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Kalida Elementary School

Public Grades K-4
196th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools
Better than 87% of Ohio elementary schools
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.

203
Students ?
14.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,948
Per pupil spending ?
9.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 208 North Fourth Street
       Kalida, OH  45853-0358

(419) 532-3845

District: Kalida Local


Students who attend Kalida Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Kalida High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
98.0%
Hispanic:
1.0%
Asian:
0.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Ohio average (85% vs 64% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 13% of Ohio elementary schools
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school85%
District avg85%
Ohio avg64%
196th of 1,558
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Top 13%▼ down 8 pts since 2015
From top 5% (2015) to top 13% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
35th of 828Kalida 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202583.8196 of 155887.4%★★★★☆
202492.816 of 157799.0%★★★★★
202390.943 of 159697.3%★★★★★
202293.511 of 158899.3%★★★★★
202192.049 of 161097.0%★★★★★
201984.5187 of 167688.8%★★★★☆
201886.4127 of 163692.2%★★★★★
201788.747 of 165197.2%★★★★★
201685.4146 of 167891.3%★★★★★
201587.280 of 168495.2%★★★★★
201485.653 of 168796.9%★★★★★
201379.5239 of 170185.9%★★★★☆
201276.9335 of 170980.4%★★★★☆
201176.9323 of 168680.8%★★★★☆
201085.071 of 166295.7%★★★★★
200980.1193 of 161088.0%★★★★☆
200880.6205 of 158287.0%★★★★☆
200776.8297 of 160981.5%★★★★☆
200666.6548 of 150463.6%★★★☆☆
200575.0328 of 150178.1%★★★★☆
200476.4302 of 147179.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202585.2136 of 145290.6%★★★★★
202385.0170 of 148388.5%★★★★☆
202193.116 of 146798.9%★★★★★
201880.2232 of 151884.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202576.8355 of 146675.8%★★★★☆
202190.075 of 149995.0%★★★★★
201975.6395 of 153574.3%★★★★☆
201887.876 of 153695.1%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202578.5217 of 117581.5%★★★★☆
202191.230 of 124997.6%★★★★★
201982.4154 of 127187.9%★★★★☆
201882.3149 of 130988.6%★★★★☆
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)91st percentile+3 vs school
White (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school
Male (2025)76th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts87%+25 vs state
Mathematics83%+16 vs state

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Students who attend Kalida Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Kalida High School

Kalida Elementary School ranks 196th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Kalida Elementary School are 98% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 203 students attended Kalida Elementary School.


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