The top reported proficiency rate is 70% in English language arts. The lowest is 49% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Cory-rawson Elementary School
Cory-Rawson Elementary School is a small, rural public elementary school in Rawson, a village of about a hundred residents in southwestern Hancock County. The school serves kindergarten through sixth grade and enrolls a modest enrollment of around a few hundred students, making it a tight-knit, neighborhood-scale building. The community itself is largely agricultural and stable in population, with no major new development in recent years. Housing in the 45881 zip code sits below both state and national medians, with monthly mortgage costs modest and rent affordable as a share of income.
In terms of academic performance, the school shows a mixed profile across tested subjects. Reading proficiency falls into solid territory for an elementary school, with a majority of students meeting state standards. Math proficiency is lower and represents an area where the school lags behind its county peers. Science proficiency sits in the middle range. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among Hancock County districts, a position a parent may want to look into further with the school itself to understand what drives the gap and what classroom and support strategies are in place to address it.
The student body is overwhelmingly white, which reflects the demographics of the rural area. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, and English learner status were not available. All students who were tested participated fully, a sign of consistent assessment administration.
The broader Cory-Rawson Local School District, which operates this elementary school alongside a high school and serves Mount Cory and Rawson, has made several recent moves that speak to how the district manages resources and expands opportunity. In late 2024, the district received a bond rating upgrade and refinanced school construction debt, generating meaningful interest savings that lower property taxes for families over the coming years. Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, the high school added three Project Lead the Way courses, bringing applied-STEM pathways to what is otherwise a small rural district. Both the elementary and high school earned Purple Star designation in 2025, recognizing formal support systems for military-connected families, including military liaisons and a district resource webpage. For a military family considering relocation, or any family seeking evidence of structured transition and support infrastructure, these are durable program commitments rather than one-time efforts.
The elementary school sits in the village of Rawson, which has a compact main street with local shops and a farmers market but limited street-scale commercial or civic activity beyond village government and parks. The school campus is accessible by car from surrounding townships and farms. No data on transportation, attendance, discipline, staffing, or course enrichment offerings at the elementary level were available to assess operational characteristics beyond academics.
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