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Glenford Elementary School

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Glenford Elementary School ranks 641 st of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Glenford Elementary School is a K–5 school serving about 320 students at 128 E High St in Glenford, Ohio, a small Perry County community, and is part of the Northern Local district.

For 2025–2026, Glenford ranked 641st of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — 59th percentile, 3 stars — a drop from 76th percentile and 4 stars the year before and the school's lowest showing in a decade. The decline traces mostly to one grade: third-grade proficiency was 58.3% in math and 54.2% in ELA, behind both the district and the state. The rest of the building remains strong. Glenford posted the highest 4th-grade math (86.0%), 5th-grade math (79.6%), and 5th-grade science (81.5%) of any nearby school, and it beats Thornville Elementary School, its same-district neighbor 5.5 miles away, in those subjects even though Thornville ranks higher overall (78th percentile). Glenford outperforms Somerset Elementary School, also in Northern Local, on all seven measures.

Two strengths stand out. Chronic absenteeism is 11.8% — the lowest of every comparison school and 7.7 points below the district. And students from low-income families and students in special education rank well above the school's overall standing (80th and 75th percentile statewide, 4 stars), achieved on the second-lowest per-pupil spending in the comparison group. Watch the third-grade results and the persistent gap between male and female students.

320

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,968

Per pupil spending ?

44.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

88.9%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 11.1% (any vaccine)

128 E High St
Glenford, OH 43739-9746

(740) 659-2209

District: Northern Local

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.6%

Two or more races:

1.6%

Asian:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Above the Ohio median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg71%

Ohio avg64%

641^st of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	64.8	641 of 1560	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.2	378 of 1558	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	426 of 1577	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	458 of 1596	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	415 of 1588	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	632 of 1610	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.9	342 of 1676	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	280 of 1636	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	83.9	173 of 1651	89.5%	★★★★☆
2016	85.3	151 of 1678	91.0%	★★★★★
2015	73.8	476 of 1684	71.7%	★★★★☆
2014	65.2	778 of 1687	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.9	806 of 1701	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	79.7	214 of 1709	87.5%	★★★★☆
2011	71.9	517 of 1686	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.6	375 of 1662	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	67.8	615 of 1610	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.9	339 of 1582	78.6%	★★★★☆
2007	66.2	635 of 1609	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.5	527 of 1504	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.8	438 of 1501	70.8%	★★★★☆
2004	64.0	591 of 1471	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	67.6	178 of 824	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	133 of 765	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	129 of 956	86.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	487 of 1452	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	83.5	182 of 1452	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	358 of 1466	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	349 of 1483	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	295 of 1488	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	451 of 1467	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.8	430 of 1502	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	176 of 1518	88.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	67.9	81 of 759	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	289 of 1467	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	87.6	82 of 1473	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	78.9	222 of 1484	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	359 of 1447	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	252 of 1419	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	342 of 1404	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	253 of 1465	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	401 of 1465	72.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	677 of 1467	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.2	516 of 1466	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	493 of 1485	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	566 of 1498	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	509 of 1518	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	684 of 1499	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.0	251 of 1535	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	405 of 1536	73.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	230 of 914	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	60.0	276 of 935	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	325 of 856	62.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	666 of 1181	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.6	418 of 1175	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	475 of 1190	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	518 of 1215	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	498 of 1242	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	676 of 1249	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.5	324 of 1271	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	343 of 1309	73.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2018)89th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science82%+19 vs state

Mathematics75%+12 vs state

English Language Arts64%~ 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	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 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
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	44.4%	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	88.9%	11.1%	$10,968
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	43.2%	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	82.2%	17.8%	$10,335
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	27.9%	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	90.3%	9.7%	$10,422
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	—	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
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	9380 Lancer Rd	Hebron	43025	Licking County	Lakewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 928-2661	421	23	18.3	—	377 (89.5%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)								(n/a)								82.7%	4.1%	$12,185
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	58.7%	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	95.1%	3.3%	$12,311
Ben Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	533 Beacon Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7340	265	18	14.3	83.8%	198 (74.7%)	24 (9.1%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.2%)	46.8	938^th of 1560 public elementary schools	39.9%		36.5	1056^th of 1558 public elementary schools	32.2%	118	57.1	42.5	63.2	51.4	70.0	55.3	68.6	95.5%	2.3%	$14,312
Millersport Elementary School	Public	K-5	11850 Lancaster St	Millersport	43046	Fairfield County	Walnut Township Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 467-2216	223	17	13.5	51.1%	201 (90.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	53.7	838^th of 1560 public elementary schools	46.3%		65.7	608^th of 1558 public elementary schools	61.0%	230	72.7	63.2	63.2	45.5	60.5	57.9	75.8	84.6%	0%	$14,982
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-2	680 S 30th St	Heath	43056	Licking County	Heath City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 522-4810	331	21	15.7	—	279 (84.3%)	6 (1.8%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.7%)								(n/a)								97.4%	2.7%	$12,413
Carson Elementary School	Public	K-5	549 E Main St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 670-7300	414	26	16.0	72.0%	334 (80.7%)	16 (3.9%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.1%)	51.4	868^th of 1560 public elementary schools	44.4%		42.2	1001^st of 1558 public elementary schools	35.8%	133	79.6	53.7	51.4	65.3	56.7	53.4	73.5	100%	0%	$12,207

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Glenford Elementary School ranks 641^st of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Glenford Elementary School in?

Northern Local

How many students attend Glenford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Glenford Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Glenford Elementary School?

Students at Glenford Elementary School are 96% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% Hispanic.

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