The top reported proficiency rate is 93% in Math. The lowest is 88% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Reagan Elementary School
Reagan Elementary serves pre-K through first grade in Ashland City Schools, a district that has just undergone significant structural reconfiguration. Starting in 2025-2026, Reagan became the sole building housing all of the district's youngest students, while second and third graders moved to Edison Elementary. This arrangement shapes everything about the school experience: the community a family enters, bus routes, pickup patterns, and the peer group a child moves through. Parents considering Reagan need to understand this is now a intentional grades-K-through-1 setting, not a traditional multi-grade elementary.
Academically, Reagan's state assessment results show strong proficiency in math and reading. Among third graders tested, math proficiency sits well above the median performance within Ashland County school districts. In reading, proficiency lands in the top performance band for the county. The school achieved a near-perfect participation rate on state testing, meaning the results reflect the whole student body. These numbers align with Reagan's 2024 National Blue Ribbon School designation, publicly reported recognition that reflects its five-star Ohio School Report Card rating for 2022-2023. That honor is factual; whether it matters to a family depends on what they weigh in school choice.
The school has an enrollment of roughly five hundred students spread across five grade bands from pre-K to first grade. About one-third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is overwhelmingly white, with minimal ethnic or racial diversity; Asian, Black, and Hispanic students together make up a very small percentage. Data on students receiving special education services or English learner support was not available in the reporting, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those populations and the programs available.
Ashland itself is a college town built around Ashland University and anchored by a walkable historic downtown on Main Street, with independent shops, cafés, and restaurants. The city functions as the county seat and retains a manufacturing base alongside professional services. Housing values are moderate for the state; a median home price sits somewhat below the Ohio average, and monthly rent is affordable relative to local incomes, making the area accessible for families on moderate salaries. The community is in the middle of substantial housing growth, with several multifamily and single-family developments announced or underway, so Reagan may see enrollment growth in coming years. Commuting throughout the area is by private car; there is no public transit.
The district in April 2024 secured a significant property tax abatement to support a hotel renovation in the Pump House district downtown, and in May 2026 the school board approved a property tax levy renewal for the ballot in November 2026. That renewal does not raise rates but is material for funding continuity; parents should track its outcome.
For families with young children in early grades, Reagan offers the measurable strength of strong proficiency scores and recent national recognition, housed in a school now designed exclusively for the youngest learners. The reconfiguration is permanent, so families should view Reagan as a primary-grades anchor before their child moves to Edison for second and third grade, then to Taft Intermediate. The setting is small-town Ohio, with limited diversity and dependence on car travel, so fit depends on whether that environment matches a family's needs and values.
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