The top reported proficiency rate is 78% in Social studies. The lowest is 62% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Amelia Elementary School
Amelia Elementary serves the unincorporated community of Amelia along State Route 28 in Clermont County, Ohio, and enrolls students from kindergarten through fifth grade. The school sits in a small historic Main Street core that once housed a separate village before Amelia merged into West Clermont Local School District in the 1980s. Today Amelia is a mixed township area with rapid residential growth, newer subdivisions alongside countryside, and a car-oriented character centered on the strip of shops and restaurants along the state route. The community describes itself as country-feeling with suburban amenities, and sits roughly a short drive from major commercial areas and express bus service to Cincinnati.
The school's enrollment is roughly balanced across grades, with a student body that is predominantly white and about half from households qualifying for free or reduced-price meals. A substantial share of students come from modest-income families. Special education and English learner data were not available in the materials provided.
On Ohio's State Tests in the 2024-25 school year, Amelia Elementary's proficiency rates clustered in the mid-range across subjects. Math proficiency was slightly higher than language arts, and science was the lowest of the three measured. When set against the other elementary and combined schools in Clermont County, Amelia's overall proficiency index placed it below the midpoint of the county's schools. Only one year of test data is available; trend information over time is not yet reported.
The school benefits from the district's recent curriculum additions: elementary students access restored art, music, and physical education specials, and participate in "Discovery," a creativity- and innovation-focused course. All students in the district have access to a Chromebook through the 1:Wolf device program, with broadband support extended to families without home internet. These are durable shifts in the day-to-day classroom model.
The broader context matters for families considering this school. West Clermont voters rejected a combined property tax and earned income tax levy in May 2025 that would have funded major facilities improvements: a new intermediate building, a new middle school, a new elementary school, and renovations to existing buildings. The defeat means no near-term modernization despite aging facilities, overcrowding at some grade levels, and projected enrollment growth from the active new-home construction in the Amelia area. The district also reduced open enrollment beginning in 2022-23, citing expected growth, so non-resident families now have fewer seats available.
Housing in Amelia remains affordable relative to both state and national benchmarks, with the median home value below state average and rental costs in the moderate range. Mortgage costs reflect current interest rates. The area continues to grow, with D.R. Horton and other builders marketing new communities, and the township is guiding future development through planning projects along the main corridor.
A parent considering Amelia Elementary should expect a small-to-mid-sized neighborhood elementary school in a rapidly growing semi-rural-suburban township, with restored arts and specials, a 1:1 device program, and current proficiency results that fall below the mid-point among county peers. The lack of recent multi-year trend data means a parent may want to ask the school directly about whether performance is moving, and about how the facilities challenges and enrollment projections are being managed in classrooms now.
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