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South Elementary

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South Elementary ranks 534 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

534^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

South Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hamden, Ohio, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 233 students. It is part of the Vinton County Local school district, which is ranked 410 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Elementary has shown mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 534 to 958 out of over 1,500 Ohio elementary schools. The school's performance on Ohio State Tests was generally better than the Vinton County Local district and the state average in mathematics, but lagged behind in English Language Arts and Science. Notably, South Elementary's math performance was stronger, with over 90% of 3rd and 4th graders scoring proficient or better, outperforming the district and state averages. However, in English Language Arts, the school's performance was more mixed, with 3rd and 4th grade scores above the district and state, but 5th grade scores below. Additionally, South Elementary's 5th grade Science proficiency rate of 54.5% was lower than the district (65%) and state (63.4%) averages.

South Elementary has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.7% to 33.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. This is a key area of concern, as chronic absenteeism can have a significant impact on student learning and academic achievement. Interestingly, the school has shown strong performance for female students and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 25% of Ohio elementary schools in these subgroups, while its performance for male students and white students has been more average. Additionally, South Elementary's ranking for disabled students was very high, placing in the top 5% of Ohio elementary schools, but its ranking for gifted and talented students was very low, in the bottom 10%.

221

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,413

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

38234 State Route 93
Hamden, OH 45634-8710

(740) 384-2731

District: Vinton County Local

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.6%

African American:

0.5%

Hispanic:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (74% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Ohio median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg71%

Ohio avg64%

534^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Vinton County Local

410^th of 828Vinton County 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	69.9	534 of 1558	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	674 of 1577	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	858 of 1596	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.4	807 of 1588	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	958 of 1610	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	835 of 1676	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	912 of 1636	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	66.9	673 of 1651	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.6	1105 of 1678	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.7	1092 of 1684	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.0	1256 of 1687	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.1	1180 of 1701	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.1	1142 of 1709	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.1	1272 of 1686	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.8	1269 of 1662	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.2	1225 of 1610	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.0	1146 of 1582	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.0	1176 of 1609	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.9	1111 of 1504	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.2	1043 of 1501	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	27.8	1194 of 1471	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	91.9	45 of 956	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	72.0	192 of 1021	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	166 of 1452	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	159 of 1466	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.4	766 of 1483	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.8	717 of 1488	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	979 of 1467	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	739 of 1502	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	931 of 1518	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	35.9	101 of 126	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	710 of 759	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	223 of 1473	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	297 of 1484	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	388 of 1447	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	313 of 1419	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	607 of 1404	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	312 of 1465	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	427 of 1465	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	521 of 1466	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	944 of 1485	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	856 of 1498	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	814 of 1518	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	860 of 1499	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	769 of 1535	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	804 of 1536	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	589 of 1175	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	687 of 1190	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	885 of 1215	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	841 of 1242	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	949 of 1249	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	829 of 1271	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	980 of 1309	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)95th percentile+45 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

White (2025)50th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)20th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics84%+20 vs state

English Language Arts70%+6 vs state

Science54%-9 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)			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 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
South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	38234 State Route 93	Hamden	45634	Vinton County	Vinton County Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 384-2731	221	19	11.6		218 (98.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	69.9	534^th of 1558 public elementary schools	65.7%		64.4	674^th of 1577 public elementary schools	57.3%	140	54.5	90.3	92.1	68.2	80.6	65.8	63.6	$15,413
Wellston Intermediate School	Public	3-5	225 Golden Rocket Dr	Wellston	45692	Jackson County	Wellston City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 384-2060	269	19	14.1		259 (96.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	51.7	867^th of 1558 public elementary schools	44.4%		55	851^st of 1577 public elementary schools	46.0%	16	58.7	81.2	68.4	46.7	68.2	43.4	60.9	$13,622
Bundy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	527 S Missouri Ave	Wellston	45692	Jackson County	Wellston City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 384-6245	349	19	18.8		327 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)								(n/a)								$12,068
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	507 Jefferson Ave	Mc Arthur	45651	Vinton County	Vinton County Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 596-4155	327	23	14.2		321 (98.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	58	761^st of 1558 public elementary schools	51.2%		62	710^th of 1577 public elementary schools	55.0%	51	63.6	80.4	75.6	47.3	84.3	53.7	52.7	$14,046
West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	57750 Us Highway 50	Mc Arthur	45651	Vinton County	Vinton County Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 596-5236	258	19	13.5		246 (95.3%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	70.8	515^th of 1558 public elementary schools	66.9%		84.7	197^th of 1577 public elementary schools	87.5%	318	71.8	72.5	78.0	84.6	77.5	63.4	69.2	$13,573
Jackson Northview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11507 Chillicothe Pike	Jackson	45640	Jackson County	Jackson City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 286-2390	389	26	14.9		365 (93.8%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	63.3	657^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.8%		65.7	644^th of 1577 public elementary schools	59.2%	13	69.7	71.4	79.6	59.1	71.4	59.3	66.7	$11,354
Jackson Westview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16349 Beaver Pike	Jackson	45640	Jackson County	Jackson City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 286-6442	386	24	16.0		368 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	71.3	508^th of 1558 public elementary schools	67.4%		66.8	611^th of 1577 public elementary schools	61.3%	103	83.9	79.4	70.9	74.2	74.6	58.2	77.4	$10,281
Jackson Southview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13842 State Route 93	Jackson	45640	Jackson County	Jackson City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 286-1831	349	26	13.4		331 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	72.1	487^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.7%		74.7	440^th of 1577 public elementary schools	72.1%	47	81.4	58.6	69.4	83.7	72.4	74.2	86.0	$11,916
Vinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Keystone Rd	Vinton	45686	Gallia County	Gallia County Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 388-8261	334	20	16.5		302 (90.4%)	7 (2.1%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	49	910^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.6%		55.4	842^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	46.6%	68	52.8	67.4	76.0	49.1	45.7	64.0	60.4	$12,758
Alexander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6105 School Road	Albany	45710	Athens County	Alexander Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 698-8831	669	44	15.2		625 (93.4%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)	55.5	810^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.0%		55.7	837^th of 1577 public elementary schools	46.9%	27	59.6	69.9	65.8	55.9	68.3	55.0	67.7	$10,378

Frequently Asked Questions about South Elementary

What district is South Elementary in?

Vinton County Local

How many students attend South Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended South Elementary.

Is South Elementary a good school?

South Elementary ranks 534^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of South Elementary?

Students at South Elementary are 99% White.

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