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Big Walnut Elementary School

Public Grades K-3

Summary

Big Walnut Elementary School is a public elementary school in Sunbury, Ohio, serving 387 students in grades K-4 and part of the Big Walnut Local School District. The school has consistently strong academic performance, with the majority of students scoring proficient or better in both Mathematics and English Language Arts on state assessments, outperforming state averages.

Big Walnut Elementary School's academic program is on par or slightly higher than other nearby schools in the district, and the school has a focus on supporting high-achieving students through its gifted and talented program. The school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, which may contribute to its strong academic outcomes. However, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, an area that could benefit from further investigation and targeted interventions.

Compared to nearby schools, Big Walnut Elementary School has a predominantly white student population, with a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. While this may be a consideration for some families, the school's strong academic performance, focus on gifted education, and effective resource allocation suggest it is a well-regarded educational institution within the Big Walnut Local School District.

295

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,958

Per pupil spending ?

13.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

940 S Old 3c Rd
Sunbury, OH 43074-8903

(740) 965-3902

District: Big Walnut Local

Students who attend Big Walnut Elementary School usually attend:

Elementary:	Big Walnut Intermediate School
Middle:	Big Walnut Middle School
High:	Big Walnut High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.0%

Two or more races:

6.8%

African American:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2014 → 69th in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (73% vs 63% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg73%

Ohio avg63%

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Big Walnut Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	72.8	485 of 1577	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.5	379 of 1596	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	375 of 1588	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.3	250 of 1610	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	165 of 1676	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	161 of 1636	90.2%	★★★★★
2017	80.7	262 of 1651	84.1%	★★★★☆
2016	78.6	350 of 1678	79.1%	★★★★☆
2015	76.5	392 of 1684	76.7%	★★★★☆
2014	71.0	590 of 1687	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.4	358 of 1701	79.0%	★★★★☆
2012	81.8	134 of 1709	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	82.2	133 of 1686	92.1%	★★★★★
2010	69.7	574 of 1662	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.0	359 of 1610	77.7%	★★★★☆
2008	72.8	442 of 1582	72.1%	★★★★☆
2007	64.1	696 of 1609	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.2	705 of 1504	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.8	689 of 1501	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.0	363 of 1471	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	69.6	498 of 1466	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	420 of 1483	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	320 of 1488	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	179 of 1467	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	61 of 1502	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	183 of 1518	87.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	70.2	2 of 759	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	59.7	643 of 1484	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	772 of 1404	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	74.5	417 of 1485	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	294 of 1498	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	389 of 1518	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	288 of 1499	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	116 of 1535	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	108 of 1536	93.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	64.0	470 of 1190	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	490 of 1215	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	387 of 1242	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.2	258 of 1249	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	120 of 1271	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	145 of 1309	88.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)100th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2024)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)66th percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)61st percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)57th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+13 vs state

Mathematics71%+7 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)			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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Big Walnut Elementary School	Public	K-3	940 S Old 3c Rd	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 965-3902	295	17	17.3	13.2%	239 (81.0%)	13 (4.4%)	11 (3.7%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)								(n/a)		71.4			73.8			$13,958
General Rosecrans Elementary	Public	K-3	301 S. Miller Drive	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 965-3010	296	18	16.4	18.2%	255 (86.1%)	5 (1.7%)	11 (3.7%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)								(n/a)		81.1			70.3			$12,525
Big Walnut Intermediate School	Public	4-5	777 Cheshire Rd	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 965-7800	663	32	20.7	21.4%	578 (87.2%)	7 (1.1%)	41 (6.2%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)								(n/a)	75.6		75.7	76.7		72.8	90.3	$11,412
Prairie Run Elementary School	Public	K-4	701 N Miller Dr	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 965-7850	352	20	17.6	21.9%	315 (89.5%)	5 (1.4%)	10 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)								(n/a)		80.6			74.0			$7,942
Johnnycake Corners Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6783 Falling Meadows Dr	Galena	43021	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5650	611	35	17.4	6.5%	478 (78.2%)	22 (3.6%)	24 (3.9%)	50 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	85	171^st of 1558 public elementary schools	89.0%		86.2	140^th of 1577 public elementary schools	91.1%	31	83.9	85.0	87.7	85.6	80.0	83.0	85.6	$14,182
Hylen Souders Elementary School	Public	K-3	4121 Miller Paul Rd	Galena	43021	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 965-3200	289	17	17.0	27.3%	240 (83.0%)	2 (0.7%)	34 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)								(n/a)		59.6			64.9			$11,782
Fouse Elementary School	Public	K-5	5800 S Old 3c Hwy	Westerville	43082	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7400	459	26	18.0	33.3%	285 (62.1%)	61 (13.3%)	81 (17.6%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	75.2	426^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.7%		79.6	325^th of 1577 public elementary schools	79.4%	101	78.9	79.1	80.6	82.1	59.3	75.0	84.2	$14,062
Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 Grand Oak Blvd	Galena	43021	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4750	546	31	17.4	8.6%	407 (74.5%)	16 (2.9%)	27 (4.9%)	42 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.9%)	85.1	168^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.2%		84.4	208^th of 1577 public elementary schools	86.8%	40	82.4	88.2	81.5	78.9	90.2	81.5	89.6	$15,180
Alcott Elementary School	Public	K-5	7117 Mount Royal Ave	Westerville	43082	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7350	537	28	18.9	22.0%	378 (70.4%)	83 (15.5%)	21 (3.9%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.4%)	89.7	62^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	96.0%		89.7	59^th of 1577 public elementary schools	96.3%	3	95.6	87.5	90.0	88.6	85.6	87.0	95.6	$11,960
Freedom Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6743 Bale Kenyon Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5700	605	34	17.9	16.0%	359 (59.3%)	43 (7.1%)	45 (7.4%)	117 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.6%)	83.2	216^th of 1558 public elementary schools	86.1%		81.8	272^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	82.8%	56	76.5	90.1	87.7	79.2	94.5	73.6	81.7	$15,199

Frequently Asked Questions about Big Walnut Elementary School

How many students attend Big Walnut Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended Big Walnut Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Big Walnut Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Big Walnut Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Elementary : Big Walnut Intermediate School
Middle : Big Walnut Middle School
High : Big Walnut High School

What is the racial makeup of Big Walnut Elementary School?

Students at Big Walnut Elementary School are 81% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Big Walnut Elementary School in?

Big Walnut Local

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