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Katherine Thomas Elementary School

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Katherine Thomas Elementary School ranks 1028 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1028^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Katherine Thomas Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Windham, Ohio, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 220 students. The school is part of the Windham Exempted Village School District, which is ranked 584 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $13,016, Katherine Thomas Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools, ranging from 929 out of 1,651 schools in 2016-2017 to 1,264 out of 1,596 schools in 2022-2023. The school's performance has been relatively stagnant, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years. In comparison, nearby schools like Southeast Intermediate Elementary School, Lordstown Elementary School, and James A Garfield Elementary School have higher rankings and ratings, indicating better overall performance.

The school's struggles are particularly evident in the performance of specific student subgroups, such as white students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who have struggled to perform at the same level as their peers. Additionally, Katherine Thomas Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 24.6% to 35.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Addressing attendance issues and improving student engagement could be a key focus area for the school and Windham Exempted Village School District as they work to drive improvement at the school.

196

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,026

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9032 Maple Grove Rd
Windham, OH 44288-1173

(330) 326-9800

District: Windham Exempted Village

Students who attend Katherine Thomas Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Windham Junior High School
High:	Windham High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.5%

Two or more races:

11.2%

African American:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

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

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Ohio avg64%

1,028^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

584^th of 828Windham 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	38.8	1028 of 1558	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1215 of 1577	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1264 of 1596	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1111 of 1588	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	1050 of 1610	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	1063 of 1676	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	1059 of 1636	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.7	929 of 1651	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.8	984 of 1678	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.3	1211 of 1684	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	55.5	1000 of 1687	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.1	1141 of 1701	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.6	1102 of 1709	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.1	1167 of 1686	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.0	1218 of 1662	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.8	1068 of 1610	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.3	1161 of 1582	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.5	1199 of 1609	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.0	1191 of 1504	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.5	1298 of 1501	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.5	1207 of 1471	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	31.6	532 of 765	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	1043 of 1452	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1175 of 1466	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1219 of 1483	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.8	827 of 1502	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	840 of 1518	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	867 of 1473	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1094 of 1484	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1101 of 1447	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.2	843 of 1419	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	689 of 1404	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	644 of 1465	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	658 of 1465	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	869 of 1466	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1073 of 1485	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1217 of 1498	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1121 of 1518	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	1074 of 1499	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1101 of 1536	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	970 of 1175	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1110 of 1190	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1128 of 1215	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1013 of 1242	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	997 of 1249	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	913 of 1271	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	1011 of 1309	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2021)30th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%~ state avg

English Language Arts43%-18 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)						Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 Science 8th 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Katherine Thomas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	9032 Maple Grove Rd	Windham	44288	Portage County	Windham Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 326-9800	196	12	16.5		148 (75.5%)	18 (9.2%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (11.2%)	38.8	1028^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.0%		23.5	1215^th of 1577 public elementary schools	23.0%	187			52.4	82.1					40.5	46.4						$15,026
James A Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10207 State Route 88	Garrettsville	44231	Portage County	James A Garfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 527-2184	655	37	17.9	42.9%	616 (94.0%)	5 (0.8%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	61.7	704^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.8%		59.9	759^th of 1577 public elementary schools	51.9%	55	77.4		86.4	87.0	58.3	50.0	96.4		72.7	62.3	64.3	27.5	100.0			$11,647
Southington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2482 State Route 534	Southington	44470	Trumbull County	Southington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 898-7480	206	11	18.7		189 (91.7%)	4 (1.9%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	49.9	896^th of 1558 public elementary schools	42.5%		60	756^th of 1577 public elementary schools	52.1%	140	79.2		57.1	44.0	43.5				60.0	72.0	62.5					$11,335
Newton Falls Elementary School	Public	K-3	905 Milton Blvd	Newton Falls	44444	Trumbull County	Newton Falls Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 872-5225	249	14	17.7		235 (94.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)								(n/a)			62.9						52.4							$11,979
Newton Falls Middle School	Public	4-5	905 Milton Blvd	Newton Falls	44444	Trumbull County	Newton Falls Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 872-0695	119	7	16.9		110 (92.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.9%)	51.3	874^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.9%		49.3	935^th of 1577 public elementary schools	40.7%	61	63.2			47.9	67.6					54.2	69.1					$13,278
LaBrae Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1001 N Leavitt Rd	Leavittsburg	44430	Trumbull County	LaBrae Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 898-0800	246	15	16.4	71.1%	203 (82.5%)	9 (3.7%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.0%)	57.6	773^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	50.4%		61.7	725^th of 1577 public elementary schools	54.0%	48	62.8		80.0	67.1	58.4				61.2	58.2	65.4					$12,288
Bascom Elementary School	Public	K-2	1015 N Leavitt Rd	Leavittsburg	44430	Trumbull County	LaBrae Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 898-3041	224	12	18.6		196 (87.5%)	6 (2.7%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (7.1%)								(n/a)																$13,694
Southeast Intermediate Elementary School	Public	3-5	8301 Tallmadge Rd	Ravenna	44266	Portage County	Southeast Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 654-5841	315	19	16.8		300 (95.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	65.6	611^th of 1558 public elementary schools	60.8%		60.8	742^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	52.9%	131	71.2		84.6	87.0	69.2				54.8	60.2	67.9					$12,089
Southeast Primary Elementary School	Public	K-2	8301 Tallmadge Rd	Ravenna	44266	Portage County	Southeast Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 654-1930	328	18	18.7	99.1%	312 (95.1%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)								(n/a)																$14,487
McGuffey Pk-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3465 Tod Ave NW	Warren	44485	Trumbull County	Warren City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 841-2321	783	46	16.9		214 (27.3%)	397 (50.7%)	33 (4.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (17.4%)	32.4	1098^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.5%		24.5	1202^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	23.8%	104	50.0	32.9	38.5	44.9	50.0	52.1	32.8	37.3	56.0	25.6	50.0	42.3	35.9	34.2	92.9	$13,342

Frequently Asked Questions about Katherine Thomas Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Katherine Thomas Elementary School?

Students at Katherine Thomas Elementary School are 76% White, 11% Two or more races, 9% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Katherine Thomas Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Katherine Thomas Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Windham Junior High School
High : Windham High School

How many students attend Katherine Thomas Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 196 students attended Katherine Thomas Elementary School.

What district is Katherine Thomas Elementary School in?

Windham Exempted Village

Is Katherine Thomas Elementary School a good school?

Katherine Thomas Elementary School ranks 1028^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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