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Donnelsville Elementary School

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Donnelsville Elementary School ranks 603 rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Donnelsville Elementary School is a grades 2–5 school serving 333 students in the small community of Donnelsville, Ohio, as part of the Tecumseh Local district. The school is rated 61st percentile (3 stars) among 1,560 Ohio schools in 2025–2026, well above its district's 37th percentile (2 stars) rating, making it a bright spot locally. Its most direct comparison, New Carlisle Elementary School, serves the same grades in the same district but is rated only 38th percentile (2 stars), and Donnelsville outperformed it in every tested subject, including 5th-grade science (82.1% vs. 59.3%) and 5th-grade math (71.4% vs. 53.7%).

Donnelsville exceeded its district on all seven reported Ohio State Tests in 2025–2026 and beat the state on six of them. Fifth grade is the flagship: science and English language arts both reached 82.1% proficiency, with 5th-grade ELA between 81.8% and 85.2% for four straight years. The clearest academic gap is 3rd-grade math, which has trailed the state for four years running (54.5% in 2025–2026), though it stays above the district. Nearby Bethel Elementary School and Greenon Elementary School post stronger 3rd-grade math scores, but neither matches Donnelsville's 5th-grade results.

Attendance is a standout: chronic absenteeism was 13.3% versus 21.2% for the district and lower than most nearby schools, though it has crept up from 9.2% in 2023–2024. The school is also unusually effective with low-income students, ranking in the 83rd percentile (4 stars) for that group, in a school where 61.76% of students were reported as eligible for free/reduced lunch. Spending was $8,714 per student, and the student–teacher ratio improved from 23 in 2022–2023 to 18.5 in 2024–2025. Key watch items: 3rd-grade math, the attendance trend, and consistency for special education and English learner students.

333

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,387

Per pupil spending ?

48.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

150 E. Main St
Donnelsville, OH 45319

(937) 845-4540

District: Tecumseh Local

Students who attend Donnelsville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Tecumseh Middle School
High:	Tecumseh High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.3%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2009 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (71% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2009

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg63%

Ohio avg64%

603^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 21 pts since 2017

From bottom 40% (2017) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Tecumseh Local

489^th of 773Tecumseh 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	603 of 1560	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.2	527 of 1558	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	594 of 1577	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	587 of 1596	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	725 of 1588	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	771 of 1610	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.9	985 of 1651	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.6	752 of 1686	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.9	407 of 1662	75.5%	★★★★☆
2009	78.1	264 of 1610	83.6%	★★★★☆
2008	70.3	510 of 1582	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.5	415 of 1609	74.2%	★★★★☆
2006	85.1	69 of 1504	95.4%	★★★★★
2005	82.1	164 of 1501	89.1%	★★★★☆
2004	86.4	81 of 1471	94.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	45.6	404 of 824	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	250 of 765	67.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	74.5	54 of 258	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	520 of 1452	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.5	467 of 1452	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	561 of 1466	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.8	386 of 1483	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	680 of 1488	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	740 of 1467	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	57.7	49 of 108	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	98 of 219	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	145 of 315	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.7	27 of 234	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	91.9	6 of 216	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	245 of 1467	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	187 of 1473	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	303 of 1484	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	182 of 1447	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	341 of 1419	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	408 of 1404	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	580 of 1467	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.9	483 of 1466	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	536 of 1485	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	721 of 1498	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	744 of 1518	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	741 of 1499	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	355 of 914	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.6	424 of 935	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	145 of 900	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	42.0	466 of 856	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	534 of 1181	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	555 of 1175	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	602 of 1190	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	560 of 1215	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	784 of 1242	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	774 of 1249	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile~ school

Male (2026)60th percentile~ school

White (2026)55th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)55th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science82%+19 vs state

English Language Arts71%+6 vs state

Mathematics68%+5 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)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Donnelsville Elementary School	Public	2-5	150 E. Main St	Donnelsville	45319	Clark County	Tecumseh Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 845-4540	333	18	18.5	48.3%	274 (82.3%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	66.5	603^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	61.3%		70.2	527^th of 1558 public elementary schools	66.2%	76	82.1	54.5	77.3	71.4		64.9	66.2	82.1				$10,387
Greenon Elementary School	Public	K-6	510 S Xenia Dr	Enon	45323	Clark County	Greenon Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 864-7348	897	42	21.3	—	795 (88.6%)	18 (2.0%)	38 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.9%)	62.9	679^th of 1560 public elementary schools	56.5%		58.8	752^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	51.7%	73	67.9	69.4	69.7	61.2	60.6	83.9	60.6	79.1	44.5	85.8%	2.8%	$9,648
New Carlisle Elementary School	Public	2-5	1203 Kennison Ave	New Carlisle	45344	Clark County	Tecumseh Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 845-4480	495	27	18.3	52.3%	360 (72.7%)	3 (0.6%)	112 (22.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	45.2	965^th of 1560 public elementary schools	38.1%		50.3	891^st of 1558 public elementary schools	42.8%	74	59.3	39.5	60.3	53.7		60.3	57.5	70.7				$8,988
Northwestern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5610 Troy Rd	Springfield	45502	Clark County	Northwestern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 964-1351	950	43	22.0	—	841 (88.5%)	20 (2.1%)	37 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.3%)	47.9	921^st of 1560 public elementary schools	41.0%		57.1	781^st of 1558 public elementary schools	49.9%	140	56.8	66.4	49.6	60.3	64.3	66.1	53.4	55.1	45.6	94.9%	1.7%	$11,371
Park Layne Elementary School	Public	K-2	12355 Dille Rd	New Carlisle	45344	Clark County	Tecumseh Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 845-4470	420	20	21.0	57.4%	335 (79.8%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)								(n/a)										93.5%	4.8%	$10,180
Snyder Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	1600 Maiden Ln	Springfield	45504	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4430	373	27	13.8	66.8%	154 (41.3%)	131 (35.1%)	43 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.1%)	15.9	1314^th of 1560 public elementary schools	15.8%		18.4	1280^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.8%	34	14.3	45.2	48.8	11.4	17.3	39.4	48.8	48.6	17.3	87.2%	0%	$13,950
Fulton Elementary School	Public	K-6	631 S Yellow Springs St	Springfield	45506	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4150	444	29	15.3	58.8%	91 (20.5%)	235 (52.9%)	79 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (8.1%)	5.6	1490^th of 1560 public elementary schools	4.5%		7.8	1446^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.2%	44	6.7	23.3	30.0	15.6	20.0	18.6	20.0	17.8	20.0	94.4%	1.1%	$12,625
Perrin Woods Elementary School	Public	K-6	431 W John St	Springfield	45506	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4310	383	25	15.3	65.3%	55 (14.4%)	218 (56.9%)	49 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	55 (14.4%)	13.5	1356^th of 1560 public elementary schools	13.1%		8.3	1437^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.8%	81	18.2	35.1	51.4	20.0	9.1	37.8	43.2	44.4	18.2	87.7%	3.5%	$12,855
Springfield Sports Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	501 S Wittenberg Ave	Springfield	45506	Clark County	Springfield Sports Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(937) 660-3172	110	6	18.0	54.5%	22 (20.0%)	74 (67.3%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	11 (10.0%)								(n/a)			54.5				54.5					$10,040
Snowhill Elementary School	Public	K-6	531 W Harding Rd	Springfield	45504	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4410	420	27	15.5	36.7%	236 (56.2%)	84 (20.0%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (16.4%)	41.4	1014^th of 1560 public elementary schools	35.0%		39.3	1024^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.3%	10	67.3	52.8	59.6	57.1	22.7	60.4	56.1	63.3	34.1	93.4%	6.6%	$13,911

Frequently Asked Questions about Donnelsville Elementary School

Is Donnelsville Elementary School a good school?

Donnelsville Elementary School ranks 603^rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Donnelsville Elementary School in?

Tecumseh Local

How many students attend Donnelsville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Donnelsville Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Donnelsville Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Tecumseh Middle School
High : Tecumseh High School

What is the racial makeup of Donnelsville Elementary School?

Students at Donnelsville Elementary School are 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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