The top reported proficiency rate is 84% in Social studies. The lowest is 56% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Tri-county North Elementary School
Tri-County North Elementary School serves prekindergarten through fourth grade in Lewisburg, a small rural village in Preble County in southwest Ohio. The school is a regular public school within the Tri-County North Local school district and sits on a campus on the village's edge rather than in the downtown core.
The school's enrollment is small, reflecting the size of the community. Students are overwhelmingly white, with a handful of Hispanic and multiracial students and one Asian student. Free-or-reduced-price lunch data and counts for students with individualized education plans and English learners were not available.
In state testing for grades three through four, the school's most recent results show mixed performance across subjects. In math, proficiency is above the midpoint for the county's districts. In English language arts, proficiency runs below the midpoint. Science and social studies results, though dated from earlier administrations, showed stronger outcomes. On a proficiency index combining all reported tested subjects and grades, the school ranks in the top quartile relative to districts in Preble County, a meaningful position when set against peer districts in the region.
Lewisburg itself is a close-knit small town with a car-oriented layout and easy highway access to Dayton and surrounding communities. The downtown along South Commerce Street has modest street life centered on a library, community center, and small cluster of shops. Most residents own their homes. The village has experienced slight population decline in recent years, though a planned residential development has been annexed, suggesting some growth intent. Downtown infrastructure received grant-funded improvements in recent years.
The school district benefits from a stable levy situation. Voters renewed a general operations emergency levy in 2021 for a decade without a tax increase, securing predictable funding for families weighing program stability. In early 2025, rising property values allowed the county auditor to lower tax rates on the district's levies while maintaining the same revenue, resulting in a property tax decrease for homeowners in February and July 2025 billings.
Because this is an elementary school serving only early grades, state testing data applies only to third and fourth grade, and there is no graduation rate or high school coursework to report. The school's academic profile rests on those tested grades, where math strength moderates lower English language arts results. A parent may want to look into the school's reading and writing instruction further, particularly what supports are in place for students below proficiency. The small enrollment and rural setting create a stable, known-community environment; whether that matches a family's preference is a question only the family can answer.
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