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Whiteford Elementary School

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Whiteford Elementary School ranks 613 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

613^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Whiteford Elementary School is a public elementary school in Toledo, Ohio, serving 431 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Sylvania Schools district, which is ranked 172 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whiteford Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the Ohio State Tests, is generally on par with or slightly below the Sylvania Schools district average and the state average across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, Whiteford's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was 73.8%, compared to the Sylvania Schools district average of 82.3% and the state average of 63.4%. However, nearby schools like Maplewood Elementary and Sylvan Elementary consistently outperform Whiteford in academic proficiency across multiple subjects and grade levels.

Whiteford Elementary has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 13.8% in 2023-2024 to 16.5% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the chronic absenteeism rates of nearby schools like Maplewood Elementary and Sylvan Elementary. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $9,371 in 2018-2019 is lower than the per-student spending of nearby schools, and its student-teacher ratio has fluctuated, ranging from 13.4 in 2022-2023 to 18.4 in 2021-2022, which is generally higher than the ratios of nearby schools.

418

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,203

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4708 Whiteford Rd
Toledo, OH 43623-2763

(419) 824-8616

District: Sylvania Schools

Students who attend Whiteford Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High School
High:	Sylvania Northview High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.7%

Hispanic:

9.6%

African American:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 45th percentile in 2024 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (70% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 61st (2025) from a 45th-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the Ohio median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Sylvania Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg79%

Ohio avg64%

613^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Sylvania Schools

172^nd of 828Sylvania Schools among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	613 of 1558	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	860 of 1577	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	790 of 1596	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	772 of 1588	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	688 of 1610	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	514 of 1676	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	705 of 1636	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.4	507 of 1651	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.0	513 of 1678	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.8	475 of 1684	71.8%	★★★★☆
2014	75.9	390 of 1687	76.9%	★★★★☆
2013	70.4	596 of 1701	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.2	445 of 1709	74.0%	★★★★☆
2011	73.1	469 of 1686	72.2%	★★★★☆
2010	76.0	362 of 1662	78.2%	★★★★☆
2009	73.0	425 of 1610	73.6%	★★★★☆
2007	67.2	608 of 1609	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.9	842 of 1504	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.9	612 of 1501	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	75.3	339 of 1471	77.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	68.6	152 of 598	74.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	38.2	449 of 765	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	556 of 1021	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	546 of 1452	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	733 of 1466	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	565 of 1483	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	775 of 1488	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.4	630 of 1467	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	658 of 1502	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	676 of 1518	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	62.7	38 of 108	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	429 of 759	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	611 of 1473	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	858 of 1484	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.8	525 of 1447	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	697 of 1419	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	578 of 1404	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	807 of 1465	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	991 of 1465	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	627 of 1466	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	868 of 1485	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	916 of 1498	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.3	734 of 1518	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	698 of 1499	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.1	277 of 1535	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	558 of 1536	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	13 of 218	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	64.4	43 of 139	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	149 of 935	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	49.0	393 of 900	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	326 of 856	61.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	558 of 1175	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.2	881 of 1190	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.3	820 of 1215	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	785 of 1242	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	706 of 1249	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	555 of 1271	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	563 of 1309	57.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2018)75th percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)65th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2021)41st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science74%+10 vs state

English Language Arts70%+6 vs state

Mathematics68%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Whiteford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4708 Whiteford Rd	Toledo	43623	Lucas County	Sylvania Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 824-8616	418	31	13.7	48.6%	304 (72.7%)	35 (8.4%)	40 (9.6%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	65.5	613^th of 1558 public elementary schools	60.7%		54.4	860^th of 1577 public elementary schools	45.5%	247	73.8		71.7	62.5	70.5				71.7	60.7	77.0				$10,203
Hill View Elementary School	Public	K-5	5424 Whiteford Rd	Sylvania	43560	Lucas County	Sylvania Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 824-8612	340	25	13.6	49.7%	254 (74.7%)	29 (8.5%)	26 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.5%)	78.2	359^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.0%		85.4	164^th of 1577 public elementary schools	89.6%	195	85.7		72.2	92.3	67.9				70.4	78.5	85.7				$11,977
Stranahan Elementary School	Public	K-5	3840 N Holland Sylvania Rd	Toledo	43615	Lucas County	Sylvania Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 824-8614	502	34	14.7	45.6%	346 (68.9%)	49 (9.8%)	55 (11.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.6%)	67.8	570^th of 1558 public elementary schools	63.4%		73.4	470^th of 1577 public elementary schools	70.2%	100	81.0		59.3	76.8	65.8				57.0	74.4	89.7				$10,797
Monac Elementary School	Public	K-6	3845 Clawson Ave	Toledo	43623	Lucas County	Washington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 473-8289	465	22	21.4	64.7%	283 (60.9%)	48 (10.3%)	73 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.9%)	50.9	882^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	43.4%		50.1	923^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	41.5%	41	60.8		47.4	84.3	44.6	47.6			52.6	66.7	62.2	55.6			$12,930
Sylvan Elementary School	Public	K-5	4830 Wickford Dr E	Sylvania	43560	Lucas County	Sylvania Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 824-8615	415	26	15.9	28.0%	319 (76.9%)	22 (5.3%)	30 (7.2%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	76.1	412^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.6%		78.4	357^th of 1577 public elementary schools	77.4%	55	78.8		94.2	77.6	57.6				94.2	71.6	72.7				$11,918
Mcgregor Elementary School	Public	K-6	3535 Mcgregor Ln	Toledo	43623	Lucas County	Washington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 473-8279	377	21	18.3	60.7%	238 (63.1%)	43 (11.4%)	53 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.4%)	47.7	930^th of 1558 public elementary schools	40.3%		52.6	880^th of 1577 public elementary schools	44.2%	50	75.0		66.7	48.7	49.1	56.6			50.0	47.5	69.2	43.4			$12,946
Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	K-6	3020 Photos Dr	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Washington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 473-8268	309	15	20.3	61.5%	192 (62.1%)	29 (9.4%)	46 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.3%)	41.2	1011^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.1%		49.9	930^th of 1577 public elementary schools	41.0%	81	68.0		33.3	50.0	36.0	43.8			47.9	59.1	72.0	50.0			$12,463
Elmhurst Elementary School	Public	K-8	4530 Elmhurst Rd	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3550	381	22	17.3		210 (55.1%)	86 (22.6%)	47 (12.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.2%)	73.6	462^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	70.3%		68.5	572^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	63.7%	110	81.1	69.6	77.1	82.9	86.5	57.1	31.3	68.2	72.9	75.6	89.2	40.8	62.5	45.5	$12,531
Maplewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6769 Maplewood Ave	Sylvania	43560	Lucas County	Sylvania Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 824-8613	542	28	19.3	27.7%	429 (79.2%)	29 (5.4%)	41 (7.6%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	82.5	241^st of 1558 public elementary schools	84.5%		82.5	246^th of 1577 public elementary schools	84.4%	5	89.5		79.8	85.3	74.4				78.6	80.9	86.0				$9,948
Hawkins Elementary School	Public	K-8	5550 W Bancroft St	Toledo	43615	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-1550	355	25	14.2		102 (28.7%)	158 (44.5%)	39 (11.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.6%)	28.1	1142^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	26.7%		23.2	1224^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.4%	82	28.6	59.1	68.6	41.7	17.1	17.9	17.9	36.8	62.9	63.9	40.0	20.5	42.9	27.3	$13,454

Frequently Asked Questions about Whiteford Elementary School

How many students attend Whiteford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Whiteford Elementary School.

What district is Whiteford Elementary School in?

Sylvania Schools

What is the racial makeup of Whiteford Elementary School?

Students at Whiteford Elementary School are 73% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Whiteford Elementary School a good school?

Whiteford Elementary School ranks 613^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Whiteford Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Whiteford Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High School
High : Sylvania Northview High School

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