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Norwayne Elementary School

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Norwayne Elementary School ranks 250 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Norwayne Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Creston, Ohio, serving 567 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Norwayne Local School District, which is ranked 89 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Norwayne Elementary School consistently performs well on state assessments, with a high percentage of students scoring proficient or better in core subjects like Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 93.4% of 3rd graders, 84.8% of 4th graders, and 62.5% of 5th graders scored proficient or better in Mathematics, outperforming the state and district averages. The school also excels in supporting various student subgroups, often ranking in the top 10-20% of Ohio elementary schools for its performance with male students, white students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Norwayne Elementary School has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.3% to 11.5% in recent years, which is lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Ralph E. Waite Elementary, Franklin Elementary School, and Lincoln Elementary School, Norwayne Elementary School generally outperforms them in terms of state assessment proficiency rates across grade levels and subject areas. The school also has lower chronic absenteeism rates and spends less per student, suggesting it is able to achieve exceptional academic outcomes with efficient resource allocation.

539

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,087

Per pupil spending ?

40.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

286 S. Main Street
Creston, OH 44217

(330) 435-6383

District: Norwayne Local

Students who attend Norwayne Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Norwayne Middle School
High:	Norwayne High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.1%

Hispanic:

2.6%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (83% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg82%

Ohio avg64%

250^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

89^th of 828Norwayne 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	82.2	250 of 1558	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	205 of 1577	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	124 of 1596	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	195 of 1588	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	228 of 1610	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	82 of 1676	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	163 of 1636	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	85.3	137 of 1651	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	86.9	117 of 1678	93.0%	★★★★★
2015	82.7	193 of 1684	88.5%	★★★★☆
2014	82.8	118 of 1687	93.0%	★★★★★
2013	84.9	66 of 1701	96.1%	★★★★★
2012	84.3	70 of 1709	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	83.5	94 of 1686	94.4%	★★★★★
2010	75.9	365 of 1662	78.0%	★★★★☆
2009	73.0	428 of 1610	73.4%	★★★★☆
2008	78.3	263 of 1582	83.4%	★★★★☆
2007	80.5	187 of 1609	88.4%	★★★★☆
2006	84.5	83 of 1504	94.5%	★★★★★
2005	84.5	105 of 1501	93.0%	★★★★★
2004	79.8	218 of 1471	85.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	65.9	196 of 824	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	202 of 765	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	195 of 956	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	252 of 1021	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	275 of 1452	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	248 of 1466	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	132 of 1483	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	230 of 1488	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	263 of 1467	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	28 of 1502	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	126 of 1518	91.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	60.4	347 of 759	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	139 of 1473	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	139 of 1484	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	75 of 1447	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	160 of 1419	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	302 of 1404	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.0	29 of 1465	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	87 of 1465	94.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	183 of 1466	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	122 of 1485	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	87 of 1498	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	124 of 1518	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	187 of 1499	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	133 of 1535	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	208 of 1536	86.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	93 of 935	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.6	96 of 900	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	39 of 856	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	262 of 1175	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	246 of 1190	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	119 of 1215	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	186 of 1242	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	225 of 1249	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	76 of 1271	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	198 of 1309	84.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)91st percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)76th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)54th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science91%+27 vs state

English Language Arts83%+19 vs state

Mathematics80%+17 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 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
Norwayne Elementary School	Public	K-5	286 S. Main Street	Creston	44217	Wayne County	Norwayne Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 435-6383	539	29	18.4	40.6%	507 (94.1%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	82.2	250^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.0%		84.4	205^th of 1577 public elementary schools	87.0%	45	90.8	93.4	84.8	62.5		92.1	75.5	80.5	$11,087
Rittman Elementary School	Public	K-5	131 N Metzger Ave	Rittman	44270	Wayne County	Rittman Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 927-7460	359	30	12.0	57.7%	326 (90.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	61.5	708^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.6%		61.9	718^th of 1577 public elementary schools	54.5%	10	76.6	64.9	65.4	57.8		63.2	63.5	78.1	$13,094
Cloverleaf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8337 Friendsville Rd	Seville	44273	Medina County	Cloverleaf Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 302-0102	1,123	59	18.9		1,036 (92.3%)	6 (0.5%)	29 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (3.8%)	79	337^th of 1558 public elementary schools	78.4%		76.2	404^th of 1577 public elementary schools	74.4%	67	83.8	75.7	85.5	75.5		74.3	75.3	83.8	$11,577
Green Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Smithie Drive	Smithville	44677	Wayne County	Green Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 669-3501	524	28	18.6		440 (84.0%)	12 (2.3%)	43 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.2%)	74	452^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	71.0%		77.6	373^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	76.3%	79	83.3	74.4	88.6	62.4		65.1	78.7	77.4	$11,945
Isham Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-4	325 Sunset Blvd	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 335-1440	342	20	17.4	43.0%	288 (84.2%)	7 (2.0%)	24 (7.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	79.6	322^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	79.3%		78.8	348^th of 1577 public elementary schools	77.9%	26		72.7	93.6			80.3	76.9		$14,027
Kean Elementary School	Public	K-4	432 Oldman Rd	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Wooster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 345-6634	313	16	19.5	29.7%	275 (87.9%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.2%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.8%)	76.8	392^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	74.8%		70.5	526^th of 1577 public elementary schools	66.6%	134		81.8	76.0			81.8	73.3		$14,338
Melrose Elementary School	Public	K-4	1641 Sunset Ln	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Wooster City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 345-6434	251	14	17.6	53.0%	178 (70.9%)	7 (2.8%)	32 (12.7%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	62.5	682^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	56.2%		56.8	818^th of 1577 public elementary schools	48.1%	136		65.4	63.0			67.3	80.4		$14,496
Ralph E. Waite Elementary	Public	K-5	4765 Cobblestone Park Drive	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 636-4500	500	28	17.7	11.8%	439 (87.8%)	5 (1.0%)	21 (4.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	86.2	138^th of 1558 public elementary schools	91.1%		77.5	374^th of 1577 public elementary schools	76.3%	236	86.1	82.4	88.5	73.9	100.0	86.5	79.3	90.1	$13,908
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	200 Takacs Dr	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 335-1470	245	15	16.3	26.1%	217 (88.6%)	4 (1.6%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	78.5	355^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.2%		73.2	477^th of 1577 public elementary schools	69.8%	122		84.0	76.5			90.0	70.6		$13,545
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-4	280 N Lyman St	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 335-1460	195	11	17.0	48.7%	178 (91.3%)	5 (2.6%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.1%)	72.7	477^th of 1558 public elementary schools	69.4%		45.2	974^th of 1577 public elementary schools	38.2%	497		80.0	81.8			73.3	66.7		$16,327

Frequently Asked Questions about Norwayne Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Norwayne Elementary School?

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

Is Norwayne Elementary School a good school?

Norwayne Elementary School ranks 250^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Norwayne Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 539 students attended Norwayne Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Norwayne Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Norwayne Middle School
High : Norwayne High School

What district is Norwayne Elementary School in?

Norwayne Local

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