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Central Elementary

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Central Elementary ranks 610 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

610^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary is a PK–5 school in Mc Arthur, Ohio, serving 327 students as part of the Vinton County Local district — the largest of the district's three elementaries in this comparison. The district is rated 3 stars and ranks 358th of 773 Ohio districts. Central itself ranked 610th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools in 2025–26, placing it in the 61st percentile with 3 stars, up from 761st (51st percentile) the year before and far above its 2017–18 low of 1,029th (37th percentile). Its student-teacher ratio is 14.2, and per-student spending in 2018–19 was $9,362.

Test results are mixed by grade. Third grade is the clear strength: math proficiency of 86.8% and English language arts of 84.2% both beat the district and state averages. Fourth grade is solid, above the state but near or below the district. Fifth grade is the weak spot. Math 5 came in at 48.6%, far below the district's 71.2% and the state's 59.1%, and it has hovered around 47–50% for three straight years. Science 5 fell from 79.2% in 2023–24 to 62.2% in 2025–26, and ELA 5 was 67.6%, below both district and state. Among nearby schools, Central's fifth-grade math was the lowest with comparable data — behind West Elementary (93.0%), Jackson Westview Elementary School (80.7%), Jackson Southview Elementary School (80.3%), South Elementary (67.6%), Alexander Elementary School (57.9%), Jackson Northview Elementary School (52.8%), and Wellston Intermediate School (52.4%).

The school's low-income student subgroup is a standout, ranking in the 82nd percentile with 4 stars in 2025–26 — notably higher than Central's overall 61st percentile. Chronic absenteeism has improved from 30.2% in 2021–22 to 20.4% in 2025–26, roughly matching the district's 20.1%, though it remains above West Elementary (17.6%) and South Elementary (11.7%). Class sizes and spending are mid-range, not extreme, so the biggest levers appear to be instructional — especially upper-grade math — and attendance rather than staffing alone.

327

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,046

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

507 Jefferson Ave
Mc Arthur, OH 45651-1058

(740) 596-4155

District: Vinton County Local

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.2%

Two or more races:

1.2%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Above the Ohio median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg77%

Ohio avg64%

610^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Vinton County Local

358^th of 773Vinton 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
2026	66.3	610 of 1560	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.0	761 of 1558	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	710 of 1577	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	742 of 1596	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	762 of 1588	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	851 of 1610	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	914 of 1676	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	1029 of 1636	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.0	974 of 1651	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	68.6	644 of 1678	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	32.1	1244 of 1684	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	52.1	1046 of 1687	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.6	1283 of 1701	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.3	1163 of 1709	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.1	1122 of 1686	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.4	946 of 1662	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.0	1014 of 1610	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.8	1177 of 1582	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.0	1090 of 1609	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.2	1052 of 1504	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.1	1268 of 1501	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	40.0	1031 of 1471	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	57.9	332 of 956	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.6	150 of 1021	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	754 of 1452	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.3	708 of 1452	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	804 of 1466	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	746 of 1483	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	734 of 1488	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	826 of 1467	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	890 of 1502	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	1073 of 1518	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	38.9	98 of 126	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	667 of 759	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	271 of 1467	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.7	472 of 1473	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	316 of 1484	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	270 of 1447	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	292 of 1419	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	362 of 1404	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	404 of 1465	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	632 of 1465	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	498 of 1467	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	738 of 1466	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.0	555 of 1485	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	668 of 1498	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	750 of 1518	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	812 of 1499	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	885 of 1535	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	886 of 1536	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	650 of 1181	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	809 of 1175	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	780 of 1190	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	828 of 1215	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	836 of 1242	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	891 of 1249	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	926 of 1271	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1078 of 1309	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2019)65th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)22nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts74%+8 vs state

Mathematics72%+9 vs state

Science62%~ 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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	Total
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	90.1%	321 (98.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	66.3	610^th of 1560 public elementary schools	60.9%		58	761^st of 1558 public elementary schools	51.2%	151	62.2	86.8	79.2	48.6		84.2	68.8	67.6	$14,046
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	100.0%	218 (98.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	78.1	349^th of 1560 public elementary schools	77.6%		69.9	534^th of 1558 public elementary schools	65.7%	185	81.1	83.3	97.1	67.6		77.8	70.6	78.4	$15,413
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	100.0%	246 (95.3%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	80	296^th of 1560 public elementary schools	81.0%		70.8	515^th of 1558 public elementary schools	66.9%	219	76.7	70.3	89.7	93.0		86.5	69.2	83.7	$13,573
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	97.1%	259 (96.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	50.6	883^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	43.4%		51.7	867^th of 1558 public elementary schools	44.4%	16	61.0	63.7	63.1	52.4		63.7	50.0	72.0	$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	100.0%	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
Hocking Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19197 State Route 664 S	Logan	43138	Hocking County	Logan-Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 385-7071	123	8	14.7	74.7%	108 (87.8%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	83.5	204^th of 1560 public elementary schools	86.9%		89.9	59^th of 1558 public elementary schools	96.2%	145		84.2	92.6			84.2	74.1		$15,031
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	0.0%	625 (93.4%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)	58.7	748^th of 1560 public elementary schools	52.1%		55.5	810^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.0%	62	59.0	59.8	67.7	57.9	100.0	71.0	55.6	66.7	$10,378
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	64.6%	365 (93.8%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	63.8	659^th of 1560 public elementary schools	57.8%		63.3	657^th of 1558 public elementary schools	57.8%	2	54.7	70.6	86.4	52.8		69.1	78.0	71.7	$11,354
Union Furnace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	36140 Limebank Road	Union Furnace	43158	Hocking County	Logan-Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 380-6881	184	14	12.8	75.0%	177 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	84	187^th of 1560 public elementary schools	88.0%		90.9	45^th of 1558 public elementary schools	97.1%	142		89.5	87.9			92.1	70.6		$11,415
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	56.4%	368 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	80.2	292^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	81.3%		71.3	508^th of 1558 public elementary schools	67.4%	216	87.5	77.3	80.6	80.7		89.1	72.6	78.6	$10,281

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary?

Students at Central Elementary are 98% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Central Elementary a good school?

Central Elementary ranks 610^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Central Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 327 students attended Central Elementary.

What district is Central Elementary in?

Vinton County Local

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