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Ayersville Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Ayersville Elementary School is a K–6 school serving 322 students in the Defiance, Ohio area as part of Ayersville Local. In 2025–2026, it ranked 38th out of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools, placing it in the 98th percentile with a 5-star rating. It has earned 5 stars for five straight ranked years, rising from the 74th percentile in 2018–2019. The district also rated strongly: 76th of 773 districts, 90th percentile, 5 stars.

Test proficiency is far above state averages. In 2025–2026, every reported grade and subject was above Ohio’s proficiency rate, often by 20–40 percentage points. Standouts include 5th grade math at 100% proficient, 5th grade science at 97.8%, and 5th grade ELA at 97.8%. The lowest results shown are 6th grade math and ELA at 80.7% each, still well above state rates of 56.2% and 56.0%. Nearby, Miller City Elementary School is the only school that consistently matches or exceeds Ayersville, ranking 12th of 1,560. Oakwood Elementary School is also strong at 71st of 1,560 and beats Ayersville in science (100%) and 3rd grade ELA (100%), but trails in 5th grade ELA and math. Defiance Elementary School, about 4 miles away, ranks 789th of 1,560 (49th percentile), with proficiency generally in the 50s–70s.

Chronic absenteeism has improved sharply, from 20.6% in 2021–2022 to 6.5% in 2025–2026, below the district rate of 8.2% and far below Defiance Elementary School’s 14.2%. Miller City Elementary School (0.8%) and Holgate Elementary School (2.6%) have lower rates. The student–teacher ratio is favorable at 14.3 in 2024–2025, compared with 19.7 at Tinora Elementary School and 16.2 at Defiance. Low socioeconomic status students rank exceptionally well: 8th of 1,467 in 2025–2026 (99th percentile), 5th of 1,473 in 2024–2025 (100th percentile), and 18th of 1,484 in 2023–2024 (99th percentile). Per-student spending was $11,868 in 2018–2019, an older figure offered as context. Free/reduced lunch data are not reported for Ayersville, so they should be treated as unknown. Overall, the school is high-performing and improving, with strong proficiency, low absenteeism, small classes, and exceptional results for economically disadvantaged students.

322

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,149

Per pupil spending ?

50.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28046 Watson Rd
Defiance, OH 43512-8851

(419) 395-1111

District: Ayersville Local

Students who attend Ayersville Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Ayersville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (92% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school92%

District avg92%

Ohio avg62%

38^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^th of 773Ayersville 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	91.7	38 of 1560	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	91 of 1558	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	107 of 1577	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	121 of 1596	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	102 of 1588	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	180 of 1610	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	435 of 1676	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	227 of 1636	86.1%	★★★★☆
2017	82.0	219 of 1651	86.7%	★★★★☆
2016	79.7	317 of 1678	81.1%	★★★★☆
2015	77.2	369 of 1684	78.1%	★★★★☆
2014	76.1	383 of 1687	77.3%	★★★★☆
2013	73.5	481 of 1701	71.7%	★★★★☆
2012	77.3	313 of 1709	81.7%	★★★★☆
2011	76.6	342 of 1686	79.7%	★★★★☆
2010	77.0	322 of 1662	80.6%	★★★★☆
2009	69.6	541 of 1610	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.4	262 of 1582	83.4%	★★★★☆
2007	84.4	88 of 1609	94.5%	★★★★★
2006	78.5	244 of 1504	83.8%	★★★★☆
2005	73.2	371 of 1501	75.3%	★★★★☆
2004	69.9	465 of 1471	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	23 of 1452	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	86.1	110 of 1452	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	257 of 1466	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	64 of 1483	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	57 of 1488	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	82.8	231 of 1467	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	327 of 1502	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	265 of 1518	82.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	95.9	8 of 1467	99.5%	★★★★★
2025	96.0	5 of 1473	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	18 of 1484	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	103 of 1447	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	57 of 1404	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	73.4	325 of 1465	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	174 of 1465	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	54 of 1467	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	83.2	200 of 1466	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	101 of 1485	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	181 of 1498	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	118 of 1518	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	141 of 1499	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	76.1	386 of 1535	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	224 of 1536	85.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	93 of 1181	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	83.0	116 of 1175	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.8	115 of 1190	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	109 of 1215	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	101 of 1242	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	84.4	156 of 1249	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	388 of 1271	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.6	287 of 1309	78.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

White (2026)92nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science98%+35 vs state

Mathematics91%+30 vs state

English Language Arts91%+28 vs state

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Friday, February 1, 2019

Ayersville is a solid family orientated school. Great educational and extra-curricular activities. New school shows community support. Close Quote

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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
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
Tinora Elementary School	Public	K-6	5751 Domersville Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 497-1022	355	18	19.7	30.4%	306 (86.2%)	3 (0.8%)	37 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	77.2	374^th of 1560 public elementary schools	76.0%		79	338^th of 1558 public elementary schools	78.3%	36		73.1	94.8			74.6	74.1			$14,457
Holgate Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 Joe E Brown Ave	Holgate	43527	Henry County	Holgate Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 264-5231	162	10	16.2		132 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	71.7	501^st of 1560 public elementary schools	67.9%		65.3	618^th of 1558 public elementary schools	60.3%	117	76.9	85.2	75.0	76.0		81.5	57.1	73.1		$16,743
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
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
Miller City Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 N Main St	Miller City	45864	Putnam County	Miller City-New Cleveland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 876-3174	240	16	15.4		231 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	93.7	12^th of 1560 public elementary schools	99.2%		93.9	6^th of 1558 public elementary schools	99.6%	6	95.7	94.4	95.7	95.7		97.2	95.7	97.9		$13,063
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%)	75.6	420^th of 1560 public elementary schools	73.1%		81.2	272^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	82.5%	148	61.8	67.3	90.5	64.5	79.3	90.9	76.7	78.2	70.5	$10,579
Patrick Henry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	E076 County Road 7	Hamler	43524	Henry County	Patrick Henry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 274-3015	333	21	15.8		290 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	82.5	228^th of 1560 public elementary schools	85.4%		83.7	200^th of 1558 public elementary schools	87.2%	28		76.1	98.1			81.7	77.4			$14,340
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ayersville Elementary School

Is Ayersville Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Ayersville Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 38^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ayersville Elementary School?

Students at Ayersville Elementary School are 86% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ayersville Elementary School attend?

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

High : Ayersville High School

How many students attend Ayersville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 322 students attended Ayersville Elementary School.

What district is Ayersville Elementary School in?

Ayersville Local

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