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Hylen Souders Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

Summary

Hylen Souders Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 377 students in grades K-4 in Galena, Ohio. It is part of the Big Walnut Local School District, which is ranked 183 out of 839 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hylen Souders generally performs above the state average in both math and English language arts proficiency for 3rd and 4th grade students, but lags behind the performance of the overall Big Walnut Local district. The school has a strong focus on advanced academics, ranking 2nd out of 759 Ohio elementary schools for its gifted and talented program in the 2017-2018 school year. However, Hylen Souders has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.9% in 2019-2020 to 13.6% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average and the performance of nearby schools like General Rosecrans Elementary and Big Walnut Elementary School.

While Hylen Souders performs well academically compared to the state average, its statewide ranking has dropped from 281 out of 1,676 Ohio elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 559 out of 1,577 in 2023-2024, indicating a decline in overall performance compared to other schools in the state. The school also has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 25.46% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which may be contributing to its lower performance compared to nearby schools with more affluent student populations.

289

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,782

Per pupil spending ?

27.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4121 Miller Paul Rd
Galena, OH 43021-9641

(740) 965-3200

District: Big Walnut Local

Students who attend Hylen Souders Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.0%

Hispanic:

11.8%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2014 → 65th in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (69% vs 63% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg76%

Ohio avg63%

Not ranked this year

Hylen Souders 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	69.0	559 of 1577	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	586 of 1596	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	712 of 1588	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.7	486 of 1610	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.9	281 of 1676	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	497 of 1636	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.8	831 of 1651	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	69.3	616 of 1678	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.9	443 of 1684	73.7%	★★★★☆
2014	74.6	439 of 1687	74.0%	★★★★☆
2013	77.2	325 of 1701	80.9%	★★★★☆
2012	84.0	77 of 1709	95.5%	★★★★★
2011	80.1	205 of 1686	87.8%	★★★★☆
2010	76.3	345 of 1662	79.2%	★★★★☆
2009	75.4	342 of 1610	78.8%	★★★★☆
2008	72.2	454 of 1582	71.3%	★★★★☆
2007	68.7	557 of 1609	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.2	706 of 1504	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.1	607 of 1501	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	77.6	276 of 1471	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	70.3	482 of 1466	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	639 of 1483	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	767 of 1488	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.0	619 of 1467	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.3	320 of 1502	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	294 of 1518	80.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

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

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	61.4	77 of 239	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	47.2	876 of 1484	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	949 of 1447	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1161 of 1419	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	953 of 1404	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	735 of 1465	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	66.5	570 of 1485	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	439 of 1498	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	605 of 1518	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.4	346 of 1499	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	210 of 1535	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	622 of 1536	59.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	63.2	482 of 1190	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	424 of 1215	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	606 of 1242	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	345 of 1249	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	237 of 1271	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	504 of 1309	61.5%	★★★☆☆

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+30 vs school

Hispanic (2018)68th percentile~ school

Female (2024)67th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)62nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)59th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)41st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+8 vs state

Mathematics66%+4 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)			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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Hylen Souders Elementary School	Public	K-4	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)		66.3			71.3			$11,782
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%)	85.2	154^th of 1560 public elementary schools	90.1%		89.7	62^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	96.0%	92	85.7	85.6	86.2	85.1	78.9	81.9	91.2	$11,960
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%)	70.5	527^th of 1560 public elementary schools	66.2%		75.2	426^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.7%	101	75.0	69.0	77.5	76.7	66.2	70.4	79.2	$14,062
Robert Frost Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 North Spring Rd	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7280	420	25	17.1	26.7%	290 (69.0%)	72 (17.1%)	29 (6.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	77.9	354^th of 1560 public elementary schools	77.3%		80	308^th of 1558 public elementary schools	80.2%	46	77.4	76.2	85.5	72.6	73.1	80.3	83.9	$13,376
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)		68.3			75.6			$13,958
McVay Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 S Hempstead Rd	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7230	591	27	21.9	34.2%	317 (53.6%)	156 (26.4%)	38 (6.4%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.2%)	76.7	389^th of 1560 public elementary schools	75.1%		75.3	422^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	72.9%	33	79.3	72.5	77.5	75.9	76.9	75.9	83.8	$12,401
Mark Twain Elementary School	Public	K-5	799 E Walnut St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7200	398	20	19.7	29.9%	247 (62.1%)	81 (20.4%)	26 (6.5%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)	79.8	303^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	80.6%		78.4	356^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.2%	53	89.4	69.5	90.6	83.3	64.4	81.1	93.9	$13,042
New Albany Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	5101 Swickard Woods Blvd	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 413-8700	507	29	17.4	10.5%	340 (67.1%)	49 (9.7%)	32 (6.3%)	57 (11.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)								(n/a)								$10,039
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)		87.2			75.9			$12,525
Cherrington Elementary School	Public	K-5	522 Cherrington Rd	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7050	338	18	18.7	55.6%	149 (44.1%)	112 (33.1%)	37 (10.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.7%)	42.7	998^th of 1560 public elementary schools	36.0%		58.8	751^st of 1558 public elementary schools	51.8%	247	60.5	48.9	59.4	46.5	44.4	54.7	76.7	$12,603

Frequently Asked Questions about Hylen Souders Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Hylen Souders Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hylen Souders Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Hylen Souders Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Hylen Souders Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hylen Souders Elementary School?

Students at Hylen Souders Elementary School are 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Hylen Souders Elementary School in?

Big Walnut Local

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