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Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School

Q: Is Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School a good school?

Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School ranks 296 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

296^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 182 students in grades K-4 in Pandora, Ohio. The school is part of the Pandora-Gilboa Local District, which is ranked 115 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pandora-Gilboa Elementary consistently performs well on state assessments, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in both Math and English Language Arts across grades 3 and 4. For example, in 2024-2025, 92.9% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Math and ELA, compared to the state averages of 64.4% and 61.3% respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well for female students, ranking 18th out of 1,452 Ohio elementary schools in 2024-2025. Additionally, Pandora-Gilboa has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.3% to 12.3% in recent years, compared to the state average of around 15-20%.

Compared to nearby schools, Pandora-Gilboa outperforms many on academic metrics. For instance, in 2024-2025, Pandora-Gilboa's 3rd grade Math and ELA proficiency rates were over 20 percentage points higher than the nearby McComb Local Elementary School. Pandora-Gilboa has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, ranking in the top 20% of Ohio elementary schools, which is an impressive feat. The school also performs very well for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 104th out of 1,447 Ohio elementary schools in 2022-2023 for this subgroup.

182

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,572

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

410 Rocket Ridge
Pandora, OH 45877-0389

(419) 384-3225

District: Pandora-Gilboa Local

Students who attend Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pandora-Gilboa Middle School
High:	Pandora-Gilboa High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.1%

Hispanic:

8.8%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (83% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg83%

Ohio avg64%

296^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

115^th of 828Pandora-Gilboa 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
2025	80.4	296 of 1558	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	422 of 1577	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	234 of 1596	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	316 of 1588	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	325 of 1610	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	194 of 1676	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	158 of 1636	90.3%	★★★★★
2017	76.8	386 of 1651	76.6%	★★★★☆
2016	71.7	551 of 1678	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	82.0	218 of 1684	87.1%	★★★★☆
2014	75.2	420 of 1687	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	76.0	377 of 1701	77.8%	★★★★☆
2012	79.4	227 of 1709	86.7%	★★★★☆
2011	79.6	220 of 1686	87.0%	★★★★☆
2010	76.3	350 of 1662	78.9%	★★★★☆
2009	85.2	47 of 1610	97.1%	★★★★★
2008	79.3	238 of 1582	85.0%	★★★★☆
2007	72.4	453 of 1609	71.8%	★★★★☆
2006	83.0	117 of 1504	92.2%	★★★★★
2005	92.3	5 of 1501	99.7%	★★★★★
2004	80.4	206 of 1471	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	18 of 1452	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	342 of 1466	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	309 of 1483	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	343 of 1488	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	228 of 1467	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	206 of 1502	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	245 of 1518	83.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	70.5	398 of 1484	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	104 of 1447	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	399 of 1466	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	389 of 1485	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	178 of 1498	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	277 of 1518	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	408 of 1499	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	162 of 1535	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	85 of 1536	94.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	76.0	281 of 1190	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	279 of 1215	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	364 of 1242	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	337 of 1249	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	192 of 1271	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	184 of 1309	85.9%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile+18 vs school

White (2024)76th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics84%+17 vs state

English Language Arts82%+21 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 (2025)	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
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
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
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	45848	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
Cory-Rawson Elementary School	Public	K-6	3930 County Road 26	Rawson	45881	Hancock County	Cory-Rawson Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 963-2121	236	16	14.7		218 (92.4%)	5 (2.1%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	50.7	887^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.1%		52.7	877^th of 1577 public elementary schools	44.4%	10	53.8		37.9	75.8	51.3	27.0			48.3	78.8	71.8	71.1				$14,608
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
Kalida Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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
Bath Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 Bible Rd	Lima	45801	Allen County	Bath Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 221-1837	727	42	17.3	51.3%	606 (83.4%)	19 (2.6%)	28 (3.9%)	17 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.8%)	84.5	181^st of 1558 public elementary schools	88.4%		87.7	111^th of 1577 public elementary schools	93.0%	70	90.6		93.8	91.0	76.6				84.5	79.5	75.8					$11,534
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School?

Students at Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School are 90% White, 9% Hispanic.

Is Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School a good school?

Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School ranks 296^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 182 students attended Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School.

What district is Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School in?

Pandora-Gilboa Local

What schools do graduates of Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pandora-Gilboa Middle School
High : Pandora-Gilboa High School

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