Summary:
Brunswick City's six elementary schools — five serving grades K–5 and Walter Kidder Elementary School serving PK–5 — together enroll 2,646 students, and the Brunswick City district ranks 137th of 773 Ohio districts (82nd percentile, 4 stars), with its schools averaging about 80.5% proficiency across the seven reported assessments versus a state average of about 63.8%.
Crestview Elementary School is the clear standout: 83rd of 1,560 schools statewide (95th percentile, 5 stars in each of the past three years), the group's highest average proficiency at 88.9%, lowest chronic absenteeism at 6.9%, and scores above the district in all seven assessments. Hickory Ridge Elementary School (84th percentile, 4 stars) averages 82.1% with particularly strong ELA. Brunswick Memorial Elementary School (85th percentile) is the smallest school yet averages 81.7%, despite higher free/reduced lunch (31.77%) and absenteeism (13.8%). Huntington Elementary School, the largest at 508 students, has climbed from the 68th to the 80th percentile and averages 80.3%.
Walter Kidder Elementary School (73rd percentile, 76.7% average) is strong in grade 3 and 4 math — 82.8% and 88.5% — but weak in grade 5 math and science at 61.3% and 68.3%. Applewood Elementary School is the lowest performer: 67th percentile, 3 stars all three years, a 73.4% average, the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 39.58%, and the group's only below-state score — grade 5 math at 59.0%. Every school improved its percentile over the past three years. Attendance, spending, and class size do not line up neatly with results: Crestview has the highest student/teacher ratio yet the best outcomes, while Applewood spends above average with lower results.
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