The top reported proficiency rate is 86% in Social studies. The lowest is 57% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Amanda-clearcreek Elementary School
Amanda-Clearcreek Elementary School serves grades three through five in a small, rural village in southwestern Fairfield County. The school sits on a consolidated K-12 campus outside the village center along Lancaster-Circleville Road, serving the immediate area and the broader Amanda-Clearcreek Local School District.
The student body is small, with roughly equal numbers across each grade. The school is predominantly white, with very small numbers of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. No data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility or English learner status was available, so a parent may want to contact the school directly to understand the composition of economic circumstances or language learners in the building.
The most recent state testing data shows proficiency in the middle range. In English language arts, a little more than half of students tested reached proficient or above. Math proficiency was slightly lower, at roughly the same rate. Science proficiency was somewhat higher. A parent curious about trends or longer-term performance should ask the school, because the available data includes only the current school year, offering no picture of whether scores have been rising, holding steady, or declining. One older snapshot from social studies testing at the fourth-grade level, reported years ago, showed strong proficiency; that test is no longer administered at this grade, so current comparison is not possible. Relative to other districts in Fairfield County, Amanda-Clearcreek Elementary's overall proficiency sits below the midpoint among those districts.
The school is part of a district that publicly reported on a Master Facilities Plan approved in 2023, which includes a K-2 building addition and athletic infrastructure upgrades now underway through the school year. This capital investment signals the district's intent to expand elementary capacity to accommodate enrollment growth and modernize its facilities, visible to families considering the school. The district also recently introduced an Anatomage Table, a specialized anatomy and cadaver-modeling tool, to its high school science curriculum alongside robotics and engineering projects. While this benefit is at the secondary level, it reflects a district commitment to STEM that shapes the academic pathway elementary students will follow.
Amanda itself is a very small, compact village with a low-density residential character surrounded by farmland. The village has experienced slow population decline or stagnation over decades and contains only a handful of local businesses. Most households commute to larger job centers such as Lancaster, about ten miles away, or the Columbus metro area. The village offers modest civic amenities including a small downtown along East Main Street, a community park with disc golf and recreational games, a Little League baseball facility, and a branch library, but no fixed-route public transit. A dedicated bike trail connects parts of the village. Housing values in the area are moderate and have risen slightly in recent years. Mortgage costs relative to local incomes are somewhat elevated, and renting is considerably cheaper than owning, a pattern worth considering for families weighing a move to the area.
The district is small and rural, without the program breadth or specialist staff of larger suburban or urban systems. For families seeking a neighborhood elementary school in a genuine small-town setting with visible capital investment and a commitment to STEM, Amanda-Clearcreek Elementary is a fit. For families prioritizing extensive course choice, multiple arts programs, or specialized services, the limited scale may prompt a conversation with the school about what is available.
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