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Butler Elementary School

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Butler Elementary School ranks 277 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Butler Elementary School is a K–5 school in Butler, Ohio, serving 252 students as part of Clear Fork Valley Local. The school has been on a steady upward climb, rising from the 49th percentile (2 stars) in 2015–16 to the 82nd percentile (4 stars) in 2025–26, when it ranked 277th of 1,560 schools statewide. About 45% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a moderate rate compared with nearby schools, and the student-teacher ratio improved to 12.8 in 2024–25, down from 15.7 two years earlier.

In 2025–26, Butler scored above the state average in every reported subject and grade. Its biggest margins were in Math 5 (85.1 vs. the state's 59.1) and Math 4 (85.4 vs. 67.3). Compared with its own district, Butler is above average in Math 4, Math 5, ELA 4 and ELA 5, and slightly below in Science 5, Math 3 and ELA 3 — still comfortably above state in each. Among nearby schools, Lucas Elementary School posts higher overall results, and Bellville Elementary School ranks just above Butler (84th vs. 82nd percentile), though Butler beats Bellville in Math 4, Math 5, ELA 4 and ELA 5. Butler is far ahead of Madison South Elementary School and Malabar Intermediate School.

One of Butler's standout strengths is how well it serves students who often need extra support: its effectiveness ranking is 94th percentile (5 stars) for special education students and 90th percentile for low-income students. Chronic absenteeism fell to 6.9% in 2025–26, below the district's 10.2%, though Bellville (3.8%) and Lucas (4.9%) are lower. Overall, Butler is an improving, above-state school with particular strengths in math and a relatively small class size.

252

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,346

Per pupil spending ?

44.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

82.5%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 5% (any vaccine)

125 College St
Butler, OH 44822-9675

(419) 883-3451

District: Clear Fork Valley Local

Students who attend Butler Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Clear Fork Middle School
High:	Clear Fork High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.3%

Two or more races:

2.8%

Hispanic:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school81%

District avg81%

Ohio avg64%

277^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Clear Fork Valley Local

198^th of 773Clear Fork Valley 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	80.7	277 of 1560	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	436 of 1558	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	633 of 1577	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	589 of 1596	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.3	466 of 1588	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	616 of 1610	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	664 of 1676	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	573 of 1636	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.0	733 of 1651	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.2	864 of 1678	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.4	920 of 1684	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	78.5	279 of 1687	83.5%	★★★★☆
2013	76.1	373 of 1701	78.1%	★★★★☆
2012	78.5	268 of 1709	84.3%	★★★★☆
2011	77.3	309 of 1686	81.7%	★★★★☆
2010	83.0	131 of 1662	92.1%	★★★★★
2009	81.7	148 of 1610	90.8%	★★★★★
2008	83.0	128 of 1582	91.9%	★★★★★
2007	78.3	249 of 1609	84.5%	★★★★☆
2006	70.2	461 of 1504	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	35.6	1110 of 1501	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.4	1241 of 1471	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	69.1	164 of 824	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	73 of 956	92.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	85.8	124 of 1452	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	80.7	249 of 1452	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	463 of 1466	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	493 of 1483	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	505 of 1488	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	544 of 1467	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	663 of 1502	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	756 of 1518	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	66.3	150 of 759	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	154 of 1467	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	311 of 1473	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	448 of 1484	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	397 of 1447	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	290 of 1419	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	402 of 1404	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	450 of 1465	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	509 of 1465	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	395 of 1467	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.7	525 of 1466	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	751 of 1485	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.0	613 of 1498	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	430 of 1518	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	614 of 1499	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	485 of 1535	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	412 of 1536	73.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	55 of 914	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	69.9	177 of 935	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	270 of 900	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	179 of 856	79.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	361 of 1181	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.0	470 of 1175	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	673 of 1190	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	632 of 1215	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.3	527 of 1242	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	693 of 1249	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	685 of 1271	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	710 of 1309	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)94th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)91st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)80th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)80th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics84%+21 vs state

English Language Arts81%+15 vs state

Science73%+11 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)					Vaccination (2025-26)		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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Butler Elementary School	Public	K-5	125 College St	Butler	44822	Richland County	Clear Fork Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 883-3451	252	20	12.8	44.8%	235 (93.3%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	80.7	277^th of 1560 public elementary schools	82.2%		74.9	436^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.0%	159	73.3		80.0	85.4	85.1				80.5	79.1	82.2			82.5%	5%	$13,346
Bellville Elementary School	Public	K-5	195 School St	Bellville	44813	Richland County	Clear Fork Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 886-3244	400	23	17.7	40.0%	371 (92.8%)	6 (1.5%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.0%)	81.4	257^th of 1560 public elementary schools	83.5%		74.9	437^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.0%	180	80.0		91.7	80.0	78.7				83.9	75.9	81.3			66.7%	13.8%	$11,272
Lucas Elementary School	Public	K-5	84 Lucas North Rd	Lucas	44843	Richland County	Lucas Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 892-2338	200	15	13.3	73.0%	193 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	86.6	128^th of 1560 public elementary schools	91.8%		82	257^th of 1558 public elementary schools	83.5%	129	89.7		92.3	85.4	79.3				92.3	80.5	86.2			75.9%	24.1%	$16,365
Central Elementary School	Public	2-3	124 Frederick St	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 884-1308	335	18	18.6	40.0%	292 (87.2%)	11 (3.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.6%)								(n/a)			78.9						82.3							$10,998
Fredericktown Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 Stadium Drive	Fredericktown	43019	Knox County	Fredericktown Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 694-2781	535	30	17.8	82.1%	510 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	70.8	517^th of 1560 public elementary schools	66.9%		74.4	444^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.5%	73	66.7		69.5	68.3	69.6				79.3	71.2	87.3			86.5%	9.5%	$10,825
Madison South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	700 S Illinois Ave	Mansfield	44907	Richland County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 522-4319	486	33	14.7	79.4%	379 (78.0%)	39 (8.0%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.9%)	25.7	1187^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.9%		32.2	1099^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.5%	88			49.3	51.4					43.3	42.2				92.3%	3.8%	$11,459
Malabar Intermediate School	Public	3-6	205 W Cook Rd	Mansfield	44907	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6374	660	50	13.2	—	340 (51.5%)	167 (25.3%)	41 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (17.0%)	18.3	1281^st of 1560 public elementary schools	17.9%		21.5	1239^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.5%	42	35.0		33.6	48.4	21.0	38.0			37.8	41.9	44.9	30.7				$12,765
McMullen Elementary School	Public	K-3	224 E Bustle St	Loudonville	44842	Ashland County	Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 994-3913	288	16	18.0	51.4%	271 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)								(n/a)			72.6						79.2					88.3%	11.7%	$13,375
Western Elementary School	Public	K-3	385 W Main St	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 884-2765	308	19	16.2	32.1%	271 (88.0%)	4 (1.3%)	11 (3.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.8%)								(n/a)														48.8%	3.7%	$12,773
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	Public	K-8	460 Davis Rd	Mansfield	44907	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6321	220	22	10.2	—	130 (59.1%)	22 (10.0%)	35 (15.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.6%)	83.8	190^th of 1560 public elementary schools	87.8%		85.6	155^th of 1558 public elementary schools	90.1%	35	64.7	75.0	95.7	87.0	70.6	64.3	64.7	75.0	92.6	89.5	100.0	87.0	72.2	82.1%	7.7%	$17,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Butler Elementary School

Is Butler Elementary School a good school?

Butler Elementary School ranks 277^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Butler Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Butler Elementary School.

What district is Butler Elementary School in?

Clear Fork Valley Local

What is the racial makeup of Butler Elementary School?

Students at Butler Elementary School are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Butler Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Clear Fork Middle School
High : Clear Fork High School

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