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Black River Education Center Elementary School

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Black River Education Center Elementary School ranks 855 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

855^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Black River Education Center Elementary School is a PK–5 school with 443 students in Sullivan, Ohio, and it is the only elementary school in the Black River Local district, which serves a rural area of north-central Ohio and ranks 369th of 773 Ohio districts. In 2025–26 the school ranked 855th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 45th percentile, or 2 stars out of 5 — placing it slightly below the middle of the state and in the lower half of its local area.

Test results sit close to the state average in grades 3 and 4 but clearly behind in grade 5, the school's final year: 53.1% of fifth graders were proficient in math versus 59.1% statewide, and 61.7% in English language arts versus 70.4%. Year-to-year swings are large — a single class can move a grade-level result by 20 points or more — so one year's numbers are a weak signal on their own. Chronic absenteeism is the clearest outlier: 15.4% of students were chronically absent, roughly double the rate at nearby Norwayne Elementary School and Cloverleaf Elementary School (8.9% each) and more than double Keystone Elementary School (6.9%).

The bigger story is the trend. Five years ago the school ranked in the 77th percentile; it has slid steadily since. Special education students have fallen from the 81st percentile in 2020–21 to the 13th in 2025–26, among the bottom seventh of Ohio schools. Meanwhile, the student–teacher ratio rose from 18.0 to 19.2. Several neighboring schools are achieving more with less: Norwayne Elementary School ranks in the 86th percentile on the lowest per-student spending in the group, and Northwestern Elementary School and Cloverleaf Elementary School rank 80th and 74th. The school's closest statistical match is New London Elementary School, also in the 45th percentile. Poverty data is not reported for this school, and spending figures date to 2018–19.

443

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,877

Per pupil spending ?

0.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

93.1%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 6.9% (any vaccine)

257 County Road 40
Sullivan, OH 44880-9731

(419) 736-2161

District: Black River Local

Students who attend Black River Education Center Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Black River Education Center Middle School
High:	Black River High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.4%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Hispanic:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg62%

Ohio avg64%

855^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

369^th of 773Black River 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	52.2	855 of 1560	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.5	775 of 1558	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	822 of 1577	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.7	712 of 1596	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	576 of 1588	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.7	369 of 1610	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	502 of 1676	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	620 of 1636	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.7	748 of 1651	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.8	547 of 1678	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.4	458 of 1684	72.8%	★★★★☆
2014	61.7	875 of 1687	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.7	1090 of 1701	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.1	991 of 1709	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.2	947 of 1686	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	71.2	523 of 1662	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.5	549 of 1610	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.0	435 of 1582	72.5%	★★★★☆
2007	73.4	419 of 1609	74.0%	★★★★☆
2006	72.1	406 of 1504	73.0%	★★★★☆
2005	66.7	526 of 1501	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.8	636 of 1471	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	45.8	401 of 824	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.6	142 of 765	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	245 of 956	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	47.5	496 of 1021	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	788 of 1452	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.8	713 of 1452	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	690 of 1466	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	518 of 1483	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	476 of 1488	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.0	338 of 1467	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	347 of 1502	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	627 of 1518	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	60.2	59 of 128	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	586 of 759	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	796 of 1467	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.0	681 of 1473	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	729 of 1484	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	687 of 1447	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	473 of 1419	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.2	317 of 1404	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	686 of 1465	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	309 of 1465	78.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	836 of 1467	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.1	739 of 1466	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	850 of 1485	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	814 of 1498	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.6	614 of 1518	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.4	367 of 1499	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	492 of 1535	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	573 of 1536	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	795 of 914	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	807 of 935	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	483 of 900	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	500 of 856	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	923 of 1181	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	832 of 1175	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	875 of 1190	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.3	759 of 1215	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	654 of 1242	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.3	373 of 1249	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	501 of 1271	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	703 of 1309	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2022)54th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile~ school

Female (2026)46th percentile~ school

Male (2026)43rd percentile~ school

White (2026)22nd percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts63%~ state avg

Mathematics62%~ state avg

Science60%~ 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)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Black River Education Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	257 County Road 40	Sullivan	44880	Ashland County	Black River Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 736-2161	443	23	19.2	—	405 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	52.2	855^th of 1560 public elementary schools	45.2%		57.5	775^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.3%	80	60.5	61.8	70.1	53.1	63.8	62.7	61.7	93.1%	6.9%	$14,877
Mapleton Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 Mountie Dr	Ashland	44805	Ashland County	Mapleton Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 945-2188	363	20	18.4	—	354 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	70	541^st of 1560 public elementary schools	65.3%		72.7	478^th of 1558 public elementary schools	69.3%	63	75.4	68.0	87.3	56.1	80.4	65.1	78.9	90.4%	9.6%	$11,329
Westwood Elementary School	Public	K-3	305 Union St	Wellington	44090	Lorain County	Wellington Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 647-3636	294	19	15.8	58.5%	257 (87.4%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)								(n/a)		50.7			57.9			94.8%	3.9%	$13,647
New London Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Wildcat Dr	New London	44851	Huron County	New London Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 929-8117	464	26	17.8	—	425 (91.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.2%)	52.1	857^th of 1560 public elementary schools	45.1%		53.6	839^th of 1558 public elementary schools	46.1%	18	67.1	69.4	74.0	52.9	48.4	58.9	64.3	86.7%	8.3%	$16,461
Cloverleaf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8337 Friendsville Rd	Seville	44273	Medina County	Cloverleaf Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 302-0102	1,123	59	18.9	—	1,036 (92.3%)	6 (0.5%)	29 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (3.8%)	76.1	406^th of 1560 public elementary schools	74.0%		79	337^th of 1558 public elementary schools	78.4%	69	75.0	70.3	88.5	80.2	72.9	73.4	82.0	88.8%	8.8%	$11,577
Northwestern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7334 N Elyria Rd	West Salem	44287	Wayne County	Northwestern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 846-3519	632	37	16.8	43.7%	597 (94.5%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	79.7	310^th of 1560 public elementary schools	80.1%		78.5	353^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	77.3%	43	77.1	79.7	92.3	86.7	75.9	76.0	77.1	92.6%	7.5%	$12,471
Keystone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	531 Opportunity Way	Lagrange	44050	Lorain County	Keystone Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 355-5134	655	38	17.2	35.1%	582 (88.9%)	8 (1.2%)	36 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	55.5	802^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	48.6%		54.5	823^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	47.2%	21	71.9	55.0	75.9	62.8	64.5	50.0	70.2	91.9%	2.3%	$11,540
Edison Elementary School	Public	2-3	1202 Masters Ave	Ashland	44805	Ashland County	Ashland City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 289-7965	411	21	19.4	67.4%	363 (88.3%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.1%)								(n/a)		86.0			85.0					$11,173
Reagan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	850 Jackson Dr	Ashland	44805	Ashland County	Ashland City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 289-7964	532	22	24.4	54.3%	492 (92.5%)	6 (1.1%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)								(n/a)								88.1%	4.1%	$9,414
Norwayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	286 S. Main Street	Creston	44217	Wayne County	Norwayne Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 435-6383	539	29	18.4	40.6%	507 (94.1%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	82.9	216^th of 1560 public elementary schools	86.2%		82.2	250^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.0%	34	87.3	72.8	92.0	74.7	85.9	85.3	83.3	85.9%	8.2%	$11,087

Frequently Asked Questions about Black River Education Center Elementary School

Is Black River Education Center Elementary School a good school?

Black River Education Center Elementary School ranks 855^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Black River Education Center Elementary School?

Students at Black River Education Center Elementary School are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Black River Education Center Elementary School in?

Black River Local

How many students attend Black River Education Center Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Black River Education Center Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Black River Education Center Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Black River Education Center Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Black River Education Center Middle School
High : Black River High School

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