Bear Elementary School

Summary:

Bear Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Miamisburg, Ohio, serving 169 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Miamisburg City School District, which is ranked 392 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bear Elementary School faces several challenges, including declining academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and significant performance gaps among specific student groups. The school's test scores, particularly in Mathematics, are consistently lower than the Miamisburg City and Ohio state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the 5th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate at Bear Elementary was 39%, compared to 55.1% for Miamisburg City and 57.4% for the state. Additionally, Bear Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, from 626 out of 1,636 Ohio elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 1,009 out of 1,577 in 2023-2024, with a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Bear Elementary is part of the same school district as other nearby schools, such as Jane Chance Elementary and Medlar View Elementary, its academic performance, as measured by test scores and statewide rankings, is consistently lower than its counterparts. This suggests the need for a comprehensive review of the school's practices and the implementation of targeted interventions to address these issues and improve the educational outcomes for all students at Bear Elementary.


Detail:

Public K-5

 545 School St
       Miamisburg, OH  45342-3049


(937) 866-4691

District: Miamisburg City

SchoolDigger Rank:
1009th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools


Students who attend Bear Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Miamisburg Middle School
High:    Miamisburg High School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.1 Help
Number of students:  169

Racial breakdown:

White:
86.4%
Hispanic:
7.1%
Two or more races:
3.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  55.6% Help


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Compare Details Bear Elementary School ranks worse than 64% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bear Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bear Elementary School 1009th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Bear Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Miamisburg City:

SchoolDigger ranks Miamisburg City 392nd of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bear Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Bear Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 54.22 795th 1471 46.0%
2005 49.89 896th 1501 40.3%
2006 65.60 577th 1504 61.6%
2007 66.61 622nd 1609 61.3%
2008 47.01 1068th 1582 32.5%
2009 53.79 971st 1610 39.7%
2010 44.81 1159th 1662 30.3%
2011 54.94 1016th 1686 39.7%
2012 63.66 818th 1709 52.1%
2013 72.61 521st 1701 69.4%
2014 53.70 1023rd 1687 39.4%
2015 55.99 928th 1684 44.9%
2016 67.82 665th 1678 60.4%
2017 69.19 614th 1651 62.8%
2018 68.71 626th 1636 61.7%
2019 52.12 965th 1676 42.4%
2021 59.19 781st 1610 51.5%
2022 49.36 931st 1588 41.4%
2023 43.73 1005th 1596 37.0%
2024 42.25 1009th 1577 36.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bear Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 38.59 514th 900 42.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bear Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.93 415th 1465 71.7%
2019 43.39 956th 1465 34.7%
2021 55.01 657th 1404 53.2%
2022 49.00 775th 1419 45.4%
2023 31.23 1055th 1447 27.1%
2024 35.36 1040th 1484 29.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Bear Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.15 687th 1518 54.7%
2019 45.58 968th 1502 35.6%
2021 47.28 851st 1467 42.0%
2022 43.22 945th 1488 36.5%
2023 31.77 1045th 1483 29.5%
2024 43.01 936th 1466 36.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Bear Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 18.46 701st 765 8.4%
2022 17.87 758th 824 8.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Bear Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.52 461st 1536 70.0%
2019 58.05 787th 1535 48.7%
2021 62.61 632nd 1499 57.8%
2022 53.15 823rd 1518 45.8%
2023 44.82 944th 1498 37.0%
2024 37.16 1014th 1485 31.7%
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Rank History for White students at Bear Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.58 571st 1309 56.4%
2019 38.21 932nd 1271 26.7%
2021 41.35 818th 1249 34.5%
2022 31.31 957th 1242 22.9%
2023 27.04 982nd 1215 19.2%
2024 21.18 1014th 1190 14.8%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Bear Elementary School Test Scores
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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Bear Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 355 1 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 358
1989 358 1 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 364
1990 373 3 4 3 2 n/a n/a 0 385
1991 365 0 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 372
1992 376 0 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 385
1993 345 1 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 352
1994 285 2 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 291
1995 257 0 0 2 2 n/a n/a 0 261
1996 257 0 0 2 2 n/a n/a 0 261
1997 257 0 0 1 3 n/a n/a 0 261
1998 294 0 0 0 3 n/a n/a 0 297
1999 296 2 0 2 4 n/a n/a 0 304
2000 281 0 0 0 4 n/a n/a 0 285
2001 271 0 0 2 5 n/a n/a 0 278
2002 253 0 0 1 2 n/a n/a 3 259
2003 253 0 0 1 2 n/a n/a 3 259
2004 249 1 0 1 2 n/a n/a 3 256
2005 275 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 7 284
2006 244 3 0 1 0 n/a n/a 10 258
2007 236 4 0 1 0 n/a n/a 6 247
2008 275 7 0 1 0 n/a n/a 10 293
2009 241 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 7 251
2010 233 1 0 2 0 n/a n/a 6 242
2011 226 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 234
2012 238 2 0 3 0 0 4 0 247
2013 221 3 0 2 0 1 2 0 229
2014 229 2 0 4 0 0 5 0 240
2015 212 2 0 7 0 0 2 0 223
2016 210 3 0 5 1 0 3 0 222
2017 199 3 0 4 1 0 4 0 211
2018 186 2 0 5 0 0 5 0 198
2019 190 0 1 6 0 0 5 0 202
2020 188 1 1 6 0 0 4 0 200
2021 178 2 1 5 0 0 3 0 189
2022 159 2 1 7 0 0 7 0 176
2023 146 4 1 12 0 0 6 0 169

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bear Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 358 19.0 18.8 0
1989 364 17.0 21.4 n/a
1990 385 17.8 21.6 n/a
1991 372 17.8 20.8 n/a
1992 385 17.8 21.6 19.5
1993 352 14.0 25.1 18.8
1994 291 12.0 24.3 15.5
1995 261 11.0 23.7 13.4
1996 261 11.0 23.7 13.4
1997 261 11.0 23.7 11.9
1998 297 14.0 21.2 15.5
1999 304 14.5 21.0 21.1
2000 285 16.0 17.8 26.3
2001 278 17.0 16.4 24.1
2002 259 18.5 14.0 41.4
2003 259 18.5 14.0 41.4
2004 256 15.0 17.1 37.5
2005 284 15.0 18.9 44
2006 258 14.5 17.8 39.9
2007 247 14.5 17.0 38.2
2008 293 16.5 17.8 n/a
2009 251 14.5 17.3 53.3
2010 242 14.5 16.6 52.1
2011 234 11.5 20.3 52.1
2012 247 13.7 18.0 52.2
2013 229 16.1 14.1 48
2014 240 14.9 16.0 57.1
2015 223 n/a n/a 51.1
2016 222 15.0 14.8 53.2
2017 211 15.0 14.0 47.9
2018 198 14.5 13.6 43.4
2019 202 13.4 15.0 44.1
2020 200 8.4 23.8 40.5
2021 189 9.9 19.0 n/a
2022 176 10.4 16.9 n/a
2023 169 8.4 20.1 55.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bear Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 358 19.0 18.8 0
1989 364 17.0 21.4 n/a
1990 385 17.8 21.6 n/a
1991 372 17.8 20.8 n/a
1992 385 17.8 21.6 19.5
1993 352 14.0 25.1 18.8
1994 291 12.0 24.3 15.5
1995 261 11.0 23.7 13.4
1996 261 11.0 23.7 13.4
1997 261 11.0 23.7 11.9
1998 297 14.0 21.2 15.5
1999 304 14.5 21.0 21.1
2000 285 16.0 17.8 26.3
2001 278 17.0 16.4 24.1
2002 259 18.5 14.0 41.4
2003 259 18.5 14.0 41.4
2004 256 15.0 17.1 37.5
2005 284 15.0 18.9 44
2006 258 14.5 17.8 39.9
2007 247 14.5 17.0 38.2
2008 293 16.5 17.8 n/a
2009 251 14.5 17.3 53.3
2010 242 14.5 16.6 52.1
2011 234 11.5 20.3 52.1
2012 247 13.7 18.0 52.2
2013 229 16.1 14.1 48
2014 240 14.9 16.0 57.1
2015 223 n/a n/a 51.1
2016 222 15.0 14.8 53.2
2017 211 15.0 14.0 47.9
2018 198 14.5 13.6 43.4
2019 202 13.4 15.0 44.1
2020 200 8.4 23.8 40.5
2021 189 9.9 19.0 n/a
2022 176 10.4 16.9 n/a
2023 169 8.4 20.1 55.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bear Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,869
2022 $12,155
2023 $12,594

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bear Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 965th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 1005th of 1596 Elementary schools
 5.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bear Elementary School)62.951.7
 11.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Miamisburg City)6261.9
 0.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bear Elementary School)66.748.3
 18.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Miamisburg City)64.361.7
 2.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Bear Elementary School)87.540.5
 47%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Miamisburg City)8165.9
 15.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bear Elementary School)58.159.5
 1.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Miamisburg City)69.161.9
 7.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Bear Elementary School)63.270.8
 7.6%
   5th Grade Science (Miamisburg City)70.861.5
 9.3%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Bear Elementary School)55.325
 30.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Miamisburg City)72.850.1
 22.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Bear Elementary School)60.575
 14.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Miamisburg City)7471.7
 2.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students202169
 16.3%
African American04
American Indian00
Asian11
Hispanic612
 100%
Pacific Islander00
White190146
 23.2%
Two or More Races56
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.1%55.6%
 11.6%


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

Middle : Miamisburg Middle School
High : Miamisburg High School

Bear Elementary School ranks 1009th of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 169 students attended Bear Elementary School.

Students at Bear Elementary School are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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