The top reported proficiency rate is 74% in Social studies. The lowest is 61% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Greenon Elementary School
Greenon Elementary School serves grades prekindergarten through six in Enon, a small residential village between Springfield and Dayton in Clark County. The school is part of the Greenon Local district, which consolidated into a single PreK-12 campus in recent years, meaning Greenon Elementary now shares a building with the junior and senior high school rather than operating as a standalone facility.
The school enrolls a student population that is predominantly white, with a modest share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is spread fairly evenly across grade levels, with slightly larger cohorts in the primary grades. Testing participation is nearly complete across subjects, indicating strong attendance during state assessment windows.
On Ohio's State Tests, Greenon Elementary shows proficiency rates in the low-to-mid range for grades three through six. In mathematics, about three-fifths of tested students meet proficiency. In English language arts, proficiency sits slightly lower, at about three-fifths as well. Science performs notably better, with proficiency crossing the seven-tenths mark. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among the county's school districts, a meaningful position despite the modest individual subject rates. Social studies data from an earlier assessment window (2016-17) is available from fourth and sixth grade; proficiency in grade four was substantially higher than current math and reading rates, while grade six social studies proficiency ran lower.
Only the current school year's proficiency data are available, so trends over time cannot be computed from the information at hand. A parent may want to ask the school directly about year-to-year movement and whether recent performance reflects particular instructional priorities or challenges.
Enon itself is a close-knit small village where, as one local account notes, people who move in tend to stay. The housing market is modestly priced relative to both state and national benchmarks. Retail and dining are concentrated along a single main thoroughfare rather than distributed through a downtown core. The village supports several public parks with playgrounds and river access to the Mad River, and is home to the Adena Mound, a historical landmark. Interstate 70 lies just north of town, making Springfield and Dayton accessible by short drives.
The district has faced two voter rejections of facilities tax levies within the past year, meaning planned capital projects—a new transportation facility, an athletic addition, and completion of unfinished classroom space at the elementary—remain unfunded despite growing elementary enrollment. This context matters for families considering the school: the district is managing growth with constrained facilities, and there is an active waitlist to balance classroom sizes. The shared PreK-12 campus layout is a fairly recent change that reshapes the student experience—one location, shared resources, and integrated administration across grade bands rather than separate school buildings.
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