The top reported proficiency rate is 100% in Science. The lowest is 70% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Mines Elementary School
Mines Elementary School is a three-grade (third through fifth) building in Howland Local Schools, the school district serving the Howland and Warren area. The school enrolls a small population mostly concentrated in third and fourth grades; fifth grade holds just a handful of students. Just under half the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Asian, Black, and Hispanic students, as well as students of two or more races.
On Ohio's State Tests in the most recent year, Mines scored in the top quartile among the county's districts on overall proficiency. In math, about seven in ten students achieved proficiency or above. In English language arts, the rate was slightly lower, near seven in ten. Science testing covers only fifth grade; the small tested group in that cohort met proficiency. An older social studies result from fourth graders shows strength at that grade. These results place the school well above the county median for proficiency, a meaningful marker for how the school is performing against its peer districts.
Warren, the larger city where this school operates, is a post-industrial county seat along the Mahoning River that has faced decades of population and economic decline but is now in an active redevelopment phase. Courthouse Square anchors downtown civic life, home to the historic Trumbull County Courthouse, shops, restaurants, and breweries. The city's historic residential neighborhoods include Mahoning Avenue's "Millionaires' Row," the Perkins Homestead area, and the Garden District. A major new Kimberly-Clark manufacturing facility announced construction in 2024 on a former steel mill site; it is projected to bring substantial jobs by 2030. A second transformational project, the Peninsula, is a mixed-use riverfront redevelopment planned to include a hotel, market-rate housing, office space, and a food hall, with phase one expected to break ground in 2025.
Housing in the Warren zip code sits below state and national medians. Homes are moderately priced and moving faster than they were a year ago. Rents are also modest. For families buying, the mortgage-to-income calculation sits near national affordability benchmarks; for renters, shelter costs take up a smaller share of income than the national average.
On the school district front, voters renewed a multi-year emergency operating levy in November 2024, locking in stable funding through the mid-2030s and removing near-term risk of program or staffing cuts. The district is also advancing plans for a new Fine and Performing Arts Center with a large auditorium attached to the high school, a facility the district has lacked since an older auditorium was demolished in the early 1990s; a feasibility study funded entirely by donations was approved in 2024. The district and Howland Township have partnered to place two full-time school resource officers in the schools, a staffing investment documented in the township's 2025 comprehensive plan.
The school serves only the elementary grades tested in Ohio's assessment system, so no graduation rate or secondary-level data apply. Data on special populations and detailed staff composition were not available.
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