The top reported proficiency rate is 82% in Social studies. The lowest is 36% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Crestline Elementary School
Crestline Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in a small, tight-knit village in Crawford County. The school enrolls a small student body with relatively stable grade-to-grade counts, roughly consistent across each year. The population is predominantly white, with very small numbers of students of other racial and ethnic backgrounds. Data on free- or reduced-price lunch eligibility and on special education and English learner enrollment was not available.
The school sits within Crestline's walkable village footprint rather than on an isolated campus, placing it at the civic center of the community. This integration matters for families weighing where to live: the elementary school is part of a deliberate, downtown-rooted place rather than a separated facility. The village itself has recently worked to stabilize and grow through property tax abatements and small business investment, reversing decades of decline; Crestline is exploring an Amtrak station as a future development anchor. Housing values in the area are below state and national benchmarks, making affordability a real asset for families, and most residents own homes.
Academic performance on Ohio's state tests shows mixed results. In the most recent testing data, roughly half the students met proficiency in English language arts. Math proficiency was lower, with fewer than half of students reaching proficiency. Science proficiency was the lowest of the three, under a third. The one comparable data point from social studies, from several years prior, was substantially higher. With only one year of current state test results, trend data is not yet available, so it is not possible to assess whether performance is improving, stable, or declining. Relative to other districts in Crawford County, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile, a position a parent may want to look into further with the school to understand what specific support or intervention the school is providing.
Graduation rate data does not apply to an elementary school. Attendance, discipline, and other school environment metrics were not available in the data. The parent district, Crestline Exempted Village, recently passed a renewal levy securing funding through 2028 and has implemented a 1:1 device program across all grades, indicating a commitment to technology-integrated instruction.
For a family in or moving to Crestline, this is a small neighborhood school with a lower cost of living and deep community roots, but with academic proficiency notably below the county average. The school is the right fit for families comfortable with a small, older-population rural setting and willing to assess current academic support structures with school leadership directly.
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