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Berne Union Elementary School

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Berne Union Elementary School ranks 488 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Berne Union Elementary School is a PK–6 elementary school serving 447 students in Sugar Grove, Ohio, in the Berne Union Local district. In 2025–2026, the school ranked 488th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 69th percentile, with 3 stars — while its district placed 289th of 773, or the 63rd percentile, also with 3 stars. That puts Berne Union above the state median, though below its own recent high of the 80th percentile and 4 stars in 2024–2025. Its PK–6 grade span is wider than most nearby schools, which typically end at 4th or 5th grade, so comparisons are most meaningful in grades 3–5.

English language arts and science are the school's clearest strengths. In 2025–2026, every tested ELA grade scored above the state average, with the biggest margins in 3rd grade (88.9% vs. 63.4%) and 6th grade (83.9% vs. 56.0%). Fifth-grade science reached 84.0%, 21.3 points above the state's 62.7%, and higher than Amanda-Clearcreek Elementary School, Tarhe Trails Elementary School, Mt. Pleasant Elementary School, Medill Elementary School, Gorsuch West Elementary School, and Tallmadge Elementary School. Sixth-grade math (78.6%) and ELA (83.9%) are also strong, but no nearby school reports 6th-grade scores for comparison. Among local peers, only Central Elementary School (98th percentile) and Chieftain Elementary School (94th), both in Logan-Hocking Local, rank well above Berne Union, while Bremen Elementary School in Fairfield Union Local is close behind at the 63rd percentile.

Fourth-grade math is the clearest academic concern: 49.2% proficient versus the state's 67.3%, an 18.1-point gap and lower than every nearby school with reported data; it also dropped from 80.9% the prior year, though that reflects a different cohort. Other considerations include a student-teacher ratio of 21.2 in 2024–2025, the highest among nearby schools with reported data, and chronic absenteeism of 13.6% — better than the district's 14.8%, though Amanda-Clearcreek (11.6%), Tarhe Trails (12.5%), Bremen (13.0%), and Chieftain (12.2%) reported lower rates. Subgroup rankings, meanwhile, have often placed special education and low-income students in the 70s–80s percentiles.

447

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,758

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

506 N Main St
Sugar Grove, OH 43155-9500

(740) 746-9668

District: Berne Union Local

Students who attend Berne Union Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Berne Union High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.5%

Two or more races:

4.9%

Hispanic:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 55th percentile in 2022 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (74% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 69th (2026) from a 55th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Ohio median (69th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg74%

Ohio avg62%

488^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

289^th of 773Berne Union 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	72.3	488 of 1560	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.0	310 of 1558	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	575 of 1577	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	620 of 1596	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	720 of 1588	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	654 of 1676	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.8	391 of 1636	76.1%	★★★★☆
2017	81.3	240 of 1651	85.5%	★★★★☆
2016	84.0	178 of 1678	89.4%	★★★★☆
2015	81.9	226 of 1684	86.6%	★★★★☆
2014	76.3	371 of 1687	78.0%	★★★★☆
2013	67.3	710 of 1701	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	80.3	191 of 1709	88.8%	★★★★☆
2011	78.8	243 of 1686	85.6%	★★★★☆
2010	75.7	373 of 1662	77.6%	★★★★☆
2009	70.6	510 of 1610	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.2	358 of 1582	77.4%	★★★★☆
2007	62.7	742 of 1609	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.6	553 of 1504	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	78.8	248 of 1501	83.5%	★★★★☆
2004	70.8	442 of 1471	70.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	57.1	268 of 824	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	231 of 956	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	144 of 1021	85.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	408 of 1452	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	366 of 1452	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	574 of 1466	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	621 of 1483	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	630 of 1488	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	687 of 1502	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.1	465 of 1518	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	454 of 1467	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.8	241 of 1473	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	434 of 1484	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	648 of 1447	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	828 of 1419	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.5	367 of 1465	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	73 of 1465	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	456 of 1467	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	81.6	237 of 1466	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	569 of 1485	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	561 of 1498	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	748 of 1518	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	562 of 1535	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.1	381 of 1536	75.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	62.9	239 of 900	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	153 of 856	82.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	488 of 1181	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.8	368 of 1175	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	612 of 1190	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	689 of 1215	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	762 of 1242	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	708 of 1271	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.6	494 of 1309	62.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)73rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile~ school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile+13 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science84%+21 vs state

English Language Arts79%+16 vs state

Mathematics66%+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)				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 (2024)	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
Berne Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 N Main St	Sugar Grove	43155	Fairfield County	Berne Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 746-9668	447	21	21.2		418 (93.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	72.3	488^th of 1560 public elementary schools	68.7%		80	310^th of 1558 public elementary schools	80.1%	178	84.0	74.1	49.2	62.7	78.6	88.9	65.6	78.4	83.9	$14,758
Chieftain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	28296 Chieftain Dr	Logan	43138	Hocking County	Logan-Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 385-1171	347	21	16.5		320 (92.2%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	88.4	93^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	94.0%		67.8	572^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	63.3%	479		84.4	96.8			90.6	82.5			$11,881
Tallmadge Elementary School	Public	K-5	694 Talmadge Ave	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 687-7336	486	26	18.6	80.0%	407 (83.7%)	18 (3.7%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	39.1	1039^th of 1560 public elementary schools	33.4%		35.1	1067^th of 1558 public elementary schools	31.5%	28	43.3	65.8	57.1	46.7		63.8	53.3	46.7		$11,088
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-5	712 N Broad St	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 687-7338	530	27	19.6	67.9%	418 (78.9%)	24 (4.5%)	27 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.5%)	41	1019^th of 1560 public elementary schools	34.7%		51.6	870^th of 1558 public elementary schools	44.2%	149	54.1	58.2	55.6	47.1		58.8	54.4	58.8		$11,198
Medill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1160 Sheridan Dr	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 687-7352	530	27	19.6	63.0%	460 (86.8%)	13 (2.5%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.8%)	48.8	904^th of 1560 public elementary schools	42.1%		50.4	890^th of 1558 public elementary schools	42.9%	14	64.2	67.9	61.3	48.1		62.5	50.0	65.4		$11,499
Gorsuch West Elementary School	Public	K-5	440 Trace Dr	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 687-7332	530	30	17.6	78.5%	415 (78.3%)	33 (6.2%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.0%)	42.2	1002^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	35.8%		33.5	1086^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.3%	84	49.3	55.8	70.5	30.7		57.3	64.0	60.0		$11,894
Bremen Elementary School	Public	K-4	210 Strayer Ave	Bremen	43107	Fairfield County	Fairfield Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 569-4135	354	18	20.2	48.8%	345 (97.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	67.8	573^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	63.3%		57.7	765^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.9%	192		66.3	83.3			63.8	76.4			$10,466
Bridges	Public	2-8	425 Whittier Dr N	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 687-3494	18	0	16.2		17 (94.4%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$7,735
Tarhe Trails Elementary School	Public	K-5	2141 Greencrest Way	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 687-7330	611	30	20.3	49.8%	513 (84.0%)	19 (3.1%)	15 (2.5%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.2%)	63.5	666^th of 1560 public elementary schools	57.3%		62.6	679^th of 1558 public elementary schools	56.4%	13	68.8	65.0	78.2	67.0		68.3	59.1	75.3		$10,812
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	445 N Market St	Logan	43138	Hocking County	Logan-Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 380-4664	388	25	15.5		371 (95.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	92.1	31^st of 1560 public elementary schools	98.0%		83.9	192^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	87.7%	161		84.1	98.5			98.4	95.4			$10,436

Frequently Asked Questions about Berne Union Elementary School

How many students attend Berne Union Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Berne Union Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Berne Union Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Berne Union Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Berne Union High School

What is the racial makeup of Berne Union Elementary School?

Students at Berne Union Elementary School are 94% White, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Berne Union Elementary School in?

Berne Union Local

Is Berne Union Elementary School a good school?

Berne Union Elementary School ranks 488^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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