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Paulding Elementary School

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Paulding Elementary School ranks 750 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

750^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Paulding Elementary School is a PK–5 school of 442 students in the rural northwest Ohio village of Paulding, part of the Paulding Exempted Village district and the larger of its two elementary buildings. It is a middle-of-the-pack Ohio school — 52nd percentile in 2025–26 with three stars — rebounding after a two-year dip that dropped it to the 48th and then 41st percentile.

Attendance is the standout strength. Chronic absenteeism has fallen to 3.6%, the lowest of any nearby school and roughly a quarter of Defiance Elementary School's rate, and Paulding beats its own district rate every single year. The school also does comparatively well with students who are often the hardest to serve: special education students rank in the 74th percentile (4 stars), up from 39th three years ago, and low-SES students rank 60th. Third and fourth grade look solid, with every result above the state average — 4th grade math is nearly 17 points above it.

Two issues stand out. Fifth grade is the weak spot: math proficiency of 33.3% and science of 47.6% are far below the state's 59.1% and 62.7%, and are the lowest of the nine local schools reporting grade 5. This group's math has fallen three years in a row, and 5th grade math has been below the state for four straight years. Staffing is also thinner than at neighboring schools — 17.6 students per teacher, up from 14.0 three years ago and the highest among the local graded elementary schools. The sharpest contrast is inside the district: Oakwood Elementary School, about 11 miles away, ranks in the 95th percentile with 5 stars despite serving a higher-poverty population (56.0% vs. 47.7% free/reduced lunch). Same district, same curriculum — but a 43-point gap in results.

442

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,088

Per pupil spending ?

47.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

405 N Water St
Paulding, OH 45879-1251

(419) 399-4656

District: Paulding Exempted Village

Students who attend Paulding Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Paulding Middle School
High:	Paulding High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.2%

Hispanic:

18.1%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Ohio median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 15 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg74%

Ohio avg64%

750^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Paulding Exempted Village

305^th of 773Paulding 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	58.7	750 of 1560	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.9	914 of 1558	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	827 of 1577	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.0	769 of 1596	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	703 of 1588	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	702 of 1610	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	712 of 1676	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	639 of 1636	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.2	515 of 1651	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.0	853 of 1678	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.2	862 of 1684	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	79.3	246 of 1687	85.4%	★★★★☆
2013	78.9	268 of 1701	84.2%	★★★★☆
2012	67.0	704 of 1709	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.9	828 of 1686	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.9	1053 of 1662	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.7	865 of 1610	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.5	634 of 1582	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.6	794 of 1609	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.6	928 of 1504	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.0	894 of 1501	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.3	919 of 1471	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	57.3	264 of 824	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.9	183 of 765	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	424 of 956	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	346 of 1021	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	606 of 1452	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.0	898 of 1452	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	743 of 1466	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	770 of 1483	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.2	575 of 1488	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.2	500 of 1467	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	770 of 1502	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.6	777 of 1518	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	66.3	129 of 759	83.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	138 of 315	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	101 of 234	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	133 of 228	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.3	60 of 239	74.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	594 of 1467	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	833 of 1473	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.4	592 of 1484	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	466 of 1447	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.8	245 of 1419	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	516 of 1404	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	621 of 1465	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	528 of 1465	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	802 of 1467	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.2	848 of 1466	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	800 of 1485	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.7	715 of 1498	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	773 of 1518	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.1	852 of 1499	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.2	504 of 1535	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	460 of 1536	70.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	240 of 914	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	41.0	499 of 935	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	548 of 900	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.1	181 of 856	78.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	688 of 1181	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.8	929 of 1175	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	824 of 1190	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	801 of 1215	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	807 of 1242	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	734 of 1249	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	642 of 1271	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	692 of 1309	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)83rd percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2026)74th percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts73%+8 vs state

Mathematics63%~ state avg

Science48%-15 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
Paulding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 N Water St	Paulding	45879	Paulding County	Paulding Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 399-4656	442	25	17.6	47.7%	350 (79.2%)	2 (0.5%)	80 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	58.7	750^th of 1560 public elementary schools	51.9%		48.9	914^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.3%	164	47.6	70.3	84.7	33.3		70.8	74.6	74.6		$12,088
Antwerp Local Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	303 S. Harrmann Rd	Antwerp	45813	Paulding County	Antwerp Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 258-5421	345	26	13.5	—	315 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	76.5	393^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	74.8%		77.5	375^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.9%	18	58.7	74.4	89.7	84.8		79.1	76.9	82.6		$13,420
Payne Elementary School	Public	K-6	501 W Townline St	Payne	45880	Paulding County	Wayne Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 263-2512	263	19	13.8	62.0%	241 (91.6%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	69.7	545^th of 1560 public elementary schools	65.1%		71.6	503^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	67.7%	42	70.6	80.6	81.1	50.0	69.7	80.6	75.7	74.3	54.5	$14,072
Grover Hill Elementary School	Public	K-6	101 Monroe Street	Grover Hill	45849	Paulding County	Wayne Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 587-3414	217	16	13.5	61.8%	202 (93.1%)	4 (1.8%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	79.7	306^th of 1560 public elementary schools	80.4%		78	366^th of 1558 public elementary schools	76.5%	60	75.7	88.0	91.3	70.3	87.5	72.0	73.9	81.1	70.8	$18,419
Oakwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	309 N 1st St	Oakwood	45873	Paulding County	Paulding Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 594-3346	291	20	14.5	56.0%	261 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	89.7	71^st of 1560 public elementary schools	95.4%		87.2	109^th of 1558 public elementary schools	93.0%	38	100.0	87.5	97.0	87.5	88.9	100.0	87.9	78.1	81.5	$14,099
Defiance Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Carter Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Defiance City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 782-0070	1,075	66	16.2	—	636 (59.2%)	31 (2.9%)	306 (28.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (8.9%)	56.3	789^th of 1560 public elementary schools	49.4%		49.7	901^st of 1558 public elementary schools	42.2%	112	59.3	68.7	73.4	53.9		65.1	62.4	67.1		$10,159
Hicksville Elementary School	Public	K-4	958 E High St	Hicksville	43526	Defiance County	Hicksville Exempted Village School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 542-7475	375	29	12.9	—	323 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	91.5	45^th of 1560 public elementary schools	97.1%		86.1	143^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	90.8%	98		95.4	100.0			95.4	81.4			$12,840
Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-5	14060 Blosser Rd	Sherwood	43556	Defiance County	Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 658-2511	411	26	15.9	46.5%	372 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	79.8	302^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	80.6%		74	450^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.1%	148	81.0	83.8	89.1	68.3		82.5	67.2	90.5		$12,770
Continental Local Elementary School	Public	K-6	5211 State Route 634	Continental	45831	Putnam County	Continental Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 596-3860	295	21	14.3	38.3%	269 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	81.4	260^th of 1560 public elementary schools	83.3%		85.6	159^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.8%	101	75.9	90.6	87.2	93.1	89.5	78.1	84.6	75.9	57.9	$12,524
Ayersville Elementary School	Public	K-6	28046 Watson Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Ayersville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 395-1111	322	22	14.3	—	278 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	91.7	38^th of 1560 public elementary schools	97.6%		88.1	91^st of 1558 public elementary schools	94.2%	53	97.8	90.3	92.0	100.0	80.7	90.3	94.0	97.8	80.7	$14,149

Frequently Asked Questions about Paulding Elementary School

How many students attend Paulding Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Paulding Elementary School.

Is Paulding Elementary School a good school?

Paulding Elementary School ranks 750^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Paulding Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Paulding Middle School
High : Paulding High School

What district is Paulding Elementary School in?

Paulding Exempted Village

What is the racial makeup of Paulding Elementary School?

Students at Paulding Elementary School are 79% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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