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Bluffton Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

43^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Bluffton Elementary School is a K–5 school in the small northwest Ohio community of Bluffton, serving 534 students as part of the Bluffton Exempted Village district, which ranks 49th of 773 Ohio districts (94th percentile, 5 stars). The school earned 5 stars and ranked 43rd of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools in 2025–26 — the 97th percentile and the best result among nearby schools, narrowly ahead of Glandorf Elementary School (48th, also 97th percentile) and well ahead of Bath Elementary School (158th), Liberty-Benton Elementary School (199th), and Ada Elementary School (243rd). Its record is consistently strong, landing between the 91st and 97th percentiles most years, with one dip to the 84th percentile in 2022–23.

Academically, Bluffton’s 2025–26 proficiency rates are far above state averages, averaging about 92.4% across tested areas versus roughly 63.8% statewide. Third-grade math is 96.3%, fifth-grade ELA 95.0%, and fifth-grade science 86.3% — all well above the roughly 62–70% state averages in those areas. Among nearby schools, Bluffton is top two in nearly every tested grade and subject, posting the group’s highest third-grade math and fifth-grade ELA scores and trailing only Glandorf in fourth-grade math (93.9% vs 98.0%) and fourth-grade ELA (92.7% vs 98.0%). The school also stands out for serving students who often face achievement gaps: low-income students ranked 7th of 1,467 statewide (100th percentile) and special education students 7th of 914 (99th percentile) in 2025–26, both sharp improvements over the prior year.

Chronic absenteeism is 4.2%, below the district’s 6.7% and down from 7.0% in 2021–22, though Cory-Rawson Elementary School (0.7%), Glandorf (0.9%), and Liberty-Benton (1.9%) are lower. Bluffton gets these results with relatively modest resources: per-student spending of $7,736 (2018–19) is among the lowest nearby, and its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio of 18.4 is higher than most neighbors’. Fifth-grade math is worth watching, having swung from 68.4% in 2022–23 to 89.0% and 90.0% in the last two years. Free/reduced lunch data was not available for Bluffton, so its poverty rate cannot be compared directly with nearby schools.

534

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,710

Per pupil spending ?

0.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

72.2%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 15.2% (any vaccine)

102 S Jackson St
Bluffton, OH 45817-1218

(419) 358-7951

District: Bluffton Exempted Village

Students who attend Bluffton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bluffton Middle School
High:	Bluffton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.6%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (92% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Ohio elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school92%

District avg92%

Ohio avg64%

43^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 773Bluffton 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	91.6	43 of 1560	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	87.3	107 of 1558	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	95 of 1577	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	262 of 1596	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	140 of 1588	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	56 of 1610	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	131 of 1676	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	105 of 1636	93.6%	★★★★★
2017	88.7	50 of 1651	97.0%	★★★★★
2016	89.9	48 of 1678	97.1%	★★★★★
2015	85.2	131 of 1684	92.2%	★★★★★
2014	86.1	41 of 1687	97.6%	★★★★★
2013	85.6	51 of 1701	97.0%	★★★★★
2012	83.9	82 of 1709	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	82.1	134 of 1686	92.1%	★★★★★
2010	80.0	220 of 1662	86.8%	★★★★☆
2009	77.4	282 of 1610	82.5%	★★★★☆
2008	80.9	194 of 1582	87.7%	★★★★☆
2007	72.2	460 of 1609	71.4%	★★★★☆
2006	75.2	335 of 1504	77.7%	★★★★☆
2005	63.9	611 of 1501	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.5	508 of 1471	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	77.6	139 of 1021	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	91.0	20 of 1452	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	88.0	72 of 1452	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	36 of 1466	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	274 of 1483	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	199 of 1488	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	89.6	73 of 1467	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	108 of 1502	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	101 of 1518	93.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	66.3	148 of 759	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	96.3	7 of 1467	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	84.7	131 of 1473	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	147 of 1484	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	74.3	309 of 1447	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	56 of 1419	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	109 of 1404	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	77.7	243 of 1465	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	95 of 1465	93.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	93.0	11 of 1467	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	86.4	115 of 1466	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	79 of 1485	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.2	227 of 1498	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	67 of 1518	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	107 of 1499	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	94 of 1535	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	71 of 1536	95.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	97.9	7 of 914	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	89.5	45 of 935	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	54 of 900	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	49.2	374 of 856	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	35 of 1181	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	82.9	123 of 1175	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	52 of 1190	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	75.9	297 of 1215	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	119 of 1242	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	49 of 1249	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	107 of 1271	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	93 of 1309	92.9%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)100th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)86th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)81st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts93%+28 vs state

Mathematics93%+31 vs state

Science86%+24 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	Directly certified (2022-23)	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
Bluffton Elementary School	Public	K-5	102 S Jackson St	Bluffton	45817	Allen County	Bluffton Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 358-7951	534	29	18.4	0.6%	484 (90.6%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	91.6	43^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	97.2%		87.3	107^th of 1558 public elementary schools	93.1%	64	86.3		96.3	93.9	90.0				92.7	92.7	95.0					72.2%	15.2%	$9,710
Cory-Rawson Elementary School	Public	K-6	3930 County Road 26	Rawson	45881	Hancock County	Cory-Rawson Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 963-2121	236	16	14.7	1.2%	218 (92.4%)	5 (2.1%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	53.1	847^th of 1560 public elementary schools	45.7%		50.7	887^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.1%	40	65.0		52.4	64.3	50.0	57.9			47.6	53.6	85.0	68.4				78.8%	15.2%	$14,608
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	Public	K-4	410 Rocket Ridge	Pandora	45877	Putnam County	Pandora-Gilboa Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 384-3225	182	13	14.2	1.6%	164 (90.1%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.8	571^st of 1560 public elementary schools	63.4%		80.4	296^th of 1558 public elementary schools	81.0%	275			65.7	80.8					65.7	76.9						81.8%	9.1%	$13,572
Columbus Grove Elementary School	Public	K-4	201 W Cross St	Columbus Grove	45830	Putnam County	Columbus Grove Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 659-2631	256	22	11.5	1.1%	211 (82.4%)	2 (0.8%)	33 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	72.5	486^th of 1560 public elementary schools	68.8%		64.3	641^st of 1558 public elementary schools	58.9%	155			75.5	86.0					73.5	66.7						89.4%	9.1%	$11,536
Ada Elementary School	Public	K-5	725 W North Ave	Ada	45810	Hardin County	Ada Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 634-2341	461	28	16.4	0.6%	385 (83.5%)	11 (2.4%)	27 (5.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	82	243^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	84.4%		76.7	394^th of 1558 public elementary schools	74.7%	151	75.0		80.9	93.8	78.1				82.4	80.0	82.8					78.7%	6.6%	$13,289
Allen East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	9105 Harding Hwy	Harrod	45850	Allen County	Allen East Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 648-3333	455	25	18.2	0.7%	411 (90.3%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	46.8	940^th of 1560 public elementary schools	39.7%		55.9	803^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	48.5%	137			68.7	67.1					58.3	44.9						76.3%	8.8%	$9,722
Bath Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 Bible Rd	Lima	45801	Allen County	Bath Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 221-1837	727	42	17.3	—	606 (83.4%)	19 (2.6%)	28 (3.9%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.8%)	85	158^th of 1560 public elementary schools	89.9%		84.5	181^st of 1558 public elementary schools	88.4%	23	87.6		87.0	91.0	86.8				87.8	84.3	75.2					84.9%	13.4%	$11,534
Ottawa Elementary School	Public	K-8	123 Putnam Pkwy	Ottawa	45875	Putnam County	Ottawa-Glandorf Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 523-4290	390	28	13.7	—	287 (73.6%)	4 (1.0%)	90 (23.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	78.7	335^th of 1560 public elementary schools	78.5%		80.8	282^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	81.9%	53	90.0	84.8	69.4	88.2	90.0	85.7	68.6	77.5	72.2	64.7	88.0	63.9	75.0	63.0		83.3%	16.7%	$11,576
Arlington Local Elementary School	Public	K-5	336 S Main St	Arlington	45814	Hancock County	Arlington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 365-5121	363	23	16.1	0.9%	348 (95.9%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	79.2	323^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	79.3%		82.4	244^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.3%	79	65.9		86.7	91.5	72.1				77.8	83.1	81.8					84.1%	15.9%	$11,977
Glandorf Elementary School	Public	K-8	140 Church St	Ottawa	45848	Putnam County	Ottawa-Glandorf Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 538-6880	515	32	16.1	—	502 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	91.2	48^th of 1560 public elementary schools	96.9%		88.6	80^th of 1558 public elementary schools	94.9%	32	84.3	77.2	86.3	98.0	94.1	94.6	76.3	73.2	94.2	98.0	88.2	82.1	84.7	78.9	87.5	87.2%	12.8%	$11,879

Frequently Asked Questions about Bluffton Elementary School

How many students attend Bluffton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Bluffton Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Bluffton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bluffton Middle School
High : Bluffton High School

Is Bluffton Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Bluffton Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 43^rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Bluffton Elementary School in?

Bluffton Exempted Village

What is the racial makeup of Bluffton Elementary School?

Students at Bluffton Elementary School are 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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