Fredericksburg Elementary School, Fredericksburg OH

Original Research by School Decision on Fredericksburg Elementary School

Fredericksburg Elementary School serves grades kindergarten through eight in a very small rural village in Ohio's Amish Country, where a mix of Amish and non-Amish residents live alongside two large manufacturers and small-town businesses. The school is part of Southeast Local Schools, which rebranded to Waynedale Local Schools in 2024 and consolidated all grade levels onto a single new campus in Apple Creek—a major structural change that happened without raising local property taxes, funded instead by tax revenue from the Rover Pipeline. Families considering the area should know that elementary students like those at Fredericksburg no longer attend a village-based school building; they now travel to the consolidated campus.

The enrollment is small, with about a hundred-twenty students spread across nine grade levels, creating a multiage elementary-middle setting. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is overwhelmingly white, reflecting the rural composition of the villages in the district. Data on students receiving special education services or English learner support was not available.

On state tests, the school shows mixed but generally respectable results across the 2023-24 school year. In math, third-graders proficiency sits at the lower end, while fourth through sixth graders cluster in the low-to-mid range. Seventh and eighth graders reached proficiency across the board in tested math. In English language arts, results vary by grade: third graders and fifth graders scored well, fourth grade dipped noticeably lower, and sixth grade sat in the middle range. Seventh graders scored at proficiency, and eighth graders performed solidly. Science testing data appears only for fifth and eighth grades, with both showing proficiency. Social studies testing, the most recent data available from 2016-17, showed fourth graders at a high level and sixth graders lower. The pattern overall suggests strength in the upper middle grades but some ground to gain in the elementary years, particularly in fourth-grade English language arts. The school's proficiency index—an average across tested subjects and grades—sits above the midpoint when compared to other districts in Wayne County.

The school building itself is new as of 2024, part of the district's transition to a single unified campus. This means modern facilities, air conditioning, and updated classroom technology, replacing much older buildings. The district is also in the early design phase for an auditorium addition, signaling ongoing investment in the facility. The village of Fredericksburg itself has flat to slightly declining population, a tight housing market with few homes listed, and is anchored by two large factories plus small businesses and civic institutions like the Fredericksburg Community Library, which runs after-school and summer programs serving both Amish and English families. The immediate area has no fixed-route public transit; families rely on car travel, though buggies are common given the Amish presence.

A parent considering this school should understand that it is now part of a consolidated district operation serving multiple small villages and towns. The move to a unified campus, though it meant losing a village-based school, created modern facilities without burdening the tax base. State test results show competence across most grade levels but warrant close conversation with the school about supports in areas like fourth-grade literacy. The setting itself is rural, quiet, and multiage in character—qualities some families value, others do not. School size and community feel differ markedly from suburban or urban elementary schools.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 350%

School 50% · district not reported

▼ 12 pts below state median

Grade 477%

School 77% · district not reported

▲ 12 pts above state median

Grade 572%

School 72% · district not reported

▲ 31 pts above state median

Grade 672%

School 72% · district not reported

▲ 50 pts above state median

Grade 7100%

School 100% · district not reported

▲ 82 pts above state median

Grade 8100%

School 100% · district not reported

▲ 100 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 375%

School 75% · district not reported

▲ 17 pts above state median

Grade 453%

School 53% · district not reported

▼ 5 pts below state median

Grade 578%

School 78% · district not reported

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 661%

School 61% · district not reported

▲ 20 pts above state median

Grade 7100%

School 100% · district not reported

▲ 57 pts above state median

Grade 875%

School 75% · district not reported

▲ 45 pts above state median

Science

Grade 572%

School 72% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median

Grade 8100%

School 100% · district not reported

▲ 70 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 491%

School 91% · district not reported

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 667%

School 67% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

This schoolSoutheast 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-income100%Higher-income73%27 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income43%Higher-income60%17 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income71%Higher-income82%10 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income33%Higher-income67%33 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income0%Higher-income53%53 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income71%Higher-income80%9 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income57%Higher-income82%25 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income67%Higher-income73%7 pp gap