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Bradford Elementary School

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Bradford Elementary School ranks 1015 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1015^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Bradford Elementary School is a public school in Bradford, Ohio, serving about 269 students in grades PK–5 as part of the Bradford Exempted Village district in a rural part of western Ohio, where the nearest comparable schools sit roughly 5 to 11.5 miles away in other districts.

By state measures, the school sits below average. In 2025–2026 it ranked 1,015th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — 35th percentile, 2 stars — down from 3 stars and the 59th percentile in 2022–2023. The district ranks 535th of 773 (31st percentile, 2 stars). Every ranked nearby school scores higher: Russia Elementary School (99th percentile), Versailles Elementary School (97th), Newton Elementary School (92nd), Concord Elementary School (92nd), Ansonia Elementary School (91st), Hardin Houston Elementary School (85th), Franklin Monroe Elementary School (82nd), Covington Elementary School (63rd), and Greenville Elementary School (45th). Test results reflect that gap. Only Grade 3 English language arts beat the state rate (73% vs. 63.4%). Grade 4 ELA was 36.4% proficient versus 61.8% statewide, Grade 5 science 42.9% vs. 62.7%, and Grade 5 math 47.6% vs. 59.1%. Grade 5 science has declined four years running, and Grade 4 math fell from 78.9% to 61.4%.

Attendance is a likely lever: chronic absenteeism rose from 10.4% to 14.6%, better than the district's 19.2% but well above most higher-ranked neighbors such as Versailles (1.6%) and Russia (1.7%). Effectiveness rankings for several student groups, including male, female, and low-income students, have declined, with one group at 1 star for three years running. Resources don't appear to be the main constraint — the student-teacher ratio (14.8) and per-student spending ($11,043 in 2018–2019) compare favorably locally. The clearest priorities are Grade 4 reading, Grade 5 science and math, attendance, and support for student groups.

269

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,000

Per pupil spending ?

1.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

93.3%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 5% (any vaccine)

740 Railroad Ave
Bradford, OH 45308-8605

(937) 448-2811

District: Bradford Exempted Village

Students who attend Bradford Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bradford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.3%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Hispanic:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (55% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Ohio avg64%

1,015^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

535^th of 773Bradford 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	41.3	1015 of 1560	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.7	820 of 1558	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	820 of 1577	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.7	654 of 1596	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	848 of 1588	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	923 of 1610	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.7	705 of 1676	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	725 of 1636	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.2	803 of 1651	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.8	951 of 1678	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.1	815 of 1684	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.4	573 of 1687	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.0	926 of 1701	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.1	1155 of 1709	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.5	1116 of 1686	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.8	1015 of 1662	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.0	1028 of 1610	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.9	990 of 1582	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.2	1011 of 1609	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.5	1172 of 1504	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.6	1062 of 1501	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.1	1178 of 1471	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	31.4	576 of 824	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	334 of 765	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	989 of 1452	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.0	875 of 1452	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	764 of 1466	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	772 of 1483	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	968 of 1488	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	1035 of 1467	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.4	787 of 1502	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.5	678 of 1518	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	810 of 1467	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.3	640 of 1473	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	578 of 1484	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	567 of 1447	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	833 of 1419	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	756 of 1404	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.2	258 of 1465	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	482 of 1465	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	916 of 1467	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.6	716 of 1466	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	721 of 1485	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	446 of 1498	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	670 of 1518	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	742 of 1499	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	506 of 1535	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	772 of 1536	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	52.9	327 of 856	61.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	1019 of 1181	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	890 of 1175	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	882 of 1190	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.2	734 of 1215	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	907 of 1242	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	970 of 1249	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.2	678 of 1271	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	726 of 1309	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%-7 vs state

Mathematics56%-7 vs state

Science43%-20 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	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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Bradford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	740 Railroad Ave	Bradford	45308	Darke County	Bradford Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 448-2811	269	18	14.8	1.3%	259 (96.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	41.3	1015^th of 1560 public elementary schools	34.9%		54.7	820^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.4%	195	42.9	58.3	61.4	47.6		73.0	36.4	64.3		93.3%	5%	$14,000
Covington Elementary School	Public	K-5	807 Chestnut St	Covington	45318	Miami County	Covington Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 473-2252	380	25	15.2	0.7%	349 (91.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.6%)	67.4	580^th of 1560 public elementary schools	62.8%		72.8	475^th of 1558 public elementary schools	69.5%	105	71.4	73.8	79.1	66.7		70.8	65.7	71.4		90.6%	4.7%	$13,972
Versailles Elementary School	Public	K-4	280 Marker Rd	Versailles	45380	Darke County	Versailles Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 526-4681	471	27	17.4	—	448 (95.1%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	91.7	40^th of 1560 public elementary schools	97.4%		92.2	26^th of 1558 public elementary schools	98.3%	14		89.0	100.0			90.1	92.2			70.8%	28.1%	$13,982
Russia Elementary School	Public	K-6	100 School St	Russia	45363	Shelby County	Russia Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 526-3156	226	13	17.3	1.3%	221 (97.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	93.4	19^th of 1560 public elementary schools	98.8%		93.9	7^th of 1558 public elementary schools	99.6%	12	86.1	96.6	100.0	97.2	100.0	86.2	93.9	97.2	100.0	63.2%	36.8%	$14,081
Newton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	201 N Long St	Pleasant Hill	45359	Miami County	Newton Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 676-2002	359	15	23.9	0.8%	343 (95.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	86.8	120^th of 1560 public elementary schools	92.3%		87.5	103^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	93.4%	17	81.0	84.6	93.4	87.9	84.4	80.8	88.5	87.9	75.6	74.4%	25.6%	$14,468
Washington Primary Elementary School	Public	K-3	800 N Sunset Dr	Piqua	45356	Miami County	Piqua City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 773-8472	508	27	18.8	0.6%	396 (78.0%)	19 (3.7%)	21 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	67 (13.2%)								(n/a)		55.5				60.3				94.6%	4.7%	$11,852
Hardin Houston Elementary School	Public	K-6	5300 Houston Rd	Houston	45333	Shelby County	Hardin-Houston Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 295-3010	394	25	15.7	0.7%	365 (92.6%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	82.2	233^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	85.1%		83.1	218^th of 1558 public elementary schools	86.0%	15	77.8	85.5	96.6	76.4	89.6	81.8	82.8	70.9	72.9	89.5%	10.5%	$13,052
Greenville Elementary School	Public	K-4	1111 N Ohio St	Greenville	45331	Darke County	Greenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 548-3185	788	49	16.0	—	698 (88.6%)	11 (1.4%)	35 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (4.9%)	51.6	864^th of 1560 public elementary schools	44.6%		51.1	880^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.5%	16		59.3	69.3			68.3	52.6			91%	7.7%	$11,937
Franklin Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8591 Oakes Rd	Arcanum	45358	Darke County	Franklin Monroe Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 947-1206	290	21	13.6	1.2%	270 (93.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	80.6	280^th of 1560 public elementary schools	82.1%		88.4	88^th of 1558 public elementary schools	94.4%	192	80.0	75.7	82.9	82.5	67.7	75.7	73.2	92.5	83.9	86.1%	13.9%	$13,770
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	—	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bradford Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Bradford Elementary School attend?

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

High : Bradford High School

Is Bradford Elementary School a good school?

Bradford Elementary School ranks 1015^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bradford Elementary School?

Students at Bradford Elementary School are 96% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Bradford Elementary School in?

Bradford Exempted Village

How many students attend Bradford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended Bradford Elementary School.

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