South Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Hamden, Ohio
South Elementary in Hamden, Ohio enrolled 221 students in 2024-25 with 19.0 full-time teachers, 11.6 students per teacher against the Ohio elementary-school median of 17.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
236 students in 2022-23, 233 students in 2023-24, 221 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.0 to 19.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 236 | 19.0 | 12.4 |
| 2023-24 | 233 | 19.0 | 12.3 |
| 2024-25 | 221 | 19.0 | 11.6 |
11.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 of every 100 Ohio elementary schools
Among the 1,708 Ohio elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 250 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Elementary enrolled 250 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 250 of the 250 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent26.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
98.6% of students were White, 0.5% Hispanic, 0.5% Black in 2024-25.
- White98.6%
- Hispanic0.5%
- Black0.5%
- Two or more races0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at South Elementary scored proficient or above: 50-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 50‑59% | 52‑56% | 59% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 60‑64% | 52‑56% (2021-22) | 54.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about South Elementary
- Wellston Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.5 miles away: 269 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Bundy Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.8 miles away: 349 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
- Compare South Elementary with Wellston Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Vinton County Local spends per student$17,226 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,226
- The largest public schools in OhioSouth Elementary is the number 1,513 by size of 1,715 Ohio elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,513 of 1,715
- Ohio schools by students per teacher11.6 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 17.4 for elementary schools.11.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about South Elementary
How many students attend South Elementary?
221 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 236 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hamden, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at South Elementary?
11.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for elementary schools is 17.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is South Elementary a Title I school?
South Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at South Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at South Elementary scored proficient or above: 50-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is South Elementary in?
Vinton County Local, NCES district ID 3905039. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390503903931 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.