The top reported proficiency rate is 87% in Social studies. The lowest is 77% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Stingel Elementary School
Stingel Elementary School is a regular public elementary school in Ontario, Ohio, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The school sits in a suburban retail corridor that functions as the shopping and dining hub for the broader Mansfield area, with families living in residential neighborhoods scattered across the city's auto-oriented landscape.
The school's academic performance in the most recent state testing cycle is solid across the board. In reading and mathematics, proficiency sits in the mid-range, with comparable shares of students meeting grade-level standards in both subjects. Science performance is notably stronger. Overall, the school's proficiency index—the mean across tested subjects and grades—places it in the top quartile relative to other districts in Richland County, a meaningful position among its peer set.
Enrollment stands at just over nine hundred students across the grade band, with the largest cohorts in grades three through five. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller percentages of students identifying as multiracial, Asian, Hispanic, and Black. Data on students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and on special education and English learner populations were not available, so a parent would want to inquire directly with the school about the scale of those populations and the support structures around them.
The school building itself dates to the early nineteen-sixties and carries the infrastructure age that era represents. In May 2026, the district sought voter approval for a bond measure that would have funded facility renovations and unlocked a state match, but residents rejected it. The school's original heating, plumbing, roofing, and electrical systems remain in service. This is a concrete fact for families to consider: aging facilities mean ongoing maintenance needs and a less modern physical environment. The district's financial situation also warrants attention. A property-tax relief measure approved by county commissioners is reducing Ontario Local's annual revenue, and state funding fell short of expectations in the recent state budget. The district treasurer has indicated an operating levy will likely be needed within the next few years, a signal that property taxes may rise again in the near term.
The Ontario Local district also approved a levy renewal in 2022 to avoid an operating deficit, locking in a significant share of school funding through the early 2030s—a direct cost burden families already feel and will continue to feel through that period.
Academically, the school delivers solid proficiency in core subjects, with particular strength in science. The peer comparison places it ahead of most districts in the county on overall proficiency. For families drawn to a small-to-moderate-sized elementary school in a settled suburban setting with accessible academic performance, Stingel fits that profile. The facility age and the district's recent financial signals—failed bond, likely future levy, state budget shortfalls—are material factors parents should weigh as they consider long-term cost and condition of the school environment.
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