Bigelow Hill Elementary School

Summary:

Bigelow Hill Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Findlay, Ohio, part of the Findlay City School District. With 345 students, the school has seen its racial makeup become more diverse in recent years, going from 70.14% White in 2020-2021 to 67.83% White in 2022-2023.

Bigelow Hill Elementary has shown mixed performance on state assessments, performing above the state average in some areas like 4th grade math but lagging behind in others like 5th grade science. The school's subgroup performance is also varied, ranking highly for Hispanic students but lower for White students. Additionally, Bigelow Hill has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.9% in 2019-2020 to 22.5% in 2021-2022, which could be impacting the school's overall academic outcomes. The school's relatively high percentage of students (55.36%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch is another factor to consider.

Compared to nearby schools, Bigelow Hill Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly below other elementary schools in the Findlay City district, but it lags behind higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as Arcadia Elementary and Van Buren Elementary. However, Bigelow Hill does have a strong gifted and talented program, ranking in the top 10 in the state for this subgroup.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 300 Hillcrest Ave
       Findlay, OH  45840-4185


(419) 425-8306

District: Findlay City

SchoolDigger Rank:
684th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,057 Help


Students who attend Bigelow Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Glenwood Middle School
High:    Findlay High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  353

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.0%
Hispanic:
15.3%
Two or more races:
9.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56.7% Help


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Compare Details Bigelow Hill Elementary School ranks better than 56.6% of elementary schools in Ohio. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Findlay City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.53. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (68%), Hispanic (15.3%), two or more races (9.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 56.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bigelow Hill Elementary School is 15.3, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Findlay City School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bigelow Hill Elementary School is $10,057. 4 elementary schools in the Findlay City School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bigelow Hill Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bigelow Hill Elementary School 684th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Bigelow Hill Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Findlay City:

SchoolDigger ranks Findlay City 301st of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bigelow Hill Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Bigelow Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 52.20 828th 1471 43.7%
2005 68.96 477th 1501 68.2%
2006 69.50 477th 1504 68.3%
2007 65.18 666th 1609 58.6%
2008 61.70 755th 1582 52.3%
2009 60.91 815th 1610 49.4%
2010 64.77 742nd 1662 55.4%
2011 60.01 899th 1686 46.7%
2012 68.48 650th 1709 62.0%
2013 76.28 362nd 1701 78.7%
2014 72.00 558th 1687 66.9%
2015 66.74 656th 1684 61.0%
2016 62.19 800th 1678 52.3%
2017 52.86 988th 1651 40.2%
2018 54.57 916th 1636 44.0%
2019 42.81 1104th 1676 34.1%
2021 64.56 679th 1610 57.8%
2022 49.09 938th 1588 40.9%
2023 51.15 912th 1596 42.9%
2024 63.53 684th 1577 56.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bigelow Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 28.46 121st 162 25.3%
2023 43.40 98th 183 46.4%
2024 42.57 120th 202 40.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bigelow Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 31.39 608th 856 29.0%
2024 33.19 596th 900 33.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bigelow Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.84 763rd 1465 47.9%
2019 36.78 1053rd 1465 28.1%
2021 65.93 456th 1404 67.5%
2022 42.77 867th 1419 38.9%
2023 42.51 904th 1447 37.5%
2024 64.90 518th 1484 65.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Bigelow Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.72 916th 1518 39.7%
2019 33.38 1099th 1502 26.8%
2021 62.15 615th 1467 58.1%
2022 49.74 867th 1488 41.7%
2023 53.01 811th 1483 45.3%
2024 64.80 589th 1466 59.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Bigelow Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.56 869th 1021 14.9%
2019 23.34 789th 956 17.5%
2021 36.77 467th 765 39.0%
2022 32.50 564th 824 31.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Bigelow Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.98 334th 759 56.0%
2021 61.61 81st 219 63.0%
2022 60.32 56th 128 56.3%
2023 71.63 10th 108 90.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Bigelow Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.30 839th 1536 45.4%
2019 51.51 897th 1535 41.6%
2021 58.90 690th 1499 54.0%
2022 43.77 949th 1518 37.5%
2023 42.53 974th 1498 35.0%
2024 59.79 708th 1485 52.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bigelow Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.15 45th 239 81.2%
2019 41.37 135th 228 40.8%
2021 73.03 33rd 189 82.5%
2022 44.52 116th 216 46.3%
2023 56.46 85th 233 63.5%
2024 76.97 33rd 234 85.9%
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Rank History for White students at Bigelow Hill Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.16 958th 1309 26.8%
2019 29.28 1035th 1271 18.6%
2021 49.59 704th 1249 43.6%
2022 32.93 934th 1242 24.8%
2023 31.69 935th 1215 23.0%
2024 47.45 720th 1190 39.5%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Bigelow Hill Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 324 2 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 333
1989 318 2 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 328
1990 292 0 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 302
1991 338 1 1 13 0 n/a n/a 0 353
1992 300 0 5 12 0 n/a n/a 0 317
1993 285 5 5 10 0 n/a n/a 0 305
1994 280 5 10 4 0 n/a n/a 0 299
1995 269 7 8 12 0 n/a n/a 0 296
1996 269 7 8 12 0 n/a n/a 0 296
1997 271 8 10 13 0 n/a n/a 0 302
1998 265 10 4 10 0 n/a n/a 0 289
1999 262 6 8 7 1 n/a n/a 0 284
2000 257 5 8 9 1 n/a n/a 0 280
2001 277 1 4 10 0 n/a n/a 0 292
2002 240 2 6 12 0 n/a n/a 17 277
2003 240 2 6 12 0 n/a n/a 17 277
2004 228 5 5 12 0 n/a n/a 14 264
2005 207 7 7 10 0 n/a n/a 14 245
2006 206 4 6 7 2 n/a n/a 20 245
2007 201 8 2 11 3 n/a n/a 27 252
2008 220 8 1 11 1 n/a n/a 27 268
2009 241 11 3 11 0 n/a n/a 22 288
2010 221 9 3 11 0 n/a n/a 22 266
2011 187 7 3 12 0 0 21 0 230
2012 157 5 6 5 0 0 23 0 196
2013 171 2 6 7 0 0 15 0 201
2014 230 6 7 23 0 0 21 0 287
2015 218 6 3 33 0 0 22 0 282
2016 188 8 2 30 0 0 18 0 246
2017 195 10 5 28 1 0 13 0 252
2018 199 13 4 28 1 0 17 0 262
2019 198 9 1 30 0 0 15 0 253
2020 185 13 2 26 0 0 15 0 241
2021 148 8 2 32 0 0 21 0 211
2022 251 12 6 50 1 1 37 0 358
2023 234 16 9 43 0 2 41 0 345
2024 240 21 5 54 0 0 33 0 353

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bigelow Hill Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 333 14.0 23.7 0
1989 328 13.0 25.2 n/a
1990 302 12.5 24.1 n/a
1991 353 13.0 27.1 n/a
1992 317 13.0 24.3 11
1993 305 20.0 15.3 18
1994 299 17.0 17.6 16.7
1995 296 15.6 19.0 16.9
1996 296 15.6 19.0 16.9
1997 302 17.6 17.2 19.5
1998 289 16.6 17.4 15.9
1999 284 16.6 17.1 27.8
2000 280 16.0 17.5 32.1
2001 292 18.0 16.2 31.2
2002 277 17.2 16.1 33.1
2003 277 17.2 16.1 33.1
2004 264 17.4 15.2 39.2
2005 245 19.0 12.9 41.1
2006 245 19.0 12.9 40.9
2007 252 17.0 14.8 40.4
2008 268 16.6 16.1 n/a
2009 288 17.0 16.9 46.6
2010 266 18.3 14.5 58.6
2011 230 17.3 13.2 53.5
2012 196 13.9 14.1 50
2013 201 14.5 13.8 44.8
2014 287 18.0 15.9 58.5
2015 282 n/a n/a 61.7
2016 246 18.0 13.6 63.8
2017 252 16.0 15.7 63.9
2018 262 16.0 16.3 59.9
2019 253 14.0 18.0 56.5
2020 241 14.0 17.2 55.2
2021 211 13.0 16.2 n/a
2022 358 22.0 16.2 n/a
2023 345 20.0 17.2 55.4
2024 353 23.0 15.3 56.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bigelow Hill Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 333 14.0 23.7 0
1989 328 13.0 25.2 n/a
1990 302 12.5 24.1 n/a
1991 353 13.0 27.1 n/a
1992 317 13.0 24.3 11
1993 305 20.0 15.3 18
1994 299 17.0 17.6 16.7
1995 296 15.6 19.0 16.9
1996 296 15.6 19.0 16.9
1997 302 17.6 17.2 19.5
1998 289 16.6 17.4 15.9
1999 284 16.6 17.1 27.8
2000 280 16.0 17.5 32.1
2001 292 18.0 16.2 31.2
2002 277 17.2 16.1 33.1
2003 277 17.2 16.1 33.1
2004 264 17.4 15.2 39.2
2005 245 19.0 12.9 41.1
2006 245 19.0 12.9 40.9
2007 252 17.0 14.8 40.4
2008 268 16.6 16.1 n/a
2009 288 17.0 16.9 46.6
2010 266 18.3 14.5 58.6
2011 230 17.3 13.2 53.5
2012 196 13.9 14.1 50
2013 201 14.5 13.8 44.8
2014 287 18.0 15.9 58.5
2015 282 n/a n/a 61.7
2016 246 18.0 13.6 63.8
2017 252 16.0 15.7 63.9
2018 262 16.0 16.3 59.9
2019 253 14.0 18.0 56.5
2020 241 14.0 17.2 55.2
2021 211 13.0 16.2 n/a
2022 358 22.0 16.2 n/a
2023 345 20.0 17.2 55.4
2024 353 23.0 15.3 56.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bigelow Hill Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,798
2022 $9,959
2023 $10,521
2024 $10,057

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bigelow Hill Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1104th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 912th of 1596 Elementary schools
 8.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
4th Grade Mathematics (Bigelow Hill Elementary School)7568.9
 6.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Findlay City)83.670.5
 13.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bigelow Hill Elementary School)5052.9
 2.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Findlay City)64.259.5
 4.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Bigelow Hill Elementary School)48.747.8
 0.9%
   5th Grade Science (Findlay City)68.260.2
 8%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Bigelow Hill Elementary School)52.943.5
 9.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Findlay City)64.660.9
 3.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Bigelow Hill Elementary School)64.264.3
 0.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Findlay City)75.270.9
 4.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students253345
 36.4%
African American916
 77.8%
American Indian00
Asian19
 800%
Hispanic3043
 43.3%
Pacific Islander02
White198234
 18.2%
Two or More Races1541
 173.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.5%55.4%
 1.2%


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Students at Bigelow Hill Elementary School are 68% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American, 1% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 353 students attended Bigelow Hill Elementary School.

Students who attend Bigelow Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Glenwood Middle School
High : Findlay High School

Bigelow Hill Elementary School ranks 684th of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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