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Wiggin Street Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Wiggin Street Elementary School is a small PK–5 school in Gambier, Ohio, serving 217 students as part of the Mount Vernon City district. It is rated 5 stars and ranked 65th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools in 2025–2026 — the 96th percentile and its best showing on record. Its district ranks 167th of 773 districts statewide (78th percentile, 4 stars), so the school performs well above its district's overall standing. Historically it has ranked between the 82nd and 96th percentiles, and its jump from 251st in 2024–2025 to 65th represents a major improvement.

In 2025–2026, every tested grade and subject beat both district and state proficiency rates. Standouts include 5th-grade English language arts at 100%, 5th-grade science at 97.1%, and 4th-grade math at 96.8%. Among nearby schools, Wiggin Street has the highest science proficiency and the highest ELA proficiency in grades 4 and 5, and trails only East Elementary School in 4th-grade math (97.4% versus 96.8%). Twin Oak Elementary School is slightly ahead in 5th-grade math (90.8% versus 88.2%), and Columbia Elementary School leads in 3rd-grade math. By contrast, Pleasant Street Elementary School, in the same district, reports 44.4% in 3rd-grade math. Subgroup results are equally strong: low-socioeconomic-status students ranked 12th of 1,467 statewide (99th percentile, 5 stars), and male students rose from the 73rd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 93rd in 2025–2026.

Chronic absenteeism was 9.1% in 2025–2026, below the district's 16.1% and lower than most same-district peers, though Columbia (6.4%) and Danville Elementary School (3.9%) are lower, and the school's own rate rose from 6.3% in 2024–2025 — a metric to watch. With 217 students, Wiggin Street is the smallest school in its comparison group, and its student–teacher ratio of 15.8 in 2024–2025 is more favorable than most same-district peers. Its 2023–2024 free/reduced-lunch rate of 29.49% is lower than nearby Butler Elementary School (44.84%) and Utica Elementary School (53.35%). One caution: with small grade-level cohorts, a few students can shift percentages sharply.

217

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,368

Per pupil spending ?

29.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

207 Wiggin Street
Gambier, OH 43022

(740) 427-4262

District: Mount Vernon City

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.8%

Two or more races:

6.0%

Hispanic:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (91% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mount Vernon City

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school91%

District avg79%

Ohio avg64%

65^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Mount Vernon City

167^th of 773Mount Vernon City 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	90.0	65 of 1560	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	82.2	251 of 1558	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	176 of 1577	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	287 of 1596	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	278 of 1588	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	224 of 1610	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	149 of 1676	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	217 of 1636	86.7%	★★★★☆
2017	84.2	158 of 1651	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	88.8	72 of 1678	95.7%	★★★★★
2015	87.2	82 of 1684	95.1%	★★★★★
2014	79.4	242 of 1687	85.7%	★★★★☆
2013	82.2	148 of 1701	91.3%	★★★★★
2012	81.4	147 of 1709	91.4%	★★★★★
2011	77.7	293 of 1686	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	77.6	298 of 1662	82.1%	★★★★☆
2009	80.4	188 of 1610	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	73.0	433 of 1582	72.6%	★★★★☆
2007	81.7	144 of 1609	91.1%	★★★★★
2006	85.3	64 of 1504	95.7%	★★★★★
2005	82.2	161 of 1501	89.3%	★★★★☆
2004	81.9	167 of 1471	88.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	79 of 1452	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	84.1	170 of 1452	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	157 of 1466	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	268 of 1483	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	316 of 1488	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	89.6	76 of 1467	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	111 of 1502	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	80.7	220 of 1518	85.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	68.4	38 of 759	95.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	94.9	12 of 1467	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.2	40 of 1473	97.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	104 of 1467	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	79.0	298 of 1466	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	399 of 1485	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	351 of 1498	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	256 of 1518	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	422 of 1499	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	360 of 1535	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	289 of 1536	81.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.9	96 of 1181	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	74.9	307 of 1175	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	327 of 1190	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	399 of 1215	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	359 of 1242	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	296 of 1249	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	197 of 1271	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	253 of 1309	80.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)95th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science97%+34 vs state

English Language Arts91%+26 vs state

Mathematics88%+25 vs state

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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 (2024)	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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Wiggin Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	207 Wiggin Street	Gambier	43022	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 427-4262	217	14	15.8	29.5%	197 (90.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	90	65^th of 1560 public elementary schools	95.8%		82.2	251^st of 1558 public elementary schools	83.9%	186	97.1	80.0	96.8	88.2		90.0	83.9	100.0		$11,368
Twin Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8888 Martinsburg Rd	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5970	371	20	18.2	48.0%	338 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	81.8	245^th of 1560 public elementary schools	84.3%		88.5	84^th of 1558 public elementary schools	94.6%	161	87.7	80.8	88.5	90.8		75.0	78.7	78.5		$9,917
East Knox Elementary School	Public	K-6	23081 Coshocton Rd	Howard	43028	Knox County	East Knox Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 599-7000	514	32	16.0	43.6%	466 (90.7%)	19 (3.7%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	57.9	764^th of 1560 public elementary schools	51.0%		60.5	725^th of 1558 public elementary schools	53.5%	39	69.0	47.2	80.3	65.7	58.7	63.9	57.1	76.1	53.2	$11,676
East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	714 E Vine St	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5985	238	14	17.3	45.7%	214 (89.9%)	4 (1.7%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	87.6	105^th of 1560 public elementary schools	93.3%		86.9	122^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	92.2%	17	94.9	76.7	97.4	84.6		88.4	81.6	92.3		$10,412
Pleasant Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 E Pleasant St	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5990	329	20	16.2		306 (93.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	54.5	826^th of 1560 public elementary schools	47.1%		55.4	812^th of 1558 public elementary schools	47.9%	14	80.4	44.4	55.4	56.9		66.7	64.3	74.5		$11,523
Dan Emmett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Mansfield Ave	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5950	244	16	15.4		214 (87.7%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)	77.2	372^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	76.2%		81.3	269^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.7%	103	79.1	63.3	73.0	83.7		90.0	75.7	86.0		$9,251
Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Columbus Rd	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 393-5975	244	13	18.9	47.6%	225 (92.2%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	75.9	415^th of 1560 public elementary schools	73.4%		71.6	501^st of 1558 public elementary schools	67.8%	86	75.6	86.4	76.7	87.8		79.5	60.5	80.5		$10,879
Danville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	205 Rambo St	Danville	43014	Knox County	Danville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 599-6116	353	27	13.0	39.9%	327 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	79.7	307^th of 1560 public elementary schools	80.3%		74.3	446^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.4%	139	88.9	81.4	90.9	75.9	85.4	63.6	83.6	85.2	61.0	$11,655
Utica Elementary School	Public	K-5	367 Church Street	Utica	43080	Licking County	North Fork Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 892-2551	358	22	16.1	53.1%	335 (93.6%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	46	951^st of 1560 public elementary schools	39.0%		63.2	661^st of 1558 public elementary schools	57.6%	290	58.7	52.0	65.7	39.7		58.0	64.2	66.7		$12,094
Fredericktown Elementary School	Public	K-5	111 Stadium Drive	Fredericktown	43019	Knox County	Fredericktown Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 694-2781	535	30	17.8	83.5%	510 (95.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	70.8	517^th of 1560 public elementary schools	66.9%		74.4	444^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.5%	73	66.7	69.5	68.3	69.6		79.3	71.2	87.3		$10,825

Frequently Asked Questions about Wiggin Street Elementary School

What district is Wiggin Street Elementary School in?

Mount Vernon City

What is the racial makeup of Wiggin Street Elementary School?

Students at Wiggin Street Elementary School are 91% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Wiggin Street Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Wiggin Street Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 65^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Wiggin Street Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Wiggin Street Elementary School.

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