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Fort Recovery Elementary School

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Fort Recovery Elementary School ranks 204 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

204^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Fort Recovery Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 510 students in grades PK-5 in the small town of Fort Recovery, Ohio. This high-performing school is part of the Fort Recovery Local School District, which is ranked 38th out of 828 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fort Recovery Elementary School consistently excels academically, with a high percentage of students scoring proficient or better on state assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, 94.9% of 4th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 69.1%. The school also has very low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 1.8% to 4.3% in recent years, indicating strong student engagement. Additionally, Fort Recovery Elementary School ranks 69th out of 759 Ohio elementary schools for its performance with gifted and talented students, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Fort Recovery Elementary School is a standout performer, it faces competition from some nearby top-ranked schools, such as Marion Local Elementary School and St. Henry Elementary School, which have even stronger academic results, particularly in math and English language arts. Additionally, Fort Recovery Elementary School has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 11.42% to 16.47% in recent years, compared to some nearby schools with much higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students.

513

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,152

Per pupil spending ?

12.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

865 Sharpsburg Rd
Fort Recovery, OH 45846-9746

(419) 375-2768

District: Fort Recovery Local

Students who attend Fort Recovery Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fort Recovery Middle School
High:	Fort Recovery High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.5%

Hispanic:

2.7%

Two or more races:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2022 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (84% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2022) to 87th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg84%

Ohio avg64%

204^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th of 828Fort Recovery 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
2025	83.6	204 of 1558	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	158 of 1577	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	237 of 1596	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	104 of 1588	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	167 of 1610	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	153 of 1676	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	253 of 1636	84.5%	★★★★☆
2017	82.2	215 of 1651	87.0%	★★★★☆
2016	70.8	578 of 1678	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.4	365 of 1684	78.3%	★★★★☆
2014	74.5	446 of 1687	73.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.5	392 of 1701	77.0%	★★★★☆
2012	79.8	210 of 1709	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	82.0	138 of 1686	91.8%	★★★★★
2010	86.7	39 of 1662	97.7%	★★★★★
2009	81.0	172 of 1610	89.3%	★★★★☆
2008	81.7	174 of 1582	89.0%	★★★★☆
2007	78.8	235 of 1609	85.4%	★★★★☆
2006	83.3	109 of 1504	92.8%	★★★★★
2005	82.5	157 of 1501	89.5%	★★★★☆
2004	79.4	231 of 1471	84.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	317 of 1452	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	188 of 1466	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	131 of 1483	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	47 of 1488	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	123 of 1467	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	117 of 1502	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	78.2	288 of 1518	81.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	68.2	69 of 759	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	112 of 1466	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	136 of 1485	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	244 of 1498	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	125 of 1518	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	274 of 1499	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	182 of 1535	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	182 of 1536	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	197 of 1175	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	166 of 1190	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	235 of 1215	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	112 of 1242	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	80.2	226 of 1249	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	186 of 1271	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	279 of 1309	78.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)91st percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics87%+24 vs state

Science84%+21 vs state

English Language Arts80%+16 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)						Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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 Science 8th 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Fort Recovery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	865 Sharpsburg Rd	Fort Recovery	45846	Mercer County	Fort Recovery Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 375-2768	513	27	19.1	12.5%	495 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	83.6	204^th of 1558 public elementary schools	86.9%		85.6	158^th of 1577 public elementary schools	90.0%	46	84.2		83.3	94.9	82.9				73.3	86.4	80.3					$11,152
St Henry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	251 E Columbus St	Saint Henry	45883	Mercer County	St Henry Consolidated Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 678-4834	489	25	19.2	6.7%	467 (95.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92.1	27^th of 1558 public elementary schools	98.3%		92.5	19^th of 1577 public elementary schools	98.8%	8			97.6	100.0					85.9	91.8						$11,595
Coldwater Elementary School	Public	K-4	310 N 2nd St	Coldwater	45828	Mercer County	Coldwater Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 678-2613	667	35	19.0		639 (95.8%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	86.6	128^th of 1558 public elementary schools	91.8%		86.8	129^th of 1577 public elementary schools	91.8%	1			87.9	90.4					80.7	88.0						$10,560
Mississinawa Valley Elementary School	Public	K-6	10480 Staudt Rd	Union City	45390	Darke County	Mississinawa Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 968-4464	307	29	10.5		262 (85.3%)	7 (2.3%)	25 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	67.2	581^st of 1558 public elementary schools	62.7%		74.6	444^th of 1577 public elementary schools	71.8%	137	70.2		68.2	62.9	70.2	64.9			72.7	71.4	78.7	54.1				$17,656
Celina Elementary School	Public	K-6	1225 W Logan St	Celina	45822	Mercer County	Celina City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 586-8300	1,224	78	15.6	50.7%	1,018 (83.2%)	15 (1.2%)	52 (4.2%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (6.7%)	48 (3.9%)	67.8	573^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	63.2%		69.5	552^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	65.0%	21	70.9		65.5	86.9	88.4	69.0			69.6	54.4	72.7	53.0				$11,934
Marion Local Elementary School	Public	K-8	7956 State Route 119	Maria Stein	45860	Mercer County	Marion Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 925-4595	710	42	17.1	4.5%	693 (97.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	93.6	11^th of 1558 public elementary schools	99.3%		94	5^th of 1577 public elementary schools	99.7%	6	97.4	96.4	97.0	100.0	100.0	95.4	93.9	100.0	89.1	88.1	96.2	83.1	94.4	89.3	100.0	$10,521
Ansonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	600 E Canal St	Ansonia	45303	Darke County	Ansonia Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 337-5141	495	31	15.9	60.8%	469 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	82.1	254^th of 1558 public elementary schools	83.7%		77.7	370^th of 1577 public elementary schools	76.5%	116	78.0		84.9	94.2	83.1	79.2			73.6	84.6	84.7	58.3				$11,931

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Recovery Elementary School

What district is Fort Recovery Elementary School in?

Fort Recovery Local

Is Fort Recovery Elementary School a good school?

Fort Recovery Elementary School ranks 204^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fort Recovery Elementary School?

Students at Fort Recovery Elementary School are 96% White, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Fort Recovery Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Fort Recovery Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Fort Recovery Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fort Recovery Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fort Recovery Middle School
High : Fort Recovery High School

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2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026

2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 Ohio State Tests scoresSep 17, 2025

2023–24 school spending dataDec 2, 2024

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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