The top reported proficiency rate is 87% in Social studies. The lowest is 56% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on E a Powell Elementary School
E A Powell Elementary School is a small public elementary school serving kindergarten through grade six in North Baltimore, a rural village in Wood County in Northwest Ohio. The school enrolls roughly a moderate-sized cohort typical for a rural elementary school, with students spread fairly evenly across the seven grades.
The school's state test results show proficiency rates in the middle range. In English language arts, about half the tested students performed at proficient level or above. Mathematics proficiency was similar. Science proficiency ran somewhat higher. The school achieved full participation in state testing. Science results were drawn from a smaller tested group, reflecting that only certain grade levels sit for that assessment. Social studies data from several years back showed stronger results, though those figures are substantially older and may not reflect current performance.
Compared to other districts across Wood County, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the upper tier of the county's schools. A parent may want to look into current trends more directly with the school, since only one year of comparable test data was available; the school itself can describe what approaches or supports it is using in math and reading.
The school's enrollment draws from North Baltimore's population. About half the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is consistent with the village's modest median household income and its character as a blue-collar community built around railroad and intermodal freight operations. The student body is predominantly white, with a meaningful Hispanic student population; other racial and ethnic groups are present in very small numbers. Specific enrollment data for students with IEPs or English learners was not available.
North Baltimore itself is a small, historically rooted village with gridded residential streets, Victorian and early-Colonial homes, and a walkable downtown of brick storefronts along Main Street. The village was founded during Ohio's oil boom in the late 1800s and has maintained a stable population for most of a century. Its dominant current employer is the CSX Northwest Ohio Intermodal Terminal, a major rail facility just outside the village that handles double-stack freight containers and has brought substantial local employment. The broader economy draws from manufacturing, production, and laborer-class work, with residents also commuting along Interstate 75 to nearby Findlay and the Bowling Green-Toledo area. Housing values in the 45872 zip code are modest and recently declined; monthly mortgage costs for typical entry-level homes are moderate relative to local income. The village has a downtown library and historic movie theater and hosts community events like a fall festival, and schools are located within the town itself rather than on an outlying campus, keeping them woven into community life.
District-level information about recent policy changes, referenda, or curriculum shifts was not available in available sources. A parent interested in the school's current direction or initiatives would do well to contact the district directly.
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