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Bright Elementary School

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Bright Elementary School ranks 609 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

609^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Bright Elementary School is a PK–6 school in Hillsboro, OH, in the Bright Local district, serving 432 students. It currently ranks 609th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools for 2025–2026—61st percentile, 3 stars. Bright reached the 80th percentile in 2018–2019 and 2022–2023 and earned 4-star ratings from 2021–2022 through 2023–2024, but slipped to 65th percentile in 2024–2025 and 61st in 2025–2026. Nearby, Russellville Elementary School (89th, 4 stars), Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School (75th, 4), and Hillsboro Intermediate School (71st, 4) rank higher, while Mt Orab Primary Elementary School (54th), North Adams Elementary School (53rd), and Peebles Elementary School (42nd) are behind.

Academics are uneven. In 2025–2026, 3rd grade math (84.6% proficient) and ELA (81.1%) are far above Ohio averages and among the strongest locally. 6th grade is solid—59.5% math, 64.3% ELA—above state averages and ahead of the other two comparison schools with 6th grade data. But 4th grade ELA is 59.4%, below the state average and near the bottom locally. 5th grade science is 61.7%, slightly below state, and 5th grade math is 59.6%, barely above state; the top nearby schools outperform the school in both. Watch items: improving 4th grade ELA and 5th grade science/math and reversing the overall rank decline.

The school serves a high-poverty population: 65.74% free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025. Its 7.4% chronic absenteeism rate in 2025–2026 is the lowest among nearby schools and has improved from 18.3% in 2021–2022. The low-SES subgroup is exceptionally strong—84th percentile (4 stars) in 2025–2026 and 93rd (5 stars) in 2023–2024. Still, some subgroups have declined: male students fell from 83rd percentile in 2023–2024 to 56th in 2025–2026, and special education students dropped from 85th in 2022–2023 to 64th in 2024–2025. The 16:1 student-teacher ratio is moderate locally, and 2018–2019 per-student spending was $8,918, on the low side. Maintaining low absenteeism and strong low-SES outcomes while addressing recent subgroup drops will be key.

432

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,551

Per pupil spending ?

65.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6100 Fair Ridge Rd
Hillsboro, OH 45133-6616

(937) 927-7010

District: Bright Local

Students who attend Bright Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Whiteoak Junior High School
High:	Whiteoak High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.0%

Two or more races:

4.9%

Hispanic:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2019 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (69% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2019) to 61st (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg69%

Ohio avg62%

609^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

361^st of 773Bright 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	66.3	609 of 1560	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.0	547 of 1558	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.3	358 of 1577	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	321 of 1596	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	427 of 1588	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	503 of 1610	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.1	329 of 1676	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	557 of 1636	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.8	706 of 1651	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.8	760 of 1678	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.5	1081 of 1684	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.4	1199 of 1687	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.1	1126 of 1701	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.6	1207 of 1709	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.3	1041 of 1686	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.1	992 of 1662	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.5	1140 of 1610	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.3	1029 of 1582	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.0	1028 of 1609	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.0	1122 of 1504	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.1	1317 of 1501	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.1	1154 of 1471	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	57.0	271 of 824	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	490 of 1452	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.7	597 of 1452	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	468 of 1466	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.7	367 of 1483	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	481 of 1488	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.9	395 of 1467	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	376 of 1502	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	583 of 1518	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	238 of 1467	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	69.2	449 of 1473	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.5	104 of 1484	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	82 of 1447	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.4	134 of 1419	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	205 of 1404	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	78 of 1465	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	192 of 1465	86.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	648 of 1467	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.1	495 of 1466	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.4	254 of 1485	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	268 of 1498	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	477 of 1518	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	588 of 1499	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	481 of 1535	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	545 of 1536	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	335 of 935	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	288 of 900	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	131 of 856	84.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	623 of 1181	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.4	587 of 1175	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	405 of 1190	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	379 of 1215	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	503 of 1242	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	514 of 1249	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	539 of 1271	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	655 of 1309	50.0%	★★★☆☆

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)84th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile~ school

Male (2026)56th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts70%+7 vs state

Mathematics68%+7 vs state

Science62%~ state avg

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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
Bright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6100 Fair Ridge Rd	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Bright Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 927-7010	432	27	16.0	65.7%	406 (94.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	66.3	609^th of 1560 public elementary schools	61.0%		69	547^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.9%	62	61.7	84.6	70.3	59.6	59.5	81.1	59.4	76.6	64.3	$12,551
Hillsboro Intermediate School	Public	4-5	500 Us Highway 62	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Hillsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 393-3132	308	19	16.2		278 (90.3%)	6 (1.9%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	74.5	448^th of 1560 public elementary schools	71.3%		80.5	291^st of 1558 public elementary schools	81.3%	157	75.0		84.7	70.6			72.9	76.5		$12,133
Sardinia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7742 Tricounty Hwy	Sardinia	45171	Brown County	Eastern Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 446-2250	274	14	19.5	58.4%	262 (95.6%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	71.1	512^th of 1560 public elementary schools	67.2%		77.1	384^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.4%	128	74.4	83.0	82.1	55.8		80.9	78.6	65.1		$12,426
Hillsboro Primary School	Public	2-3	500 Us Highway 62	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Hillsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 393-3132	344	18	19.1		301 (87.5%)	6 (1.7%)	11 (3.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)								(n/a)		67.6				71.2				$14,038
Hillsboro Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-1	500 Us Highway 62	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Hillsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 393-3132	456	21	21.7		401 (87.9%)	15 (3.3%)	18 (3.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)								(n/a)										$10,089
North Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2295 Moores Rd	Seaman	45679	Adams County	Adams County Ohio Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 386-2516	629	36	17.4		605 (96.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	60.3	727^th of 1560 public elementary schools	53.4%		58.2	758^th of 1558 public elementary schools	51.3%	31	66.3	85.9	69.0	65.2	52.3	70.4	58.6	65.2	53.8	$12,152
Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6760 State Route 134	Lynchburg	45142	Highland County	Lynchburg-Clay Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 364-9119	471	33	14.2	52.9%	447 (94.9%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	76.7	385^th of 1560 public elementary schools	75.3%		78.3	358^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.0%	27	82.6	59.3	81.7	79.7		76.5	81.9	85.7		$13,248
Mt Orab Primary Elementary School	Public	K-4	474 W Main St	Mount Orab	45154	Brown County	Western Brown Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 444-2528	683	39	17.5	70.1%	641 (93.9%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.7%)	60.6	721^st of 1560 public elementary schools	53.8%		60.7	718^th of 1558 public elementary schools	53.9%	3		70.4	70.8			69.1	59.9			$11,211
Peebles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Indian Dr	Peebles	45660	Adams County	Adams County Ohio Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 587-2611	552	32	17.2		527 (95.5%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	48.5	907^th of 1560 public elementary schools	41.9%		48.8	917^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.1%	10	57.6	68.8	50.0	44.1	51.6	67.2	67.6	62.7	45.2	$12,315
Russellville Elementary School	Public	K-5	239 W Main St	Russellville	45168	Brown County	Eastern Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 377-4771	295	14	20.7	47.5%	290 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	84.5	170^th of 1560 public elementary schools	89.1%		79.9	313^th of 1558 public elementary schools	79.9%	143	83.7	91.1	83.3	76.7		84.8	83.3	86.0		$12,494

Frequently Asked Questions about Bright Elementary School

How many students attend Bright Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Bright Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Bright Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Whiteoak Junior High School
High : Whiteoak High School

What district is Bright Elementary School in?

Bright Local

What is the racial makeup of Bright Elementary School?

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

Is Bright Elementary School a good school?

Bright Elementary School ranks 609^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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