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West Elementary School

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West Elementary School ranks 928 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

928^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

West Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Newcomerstown, Ohio, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 290 students. The school is part of the Newcomerstown Exempted Village School District, which is ranked 497 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Elementary School has consistently performed below the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were lower than the state averages in Science (5th grade), Mathematics (3rd, 4th, and 5th grades), and English Language Arts (3rd, 4th, and 5th grades). The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Special Education and Low Socio-Economic Status students performing relatively better, while the school's White students and Gifted and Talented students perform significantly worse. Additionally, West Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.1% to 15.7% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, West Elementary School generally performs worse academically. For instance, Ragersville Elementary School, which is part of the Garaway Local School District, consistently outperforms West Elementary School in Ohio State Tests across multiple subjects and grade levels. West Elementary School's performance has also been declining over the years, as evidenced by its decreasing statewide ranking from 787 out of 1,636 Ohio elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 928 out of 1,558 in 2024-2025, with a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

317

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,535

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

517 Beaver St
Newcomerstown, OH 43832-1401

(740) 498-4151

District: Newcomerstown Exempted Village

Students who attend West Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Newcomerstown Middle School
High:	Newcomerstown High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.2%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (58% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Ohio avg64%

928^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

497^th of 828Newcomerstown 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
2025	47.8	928 of 1558	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	823 of 1577	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	867 of 1596	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	999 of 1588	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	912 of 1610	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	1014 of 1676	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.2	787 of 1636	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.3	778 of 1651	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.3	862 of 1678	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.0	787 of 1684	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.4	1001 of 1687	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.4	1000 of 1701	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.4	984 of 1709	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.9	1140 of 1686	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.7	1032 of 1662	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.6	979 of 1610	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.7	834 of 1582	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.5	988 of 1609	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.9	681 of 1504	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.9	911 of 1501	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.4	958 of 1471	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	45.3	409 of 824	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	330 of 765	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.1	630 of 956	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.1	215 of 1021	78.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	905 of 1452	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	827 of 1466	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	807 of 1483	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	996 of 1488	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.0	743 of 1467	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	957 of 1502	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	784 of 1518	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	35.6	99 of 128	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	653 of 1473	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	629 of 1484	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	647 of 1447	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	864 of 1419	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.5	684 of 1404	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	791 of 1465	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.0	296 of 1465	79.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	852 of 1466	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.0	740 of 1485	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	829 of 1498	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	938 of 1518	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	979 of 1499	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	904 of 1535	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.9	754 of 1536	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	355 of 935	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	337 of 900	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	387 of 856	54.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	977 of 1175	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	874 of 1190	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	907 of 1215	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1040 of 1242	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	952 of 1249	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1015 of 1271	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	825 of 1309	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)23rd percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%-3 vs state

Mathematics58%-5 vs state

Science51%-13 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
West Elementary School	Public	2-5	517 Beaver St	Newcomerstown	43832	Tuscarawas County	Newcomerstown Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 498-4151	317	20	15.8		286 (90.2%)	5 (1.6%)	17 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	47.8	928^th of 1558 public elementary schools	40.4%		56.3	823^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	47.8%	105	50.7	66.7	60.7	47.9		59.6	54.4	69.0		$11,535
East Elementary School	Public	K-1	137 S College St	Newcomerstown	43832	Tuscarawas County	Newcomerstown Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 498-6601	130	8	16.2		114 (87.7%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)								(n/a)										$11,592
Port Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	304 E Arch St	Port Washington	43837	Tuscarawas County	Indian Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 498-8389	380	19	20.5		370 (97.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	87.6	102^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	93.5%		85.8	150^th of 1577 public elementary schools	90.5%	48	88.0	87.5	94.5	88.0		75.0	86.3	96.0		$12,735
Ridgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	225 W Union Ave	West Lafayette	43845	Coshocton County	Ridgewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 545-5312	432	21	20.1		410 (94.9%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)								(n/a)		59.6				44.2				$9,469
Coshocton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1203 Cambridge Rd	Coshocton	43812	Coshocton County	Coshocton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 622-5514	888	51	17.4		772 (86.9%)	29 (3.3%)	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.3%)	46	958^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.5%		51.1	907^th of 1577 public elementary schools	42.5%	51	66.4	46.4	59.8	73.2	60.2	36.4	50.5	59.3	46.9	$11,080
Ragersville Elementary School	Public	K-6	2405 Ragersville Rd SW	Sugarcreek	44681	Tuscarawas County	Garaway Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 897-5021	145	7	20.7	30.3%	118 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	80.4	297^th of 1558 public elementary schools	80.9%		81.3	287^th of 1577 public elementary schools	81.8%	10	100.0	71.4	81.8	85.7	92.3	66.7	72.7	85.7	69.2	$13,793
Baltic Elementary School	Public	K-6	300 E Main St	Baltic	43804	Tuscarawas County	Garaway Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 897-7261	139	7	19.8	50.4%	130 (93.5%)	2 (1.4%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	66.4	597^th of 1558 public elementary schools	61.7%		58.1	791^st of 1577 public elementary schools	49.8%	194	45.0	76.2	90.0	85.0	76.9	52.4	65.0	80.0	53.8	$13,243
Cambridge Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1451 Deerpath Dr	Cambridge	43725	Guernsey County	Cambridge City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 435-1180	412	24	17.1		375 (91.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	37.3	1042^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	33.1%		34.9	1087^th of 1577 public elementary schools	31.1%	45	52.9	76.5	50.8	40.3		54.6	43.7	45.4		$10,304
York Elementary School	Public	K-1	938 Stonecreek Rd SW	New Philadelphia	44663	Tuscarawas County	New Philadelphia City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 364-0770	209	11	19.0		129 (61.7%)	1 (0.5%)	74 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)								(n/a)										$10,525
Claymont Elementary School	Public	1-2	320 Trenton Ave	Uhrichsville	44683	Tuscarawas County	Claymont City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 922-5641	226	15	15.5		202 (89.4%)	3 (1.3%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)								(n/a)										$12,318

Frequently Asked Questions about West Elementary School

What district is West Elementary School in?

Newcomerstown Exempted Village

What schools do graduates of West Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Newcomerstown Middle School
High : Newcomerstown High School

How many students attend West Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended West Elementary School.

Is West Elementary School a good school?

West Elementary School ranks 928^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of West Elementary School?

Students at West Elementary School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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