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East Knox Elementary School

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East Knox Elementary School ranks 764 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

764^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

East Knox Elementary School is a K–6 school in Howard, Ohio, serving 514 students as part of East Knox Local, which makes it one of the larger elementaries in its nearby comparison group — second only to Fredericktown Elementary School (535) — and one of only two nearby schools serving sixth grade. It ranked 764th of 1,560 Ohio schools in 2025–2026 (51st percentile, 3 stars), while East Knox Local ranked 463rd of 773 districts (40th percentile, 2 stars), so the elementary school is a relative bright spot within its own district. Its rank has drifted down from the 66th percentile in 2018–2019 and 68th in 2015–2016 but has stabilized around the 49th–53rd percentile in 2023–2026.

On 2025–2026 state tests, East Knox was above the state in five of nine tested areas and below in four. Clear strengths were 4th-grade math (80.3, +13.0 vs. state), 5th-grade ELA (76.1, +5.7), and 5th-grade science (69.0, +6.3). The biggest weakness was 3rd-grade math (47.2, 14.9 points below state), with 4th-grade ELA (57.1) and 6th-grade ELA (53.2) also below state. Locally, East Knox generally beats Utica Elementary School and Pleasant Street Elementary School but trails Butler Elementary School, Fredericktown Elementary School, Columbia Elementary School, East Elementary School, Twin Oak Elementary School, Dan Emmett Elementary School, Wiggin Street Elementary School, and Danville Elementary School. Science, long a strength (84.4 in 2023–2024), has declined.

Chronic absenteeism has improved substantially, from 23.2% in 2021–2022 to 12.5% in 2025–2026 — better than the district's 15.5%, though mid-pack locally, with Danville Elementary School at 3.9%. The school's low-SES students rank in the 72nd–74th percentile with 4 stars in 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, above the school's overall standing, while special education students ranked in the 34th percentile in 2025–2026. Class sizes are moderate (student–teacher ratio of 16 in 2024–2025, down from 18.7 in 2022–2023) and per-student spending was $9,337 in 2018–2019. Nearby districts generally rank higher, including Mount Vernon City, Clear Fork Valley Local, Danville Local, and Fredericktown Local at 4 stars, compared with North Fork Local.

514

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,676

Per pupil spending ?

43.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

89.3%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 10.7% (any vaccine)

23081 Coshocton Rd
Howard, OH 43028-9260

(740) 599-7000

District: East Knox Local

Students who attend East Knox Elementary School usually attend:

High:

East Knox Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

African American:

3.7%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Ohio median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

Ohio avg62%

764^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

463^rd of 773East Knox 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	57.9	764 of 1560	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.5	725 of 1558	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	805 of 1577	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.8	754 of 1596	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	683 of 1588	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	594 of 1610	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	565 of 1676	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	704 of 1636	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.7	913 of 1651	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	72.5	530 of 1678	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.5	359 of 1684	78.7%	★★★★☆
2014	72.8	523 of 1687	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.3	364 of 1701	78.6%	★★★★☆
2012	68.6	646 of 1709	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.7	962 of 1686	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.6	1059 of 1662	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	22.4	693 of 824	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	542 of 765	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	428 of 956	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	605 of 1021	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	735 of 1452	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.7	645 of 1452	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	713 of 1466	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	751 of 1483	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.1	637 of 1488	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	565 of 1467	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	463 of 1502	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	637 of 1518	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	404 of 1467	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	385 of 1473	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	46.9	879 of 1484	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	839 of 1447	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.2	488 of 1419	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.2	378 of 1404	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	169 of 1465	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	242 of 1465	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	717 of 1467	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.3	737 of 1466	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	817 of 1485	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.0	687 of 1498	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	691 of 1518	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	577 of 1499	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	507 of 1535	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	693 of 1536	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	600 of 914	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.7	752 of 935	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.0	416 of 900	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.5	657 of 856	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	771 of 1181	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	757 of 1175	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	862 of 1190	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	822 of 1215	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	753 of 1242	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.0	613 of 1249	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	581 of 1271	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	754 of 1309	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile~ school

Female (2026)49th percentile~ school

White (2026)35th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science69%+6 vs state

Mathematics63%~ state avg

English Language Arts63%~ state avg

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Not a good school. At all. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, November 11, 2016

I transferred my daughter to this school and am now taking her out after only a few months!
The EK Elementary school has made a great impression to hang signs of "Anti bullying" all throughout it's halls, yet, I have to think that they were sent to the school for free and they hung them for "show". My daughter has been bullied by two boys consistently! One to whom knocked her down a sliding board and and has kicked her hit her numerous occasions and the other screamed in her ear at the top of his lungs resulting in a weekend in bed with a bad ringing migraine. I've addressed this school many times and to many school officials and they NEVER returned my calls!!! TWO MONTHS later, I have yet to receive a call back from the principle, teacher, guidance counselor... NO ONE!! I went in to be told that no one was available to talk and someone would return the call soon! Again, it's been two months and many visits to be turned down and phone call after phone call leaving voice mails and nobody cares about my concerns for my daughter! I attended a parent event and her TEACHER never even came to introduce herself! They DO have a "do not tattle tale" policy though! This is what they tell any child that is hurt and trying to report something to a teacher! (They need to start replacing anti bullying signs with NO TATTLE TALE signs if that's what they thrive on! I ask my daughter what she does in school and it's the same story.. We usually do things quietly all day because the teachers are talking and my main teacher goes to talk to our principle a lot". Her classroom has FOUR teachers to 17 students because there are interns! I have to assume from that response that they are having social time all day and do nothing hands on including take care of any concerns of the children or problems they may have. I'm VERY disappointed in this school!!! I am now in the process of removing my daughter and putting her in a more hands on, SAFE learning environment where the schools teachers, principles, etc actually take time to address concerns! What a shame that such a lazy, small town school that has very few students can't take the time to return a call about a child being bullied! Then they passed a levy? It's a shame! People are financially supporting a school now where children will not be learning or safe!! Close Quote

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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)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	43.4%	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	89.3%	10.7%	$11,676
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	24.9%	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		100%	0%	$11,368
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	—	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	76.1%	15.2%	$11,655
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	34.9%	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		92.9%	0%	$10,412
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	46.6%	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		88.2%	3.9%	$9,917
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	60.8%	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		77.1%	2.1%	$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	66.0%	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		75.6%	9.8%	$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	47.1%	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		80.8%	11.5%	$10,879
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	—	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		86.5%	9.5%	$10,825
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	—	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		89.7%	2.6%	$12,094

Frequently Asked Questions about East Knox Elementary School

What district is East Knox Elementary School in?

East Knox Local

Is East Knox Elementary School a good school?

East Knox Elementary School ranks 764^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East Knox Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended East Knox Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of East Knox Elementary School?

Students at East Knox Elementary School are 91% White, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of East Knox Elementary School attend?

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