The top reported proficiency rate is 100% in Science. The lowest is 75% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School is now closed. The school operated as a regular public elementary school in Circleville, Ohio, serving middle elementary grades. The most recent state assessment data available comes from the 2023-24 school year, when the school administered Ohio's State Tests to a very small cohort of students in grades three and four.
In math, the grade three cohort showed about half of tested students reaching proficiency, while the single grade four student tested met proficiency. In English language arts, the pattern was identical: roughly half of grade three students were proficient, and the grade four student achieved proficiency. A science assessment from earlier in 2020-21 showed a small grade five cohort meeting proficiency. The most dated social studies result, from 2016-17, showed a larger group of grade four students performing above proficiency.
The extremely small testing cohorts across these years suggest the school's enrollment had become quite limited by the time of its closure. No enrollment figures, demographic data, staff information, or free-or-reduced-price-lunch counts were available in the records.
Washington Elementary's closure reflects a larger shift in the Logan Elm Local School District. In August 2023, the district opened a single new PK-12 campus that consolidated students from six previously separate aging buildings. That consolidation eliminated the need for the original elementary school buildings. The move was a structural reorganization: all students from early childhood through grade twelve now learn in one modern facility with shared technology and security infrastructure, though grade-level learning communities remain distinct within the building.
For families considering the Circleville area and its schools, the relevant present-day option is enrollment in the consolidated Logan Elm school system. That new building serves the town and surrounding rural Pickaway County in a single integrated campus rather than across dispersed sites. The district's local funding changed in late 2025 when voters narrowly approved an earned income tax levy, replacing an expiring property tax, meaning homeowners no longer bear the school levy through property tax but working families and retirees with earned income do.
Circleville itself is a small county seat along the Scioto River about 25 miles south of Columbus, anchored by a historic downtown courthouse square and the annual Pumpkin Show. Manufacturing employment—particularly DuPont's chemical plant, PPG's polymer-resin operation, PACCAR's truck factory, and a newer Sofidel tissue plant—drives the regional economy. Housing is mixed: Victorian and Colonial Revival homes in the established center, newer subdivisions expanding north and south. Development has accelerated recently, with significant residential construction underway and multiple builders active across more than 50 communities. The median home value sits modestly above the state benchmark, and rents are moderate relative to incomes. The downtown core remains walkable with locally-owned shops and restaurants, though day-to-day life is decidedly auto-oriented in the newer subdivisions. The city operates a free weekday transit loop and the Pickaway County library system serves the region from multiple branches.
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