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Ottawa Elementary School

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Ottawa Elementary School ranks 282 nd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Ottawa Elementary School is a public K-8 school in Ottawa, Ohio, part of the Ottawa-Glandorf Local School District. With 398 students, the school has seen its statewide ranking improve in recent years, moving from 981 out of 1,678 Ohio elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 282 out of 1,558 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ottawa Elementary consistently outperforms the state average on Ohio State Tests, with 86.5% of 5th graders proficient or better in Science compared to 63.4% statewide, and 90% of 4th graders and 83.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in Mathematics compared to 69.1% and 56.7% respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking 32nd out of 259 Ohio elementary schools for Hispanic students and 101st out of 935 for special education students, both with 4-star ratings.

While Ottawa Elementary has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, the school has seen an increase from 5.4% in 2024-2025 to 11.4% in 2023-2024, a concerning trend. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 37.41% in 2022-2023 to 53.02% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. Compared to nearby schools, Glandorf Elementary School in the same district has consistently higher test scores and a 5-star rating.

390

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,576

Per pupil spending ?

59%

Free/discounted lunch ?

123 Putnam Pkwy
Ottawa, OH 45875-8657

(419) 523-4290

District: Ottawa-Glandorf Local

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.6%

Hispanic:

23.1%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (73% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg81%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

282^nd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 47 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

301^st of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Ottawa-Glandorf Local

97^th of 828Ottawa-Glandorf 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	282 of 1558	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	290 of 1577	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	470 of 1596	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	575 of 1588	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	641 of 1610	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	683 of 1676	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	574 of 1636	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.0	761 of 1651	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.2	981 of 1678	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.4	1096 of 1684	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.1	1078 of 1687	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.7	1169 of 1701	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.4	1025 of 1709	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.3	843 of 1686	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.8	796 of 1662	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.2	713 of 1610	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.9	938 of 1582	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.1	917 of 1609	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.6	786 of 1504	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.7	721 of 1501	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	31.3	1151 of 1471	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	55.3	287 of 824	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	239 of 765	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	409 of 956	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	324 of 1021	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	230 of 1452	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	222 of 1466	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	531 of 1483	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	486 of 1488	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	662 of 1467	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	721 of 1502	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	683 of 1518	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	32 of 259	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	17 of 234	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	76.7	41 of 233	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	22 of 216	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	67.9	49 of 189	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	27 of 228	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	39 of 239	83.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	111 of 1473	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	76.7	273 of 1484	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	448 of 1447	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	425 of 1419	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	351 of 1404	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	330 of 1465	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	540 of 1465	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	260 of 1466	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	353 of 1485	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	385 of 1498	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	622 of 1518	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.3	555 of 1499	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	475 of 1535	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.2	469 of 1536	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	101 of 935	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	115 of 900	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	44.7	434 of 856	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	243 of 1175	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	380 of 1190	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	472 of 1215	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	641 of 1242	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	640 of 1249	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	741 of 1271	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.1	605 of 1309	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	301 of 1036	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	471 of 1046	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	633 of 1048	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.0	364 of 1017	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.1	321 of 1037	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	500 of 1050	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	393 of 1010	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.3	509 of 1038	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.7	623 of 1050	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.5	562 of 1035	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.7	623 of 1008	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.9	704 of 1001	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	53.3	624 of 989	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.4	432 of 925	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.5	301 of 895	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.2	378 of 858	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.8	474 of 835	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.4	502 of 837	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.2	422 of 732	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.0	308 of 692	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	34.8	369 of 565	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	230 of 658	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	188 of 643	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	244 of 938	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	496 of 942	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	671 of 943	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.8	458 of 925	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	496 of 910	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	472 of 917	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	450 of 897	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	74 of 262	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	86 of 239	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.5	190 of 249	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	75.6	49 of 247	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	94 of 228	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.9	47 of 222	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	77 of 192	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	265 of 983	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	540 of 989	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	652 of 974	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	450 of 947	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.5	239 of 923	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	521 of 945	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	440 of 924	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	336 of 954	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	405 of 958	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	537 of 963	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.0	288 of 946	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.0	184 of 924	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	441 of 933	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	338 of 916	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	252 of 572	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.7	465 of 563	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.0	252 of 590	57.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	331 of 777	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	507 of 795	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	580 of 805	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.8	424 of 809	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.9	294 of 781	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	485 of 796	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	418 of 781	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)79th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile~ school

Middle school

Female (2025)74th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science83%+20 vs state

English Language Arts72%+11 vs state

Mathematics72%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Ottawa Elementary School	Public	K-8	123 Putnam Pkwy	Ottawa	45875	Putnam County	Ottawa-Glandorf Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 523-4290	390	28	13.7	59.0%	287 (73.6%)	4 (1.0%)	90 (23.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	80.8	282^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	81.9%		81.1	290^th of 1577 public elementary schools	81.6%	8	86.5	79.5	81.1	90.0	83.3	64.7	61.2	50.0	70.3	78.0	83.8	69.4	68.1	61.4		$11,576
Glandorf Elementary School	Public	K-8	140 Church St	Ottawa	45875	Putnam County	Ottawa-Glandorf Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 538-6880	515	32	16.1	6.8%	502 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	88.6	80^th of 1558 public elementary schools	94.9%		91	36^th of 1577 public elementary schools	97.7%	44	89.5	83.3	84.3	88.5	93.0	78.0	89.5	87.2	90.2	84.6	91.2	78.0	87.7	85.0	100.0	$11,879
Leipsic Elementary School	Public	K-5	232 Oak St	Leipsic	45856	Putnam County	Leipsic Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 943-2163	290	23	12.5	47.9%	148 (51.0%)	3 (1.0%)	134 (46.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	68.6	556^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.3%		72.6	488^th of 1577 public elementary schools	69.1%	68	76.0		84.1	65.0	50.0				84.1	62.5	82.0					$11,986
Miller City Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 N Main St	Miller City	45864	Putnam County	Miller City-New Cleveland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 876-3174	240	16	15.4		231 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	93.9	6^th of 1558 public elementary schools	99.6%		92.9	15^th of 1577 public elementary schools	99.0%	9	100.0		95.6	97.9	100.0				89.1	95.2	100.0					$13,063
Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School	Public	K-4	410 Rocket Ridge	Pandora	45877	Putnam County	Pandora-Gilboa Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 384-3225	182	13	14.2		164 (90.1%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.4	296^th of 1558 public elementary schools	81.0%		75.3	422^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	73.2%	126			92.9	74.3					92.9	71.4						$13,572
Columbus Grove Elementary School	Public	K-4	201 W Cross St	Columbus Grove	45830	Putnam County	Columbus Grove Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 659-2631	256	22	11.5		211 (82.4%)	2 (0.8%)	33 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	64.3	641^st of 1558 public elementary schools	58.9%		75.1	428^th of 1577 public elementary schools	72.9%	213			67.9	85.1					60.7	68.1						$11,536
Kalida Elementary School	Public	K-4	208 North Fourth Street	Kalida	45853	Putnam County	Kalida Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 532-3845	203	14	14.2	9.4%	199 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	83.8	196^th of 1558 public elementary schools	87.4%		92.8	16^th of 1577 public elementary schools	99.0%	180			73.1	92.7					84.6	89.1						$14,948
Continental Local Elementary School	Public	K-6	5211 State Route 634	Continental	45831	Putnam County	Continental Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 596-3860	295	21	14.3	38.3%	269 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	85.6	159^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.8%		88	105^th of 1577 public elementary schools	93.3%	54	69.4		95.1	83.9	83.3	86.8			92.7	80.6	83.3	78.9				$12,524
Bluffton Elementary School	Public	K-5	102 S Jackson St	Bluffton	45817	Allen County	Bluffton Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 358-7951	534	29	18.4		484 (90.6%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	87.3	107^th of 1558 public elementary schools	93.1%		88.4	95^th of 1577 public elementary schools	94.0%	12	83.8		90.4	94.3	70.5				92.8	83.9	93.3					$9,710
Patrick Henry Elementary School	Public	K-4	E076 County Road 7	Hamler	43524	Henry County	Patrick Henry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 274-3015	333	21	15.8		290 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	83.7	200^th of 1558 public elementary schools	87.2%		85.3	167^th of 1577 public elementary schools	89.4%	33			92.7	93.1					75.0	77.6						$14,340

Frequently Asked Questions about Ottawa Elementary School

How many students attend Ottawa Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Ottawa Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ottawa Elementary School?

Students at Ottawa Elementary School are 74% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Ottawa Elementary School a good school?

Ottawa Elementary School ranks 282^nd of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ottawa Elementary School in?

Ottawa-Glandorf Local

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