New Riegel Elementary School, New Riegel OH

Original Research by School Decision on New Riegel Elementary School

New Riegel Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in a very small rural setting, located on Perry Street in the village center. The school is part of New Riegel Local, a single unified PK-12 district that occupies one building. Enrollment is small, around one hundred ninety students across six grades.

The student body is predominantly white, with a very small representation of other backgrounds. Economic data on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is not available, and similarly, counts for students receiving special education services or English language support are not reported in the data provided. The absence of these figures in a district this size may reflect the school's rural character or data-reporting practices, though a parent may want to ask the school directly about these programs if they are relevant to their family.

Academic performance on Ohio's State Tests shows solid ground across the school's tested grades, especially in English language arts, where a substantial majority of students demonstrated proficiency. In mathematics, proficiency remains strong, though somewhat lower than in English language arts. Science results show lower proficiency; a parent seeking detail on how the school approaches science instruction would want to ask about that directly. The school tested all eligible students and had full participation rates across all subjects, which reflects a thorough approach to assessment. Science was assessed in only a small subset of students, which is typical when a state test covers only certain grade levels in that subject.

When compared to the other districts in Seneca County, New Riegel Elementary's overall proficiency index places it in the top group, indicating that its tested students' combined performance stands well relative to peers in the county. The school does not serve high school grades, so no graduation rate applies here. Data on chronic absenteeism and discipline were not available for review.

New Riegel sits in a compact village of roughly one to two thousand residents surrounded by farmland. The area is rooted in a historic German Catholic settlement and retains that character. The village center, where the school is located, includes a small commercial corridor with a well-known local cafe and gathering spaces like the pub and Moose Lodge. Population has been stable to slightly declining over recent years. Housing values in the zip code are below both state and national medians, and the area remains affordable. The broader region relies on commutes to nearby employment centers in Tiffin and Fostoria, with the surrounding landscape predominantly agricultural. A parent choosing this school is choosing a small-town, integrated school environment rather than a suburban or urban setting.

The district operates a unified K-12 model from a single building completed in recent years, a shift from decades of renting space in the parish school. No major curriculum changes or tax initiatives of recent parent-facing impact were identified in available sources. A parent considering this school should understand it as a small, stable, rural elementary program serving its immediate community, with strong proficiency in literacy and mathematics and room to explore how science instruction develops as students progress.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-880%

School 80% · District 68% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

English language arts

Grades 3-886%

School 86% · District 77% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Science

Grades 3-868%

School 68% · District 79% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 491%

School 91% · district not reported

▲ 9 pts above state median

Grade 673%

School 73% · district not reported

▲ 10 pts above state median

This schoolNew Riegel Local, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income58%Higher-income91%33 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income67%Higher-income76%10 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income67%Higher-income69%3 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income75%Higher-income91%16 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income44%Higher-income76%32 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income77%27 pp gap