The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Park Layne Elementary School
Park Layne Elementary School serves kindergarten through second grade in New Carlisle, a small Clark County city on the US-40 corridor between Springfield and Dayton. The school enrolls a modest population with a particularly high share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. About two-thirds of the student body receives this support, which reflects the economic composition of the families served. The enrollment leans white, with a meaningful Hispanic population and smaller numbers of students identifying as multiracial, Black, or Native American.
The school sits at the edge of New Carlisle, on Dille Road roughly a mile from the Reserve at Honey Creek subdivision, one of two major new housing developments currently reshaping the city. This context matters for a parent considering the school: the area is in its largest growth period in decades, with two large single-family subdivisions bringing new residents and commercial activity. The character of New Carlisle itself is small-town and family-oriented, with a historic downtown along Main Street anchored by preserved brick buildings and local businesses, surrounded by 1940s-1970s single-family homes on established lots and farmland.
State assessment data for Park Layne covers only grade three, which sits outside the school's grade band, so proficiency results are not directly available for the kindergarten-through-second-grade population the school primarily serves. The grade-three data reported shows zero proficiency in both math and English language arts from a tested cohort, though the participation rate was complete. A parent may want to look into this further with the school and the district, particularly as these students transition upward. The absence of school discipline, attendance, and staffing data means a reader does not have visibility into classroom conditions or support infrastructure at this granular level.
Park Layne is part of Tecumseh Local School District, which serves New Carlisle and Donnelsville. The district has faced recent fiscal pressure. In November 2024, voters rejected a proposed substitute operating levy, and the district then split the levies and sought voter approval in May 2025 for a renewal of the existing emergency operating levy without a rate increase. That renewal passed, securing operating funding through 2030 without raising property taxes for current taxpayers. However, the district adopted a multi-year budget reduction plan in response to the end of federal COVID relief funding, which included cutting one classroom teacher at Park Layne's building itself. This reduction raises class sizes at the elementary level and is a direct, lasting concern for families. The district separately renewed a permanent improvement levy in November 2024, so facility-related funding for buses, textbooks, furniture, and roof repairs is secured for five years.
Relative to other districts in Clark County, Park Layne's proficiency performance in the one tested grade sits at the bottom quartile. Housing in the zip code is moderately valued and affordable by national standards, with owner-occupied homes below the state median and monthly mortgage costs well below typical rent in the area. The school serves a economically working population, and the area is attracting new families through new construction.
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