New Knoxville Elementary School, New Knoxville OH

Original Research by School Decision on New Knoxville Elementary School

New Knoxville Elementary School serves kindergarten through eighth grade in a small rural village in southern Auglaize County, Ohio, with a strong German heritage and a blue-collar, family-oriented character. The school is part of the New Knoxville Local district, a single small system within the village core rather than on a distant campus.

The school's academic performance on Ohio's State Tests reflects solid student proficiency across tested subjects. In reading and language arts, proficiency is strong. In mathematics, proficiency is above the middle tier but lower than in reading. Science proficiency is also strong. These results place the school above the midpoint among the county's districts when proficiency across tested subjects is averaged together.

The student body is predominantly white, with small numbers of Hispanic, multiracial, and Asian students. Enrollment is stable at a modest scale for a K-8 building. The school draws from a village where manufacturing and physical labor dominate the economy, alongside office, sales, and professional work. Housing values in the zip code are modest relative to both Ohio and national benchmarks, and affordability metrics suggest reasonable access for working families, though a parent may want to look into current housing costs and availability in the area directly with a realtor or the village.

The district approved a significant new property tax levy in November 2024 to fund permanent improvements including roof replacement, HVAC updates, and classroom expansion, following the expiration of prior bond funding in 2022. This represents a meaningful tax change for households in the district but signals the community's commitment to school infrastructure.

The village itself is compact and walkable within its small core, centered on Main Street where the Village Hall and Community Library sit nearby. Civic life is anchored by these institutions, local churches, and the Heritage Center Complex. The economy centers on Hoge Lumber, a major employer and world leader in wood bowling lane production, and manufacturing facilities operated by Crown Equipment Corporation. No public transit exists, so daily life depends on driving. State Routes 29 and 33 serve the village, with Interstate 75 minutes away.

Population growth has been modest over recent decades, consistent with a stable rural village. The New Knoxville Industrial Park adjacent to the Neil Armstrong Auglaize County Airport anchors local economic development efforts. The area does not have major new housing developments, reflecting its rural and established character.

For families seeking a small-town school setting with solid core academic performance, a working-class and family-oriented community, affordable housing, and strong local civic anchors, this school offers a stable pathway. A parent considering the school may want to explore the district's strategic priorities and any specialized programs beyond core academics, information that was not readily available in public sources.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-882%

School 82% · District 82%

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

English language arts

Grades 3-889%

School 89% · District 89%

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Science

Grades 3-890%

School 90% · District 90%

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 4100%

School 100% · district not reported

▲ 17 pts above state median

Grade 691%

School 91% · district not reported

▲ 27 pts above state median

This schoolNew Knoxville Local, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income75%Higher-income93%18 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income100%Higher-income88%12 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income100%Higher-income96%4 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income91%Higher-income81%10 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income100%Higher-income90%10 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income100%Higher-income100%0 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income100%Higher-income100%0 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income91%Higher-income86%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income50%Higher-income58%8 pp gap