The top reported proficiency rate is 96% in Social studies. The lowest is 65% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on North Union Elementary School
North Union Elementary School serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Richwood, a small rural village in Union County, Ohio. The school enrolls a modest enrollment typical for its grade span, with a student body that is predominantly white and about half of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is housed at 420 Grove Street, on the edge of Richwood's residential area.
Academic performance on Ohio's State Tests shows proficiency rates in the mid-to-upper ranges across tested subjects. In English language arts, about a substantial majority of third through fifth grade students score at or above proficiency. Mathematics proficiency comes in slightly lower, with roughly two out of three students meeting the standard. Science proficiency is notably stronger, with nearly four in five students proficient. The school tested all eligible students and achieved full participation across all three subjects. (Social studies data on file is dated and no longer current, so we have not included it in the assessment of the school's present performance.) Multi-year trend data covering only the current school year does not permit assessment of whether these results represent improvement, decline, or stability; a parent may want to ask the school directly about performance trajectories over the past several years.
When compared against the three other school districts in Union County, North Union Elementary's overall proficiency index sits above the county midpoint. This places the school in a position of moderate-to-solid achievement relative to its immediate geographic neighbors, though direct district-level comparisons are limited by the small number of district entities in the county.
Richwood itself is a historic blue-collar village of roughly two thousand residents with a charming pre-World War II downtown centered on Franklin Street, where the village library, civic facilities, and Richwood Banking Company anchor community life. The village sits at the intersection of state routes and is car-oriented; most residents drive alone to work and commute to jobs in Marion, Marysville, or the Columbus region. The 29-acre Richwood Lake Park, with fishing, swimming, kayak rentals, ball fields, and playgrounds, sits in the downtown and serves as a community gathering point. Housing values in the Richwood zip code have shown modest but steady appreciation, with median home values remaining well below the Ohio state average. The area is experiencing broader county-level growth; Union County is among Ohio's fastest-growing counties, and Richwood has seen steady residential investment including the recent Richwood Greene senior housing redevelopment.
The North Union Local School District spans Richwood and the surrounding rural area, with schools located on a campus north of the village. No significant curriculum, operational, or bond-related changes to the district were identified in available records through early 2025, though the district renewed an existing emergency-requirements levy in November 2023, a continuation of prior taxation rather than a new initiative. State testing data for special education identification and English learner status were not available, so the school's capacity to meet these populations cannot be assessed from the data on hand.
For families considering North Union Elementary, the school represents a small-town elementary experience in a growing but distinctly rural setting, with academic performance in the solid middle range for the county and a student population drawn from working families with moderate to modest means.
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