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.5	918 of 1684	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.0	922 of 1687	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	70.2	606 of 1701	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.9	709 of 1709	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.9	611 of 1686	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.1	864 of 1662	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.8	582 of 1610	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.1	740 of 1582	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.0	636 of 1609	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.2	1093 of 1504	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.7	1309 of 1501	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	45.7	933 of 1471	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	81.4	84 of 824	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	163 of 765	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	313 of 956	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	360 of 1021	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	319 of 1452	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	413 of 1452	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	506 of 1466	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.5	370 of 1483	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	803 of 1488	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.9	684 of 1467	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	476 of 1502	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	423 of 1518	72.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	60 of 71	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.3	262 of 759	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	128 of 1467	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	83.9	144 of 1473	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	156 of 1484	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	339 of 1447	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	673 of 1419	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.3	355 of 1404	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	670 of 1465	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	664 of 1465	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	514 of 1467	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.1	455 of 1466	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.7	248 of 1485	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	536 of 1498	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	585 of 1518	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	611 of 1499	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	724 of 1535	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	899 of 1536	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	513 of 1181	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.9	530 of 1175	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	430 of 1190	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	544 of 1215	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	826 of 1242	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	742 of 1249	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	707 of 1271	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	812 of 1309	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile+36 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)15th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics77%+12 vs state

English Language Arts74%+11 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)						Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 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	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Barnesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	210 W Church St	Barnesville	43713	Belmont County	Barnesville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 425-3639	516	27	19.4	—	499 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	73.4	475^th of 1560 public elementary schools	69.6%		72.6	479^th of 1558 public elementary schools	69.3%	4			77.0	76.7					76.0	71.9						96%	4%	$11,297
Union Local Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	66699 Belmont Morristown Rd	Belmont	43718	Belmont County	Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 782-1384	562	37	15.1	33.1%	535 (95.2%)	7 (1.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	50.3	889^th of 1560 public elementary schools	43.0%		38.5	1031^st of 1558 public elementary schools	33.8%	142	50.0		78.5	53.2	60.0				67.1	51.9	65.6					92.7%	1.2%	$12,447
Beallsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	43822 State Route 556	Beallsville	43716	Monroe County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 926-1302	136	16	8.5	86.8%	129 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	54.9	818^th of 1560 public elementary schools	47.6%		47.1	937^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.9%	119	46.2	60.0	93.3	72.2	38.5	26.3	20.0	40.0	86.7	72.2	69.2	47.4	30.0	50.0		100%	0%	$25,591
Buckeye Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	65553 Wintergreen Rd	Lore City	43755	Guernsey County	East Guernsey Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 489-5100	435	29	14.8	82.1%	421 (96.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	47.1	934^th of 1560 public elementary schools	40.1%		51.2	876^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.8%	58	47.8		72.3	77.3	37.7				66.7	52.0	58.0					90.1%	8.5%	$14,798
Woodsfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	473 Lewisville Rd	Woodsfield	43793	Monroe County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 472-0953	363	29	12.4	72.7%	350 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	58.1	760^th of 1560 public elementary schools	51.3%		63.7	648^th of 1558 public elementary schools	58.4%	112	66.7	69.0	65.2	60.6	40.5	64.3	56.1	55.0	91.3	48.5	73.8	61.9	65.9	61.9		97.8%	2.2%	$21,868
St Clairsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Norris St	Saint Clairsville	43950	Belmont County	St Clairsville-Richland City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 695-0783	621	35	17.7	37.8%	529 (85.2%)	8 (1.3%)	34 (5.5%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	79.6	312^th of 1560 public elementary schools	80.0%		81.4	267^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.9%	45			74.1	81.9					85.2	79.0						93.8%	2.1%	$11,408
Bellaire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	53299 Pike St	Bellaire	43906	Belmont County	Bellaire Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 676-1272	489	26	18.8	—	403 (82.4%)	13 (2.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.5%)	70.7	522^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	66.5%		71.2	510^th of 1558 public elementary schools	67.3%	12			93.4	75.0					83.5	53.1						92.6%	2.1%	$7,400
Shenandoah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20977 Zep Rd E	Sarahsville	43779	Noble County	Noble Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 732-5661	809	40	20.3	76.5%	787 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	70.9	515^th of 1560 public elementary schools	67.0%		70.6	521^st of 1558 public elementary schools	66.6%	6	61.1	79.4	84.2	84.1	59.7	75.0	41.4	61.9	70.2	73.9	76.4	61.8	79.3	61.8	100.0	82.3%	13.9%	$18,156
Skyvue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	33329 Hartshorn Ridge Rd	Graysville	45734	Monroe County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 567-3312	237	21	11.2	54.9%	234 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	57.8	767^th of 1560 public elementary schools	50.8%		59.2	746^th of 1558 public elementary schools	52.1%	21	36.7	55.0	95.2	60.0	46.7	66.7	51.7	29.4	85.7	60.0	69.0	55.6	69.0	65.0		84.2%	10.5%	$20,204

Frequently Asked Questions about Barnesville Elementary School

Is Barnesville Elementary School a good school?

Barnesville Elementary School ranks 475^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Barnesville Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Barnesville Middle School
High : Barnesville High School

What district is Barnesville Elementary School in?

Barnesville Exempted Village

What is the racial makeup of Barnesville Elementary School?

Students at Barnesville Elementary School are 97% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Barnesville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Barnesville Elementary School.

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