The top reported proficiency rate is 84% in English language arts. The lowest is 82% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on R C Waters Elementary School
R C Waters Elementary School is a small, public elementary school serving kindergarten through fourth grade in Oak Harbor, a compact village in Ottawa County. The school enrolls roughly a third of a school's worth of students, with the student body overwhelmingly white, a modest share of low-income families, and no reported cases of English learners or students with individualized education plans at the data-gathering point, though families should ask the school directly about current enrollment in those categories.
The village itself sits on the north bank of the Portage River, about a half-hour east of Toledo, and mixes small-town rural life with quaint walkable downtown quarters. Historic Victorian homes line residential streets, farm fields are close by, and the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge lies nearby. Economically, Oak Harbor is anchored by the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station a short distance northeast, which also employs Avery Dennison manufacturing workers and supports Croghan Colonial Bank and local government jobs. The downtown has shops, restaurants, and public parks; Veterans Memorial Park offers ballfields, courts, and a skate park. Population has remained roughly stable. Housing values here sit meaningfully below the state benchmark, making the area more affordable than the broader Ohio market, though any family considering a move should understand that the district experienced a substantial revenue reduction in late 2023 when the Davis-Besse plant was revalued downward, and district leaders now describe themselves as settling into a frugal stance because such devaluations recur. That fiscal pressure may shape future levy requests, program choices, and local property-tax burden going forward.
In state testing from the most recent year, R C Waters students in third and fourth grades who took Ohio's State Tests showed strong proficiency. The language arts proficiency rate was in the high range, and the mathematics proficiency rate was also solid. Across the tested population, participation was full. The school sits well above the median proficiency index among the eight districts in Ottawa County, placing it in the top quartile for overall academic performance relative to its county peers.
Because this is an early-grade school, state graduation and chronic absenteeism data do not apply. The school's website was not located in available sources, so families interested in program details, staffing, classroom structure, or special offerings should reach out directly to the school office or district. What the data confirm is that R C Waters is a small, relatively homogeneous, and academically strong feeder school in a rural-to-small-town setting where affordability is a draw but fiscal strain from the nuclear plant revaluation is a reality the district now manages.
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