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Somerset Elementary School

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Somerset Elementary School ranks 956 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

956^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Somerset Elementary School is a K–5 school in Somerset, Ohio, serving 264 students as part of the Northern Local district in rural Perry County. While the district as a whole ranks above average (64th percentile, 3 stars), Somerset itself ranks below average — 956th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools, or the 39th percentile with 2 stars, in 2025–26. That fits a long decline: the school was in the 68th percentile in 2015–16, hovered in the 40s through the early 2020s, and slipped to its lowest recent mark this year.

The most striking comparison sits inside Somerset's own district. Both other Northern Local K–5 elementaries — Thornville Elementary School (78th percentile, 4 stars) and Glenford Elementary School (59th percentile, 3 stars) — outscored Somerset in all seven tested grade and subject areas in 2025–26, even though Somerset spends more per student ($9,886 in 2018–19) and has larger classes (19.3 students per teacher, versus 16.8 and 16.3). English language arts is the clearest weakness: Grade 5 ELA proficiency was 51.2% at Somerset compared with 70.4% statewide, and Grade 3 ELA was 50.0% versus 63.4% statewide. Math is close to the state average, and Grade 5 science (67.4%) is above the state (62.7%).

Attendance is a genuine bright spot. Chronic absenteeism fell from 27.3% in 2021–22 to 16.0% in 2025–26, better than the district's 19.5%. About 54–57% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022–24, and results for low-income and special education students have been uneven, so targeted support may matter as much as broad school improvement. Because Somerset is small, one grade level can swing the averages — a single year's numbers deserve caution, though the gap to district and state peers has persisted for years.

264

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,335

Per pupil spending ?

57.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 High St
Somerset, OH 43783-9707

(740) 743-1454

District: Northern Local

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.1%

African American:

2.3%

Hispanic:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (59% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg71%

Ohio avg64%

956^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Northern Local

280^th of 773Northern 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	45.5	956 of 1560	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.0	848 of 1558	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	853 of 1577	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	872 of 1596	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	998 of 1588	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	913 of 1610	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	846 of 1676	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	813 of 1636	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.0	651 of 1651	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.4	534 of 1678	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.5	390 of 1684	76.8%	★★★★☆
2014	72.0	557 of 1687	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.6	697 of 1701	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.8	608 of 1709	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.4	705 of 1686	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.6	507 of 1662	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.0	720 of 1610	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.3	638 of 1582	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.7	618 of 1609	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.0	317 of 1504	78.9%	★★★★☆
2005	79.2	231 of 1501	84.6%	★★★★☆
2004	80.3	209 of 1471	85.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	906 of 1452	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.5	621 of 1452	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	828 of 1466	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.3	723 of 1483	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	836 of 1488	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.7	669 of 1467	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	723 of 1502	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	712 of 1518	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	29.0	702 of 759	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	763 of 1467	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.3	532 of 1473	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	971 of 1484	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	885 of 1447	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1034 of 1419	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.2	836 of 1404	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	959 of 1465	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	907 of 1465	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	949 of 1467	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	996 of 1466	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	754 of 1485	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	906 of 1498	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1094 of 1518	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	998 of 1499	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	805 of 1535	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	863 of 1536	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	584 of 935	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	970 of 1181	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.0	829 of 1175	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	839 of 1190	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	894 of 1215	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1055 of 1242	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	941 of 1249	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	890 of 1271	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	877 of 1309	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)48th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)8th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science67%+5 vs state

Mathematics62%~ state avg

English Language Arts52%-13 vs state

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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 (2024)	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	Total
Somerset Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 High St	Somerset	43783	Perry County	Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 743-1454	264	14	19.3	57.1%	251 (95.1%)	6 (2.3%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	45.5	956^th of 1560 public elementary schools	38.7%		53	848^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.6%	108	67.4	57.1	65.8	62.8	50.0	55.3	51.2	$10,335
Glenford Elementary School	Public	K-5	128 E High St	Glenford	43739	Perry County	Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 659-2209	320	20	16.3	51.4%	306 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	64.8	641^st of 1560 public elementary schools	58.9%		77.2	378^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.7%	263	81.5	58.3	86.0	79.6	54.2	68.0	70.4	$10,968
Junction City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	307 Poplar Street	Junction City	43748	Perry County	New Lexington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 987-3751	419	24	17.4		403 (96.2%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	64	653^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	58.1%		68.7	555^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.4%	98	56.0	72.2	74.2	40.0	87.5	87.3	69.3	$12,311
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		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
Thornville Elementary School	Public	K-5	70 E Columbus St	Thornville	43076	Perry County	Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 246-6636	351	21	16.8	34.4%	335 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	78.2	347^th of 1560 public elementary schools	77.8%		80.6	286^th of 1558 public elementary schools	81.6%	61	74.5	84.9	82.1	76.4	84.9	73.1	76.4	$10,422
Bremen Elementary School	Public	K-4	210 Strayer Ave	Bremen	43107	Fairfield County	Fairfield Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 569-4135	354	18	20.2	48.8%	345 (97.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	67.8	573^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	63.3%		57.7	765^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.9%	192		66.3	83.3		63.8	76.4		$10,466
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
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	81.4%	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
Pleasantville Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 W. Columbus Street	Pleasantville	43148	Fairfield County	Fairfield Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 468-2181	348	18	19.8	47.8%	327 (94.0%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	58.5	753^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	51.7%		61.6	706^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.7%	47		72.9	73.8		69.4	50.8		$10,472
Jackson Intermediate	Public	3-5	9370 Lancer Rd	Hebron	43025	Licking County	Lakewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 928-1915	380	23	16.3	52.6%	350 (92.1%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	61.9	694^th of 1560 public elementary schools	55.5%		62.3	689^th of 1558 public elementary schools	55.8%	5	64.3	55.9	83.3	76.0	55.9	71.1	72.9	$12,922

Frequently Asked Questions about Somerset Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Somerset Elementary School?

Students at Somerset Elementary School are 95% White, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Is Somerset Elementary School a good school?

Somerset Elementary School ranks 956^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Somerset Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 264 students attended Somerset Elementary School.

What district is Somerset Elementary School in?

Northern Local

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