The top reported proficiency rate is 83% in Social studies. The lowest is 47% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on East End Elementary School
East End Elementary School serves only preschool-age children in Wilmington, Ohio, so it operates outside the grade bands on which state assessment and graduation reporting depend. The school does not administer state tests and has no graduation rate because neither applies to its grade level.
The school sits in Wilmington's city school district, which recently weathered significant fiscal turbulence. The district's earned income tax expired at the end of 2022, and voters rejected multiple replacement levies in 2023. That revenue loss prompted the board to propose major cuts to transportation, class sizes, and pay-to-participate fees. In January 2024, however, the board pulled a planned levy from the ballot after learning that property value increases had pushed the district below Ohio's 20-mill floor. Under state law, this shifts the funding dynamic: the district's operating revenue now grows with property revaluations rather than staying flat. The board also rescinded the transportation and fee cuts it had previously announced. This change means Wilmington homeowners will see school funding become more responsive to their property tax base going forward, though the path forward for the district remains structurally tighter than it was several years ago.
East End enrolls a small cohort of preschool students. The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller share of students identifying as two or more races. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, and English learner status were not available in the district records.
Wilmington itself is a small county seat in southwestern Ohio, roughly an hour from both Cincinnati and Columbus, with a walkable historic downtown and a civic life anchored by downtown institutions including the restored Murphy Theatre and the Wilmington Public Library. The city's economy has shifted dramatically in recent years. A DHL cargo facility closure in the late 2000s cost the city thousands of jobs. After the county port authority took over the airfield, Amazon Air opened a sorting hub there in 2015, and the air park has since become Amazon's fifth-largest hub nationwide. This logistics and cargo economy now anchors the region alongside Wilmington College, which was founded by the Society of Friends and retains deep Quaker roots in the community.
New residential development is active in the area. Multiple builders have opened subdivisions in and near Wilmington, including some with tax abatements to attract families to the Wilmington Schools district. Housing values in the 45177 zip code have appreciated modestly year over year, and the affordability profile suggests a mortgage payment below the national benchmark, making the area accessible to families with middle-income profiles.
Because East End serves only preschool, prospective families should view it as an entry point into the Wilmington district. The broader district context—recovering from a revenue cliff but now positioned differently under the 20-mill floor—is relevant to families planning longer tenure in the schools. For questions about preschool curriculum, daily routines, transition to kindergarten, or how the school articulates with the district's elementary schools (Holmes, Denver Place, and later Borror Middle School and Wilmington High School), the school's main office would be the natural source.
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