Summary
Kalida Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-4 in Kalida, Ohio, with 242 students. Part of the Kalida Local School District, which is ranked 35th out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 5-star rating, Kalida Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a current ranking of 196 out of 1,558 Ohio elementary schools and a 4-star rating.
Kalida Elementary School excels academically, consistently outperforming the state average in Ohio State Tests for both Mathematics and English Language Arts across grades 3 and 4. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 92.7% of 4th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 69.1%, and 89.1% were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 61.9%. The school also has very low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 2.0% to 6.5% over the past few years, significantly lower than the state average. Additionally, Kalida Elementary maintains a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.9 to 15.5 over the past few years, which is conducive to personalized attention and support for students.
While Kalida Elementary School is already a high-performing school, there may be opportunities for further improvement, such as addressing any potential gender-based achievement gaps. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, female students ranked 136th out of 1,452 Ohio elementary schools, while male students ranked 355th out of 1,466. Kalida Elementary School also outperforms many of the nearby schools, such as Franklin Elementary School in the Delphos City district, which has lower proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism.
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