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Minster Elementary School

Public Grades K-6
20th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools
Better than 99% of Ohio elementary schools
Summary

Minster Elementary School is a K–6 public school in Minster, OH, serving 504 students as part of Minster Local, and it sits in an unusual cluster of high-performing schools: within about 12 miles are New Bremen Elementary School, Fort Loramie Elementary School, Russia Elementary School, Marion Local Elementary School, and New Knoxville Elementary School.

Academically, Minster is elite and stable. In 2025-2026 it ranked 20th of 1,560 Ohio elementaries—99th percentile, 5 stars—and it has earned 5 stars for 10 straight reporting years while never ranking outside the top 5%. Every reported grade-level test was above 82% proficient, and six of nine were at or above 93%; Minster clears the state by 23–40 points in every subject and grade. Its math advantage is largest in grades 5 and 6, where it runs about 39 points above the state. Nearby competition is intense: Fort Loramie is ranked 4th statewide and beats Minster in some 2025-2026 math, ELA, and science results, while Minster's edge is consistency plus deep grade 5–6 math results. New Bremen, 2.5 miles away, is also in the top 20 statewide.

Attendance and subgroups round out the picture. Chronic absenteeism is 2.7%, roughly half the 5.6% district rate, though Marion Local posts 0.8% and New Bremen, Fort Loramie, and Russia each post 1.7%. Female and male students rank in the top 2% statewide; the low-income subgroup is the one place Minster looks merely very good rather than elite—87th percentile in 2024-2025 and 83rd in 2023-2024, with 4 stars, but improving. The main academic watch item is a 6th-grade ELA plateau: 81.7%, 79.3%, 83.6%, and 82.2%, consistently the school's lowest result, while 6th-grade math is 95.9%; Fort Loramie (88.9%) and New Bremen (84.5%) outperform Minster there. A 3-star gifted result is from 2017-2018 only and is stale. Minster's 2018-2019 spending was $10,976 per student, the richest in this comparison group, while its student-teacher ratio of 16.6 is mid-pack.

504
Students ?
16.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,165
Per pupil spending ?
12.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 50 E 7th St
       Minster, OH  45865-1095

(419) 628-4174

District: Minster Local


Students who attend Minster Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Minster Junior/Senior High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
96.8%
Hispanic:
1.4%
Two or more races:
1.2%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Ohio average (94% vs 62% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 1% of Ohio elementary schools
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school94%
District avg94%
Ohio avg62%
20th of 1,560
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Top 1%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
From top 5% (2016) to top 1% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 773Minster Local 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202693.120 of 156098.7%★★★★★
202591.931 of 155898.0%★★★★★
202492.122 of 157798.6%★★★★★
202392.322 of 159698.6%★★★★★
202293.213 of 158899.2%★★★★★
202194.59 of 161099.4%★★★★★
201991.319 of 167698.9%★★★★★
201890.823 of 163698.6%★★★★★
201789.528 of 165198.3%★★★★★
201688.679 of 167895.3%★★★★★
201586.696 of 168494.3%★★★★★
201484.187 of 168794.8%★★★★★
201386.138 of 170197.8%★★★★★
201284.859 of 170996.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202691.98 of 145299.4%★★★★★
202592.74 of 145299.7%★★★★★
202492.93 of 146699.8%★★★★★
202389.843 of 148397.1%★★★★★
202290.337 of 148897.5%★★★★★
202191.142 of 146797.1%★★★★★
201890.420 of 151898.7%★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201862.3292 of 75961.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202581.4196 of 147386.7%★★★★☆
202477.5255 of 148482.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202691.325 of 146798.3%★★★★★
202589.741 of 146697.2%★★★★★
202491.120 of 148598.7%★★★★★
202391.221 of 149898.6%★★★★★
202292.410 of 151899.3%★★★★★
202194.22 of 149999.9%★★★★★
201989.152 of 153596.6%★★★★★
201890.232 of 153697.9%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202690.220 of 118198.3%★★★★★
202588.637 of 117596.9%★★★★★
202490.214 of 119098.8%★★★★★
202390.015 of 121598.8%★★★★★
202291.77 of 124299.4%★★★★★
202193.25 of 124999.6%★★★★★
201985.589 of 127193.0%★★★★★
201890.026 of 130998.0%★★★★★
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)
Female (2026)99th percentile~ school
White (2026)98th percentile~ school
Male (2026)98th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile-11 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2018)62nd percentile-37 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics96%+35 vs state
Science92%+29 vs state
English Language Arts91%+28 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Minster Elementary School

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended Minster Elementary School.

Students at Minster Elementary School are 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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

High : Minster Junior/Senior High School

Yes! Minster Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 20th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools.

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Latest Ohio data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 15, 2026
2025–26 Ohio State Tests scoresSep 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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