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Wauseon Elementary School

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Wauseon Elementary School ranks 742 nd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

742^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Wauseon Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Wauseon, Ohio, with 381 students. The school is part of the Wauseon Exempted Village School District, which is ranked 305 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating.

Wauseon Elementary School's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 392 out of 1,651 Ohio elementary schools in 2016-2017 (rated 4 stars) to 742 out of 1,558 in 2024-2025 (rated 3 stars). The school performs particularly well for its Hispanic students, ranking in the top 25% of Ohio elementary schools for this subgroup. However, its performance for female, white, and low socioeconomic status students has been in the lower half of Ohio elementary schools. Wauseon Elementary's test scores are mixed, with the school performing above the state average in 3rd and 4th grade math and English Language Arts, but below the state average in 5th grade science and math.

Wauseon Elementary School's chronic absenteeism rate has seen a concerning increase, rising from 8.3% in 2023-2024 to 15.4% in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state average. The school's spending per student of $9,807 and student-teacher ratio of 19.5 are slightly higher than the state averages. Compared to nearby schools, Wauseon Elementary's performance is generally in the middle range, outperforming some schools like Stryker Elementary and Delta Elementary, but lagging behind higher-performing schools like Evergreen Elementary, Liberty Center Elementary, and Archbold Elementary.

391

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,747

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

950 E Oak St
Wauseon, OH 43567-1419

(419) 335-6581

District: Wauseon Exempted Village

Students who attend Wauseon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wauseon Middle School
High:	Wauseon High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

Hispanic:

22.3%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Ohio median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Ohio avg64%

742^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

305^th of 828Wauseon 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	59.6	742 of 1558	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	570 of 1577	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	681 of 1596	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.8	500 of 1588	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.2	473 of 1610	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	641 of 1676	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	586 of 1636	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.7	392 of 1651	76.3%	★★★★☆
2016	73.9	481 of 1678	71.3%	★★★★☆
2015	72.3	516 of 1684	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.9	482 of 1687	71.4%	★★★★☆
2013	75.5	393 of 1701	76.9%	★★★★☆
2012	76.0	370 of 1709	78.3%	★★★★☆
2011	79.7	216 of 1686	87.2%	★★★★☆
2010	80.4	207 of 1662	87.5%	★★★★☆
2009	81.7	152 of 1610	90.6%	★★★★★
2008	84.1	101 of 1582	93.6%	★★★★★
2007	78.3	248 of 1609	84.6%	★★★★☆
2006	77.0	288 of 1504	80.9%	★★★★☆
2005	73.8	364 of 1501	75.7%	★★★★☆
2004	67.3	515 of 1471	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	56.6	272 of 824	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	341 of 765	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.5	486 of 956	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	460 of 1021	54.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	110 of 281	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	747 of 1452	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.5	631 of 1466	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	728 of 1483	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	557 of 1488	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	584 of 1467	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	568 of 1502	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	587 of 1518	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	56.0	468 of 759	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	57 of 259	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	32 of 234	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	36 of 233	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	35 of 216	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	17 of 189	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	75.7	40 of 228	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	52 of 239	78.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	744 of 1473	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.5	586 of 1484	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	638 of 1447	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.6	271 of 1419	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	451 of 1404	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	530 of 1465	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	399 of 1465	72.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	654 of 1466	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	462 of 1485	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	585 of 1498	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.9	411 of 1518	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	345 of 1499	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	550 of 1535	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	514 of 1536	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	76 of 218	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	317 of 935	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	365 of 900	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	575 of 856	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	738 of 1175	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	588 of 1190	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	706 of 1215	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.1	458 of 1242	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	503 of 1249	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	609 of 1271	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	522 of 1309	60.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)38th percentile-26 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+4 vs state

Mathematics66%+3 vs state

Science60%-4 vs state

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Schools Near Wauseon Elementary School

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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
Wauseon Elementary School	Public	3-5	950 E Oak St	Wauseon	43567	Fulton County	Wauseon Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 335-6581	391	21	19.0		273 (69.8%)	8 (2.0%)	87 (22.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	59.6	742^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	52.4%		68.5	570^th of 1577 public elementary schools	63.9%	172	59.6	63.1	87.2	48.2		64.4	71.8	66.7		$10,747
Wauseon Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	940 E Leggett St	Wauseon	43567	Fulton County	Wauseon Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 335-4000	418	22	19.4	47.8%	294 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (25.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)								(n/a)										$10,531
Pettisville Elementary School	Public	K-6	232 Summit St	Pettisville	43553	Fulton County	Pettisville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 446-2705	259	14	17.9		218 (84.2%)	5 (1.9%)	31 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	83.3	212^th of 1558 public elementary schools	86.4%		82.8	237^th of 1577 public elementary schools	85.0%	25	72.1	87.5	85.3	65.1	89.7	85.0	76.5	86.0	89.7	$14,518
Delta Elementary School	Public	K-4	1099 Panther Pride Drive	Delta	43515	Fulton County	Pike-Delta-York Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 822-5630	361	24	15.1	46.0%	300 (83.1%)	4 (1.1%)	46 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	62	692^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	55.6%		75.4	419^th of 1577 public elementary schools	73.4%	273		68.7	71.1			64.2	69.7			$13,515
Liberty Center Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Tiger Trail	Liberty Center	43532	Henry County	Liberty Center Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 533-2604	413	25	16.5		378 (91.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	85.2	167^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.3%		85.1	181^st of 1577 public elementary schools	88.5%	14		85.2	92.6			80.5	82.6			$14,843
Archbold Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 Lafayette St	Archbold	43502	Fulton County	Archbold-Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 446-2727	441	28	15.7	33.6%	348 (78.9%)	2 (0.5%)	83 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	86.7	124^th of 1558 public elementary schools	92.0%		85.1	175^th of 1577 public elementary schools	88.9%	51		90.2	92.1			78.0	88.2			$12,444
Napoleon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	725 Westmoreland Ave	Napoleon	43545	Henry County	Napoleon Area City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 599-1851	912	53	17.2	50.9%	748 (82.0%)	7 (0.8%)	124 (13.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.1%)	81.2	272^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	82.5%		82.2	258^th of 1577 public elementary schools	83.6%	14	79.5	87.0	90.4	74.1	85.3	78.3	69.3	76.8	73.3	$10,579
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	14844 County Road 6	Metamora	43540	Fulton County	Evergreen Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 644-9221	487	28	17.3	31.2%	450 (92.4%)	13 (2.7%)	21 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	83.7	201^st of 1558 public elementary schools	87.1%		82.2	252^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	84.0%	51		78.9	96.2			76.1	87.3			$14,017
Swanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	111 Crestwood Dr	Swanton	43558	Fulton County	Swanton Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 826-3766	424	24	17.5	46.2%	363 (85.6%)	5 (1.2%)	40 (9.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	78.8	341^st of 1558 public elementary schools	78.1%		72.7	487^th of 1577 public elementary schools	69.1%	146		84.2	85.2			78.1	71.6			$11,904
Fayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 E Gamble Rd	Fayette	43521	Fulton County	Fayette Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 237-2776	219	16	13.9	53.9%	192 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	65.7	609^th of 1558 public elementary schools	60.9%		57.7	800^th of 1577 public elementary schools	49.3%	191	73.7	66.7	76.9	66.7	52.0	62.5	80.8	66.7	60.0	$14,694

Frequently Asked Questions about Wauseon Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Wauseon Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Wauseon Middle School
High : Wauseon High School

What is the racial makeup of Wauseon Elementary School?

Students at Wauseon Elementary School are 70% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Wauseon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Wauseon Elementary School.

What district is Wauseon Elementary School in?

Wauseon Exempted Village

Is Wauseon Elementary School a good school?

Wauseon Elementary School ranks 742^nd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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