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James J Hilfiker Elementary School

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James J Hilfiker Elementary School ranks 407 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

407^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

James J Hilfiker Elementary School is a PK–5 school with 371 students in Gibsonburg, Ohio, part of the Gibsonburg Exempted Village district, and it stands out as a relative bright spot within that district. In 2025–26 it ranked 407th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools (74th percentile, 4 stars), while the district ranked 406th of 773 (47th percentile, 2 stars). Enrollment is mid-sized among nearby schools, which range from 318 to 685 students.

Test results are the headline: Hilfiker scored above the state average in six of seven reported tests in 2025–26. Fifth-grade science is the standout at 90.5% proficient versus the state's 62.7% — the highest among nearby schools with reported science results, ahead of Eastwood Elementary School (80.5%) and Otis Elementary School (74.1%). Fifth-grade math is 85.7% versus 59.1% statewide, second locally only to Otis (89.7%), and fifth-grade ELA is 78.6% versus 70.4%. Third- and fourth-grade math are also above state levels. The main soft spot is fourth-grade ELA at 61.7% — essentially the state average of 61.8% and below nearby Eastwood (85.2%), Otis (68.2%), Genoa Elementary (68.1%) and Lutz Elementary School (64.7%), though it was 82.9% the year before.

Chronic absenteeism has fallen sharply, from 19.4% in 2021–22 to 5.9% in 2025–26 — below the district's 9.4% and among the lowest locally, behind only R C Waters Elementary School (3.8%) and Eastwood (4.7%). The student-teacher ratio is 16.2, lower than many nearby schools, and free/reduced lunch has risen to 42.86% while low-SES students continue to rank at the 80th percentile or higher. A few limits are worth noting: nearby schools span different grade ranges, spending data is from 2018–19, and no recent rank is available for disabled students.

371

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,102

Per pupil spending ?

42.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

301 S Sunset Ave
Gibsonburg, OH 43431-1264

(419) 637-7249

District: Gibsonburg Exempted Village

Students who attend James J Hilfiker Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gibsonburg Middle School
High:	Gibsonburg High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.5%

Hispanic:

9.4%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (79% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg79%

Ohio avg64%

407^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

406^th of 773Gibsonburg 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	76.1	407 of 1560	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	288 of 1558	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	331 of 1577	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	460 of 1596	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	460 of 1588	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	540 of 1610	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	503 of 1676	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	612 of 1636	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.0	520 of 1651	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.4	412 of 1678	75.4%	★★★★☆
2015	51.1	1014 of 1684	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	66.9	732 of 1687	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.8	689 of 1701	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.6	683 of 1709	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.8	330 of 1686	80.4%	★★★★☆
2010	75.8	371 of 1662	77.7%	★★★★☆
2009	75.5	337 of 1610	79.1%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	349 of 1582	77.9%	★★★★☆
2007	68.2	575 of 1609	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.1	840 of 1504	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.7	915 of 1501	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.1	981 of 1471	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	33.8	510 of 765	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	499 of 1021	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	452 of 1452	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.5	391 of 1452	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	353 of 1466	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	521 of 1483	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	580 of 1488	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	522 of 1467	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	402 of 1502	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	618 of 1518	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	290 of 1467	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	83.1	156 of 1473	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	144 of 1484	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	72.3	349 of 1447	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	529 of 1419	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	581 of 1404	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	297 of 1465	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	402 of 1465	72.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	304 of 1467	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	87.0	99 of 1466	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	270 of 1485	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	389 of 1498	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	352 of 1518	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	508 of 1499	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	456 of 1535	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	507 of 1536	67.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	403 of 1181	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.1	301 of 1175	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	354 of 1190	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	508 of 1215	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	462 of 1242	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	570 of 1249	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	529 of 1271	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	620 of 1309	52.6%	★★★☆☆

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)80th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2021)33rd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science90%+28 vs state

Mathematics82%+19 vs state

English Language Arts72%+6 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)				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 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
James J Hilfiker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 S Sunset Ave	Gibsonburg	43431	Sandusky County	Gibsonburg Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 637-7249	371	23	16.2	42.9%	332 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	76.1	407^th of 1560 public elementary schools	73.9%		80.6	288^th of 1558 public elementary schools	81.5%	119	90.5	80.4	79.7	85.7		74.5	61.7	78.6		$11,102
Woodmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	800 W Main St	Woodville	43469	Sandusky County	Woodmore Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 862-1070	404	25	16.3	58.9%	334 (82.7%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	65.8	619^th of 1560 public elementary schools	60.3%		70.7	518^th of 1558 public elementary schools	66.8%	101		72.7	84.3			69.6	59.0			$10,662
Lakota Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5200 County Road 13	Kansas	44841	Seneca County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 986-6640	403	24	16.7	48.1%	342 (84.9%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	62.6	683^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	56.2%		67.4	577^th of 1558 public elementary schools	63.0%	106		70.5	65.7			77.0	61.2			$12,344
Eastwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 Sugar Ridge Rd	Pemberville	43450	Wood County	Eastwood Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 287-3200	685	33	20.7	31.2%	601 (87.7%)	6 (0.9%)	56 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	84	186^th of 1560 public elementary schools	88.1%		85.1	170^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.1%	16	80.5	84.3	87.6	81.4		88.5	85.2	79.7		$12,342
Otis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	718 N Brush St	Fremont	43420	Sandusky County	Fremont City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 332-8964	394	19	20.5	—	218 (55.3%)	39 (9.9%)	104 (26.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	69.7	543^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	65.2%		65.5	614^th of 1558 public elementary schools	60.6%	71	74.1	57.7	78.8	89.7		67.9	68.2	81.0		$10,521
Lutz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1929 Buckland Ave	Fremont	43420	Sandusky County	Fremont City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 332-0091	393	21	18.8	—	222 (56.5%)	28 (7.1%)	97 (24.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.9%)	67.1	591^st of 1560 public elementary schools	62.1%		71.6	504^th of 1558 public elementary schools	67.7%	87	69.3	59.4	88.2	68.0		75.4	64.7	74.7		$11,293
Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	118 Washington St	Bettsville	44815	Seneca County	Old Fort Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 986-5166	380	24	15.8	44.2%	322 (84.7%)	5 (1.3%)	42 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	63.2	673^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	56.9%		64.5	639^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.0%	34	56.6	75.5	79.5	50.9	64.8	81.6	61.4	69.8	59.3	$14,283
Genoa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2820 N Genoa Clay Center Rd	Genoa	43430	Ottawa County	Genoa Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 855-7741	628	34	18.6	36.8%	572 (91.1%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	72	495^th of 1560 public elementary schools	68.3%		81.8	259^th of 1558 public elementary schools	83.4%	236	71.2	85.3	92.3	66.3		69.5	68.1	73.1		$9,910
Atkinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Delaware Ave	Fremont	43420	Sandusky County	Fremont City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 332-5361	318	18	17.2	—	148 (46.5%)	49 (15.4%)	75 (23.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (14.2%)	58.6	752^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	51.8%		56.3	794^th of 1558 public elementary schools	49.0%	42	51.4	76.6	72.3	51.4		83.3	58.5	67.6		$11,906
Croghan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	414 N Pennsylvania Ave	Fremont	43420	Sandusky County	Fremont City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 332-1511	384	19	20.0	—	225 (58.6%)	17 (4.4%)	117 (30.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	32.9	1100^th of 1560 public elementary schools	29.5%		41.3	1010^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.2%	90	37.3	38.7	70.1	43.1		62.9	53.7	37.3		$10,609

Frequently Asked Questions about James J Hilfiker Elementary School

Is James J Hilfiker Elementary School a good school?

James J Hilfiker Elementary School ranks 407^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend James J Hilfiker Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended James J Hilfiker Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of James J Hilfiker Elementary School?

Students at James J Hilfiker Elementary School are 89% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is James J Hilfiker Elementary School in?

Gibsonburg Exempted Village

What schools do graduates of James J Hilfiker Elementary School attend?

Students who attend James J Hilfiker Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gibsonburg Middle School
High : Gibsonburg High School

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