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North Union Elementary School

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North Union Elementary School ranks 599 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

599^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

North Union Elementary School is a PK–5 school serving 654 students in Richwood, Ohio, a small community in central Ohio between Marion and Marysville, and it is part of the North Union Local School District.

The school is a relative bright spot in its district: the North Union Local School District ranks 409th of 773 (47th percentile, 2 stars), while North Union Elementary School ranks 599th of 1,560 (62nd percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–26. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were above Ohio averages in every listed test, including Math 4 (81.6% vs. 67.3%), ELA 4 (72.4% vs. 61.8%) and ELA 5 (74.1% vs. 70.4%). Nearby Marion City elementaries—Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School, James A. Garfield Elementary School and William McKinley Elementary School—are mostly well below both state and North Union. Ridgemont Elementary School also trails North Union except in fifth-grade ELA, while Elgin Elementary School and Pleasant Elementary School are mixed; North Union is far stronger in fourth-grade math and ELA. Against Marysville's top schools, Navin Elementary School and Northwood Elementary score higher in math, but North Union is comparable to or stronger than Mill Valley Elementary School and Raymond Elementary School in the most recent year.

Attendance is a standout: chronic absenteeism fell from 26.7% in 2021–22 to 10.5% in 2025–26, well below the district's 16.3% and far below the Marion City schools. The school has cooled from an earlier 4-star era (73rd–75th percentile from 2016–17 to 2020–21) to today's 3-star range, and results vary by grade: third grade rebounded sharply in 2025–26, fourth grade is consistently strong, and fifth-grade math and science remain above state but slipped from 2024–25. Subgroup results are uneven—students from low-income families rank near the overall school at the 60th percentile, while special education students rank lower, at the 39th percentile (2 stars). With 44.34% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, a higher share than the Marysville Exempted Village schools, North Union produces above-state achievement and better attendance than several surrounding districts, so its results are not simply a matter of demographics.

654

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,933

Per pupil spending ?

44.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

420 Grove St
Richwood, OH 43344-9022

(740) 943-3113

District: North Union Local School District

Students who attend North Union Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Union Middle School
High:	North Union High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.2%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Hispanic:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 75th percentile in 2017 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (71% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 75th-percentile peak (2017) to 62nd (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg71%

Ohio avg64%

599^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

409^th of 773North Union Local School District 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	66.7	599 of 1560	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.4	656 of 1558	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	599 of 1577	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	490 of 1596	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	516 of 1588	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.6	437 of 1610	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	431 of 1676	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	412 of 1636	74.8%	★★★★☆
2017	76.2	408 of 1651	75.3%	★★★★☆
2016	61.7	811 of 1678	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.6	1049 of 1684	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	71.1	583 of 1687	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.6	475 of 1701	72.1%	★★★★☆
2012	74.6	426 of 1709	75.1%	★★★★☆
2011	76.0	355 of 1686	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	71.9	500 of 1662	69.9%	★★★★☆
2009	56.6	917 of 1610	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.7	947 of 1582	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.1	827 of 1609	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.9	778 of 1504	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.3	1194 of 1501	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	45.0	414 of 824	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	125 of 765	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	64 of 956	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	105 of 1021	89.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	508 of 1452	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.2	553 of 1452	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	566 of 1466	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	471 of 1483	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	512 of 1488	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.0	462 of 1467	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.2	323 of 1502	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	467 of 1518	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	592 of 1467	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.9	686 of 1473	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	542 of 1484	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	334 of 1447	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	356 of 1419	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	199 of 1404	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	283 of 1465	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	403 of 1465	72.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	614 of 1467	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	688 of 1466	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	556 of 1485	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	414 of 1498	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	420 of 1518	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	342 of 1499	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	391 of 1535	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	331 of 1536	78.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	555 of 914	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	604 of 935	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	484 of 900	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	393 of 856	54.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	690 of 1181	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.1	706 of 1175	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	679 of 1190	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.8	537 of 1215	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	550 of 1242	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	481 of 1249	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	450 of 1271	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	464 of 1309	64.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)65th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile~ school

Male (2026)58th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts72%+7 vs state

Mathematics72%+9 vs state

Science64%~ state avg

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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/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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th 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	Total
North Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Grove St	Richwood	43344	Union County	North Union Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 943-3113	654	33	19.8	44.3%	616 (94.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	66.7	599^th of 1560 public elementary schools	61.6%		63.4	656^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.9%	57	63.9	71.2	81.6	62.0	69.2	72.4	74.1	$12,933
Elgin Elementary School	Public	K-5	1250 Keener Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	Elgin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4301	490	31	16.0	61.2%	449 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	54.5	824^th of 1560 public elementary schools	47.2%		55.4	813^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.8%	11	74.4	50.0	78.3	64.4	54.2	61.0	65.6	$11,938
Pleasant Elementary School	Public	K-4	1105 Owens Rd W	Marion	43302	Marion County	Pleasant Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 389-4815	480	32	15.0	44.2%	422 (87.9%)	7 (1.5%)	26 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	57.4	771^st of 1560 public elementary schools	50.6%		61.5	710^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.4%	61		72.6	62.5		73.6	54.2		$11,639
Raymond Elementary School	Public	K-4	21511 Main St	Raymond	43067	Union County	Marysville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 246-2861	243	11	22.5	26.3%	232 (95.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	49.9	894^th of 1560 public elementary schools	42.7%		71.7	496^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.2%	398		80.0	42.6		70.0	51.1		$12,569
William McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Chatfield Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4600	444	25	17.7	—	332 (74.8%)	18 (4.1%)	34 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.5%)	18.5	1277^th of 1560 public elementary schools	18.1%		10.9	1390^th of 1558 public elementary schools	10.8%	113	31.0	34.4	46.8	32.8	35.5	37.1	56.9	$11,330
Navin Elementary School	Public	K-4	16265 County Home Rd	Marysville	43040	Union County	Marysville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 578-0138	531	22	24.5	28.8%	384 (72.3%)	21 (4.0%)	59 (11.1%)	43 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.0%)	78.9	327^th of 1560 public elementary schools	79.0%		77.6	374^th of 1558 public elementary schools	76.0%	47		86.7	88.6		75.0	71.3		$8,210
Northwood Elementary	Public	K-4	2100 Creekview Dr	Marysville	43040	Union County	Marysville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 644-8106	617	26	24.1	19.1%	465 (75.4%)	12 (1.9%)	69 (11.2%)	40 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.7%)	78.3	342^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	78.1%		77.1	381^st of 1558 public elementary schools	75.5%	39		76.7	88.3		75.6	76.6		$9,764
James A. Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1170 Brookside Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4444	343	26	13.1	—	247 (72.0%)	19 (5.5%)	29 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.0%)	23.3	1221^st of 1560 public elementary schools	21.7%		18.8	1276^th of 1558 public elementary schools	18.1%	55	31.6	40.8	45.8	44.7	40.8	41.7	57.9	$11,103
Mill Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	633 Mill Wood Blvd	Marysville	43040	Union County	Marysville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 642-3822	403	18	22.8	29.3%	307 (76.2%)	19 (4.7%)	50 (12.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	58	763^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	51.1%		65.1	622^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	60.1%	141		61.3	70.3		62.7	69.3		$10,237
Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Silver St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4950	230	18	12.7	—	178 (77.4%)	10 (4.3%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.7%)	31.6	1114^th of 1560 public elementary schools	28.6%		32.9	1092^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	29.9%	22	47.1	45.9	41.4	58.8	40.5	41.4	66.7	$12,109

Frequently Asked Questions about North Union Elementary School

Is North Union Elementary School a good school?

North Union Elementary School ranks 599^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Union Elementary School?

Students at North Union Elementary School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is North Union Elementary School in?

North Union Local School District

What schools do graduates of North Union Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North Union Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Union Middle School
High : North Union High School

How many students attend North Union Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 654 students attended North Union Elementary School.

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