Ayersville Elementary School, Defiance OH

Original Research by School Decision on Ayersville Elementary School

Ayersville Elementary School serves students in kindergarten through sixth grade in rural Defiance County, Ohio, drawing from a small attendance area outside the city of Defiance. The school sits on Watson Road roughly eight miles from the city center, in a region experiencing a building surge as new housing developments push outward from the city.

The school's recent state test results show solid academic performance. In math, students achieved proficiency at a rate above the midpoint among Defiance County districts. English-language arts proficiency was also above county midpoint, while science proficiency was notably strong—among the highest outcomes the district reports. Together, these results place Ayersville Elementary's overall proficiency index in the top quartile relative to other districts in the county. The school tests all students and participation is complete.

The enrollment is small, roughly a few hundred students spread fairly evenly across the grade band. The student body is predominantly white, with a modest share identifying as Hispanic or multiracial. The school did not report free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, or English learner counts in the available data, so a parent seeking those specifics may want to reach out to the school directly. The composition and size give this a neighborhood elementary school character rather than a large consolidated facility.

Ayersville is a rural school in a county seat region where civic life centers on downtown Defiance, with its brick storefronts, Fort Grounds, library, and park system along the rivers. Outside the downtown core, the area is car-dependent; public transit does not exist. The broader Defiance County area is rooted in automotive manufacturing, particularly GM's foundry and machine shop, alongside healthcare, education, and various light industrial employers. Housing values in the Defiance zip code area are below the state median and substantially below the national median, reflecting the rural and post-industrial character, though recent housing starts suggest modest economic activity.

No recent district-level policy changes or capital projects were found in publicly available reporting, so the school's strategic direction is not documented here. Program information beyond core academics was not provided in the available data. A parent interested in extracurricular offerings, specialized instruction, building amenities, or specific support services may want to visit the school's website or contact the principal directly.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grades 3-887%

School 87% · District 79% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

English language arts

Grades 3-885%

School 85% · District 84% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Science

Grades 3-894%

School 94% · District 84% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 495%

School 95% · district not reported

▲ 12 pts above state median

Grade 684%

School 84% · district not reported

▲ 21 pts above state median

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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

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income100%Higher-income100%0 pp gap