Defiance Elementary School
400 Carter Rd
Defiance OH, 43512, Defiance County
Phone: 419-782-0070
Ranking: 
(1,602 out of 2,572, bottom 38%)*
(1,602 out of 2,572, bottom 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Defiance City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 63 | 62 | 65 | 70 | 72 | |||||
| Total Students: | 1,174 | 1,183 | 1,198 | 1,217 | 1,265 | |||||
| Kindergarten: | 237 | 20.2% | 220 | 18.6% | 246 | 20.5% | 236 | 19.4% | 265 | 20.9% |
| Grade 1: | 204 | 17.4% | 222 | 18.8% | 199 | 16.6% | 213 | 17.5% | 210 | 16.6% |
| Grade 2: | 174 | 14.8% | 189 | 16.0% | 208 | 17.4% | 201 | 16.5% | 175 | 13.8% |
| Grade 3: | 186 | 15.8% | 198 | 16.7% | 183 | 15.3% | 172 | 14.1% | 191 | 15.1% |
| Grade 4: | 196 | 16.7% | 175 | 14.8% | 172 | 14.4% | 183 | 15.0% | 210 | 16.6% |
| Grade 5: | 177 | 15.1% | 179 | 15.1% | 190 | 15.9% | 212 | 17.4% | 213 | 16.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 594 | 50.6% | 610 | 51.6% | 625 | 52.2% | 648 | 53.2% | 601 | 47.5% |
| Female: | 580 | 49.4% | 573 | 48.4% | 573 | 47.8% | 569 | 46.8% | 539 | 42.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 284 | 24.2% | 262 | 22.1% | 255 | 21.3% | 223 | 18.3% | 202 | 16.0% |
| Black: | 68 | 5.8% | 83 | 7.0% | 89 | 7.4% | 66 | 5.4% | 66 | 5.2% |
| White: | 782 | 66.6% | 809 | 68.4% | 806 | 67.3% | 819 | 67.3% | 877 | 69.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 36 | 3.1% | 26 | 2.2% | 38 | 3.2% | 106 | 8.7% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 656 | 55.9% | 606 | 51.2% | 660 | 55.1% | 652 | 53.6% | 662 | 52.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 111 | 9.5% | 110 | 9.3% | 104 | 8.7% | 108 | 8.9% | 119 | 9.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.69 | 19.03 | 18.38 | 17.36 | 17.51 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAA | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 85.5% | 82% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 79.7% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.3% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 79% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.2% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 78.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 77.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.7% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 89.0% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68% | 66.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.0% | 67.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 68.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.4% | 74.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.4% | 76.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 74.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.8% | 71.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.0% | 77.7% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 67.6% |
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* Defiance Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.