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West Elementary School

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West Elementary School ranks 585 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

585^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

West Elementary School is a PK–5 school serving 255 students in the small community of Malta, Ohio, part of the Morgan Local district. It is a standout locally: Morgan Local ranks 468th of 773 Ohio districts (39th percentile, 2 stars), while West Elementary School ranks 585th of 1,560 elementary schools statewide (62nd percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026 — above the state median and well above its district. Its rank dipped to the 43rd–45th percentile in 2020–2021 and 2021–2022 before climbing to the 58th–65th percentile range from 2022–2023 onward. Earlier highs were the 71st–72nd percentile in 2015–2016 and 2017–2018, so the school is strong but not at its historical peak.

Within Morgan Local, West is the strongest of the three elementaries: South Elementary (40th percentile, 2 stars) and East Elementary (36th percentile, 2 stars) both trail by wide margins. The closest academic peer nearby is Duncan Falls Elementary, which also ranks in the 62nd percentile (3 stars). West's strongest results are in grades 4–5: ELA grade 4 at 80.6% proficient (vs. 63.2% district and 61.8% state), ELA grade 5 at 77.4%, math grade 4 at 80.6%, and math grade 5 at 64.5%. Chronic absenteeism is 13.4%, well below the district's 21.0% and lower than almost every nearby school — only Duncan Falls is marginally lower at 13.3%. The student-teacher ratio improved to 12.1 in 2024–2025 from 16.3 in 2022–2023.

The school serves a high-poverty population — free/reduced lunch was 85.94% in 2023–2024 — and its subgroup results are notable: low-income students rank in the 85th percentile (4 stars) in 2025–2026, and special education students ranked in the 92nd percentile (5 stars) in 2024–2025. Relative soft spots are grade 5 science at 61.3% proficient (slightly below the state's 62.7% and down from 77.4% in 2022–2023) and grade 3 math at 66.7%, which beats the state but trails the district's 73.3%. Some data is dated or missing: 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch figures are unavailable, spending data is from 2018–2019, gifted subgroup data is from 2017–2019, and special education data covers only one year.

255

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,256

Per pupil spending ?

59.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

9675 State Route 37
Malta, OH 43758-9727

(740) 342-4873

District: Morgan Local

Students who attend West Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Morgan Middle School
High:	Morgan High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.9%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (71% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg62%

Ohio avg64%

585^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Morgan Local

468^th of 773Morgan 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	67.3	585 of 1560	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.0	546 of 1558	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	577 of 1577	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	666 of 1596	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	910 of 1588	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	881 of 1610	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.1	633 of 1676	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.0	473 of 1636	71.1%	★★★★☆
2017	70.1	594 of 1651	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.0	477 of 1678	71.6%	★★★★☆
2015	66.4	664 of 1684	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.9	929 of 1687	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	68.4	669 of 1701	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.2	693 of 1709	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.9	852 of 1686	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.5	1062 of 1662	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.4	1009 of 1610	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.9	850 of 1582	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.2	915 of 1609	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.7	781 of 1504	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.4	974 of 1501	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.4	979 of 1471	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	569 of 1452	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.8	513 of 1452	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	672 of 1466	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	630 of 1483	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	897 of 1488	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	861 of 1467	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.2	494 of 1502	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	384 of 1518	74.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	42.3	91 of 126	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	655 of 759	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	224 of 1467	84.7%	★★★★☆
2025	81.4	195 of 1473	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	415 of 1484	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	442 of 1447	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	455 of 1419	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.1	380 of 1404	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	144 of 1465	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	80 of 1465	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	521 of 1467	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.9	522 of 1466	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.9	410 of 1485	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	609 of 1498	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	874 of 1518	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	856 of 1499	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.6	691 of 1535	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	596 of 1536	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	77 of 935	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	672 of 1181	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	639 of 1175	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	642 of 1190	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	616 of 1215	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	963 of 1242	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	935 of 1249	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	643 of 1271	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.2	560 of 1309	57.2%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)92nd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2026)64th percentile~ school

Female (2026)61st percentile~ school

White (2026)43rd percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)28th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts75%+10 vs state

Mathematics71%+8 vs state

Science61%~ 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	Directly certified (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 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
West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9675 State Route 37	Malta	43758	Morgan County	Morgan Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 342-4873	255	21	12.1	59.6%	237 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	67.3	585^th of 1560 public elementary schools	62.5%		69	546^th of 1558 public elementary schools	65.0%	39	61.3	66.7	80.6	64.5		66.7	80.6	77.4		$12,256
Crooksville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	12400 Tunnel Hill Rd	Crooksville	43731	Perry County	Crooksville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 982-7010	450	18	25.1	—	438 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	51.6	863^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	44.7%		44	979^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.2%	116		57.7	59.3			73.1	58.0			$10,095
East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4265 N State Route 376 NW	McConnelsville	43756	Morgan County	Morgan Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 962-3361	338	22	15.3	60.4%	294 (87.0%)	7 (2.1%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.9%)	42.5	999^th of 1560 public elementary schools	36.0%		52.6	853^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	45.3%	146	57.4	70.6	56.5	55.3		41.2	58.7	53.2		$11,272
Millcreek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10397 State Route 155 SE	Corning	43730	Perry County	Southern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 721-0522	346	31	11.1	—	333 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	45.6	955^th of 1560 public elementary schools	38.8%		41.8	1002^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	35.7%	47	65.9	62.9	35.4	43.9	51.3	83.3	31.9	61.9	56.4	$16,791
Roseville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Elm St	Roseville	43777	Muskingum County	Franklin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 674-5203	239	18	13.3	71.1%	228 (95.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	43	994^th of 1560 public elementary schools	36.3%		41.4	1007^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.4%	13	76.2	43.8	58.3	71.4		34.4	37.5	71.4		$12,240
New Lexington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2550 Panther Dr NE	New Lexington	43764	Perry County	New Lexington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 342-2556	465	25	18.6	77.0%	448 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	33.8	1091^st of 1560 public elementary schools	30.1%		39.1	1026^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.1%	65	23.3	50.9	54.2	38.4		61.4	55.6	61.6		$13,464
South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3555 State Route 792	Stockport	43787	Morgan County	Morgan Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 559-2377	277	18	15.3	60.3%	229 (82.7%)	10 (3.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.6%)	46.7	943^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	39.6%		69.1	545^th of 1558 public elementary schools	65.0%	398	53.3	82.1	68.8	56.7		53.6	48.4	53.3		$12,788
Trimble Elementary School	Public	K-6	18500 Jacksonville Rd	Glouster	45732	Athens County	Trimble Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 767-2810	333	25	13.3	69.4%	323 (97.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	20.2	1258^th of 1560 public elementary schools	19.4%		23.1	1211^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.3%	47	34.4	40.0	25.0	34.4	44.4	55.6	32.7	40.6	31.1	$14,976
Maysville Elementary School	Public	K-5	3850 Panther Dr	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Maysville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 454-4490	737	38	19.3	51.8%	657 (89.1%)	9 (1.2%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.3%)	53.4	842^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	46.0%		68.1	563^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	63.9%	279	61.4	54.4	65.9	67.7		61.6	57.8	70.9		$12,302
Duncan Falls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	397 Oak St	Duncan Falls	43734	Muskingum County	Franklin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 674-5211	648	45	14.4	42.3%	614 (94.8%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	67.1	595^th of 1560 public elementary schools	61.9%		63	665^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.3%	70	60.0	85.2	62.8	70.0		81.8	69.4	70.3		$11,896

Frequently Asked Questions about West Elementary School

What district is West Elementary School in?

Morgan Local

How many students attend West Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended West Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of West Elementary School?

Students at West Elementary School are 93% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is West Elementary School a good school?

West Elementary School ranks 585^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of West Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Morgan Middle School
High : Morgan High School

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