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Fairlawn Elementary School

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Fairlawn Elementary School ranks 359 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Fairlawn Elementary School is a PK–5 public school in Sidney, Ohio, serving 268 students as part of the Fairlawn Local district—the smallest student body among the nearby schools compared here. The school ranked 359th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools in 2025–2026 (77th percentile, 4 stars), while its district ranked 134th of 773 (83rd percentile, 4 stars). Fairlawn's history is a genuine turnaround story: it sat at the 32nd–39th percentile (2 stars) in 2017–2019, then climbed to 95th–97th percentile (5 stars) in 2020–2022. Since then it has stayed strong but cooled, settling at 77th percentile in 2025–2026.

Math and science are the school's clearest strengths. In 2025–2026, Grade 4 math reached 97.4% proficiency (state: 67.3%) and Grade 5 science hit 88.1% (state: 62.7%), with Grade 3 and Grade 5 math also far above state averages. English language arts is more uneven: Grade 5 ELA is strong at 81.0%, but Grades 3 and 4 ELA sit essentially at the state average (63.9% and 61.5%). Several nearby high performers—Anna Elementary School, Miami East Elementary, and Jackson Center Elementary School—outscore Fairlawn in early ELA, and Jackson Center is the local benchmark overall (99th percentile). Fairlawn does beat Miami East and Anna in Grade 4 and Grade 5 math.

Attendance is a major strength: chronic absenteeism was just 5.1% in 2025–2026, down from 10.7% two years earlier and well below the district's 9.3%. Only Jackson Center (3.7%) and Anna (4.6%) were lower nearby, while the Sidney City and Piqua City districts ran much higher. Fairlawn's student-teacher ratio of 26.8 is the highest among nearby schools, yet achievement remains strong—worth watching. Low-income students ranked 87th percentile in 2025–2026 (97th the prior year), a sign of effective support. Overall, Fairlawn is a strong, above-average school with standout math and science, excellent attendance, and room to close the ELA gap with top neighbors.

268

Students ?

26.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,529

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

18800 Johnston Rd
Sidney, OH 45365-9755

(937) 492-5930

District: Fairlawn Local

Students who attend Fairlawn Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Fairlawn High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.3%

Two or more races:

5.2%

Hispanic:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 97th percentile in 2021 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (82% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 97th-percentile peak (2021) to 77th (2026)

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg82%

Ohio avg64%

359^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

134^th of 773Fairlawn 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	77.8	359 of 1560	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	248 of 1558	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	135 of 1577	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	202 of 1596	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	84 of 1588	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	51 of 1610	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	48.4	1025 of 1676	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1117 of 1636	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	65.4	720 of 1651	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.3	750 of 1678	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.8	971 of 1684	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	70.7	605 of 1687	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.0	894 of 1701	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.5	1007 of 1709	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.0	923 of 1686	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.6	876 of 1662	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.0	844 of 1610	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.0	959 of 1582	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.2	850 of 1609	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.4	584 of 1504	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.7	581 of 1501	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	27.0	1202 of 1471	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	407 of 1452	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	213 of 1452	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	228 of 1466	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	206 of 1483	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	107 of 1488	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	112 of 1467	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	52.0	881 of 1502	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	1017 of 1518	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	67.6	25 of 126	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.2	382 of 759	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	194 of 1467	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	90.6	45 of 1473	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	70.2	404 of 1484	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	150 of 1447	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	28.9	1142 of 1465	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1129 of 1465	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	363 of 1467	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	342 of 1466	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	159 of 1485	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	279 of 1498	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	141 of 1518	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	54 of 1499	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	43.4	1009 of 1535	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1106 of 1536	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	89.6	40 of 856	95.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	456 of 1181	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.5	341 of 1175	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	197 of 1190	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	193 of 1215	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	106 of 1242	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	46 of 1249	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	34.7	978 of 1271	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1128 of 1309	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)95th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)80th percentile+41 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile~ school

Female (2026)72nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics92%+29 vs state

Science88%+25 vs state

English Language Arts69%+4 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)				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 (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th 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	Total
Fairlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18800 Johnston Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Fairlawn Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 492-5930	268	10	26.8		250 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	77.8	359^th of 1560 public elementary schools	77.0%		82.3	248^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.1%	111	88.1	88.9	97.4	90.5		63.9	61.5	81.0		$15,529
Emerson Primary School	Public	K-2	901 Campbell Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 497-2261	340	17	20.0	64.4%	248 (72.9%)	19 (5.6%)	18 (5.3%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.4%)								(n/a)										$11,273
Northwood Intermediate School	Public	3-4	1152 Saint Marys Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 497-2231	438	28	15.6	74.4%	320 (73.1%)	30 (6.8%)	14 (3.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (15.3%)	25.9	1185^th of 1560 public elementary schools	24.0%		29.1	1126^th of 1558 public elementary schools	27.7%	59		48.8	51.6			45.4	41.1			$11,797
Longfellow Primary School	Public	K-2	1250 Park St	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 497-2264	303	16	18.9	83.2%	215 (71.0%)	20 (6.6%)	11 (3.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	49 (16.2%)								(n/a)										$11,549
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2096 County Road 24 S	De Graff	43318	Logan County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 585-5981	327	18	18.1		293 (89.6%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	21 (6.4%)	66.2	614^th of 1560 public elementary schools	60.6%		61.4	712^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.3%	98	67.7	77.1	80.6	71.0	64.4	71.4	69.4	74.2	42.2	$12,612
Springcreek Primary Elementary School	Public	K-3	145 E Us Route 36	Piqua	45356	Miami County	Piqua City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 773-6540	456	30	15.2		353 (77.4%)	19 (4.2%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (12.9%)								(n/a)		39.3				47.4				$11,996
Anna Elementary School	Public	K-5	607 N Pike St	Anna	45302	Shelby County	Anna Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 394-2011	516	29	17.7	28.3%	458 (88.8%)	8 (1.6%)	18 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.0%)	88.6	89^th of 1560 public elementary schools	94.3%		88.4	87^th of 1558 public elementary schools	94.4%	2	82.5	92.9	90.7	81.3		88.1	93.0	91.3		$11,515
Graham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9464 US Highway 36	Saint Paris	43072	Champaign County	Graham Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 663-4449	735	35	21.0	44.2%	670 (91.2%)	5 (0.7%)	23 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.2%)	61.3	704^th of 1560 public elementary schools	54.9%		64.9	628^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.7%	76	70.9	55.9	79.2	57.3		73.7	68.3	67.0		$10,451
Jackson Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	204 S Linden St	Jackson Center	45334	Shelby County	Jackson Center Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 596-6053	330	16	20.6		313 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	93.5	17^th of 1560 public elementary schools	98.9%		89.6	63^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	96.0%	46	95.7	97.1	100.0	100.0	93.6	100.0	90.5	91.3	80.9	$12,256
Miami East Elementary	Public	K-5	4025 North State Route 589	Casstown	45312	Miami County	Miami East Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 335-5439	602	33	18.0		570 (94.7%)	6 (1.0%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	83	211^th of 1560 public elementary schools	86.5%		81	278^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.2%	67	83.3	89.5	81.9	87.0		87.4	77.7	77.8		$10,697

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairlawn Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Fairlawn Elementary School attend?

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

High : Fairlawn High School

Is Fairlawn Elementary School a good school?

Fairlawn Elementary School ranks 359^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Fairlawn Elementary School in?

Fairlawn Local

How many students attend Fairlawn Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Fairlawn Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Fairlawn Elementary School?

Students at Fairlawn Elementary School are 93% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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