West Union Elementary School

Summary:

West Union Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 657 students in grades PK-6 in West Union, Ohio, which is part of the Adams County Ohio Valley Local school district.

While West Union Elementary generally performs better than the district and state averages in science and English Language Arts proficiency, it lags behind in mathematics proficiency across multiple grade levels. The school has also seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.5% in 2019-2020 to 33.9% in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school's performance varies widely across different student subgroups, with low-income students and students with disabilities performing relatively well, but white students and gifted/talented students struggling in comparison.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Bright Elementary School and Sardinia Elementary School, West Union Elementary lags behind in overall rankings and academic performance. Understanding the practices and strategies employed by these higher-performing schools could provide valuable insights for West Union Elementary as it works to address its challenges, including the high chronic absenteeism, mathematics proficiency gaps, and disparities in student group performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 555 Lloyd Rd
       West Union, OH  45693-9654


(937) 544-2951

District: Adams County Ohio Valley Local

SchoolDigger Rank:
870th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,664 Help


Students who attend West Union Elementary School usually attend:

High:    West Union High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.3 Help
Number of students:  661

Racial breakdown:

White:
96.2%
Two or more races:
1.8%
Hispanic:
1.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.4% Help


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Compare Details West Union Elementary School ranks worse than 55.2% of elementary schools in Ohio. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Adams County Ohio Valley Local School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.53. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a 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.
Student Body
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Compare Details West Union Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Adams County Ohio Valley Local School District. Racial makeup is: White (96.2%), two or more races (1.8%), Hispanic (1.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 68.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Adams County Ohio Valley Local School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Union Elementary School is 18.3, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Adams County Ohio Valley Local School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Union Elementary School is $11,664, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Adams County Ohio Valley Local School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Union Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Union Elementary School 870th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See West Union Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Adams County Ohio Valley Local:

SchoolDigger ranks Adams County Ohio Valley Local 444th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Union Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at West Union Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 24.40 1228th 1471 16.5%
2005 33.51 1149th 1501 23.5%
2006 43.30 1041st 1504 30.8%
2007 46.71 1065th 1609 33.8%
2008 37.48 1170th 1582 26.0%
2009 42.11 1165th 1610 27.6%
2010 54.38 984th 1662 40.8%
2011 66.61 726th 1686 56.9%
2012 61.66 881st 1709 48.4%
2013 54.33 1030th 1701 39.4%
2014 64.13 805th 1687 52.3%
2015 36.02 1194th 1684 29.1%
2016 38.45 1139th 1678 32.1%
2017 39.77 1132nd 1651 31.4%
2018 46.98 1040th 1636 36.4%
2019 46.51 1054th 1676 37.1%
2021 58.96 784th 1610 51.3%
2022 60.17 766th 1588 51.8%
2023 61.44 741st 1596 53.6%
2024 53.53 870th 1577 44.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Union Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 48.42 380th 856 55.6%
2024 28.31 666th 900 26.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Union Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.14 860th 1465 41.3%
2019 54.32 765th 1465 47.8%
2021 65.03 479th 1404 65.9%
2022 68.54 419th 1419 70.5%
2023 66.88 457th 1447 68.4%
2024 55.27 717th 1484 51.7%
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Rank History for Female students at West Union Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.92 980th 1518 35.4%
2019 50.40 905th 1502 39.7%
2021 57.72 686th 1467 53.2%
2022 62.72 643rd 1488 56.8%
2023 64.62 608th 1483 59.0%
2024 46.96 890th 1466 39.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at West Union Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.66 635th 1021 37.8%
2019 42.27 531st 956 44.5%
2021 55.57 266th 765 65.2%
2022 47.25 382nd 824 53.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at West Union Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.26 402nd 759 47.0%
2021 43.19 163rd 219 25.6%
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Rank History for Male students at West Union Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.85 1005th 1536 34.6%
2019 41.82 1021st 1535 33.5%
2021 51.77 806th 1499 46.2%
2022 51.89 846th 1518 44.3%
2023 55.05 797th 1498 46.8%
2024 55.28 780th 1485 47.5%
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Rank History for White students at West Union Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.51 1077th 1309 17.7%
2019 27.26 1058th 1271 16.8%
2021 41.35 819th 1249 34.4%
2022 41.88 845th 1242 32.0%
2023 43.89 796th 1215 34.5%
2024 34.26 910th 1190 23.5%
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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.

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Enrollment information for West Union Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 619 0 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 624
1989 619 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 622
1990 850 0 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 853
1991 774 0 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 779
1992 953 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 953
1993 989 7 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 997
1994 970 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 978
1995 416 0 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 419
1996 416 0 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 419
1997 424 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 427
1998 950 4 1 3 3 n/a n/a 0 961
1999 920 5 1 2 2 n/a n/a 0 930
2000 886 7 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 897
2001 859 7 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 869
2002 855 7 0 4 0 n/a n/a 3 869
2003 855 7 0 4 0 n/a n/a 3 869
2004 859 4 2 3 1 n/a n/a 1 870
2005 928 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 2 933
2006 881 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 1 884
2007 856 0 3 0 1 n/a n/a 5 865
2008 846 0 3 1 1 n/a n/a 5 856
2009 867 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a 5 875
2010 870 2 1 1 1 n/a n/a 8 883
2011 846 1 1 2 1 0 7 0 858
2012 794 6 1 3 2 1 7 0 814
2013 798 3 1 5 2 0 4 0 813
2014 766 1 2 4 1 1 3 0 778
2015 769 2 3 6 1 1 5 0 787
2016 798 1 3 7 1 1 8 0 819
2017 771 0 2 7 0 1 8 0 789
2018 756 0 2 10 0 1 6 0 775
2019 697 0 1 13 0 2 7 0 720
2020 694 0 1 16 0 2 10 0 723
2021 645 0 0 11 0 1 10 0 667
2022 618 0 0 6 0 1 10 0 635
2023 634 0 0 9 0 1 13 0 657
2024 636 1 1 10 0 1 12 0 661

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 West Union Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 624 28.0 22.2 0
1989 622 30.0 20.7 n/a
1990 853 46.0 18.5 n/a
1991 779 47.0 16.5 n/a
1992 953 46.0 20.7 n/a
1993 997 47.0 21.2 0
1994 978 51.0 19.2 0
1995 419 26.0 16.1 0
1996 419 26.0 16.1 0
1997 427 28.0 15.3 0
1998 961 62.0 15.5 45.7
1999 930 62.0 15.0 55.5
2000 897 65.0 13.8 60.8
2001 869 65.0 13.4 59.7
2002 869 57.0 15.2 61.1
2003 869 57.0 15.2 61.1
2004 870 52.0 16.7 61.9
2005 933 54.8 17.0 62.3
2006 884 57.3 15.4 66.9
2007 865 56.4 15.3 63.5
2008 856 50.7 16.9 n/a
2009 875 48.7 18.0 66.1
2010 883 47.6 18.5 78.9
2011 858 54.6 15.6 61.4
2012 814 44.9 18.1 62.5
2013 813 35.7 22.7 62.6
2014 778 41.0 18.9 58.7
2015 787 n/a n/a 76.2
2016 819 40.0 20.4 75.3
2017 789 39.0 20.2 74.1
2018 775 40.0 19.3 73.8
2019 720 40.0 18.0 68.6
2020 723 38.0 19.0 68.5
2021 667 40.0 16.6 n/a
2022 635 41.0 15.4 n/a
2023 657 37.0 17.7 62.7
2024 661 36.0 18.3 68.4

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 West Union Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 624 28.0 22.2 0
1989 622 30.0 20.7 n/a
1990 853 46.0 18.5 n/a
1991 779 47.0 16.5 n/a
1992 953 46.0 20.7 n/a
1993 997 47.0 21.2 0
1994 978 51.0 19.2 0
1995 419 26.0 16.1 0
1996 419 26.0 16.1 0
1997 427 28.0 15.3 0
1998 961 62.0 15.5 45.7
1999 930 62.0 15.0 55.5
2000 897 65.0 13.8 60.8
2001 869 65.0 13.4 59.7
2002 869 57.0 15.2 61.1
2003 869 57.0 15.2 61.1
2004 870 52.0 16.7 61.9
2005 933 54.8 17.0 62.3
2006 884 57.3 15.4 66.9
2007 865 56.4 15.3 63.5
2008 856 50.7 16.9 n/a
2009 875 48.7 18.0 66.1
2010 883 47.6 18.5 78.9
2011 858 54.6 15.6 61.4
2012 814 44.9 18.1 62.5
2013 813 35.7 22.7 62.6
2014 778 41.0 18.9 58.7
2015 787 n/a n/a 76.2
2016 819 40.0 20.4 75.3
2017 789 39.0 20.2 74.1
2018 775 40.0 19.3 73.8
2019 720 40.0 18.0 68.6
2020 723 38.0 19.0 68.5
2021 667 40.0 16.6 n/a
2022 635 41.0 15.4 n/a
2023 657 37.0 17.7 62.7
2024 661 36.0 18.3 68.4

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 West Union Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,758
2022 $10,480
2023 $10,705
2024 $11,664

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Union 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 1054th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 741st of 1596 Elementary schools
 16.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (West Union Elementary School)65.971
 5.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Adams County Ohio Valley Local)71.874.8
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (West Union Elementary School)65.957.1
 8.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Adams County Ohio Valley Local)71.660.2
 11.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (West Union Elementary School)68.175.6
 7.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Adams County Ohio Valley Local)68.767.9
 0.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (West Union Elementary School)56.453.8
 2.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Adams County Ohio Valley Local)57.149.1
 8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (West Union Elementary School)72.571.8
 0.7%
   5th Grade Science (Adams County Ohio Valley Local)71.966.9
 5%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (West Union Elementary School)64.874.4
 9.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Adams County Ohio Valley Local)65.271.1
 5.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (West Union Elementary School)58.265.4
 7.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Adams County Ohio Valley Local)64.671.1
 6.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (West Union Elementary School)40.641
 0.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Adams County Ohio Valley Local)53.347.7
 5.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (West Union Elementary School)39.662.7
 23.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Adams County Ohio Valley Local)46.460.9
 14.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students720657
 8.8%
African American00
American Indian00
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic139
 30.8%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White697634
 9%
Two or More Races713
 85.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients68.6%62.7%
 5.9%


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West Union Elementary School ranks 870th of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

High : West Union High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 661 students attended West Union Elementary School.

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


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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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