Elyria City Schools

Elyria City Schools serves about 5,702 students across 10 schools in Elyria, Ohio — six elementary schools, three middle schools, one high school, and an early childhood center serving pre-kindergarten and kindergarten. Districtwide, the picture is challenging: the district ranks 641st of 773 in Ohio, a 17th-percentile district with 1 star, and it trails the state in every reported 2025–2026 Ohio State Test. The deepest gaps are in grade-level mathematics, Mathematics 5 (33.8 points below the state), Mathematics 8 (29.2 points below), and high school Geometry. The clearest bright spots are the Northwood schools. Northwood Elementary School and Northwood Middle School are the district's only 2-star schools, at the 37th and 35th percentiles. Northwood Elementary has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the district at 18.0%, against the district's 32.0%, and the highest average proficiency at 57.3%. Northwood Middle is above the district in 10 of 11 tested areas. Middle-school Algebra I is a striking exception districtwide: Westwood Middle School at 90.9%, Eastern Heights Middle School at 79.4%, and Northwood Middle at 74.5% all beat the state's 61.6%. Eastern Heights Elementary School 3rd-grade ELA (68.3%) and Northwood Elementary 4th-grade math (73.5%) also exceed the state. The sharpest concern is Hamilton Elementary School: 0 stars, 3rd percentile, the district's highest absenteeism at 40.9%, the lowest average proficiency at 20.9%, and all four tested subjects below district and state. Elyria High School, the largest school at 1,540 students, sits at the 19th percentile with 39.0% absenteeism and no End-of-Course test above the state, though its 90.2% graduation rate matches the district and English II, American History, and Biology improved this year.