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National Trail Elementary School

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National Trail Elementary School ranks 272 nd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

National Trail Elementary School is a K–4 school in New Paris, Ohio, serving 361 students as part of the National Trail Local district, and in 2025–2026 it ranked 272nd of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 83rd percentile, with 4 stars — well above its district's 58th percentile ranking.

This is not a one-year spike. Since 2020–2021 the school has stayed in the 78th–83rd percentile with 4 stars each year, up from the 63rd–71st percentile range in the mid-2010s. In 2025–2026 it beat Ohio's proficiency rates in all four tested areas: 3rd grade math (76.7%), 4th grade math (85.5%), 3rd grade ELA (79.5%), and 4th grade ELA (83.1%). Compared with nearby schools, it clearly outpaces Dixie Elementary School, Preble Shawnee Elementary School, Twin Valley South Elementary School, Tri-County North Elementary School, and William Bruce Elementary School. It is roughly comparable to Franklin Monroe Elementary School and Brookville Elementary School, but trails the strongest nearby performers, Arcanum Elementary School and Tri-Village Elementary School.

What stands out most is how well the school serves specific student groups: in 2025–2026 it ranks at the 97th percentile (5 stars) for low-socioeconomic-status students and the 91st percentile (5 stars) for special education students, with male students also very high. Chronic absenteeism, at 12.7%, is below the district's 16.1% but higher than Arcanum Elementary School (5.4%), Franklin Monroe Elementary School (3.0%), and Brookville Elementary School (7.5%), making attendance a logical focus. Spending ($9,467 per student) and a 15.6 student-teacher ratio are mid-pack among nearby schools, suggesting results come from more than resources alone.

361

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,569

Per pupil spending ?

0.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

6940 Oxford Gettysburg Rd
New Paris, OH 45347-9065

(937) 437-3333

District: National Trail Local

Students who attend National Trail Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	National Trail Middle School
High:	National Trail High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.7%

Hispanic:

2.5%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (81% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school81%

District avg81%

Ohio avg64%

272^nd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

323^rd of 773National Trail 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	80.9	272 of 1560	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	81.3	270 of 1558	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	269 of 1577	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	311 of 1596	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	309 of 1588	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	354 of 1610	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	339 of 1676	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	607 of 1636	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.2	483 of 1651	70.7%	★★★★☆
2016	71.4	560 of 1678	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.9	606 of 1684	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.3	797 of 1687	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.5	850 of 1701	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.6	912 of 1709	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.7	722 of 1686	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.6	747 of 1662	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.3	1010 of 1610	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.4	1143 of 1582	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.9	1331 of 1609	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.1	1200 of 1504	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.8	1257 of 1501	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.3	1289 of 1471	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	95.5	17 of 824	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	76.2	98 of 765	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	242 of 956	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	41.9	579 of 1021	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	365 of 1452	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	375 of 1452	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	255 of 1466	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	369 of 1483	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	152 of 1488	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	181 of 1467	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	493 of 1502	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	861 of 1518	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	70.2	2 of 759	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	90.6	46 of 1467	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	89.8	59 of 1473	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	45 of 1484	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	64 of 1447	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	43 of 1419	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	76 of 1404	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	110 of 1465	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	66.7	486 of 1465	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	133 of 1467	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	88.3	64 of 1466	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	203 of 1485	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	186 of 1498	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	457 of 1518	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	530 of 1499	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.0	217 of 1535	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	387 of 1536	74.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	81 of 914	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	73.4	144 of 935	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	55 of 900	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	37 of 856	95.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	327 of 1181	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	74.0	319 of 1175	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	317 of 1190	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	366 of 1215	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	370 of 1242	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	361 of 1249	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	322 of 1271	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	711 of 1309	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)100th percentile+37 vs school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts81%+19 vs state

Mathematics81%+16 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/reduced lunch (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
National Trail Elementary School	Public	K-4	6940 Oxford Gettysburg Rd	New Paris	45347	Preble County	National Trail Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 437-3333	361	23	15.6	—	342 (94.7%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	80.9	272^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	82.6%		81.3	270^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.7%	2		76.7	85.5			79.5	83.1			$14,569
Hollingsworth East Elementary School	Public	K-2	506 Aukerman St	Eaton	45320	Preble County	Eaton Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 456-5173	417	27	15.4	48.0%	367 (88.0%)	6 (1.4%)	9 (2.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.0%)								(n/a)										$13,904
William Bruce Elementary School	Public	3-5	506-B Aukerman St	Eaton	45320	Preble County	Eaton Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 456-3875	432	22	19.6	46.3%	392 (90.7%)	10 (2.3%)	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	60.5	725^th of 1560 public elementary schools	53.5%		67.1	587^th of 1558 public elementary schools	62.3%	138	74.0	52.5	66.7	67.6		58.9	70.2	79.3		$11,142
Tri-Village Elementary School	Public	K-7	315 S Main St	New Madison	45346	Darke County	Tri-Village Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 996-1511	381	26	14.9	60.4%	358 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	86.5	130^th of 1560 public elementary schools	91.7%		79.9	312^th of 1558 public elementary schools	80.0%	182	87.7	87.2	88.3	86.0	74.1	93.6	85.0	86.0	72.2	$13,870
Tri-County North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	436 N Commerce St	Lewisburg	45338	Preble County	Tri-County North Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 962-2673	298	17	17.1	—	284 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	63.4	667^th of 1560 public elementary schools	57.2%		45.3	964^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.1%	297		63.9	76.6			68.9	67.4			$15,503
Twin Valley South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Education Dr	West Alexandria	45381	Preble County	Twin Valley Community Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 839-4315	459	23	19.6	—	443 (96.5%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	55	814^th of 1560 public elementary schools	47.8%		53	847^th of 1558 public elementary schools	45.6%	33	73.2	54.2	67.3	64.3		62.5	50.9	75.0		$10,947
Arcanum Elementary School	Public	K-4	2011 Trojan Ave	Arcanum	45304	Darke County	Arcanum-Butler Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 692-5174	437	24	18.5	—	419 (95.9%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	85.3	152^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	90.3%		87	116^th of 1558 public elementary schools	92.6%	36		79.1	93.8			82.4	86.4			$11,077
Preble Shawnee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Bloomfield St	Camden	45311	Preble County	Preble Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 452-1204	471	29	16.2	56.5%	453 (96.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	44	982^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	37.1%		45.6	963^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	38.2%	19		51.1	68.4			56.8	55.8			$13,646
Brookville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	3 Blue Pride Dr	Brookville	45309	Montgomery County	Brookville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 833-6796	545	28	19.3	38.5%	491 (90.1%)	7 (1.3%)	10 (1.8%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.8%)								(n/a)		76.9				81.0				$9,426
Franklin Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8591 Oakes Rd	Arcanum	45358	Darke County	Franklin Monroe Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 947-1206	290	21	13.6	—	270 (93.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	80.6	280^th of 1560 public elementary schools	82.1%		88.4	88^th of 1558 public elementary schools	94.4%	192	80.0	75.7	82.9	82.5	67.7	75.7	73.2	92.5	83.9	$13,770

Frequently Asked Questions about National Trail Elementary School

How many students attend National Trail Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended National Trail Elementary School.

What district is National Trail Elementary School in?

National Trail Local

Is National Trail Elementary School a good school?

National Trail Elementary School ranks 272^nd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of National Trail Elementary School attend?

Students who attend National Trail Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : National Trail Middle School
High : National Trail High School

What is the racial makeup of National Trail Elementary School?

Students at National Trail Elementary School are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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