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West Muskingum Elementary School

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West Muskingum Elementary School ranks 497 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

West Muskingum Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 702 students in grades PK-4 in Zanesville, Ohio, which is part of the West Muskingum Local School District. The school consistently outperforms the state average on Ohio State Tests in both Mathematics and English Language Arts across grades 3 and 4, with 82.3% of 3rd graders proficient or better in 2024-2025 compared to state averages of 64.4% and 61.3%, respectively.

However, West Muskingum Elementary has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.0% in 2023-2024 to 20.8% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school performs well for female students, ranking 310 out of 1,452 Ohio elementary schools in 2024-2025, but struggles with its special education and low socioeconomic status student populations, ranking 739 and 456 out of 935 and 1,473 Ohio elementary schools, respectively, in the same year. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased from 48.15% in 2022-2023 to 55.13% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

While West Muskingum Elementary School outperforms many nearby schools, such as Roseville Elementary School, which ranked 1,007 out of 1,558 Ohio elementary schools in 2024-2025, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, dropping from 755 out of 1,684 Ohio elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 497 out of 1,558 in 2024-2025. This suggests that the school may be facing significant socioeconomic challenges that are impacting student performance and engagement.

691

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,697

Per pupil spending ?

49.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Kimes Rd
Zanesville, OH 43701-8913

(740) 455-4058

District: West Muskingum Local

Students who attend West Muskingum Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Muskingum Middle School
High:	West Muskingum High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.9%

Two or more races:

9.6%

African American:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (75% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Ohio median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

Ohio avg64%

497^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

315^th of 828West Muskingum 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	71.7	497 of 1558	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	744 of 1577	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	709 of 1596	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	532 of 1588	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.6	506 of 1610	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	984 of 1676	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	869 of 1636	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.8	989 of 1651	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.3	998 of 1678	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.4	755 of 1684	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.5	937 of 1687	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.5	855 of 1701	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	72.3	515 of 1709	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.0	438 of 1686	74.0%	★★★★☆
2010	68.7	608 of 1662	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.9	330 of 1610	79.5%	★★★★☆
2008	70.1	515 of 1582	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.7	443 of 1609	72.5%	★★★★☆
2006	66.7	546 of 1504	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.9	413 of 1501	72.5%	★★★★☆
2004	72.7	393 of 1471	73.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	48.6	364 of 824	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.6	141 of 765	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	47.1	464 of 956	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	478 of 1021	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	310 of 1452	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	560 of 1466	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	609 of 1483	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	539 of 1488	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.8	396 of 1467	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.9	871 of 1502	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	811 of 1518	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	56.5	453 of 759	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	456 of 1473	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	680 of 1484	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	509 of 1447	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.9	196 of 1419	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	237 of 1404	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	788 of 1465	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	687 of 1465	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	561 of 1466	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	810 of 1485	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.1	740 of 1498	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.1	445 of 1518	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	578 of 1499	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	901 of 1535	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	787 of 1536	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	739 of 935	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.6	378 of 900	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.6	615 of 856	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	471 of 1175	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	746 of 1190	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	747 of 1215	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.9	589 of 1242	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	528 of 1249	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	954 of 1271	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.9	795 of 1309	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)79th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)40th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics79%+12 vs state

English Language Arts72%+10 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)				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 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 Muskingum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 Kimes Rd	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	West Muskingum Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 455-4058	691	33	20.9	49.6%	587 (84.9%)	16 (2.3%)	15 (2.2%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.6%)	71.7	497^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.1%		60.7	744^th of 1577 public elementary schools	52.8%	247		82.3	75.0			82.3	61.4			$8,697
John McIntire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1275 Roosevelt Ave	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Zanesville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 453-3581	604	35	17.2		364 (60.3%)	58 (9.6%)	16 (2.6%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (26.5%)	62.6	680^th of 1558 public elementary schools	56.4%		62.4	705^th of 1577 public elementary schools	55.3%	25	75.4	57.6	78.7	58.9	70.3	57.4	64.0	68.4	60.8	$12,676
Zane Grey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	711 Fess St	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Zanesville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 453-0575	915	54	16.9		546 (59.7%)	83 (9.1%)	35 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	249 (27.2%)	37.2	1044^th of 1558 public elementary schools	33.0%		30.5	1125^th of 1577 public elementary schools	28.7%	81	59.5	49.6	44.9	52.4	55.9	47.1	35.7	53.6	46.2	$10,327
Foxfire Intermediate School	Public, Charter	K-8	2805 Pinkerton Ln	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Foxfire Intermediate School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 453-4509	124	11	11.2		83 (66.9%)	9 (7.3%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (21.0%)								(n/a)
Zanesville Online Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	956 Moxahala Ave	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Zanesville City	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(740) 454-9751	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Nashport Elementary School	Public	K-6	3775 Creamery Rd	Nashport	43830	Muskingum County	Tri-Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 452-3977	540	26	20.7	35.4%	493 (91.3%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	83.4	209^th of 1558 public elementary schools	86.6%		83.5	224^th of 1577 public elementary schools	85.8%	15	80.5	78.2	100.0	85.1	77.5	75.9	82.9	83.9	66.3	$11,745
Maysville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3850 Panther Dr	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Maysville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 454-4490	737	38	19.3		657 (89.1%)	9 (1.2%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.3%)	68.1	563^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	63.9%		66.4	618^th of 1577 public elementary schools	60.8%	55	80.9	56.9	88.2	74.8		60.2	66.4	79.4		$12,302
National Road	Public	PK, KG-6	3505 East Pike	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Zanesville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 450-1538	387	17	22.7		280 (72.4%)	16 (4.1%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (18.9%)	40	1021^st of 1558 public elementary schools	34.5%		52.4	885^th of 1577 public elementary schools	43.9%	136	56.5	65.3	68.9	58.7	38.6	49.0	46.7	46.8	31.8	$12,313
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		228 (95.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	41.4	1007^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.4%		32.1	1111^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.5%	104	58.3	25.0	78.3	54.2		39.3	52.2	66.7		$12,240
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		614 (94.8%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	63	665^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.3%		58	797^th of 1577 public elementary schools	49.5%	132	68.8	76.5	63.4	64.3		73.3	58.0	71.4		$11,896

Frequently Asked Questions about West Muskingum Elementary School

How many students attend West Muskingum Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 691 students attended West Muskingum Elementary School.

Is West Muskingum Elementary School a good school?

West Muskingum Elementary School ranks 497^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is West Muskingum Elementary School in?

West Muskingum Local

What is the racial makeup of West Muskingum Elementary School?

Students at West Muskingum Elementary School are 85% White, 10% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of West Muskingum Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : West Muskingum Middle School
High : West Muskingum High School

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