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West Union Elementary School

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West Union Elementary School ranks 1014 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1014^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

West Union Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in West Union, Ohio, with 661 students enrolled. The school is part of the Adams County Ohio Valley Local school district, which is ranked 453 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Union Elementary School faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 32.3% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Peebles Elementary (27.7%) and North Adams Elementary (27.7%). Additionally, the school's test scores on the Ohio State Tests are generally lower than the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 32.1% to 62.5% across different grade levels and subjects, compared to the district's 46.2% to 68% and the state's 51.9% to 69.1%.

West Union Elementary has also consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools, ranging from 741 out of 1596 in 2022-2023 to 1014 out of 1558 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating has been low, ranging from 1 to 3 stars out of 5. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as White students (ranked 1018 out of 1175 Ohio elementary schools in 2024-2025), Special Education students (ranked 688 out of 935), and Gifted and Talented students (ranked 163 out of 219 in 2020-2021), indicates that the school may need to focus on addressing the unique needs of these populations to improve overall academic achievement.

656

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,960

Per pupil spending ?

68.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

555 Lloyd Rd
West Union, OH 45693-9654

(937) 544-2951

District: Adams County Ohio Valley Local

Students who attend West Union Elementary School usually attend:

High:

West Union High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.7%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Hispanic:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 54th percentile in 2023 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (52% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 54th-percentile peak (2023) to 35th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg57%

Ohio avg61%

1,014^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Adams County Ohio Valley Local

453^rd of 828Adams County Ohio Valley 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	40.8	1014 of 1558	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	870 of 1577	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	741 of 1596	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	766 of 1588	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	784 of 1610	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	1054 of 1676	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	1040 of 1636	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.8	1132 of 1651	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.5	1139 of 1678	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.0	1194 of 1684	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	64.1	805 of 1687	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.3	1030 of 1701	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.7	881 of 1709	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.6	726 of 1686	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.4	984 of 1662	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.1	1165 of 1610	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.5	1170 of 1582	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.7	1065 of 1609	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.3	1041 of 1504	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.5	1149 of 1501	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.4	1228 of 1471	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	47.2	382 of 824	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	266 of 765	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	531 of 956	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	635 of 1021	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	996 of 1452	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	890 of 1466	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.6	608 of 1483	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	643 of 1488	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	686 of 1467	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	905 of 1502	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	980 of 1518	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	43.2	163 of 219	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.3	402 of 759	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	810 of 1473	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	717 of 1484	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	457 of 1447	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	419 of 1419	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	479 of 1404	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	765 of 1465	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	860 of 1465	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	949 of 1466	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	780 of 1485	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	797 of 1498	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	846 of 1518	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.8	806 of 1499	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	1021 of 1535	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	1005 of 1536	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	688 of 935	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	666 of 900	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.4	380 of 856	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1018 of 1175	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	910 of 1190	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	796 of 1215	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	845 of 1242	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	819 of 1249	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1058 of 1271	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1077 of 1309	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)54th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)26th percentile-26 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science59%-4 vs state

English Language Arts52%-9 vs state

Mathematics49%-12 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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
West Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	555 Lloyd Rd	West Union	45693	Adams County	Adams County Ohio Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 544-2951	656	36	18.2		628 (95.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	40.8	1014^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.9%		53.5	870^th of 1577 public elementary schools	44.8%	144	59.4	55.8	45.1	62.5	32.1	58.1	42.7	57.8	50.6	$10,960
North Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2295 Moores Rd	Seaman	45679	Adams County	Adams County Ohio Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 386-2516	629	36	17.4		605 (96.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	58.2	758^th of 1558 public elementary schools	51.3%		55.3	844^th of 1577 public elementary schools	46.5%	86	76.4	79.5	70.8	56.9	42.3	60.2	57.8	70.8	48.5	$12,152
Manchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	130 Wayne Frye Dr	Manchester	45144	Adams County	Manchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 549-4777	352	22	16.0		337 (95.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	61.9	696^th of 1558 public elementary schools	55.3%		57.2	806^th of 1577 public elementary schools	48.9%	110	81.4	67.3	68.9	86.0	52.3	63.3	46.7	79.1	50.0	$12,096
Russellville Elementary School	Public	K-5	239 W Main St	Russellville	45168	Brown County	Eastern Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 377-4771	295	14	20.7	47.5%	290 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	79.9	313^th of 1558 public elementary schools	79.9%		79.2	338^th of 1577 public elementary schools	78.6%	25	72.7	97.9	88.6	61.4		79.2	84.1	79.5		$12,494
Peebles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Indian Dr	Peebles	45660	Adams County	Adams County Ohio Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 587-2611	552	32	17.2		527 (95.5%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	48.8	917^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.1%		63	694^th of 1577 public elementary schools	56.0%	223	57.6	69.2	55.7	51.5	71.7	55.1	45.9	59.1	49.2	$12,315
Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	502 S 2nd St	Ripley	45167	Brown County	Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 392-1141	410	23	17.8		374 (91.2%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	59.7	739^th of 1558 public elementary schools	52.6%		61.7	721^st of 1577 public elementary schools	54.3%	18	69.8	70.0	65.9	65.1	45.2	63.4	59.1	74.4	56.5	$12,426
Sardinia Elementary School	Public	K-5	7742 Tricounty Hwy	Sardinia	45171	Brown County	Eastern Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 446-2250	274	14	19.5	58.4%	262 (95.6%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	77.1	384^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.4%		69.6	549^th of 1577 public elementary schools	65.2%	165	89.6	89.1	78.6	64.6		78.6	71.4	75.0		$12,426
Bright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6100 Fair Ridge Rd	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Bright Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 927-7010	432	27	16.0	65.7%	406 (94.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	69	547^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.9%		78.3	358^th of 1577 public elementary schools	77.3%	189	61.9	72.9	69.4	78.6	51.5	71.2	75.5	83.3	60.3	$12,551
Georgetown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	935 Mt. Orab Pike	Georgetown	45121	Brown County	Georgetown Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 378-6235	549	32	17.1		522 (95.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	66.8	591^st of 1558 public elementary schools	62.1%		67.5	596^th of 1577 public elementary schools	62.2%	5	88.9	68.0	77.5	49.2	56.2	74.0	69.1	77.8	52.8	$10,326

Frequently Asked Questions about West Union Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of West Union Elementary School?

Students at West Union Elementary School are 96% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is West Union Elementary School in?

Adams County Ohio Valley Local

How many students attend West Union Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 656 students attended West Union Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of West Union Elementary School attend?

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

High : West Union High School

Is West Union Elementary School a good school?

West Union Elementary School ranks 1014^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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