📍 400 Carter Rd, Defiance, Defiance County, 43512
Defiance Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Defiance, Defiance County. The school has 1,044 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Defiance City school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 62.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Defiance Elementary School enrolls 1,044 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 62.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 643 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 306 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
677 of the school's 1,044 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 576 qualify for free lunch and 101 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Defiance Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 1, state house district 82.
Defiance Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Defiance City, based in Defiance, Ohio. The district serves 2,344 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,044 students, Defiance Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 781 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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