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Lorain City

At a glance

733^rdof 773 Ohio districts▲ 7

Better than 5% of Ohio districts

Elementary 10 Middle 3 High 2 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

2601 Pole Ave
Lorain, OH 44052-4303·(440) 233-2271·All Ohio district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 5.2% of districts

Schools

6,150

Students

Top rankedLarkmoor Elementary School1195^th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hawthorne Elementary School up 169 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Washington Elementary School 12.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

1★

0★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Lorain City is a 15-school district serving about 6,150 students across 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. District-wide it ranks 733 of 773 Ohio districts — the 5th percentile, with 0 stars — so most schools trail state averages, though individual schools vary considerably.

The strongest elementaries are Larkmoor Elementary School (23rd percentile, 1 star), Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary School (22nd percentile, 1 star), and Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School and Hawthorne Elementary School (both 20th percentile, 1 star). Larkmoor posts the district's top 5th-grade science (49.2%) and 5th-grade ELA (67.8%) results; Hawthorne's 3rd-grade ELA of 75.0% is above the state's 63.4%; Toni Wofford Morrison leads 4th-grade math at 60.4% and 4th-grade ELA at 62.3%. Longfellow Middle School is the strongest middle school (16th percentile, 1 star). All three middle schools report unusually high Algebra I proficiency — 100%, 100%, and 88% — far above the district's 28.4% and the state's 61.6%, which likely reflects a small advanced group rather than overall math performance.

Chronic absenteeism is a district-wide concern at 56.5%, ranging from 32.3% at Stevan Dohanos Elementary School to 75.3% at Success Academy. High schools are hardest hit: Lorain High School (73.1% absenteeism, 85.4% graduation) and Success Academy (75.3% absenteeism, 74.0% graduation, and the highest student-teacher ratio at 25.0). Garfield Elementary School, Palm Elementary School, and Frank Jacinto Elementary are the lowest-ranked elementaries, with several scores in the single digits. Spending and class size don't track neatly with results: Larkmoor spends the most ($11,533), while Washington Elementary School has the smallest classes (12.7) yet remains low-performing.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2026)	Ohio State Tests American History (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests English II (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 W 20th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1080	218	17	13.2	97.7%	50 (22.9%)	51 (23.4%)	86 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.2%)	21.3	1242^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	20.4%		9.7	1411^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.4%	169	25.9				45.8	27.3	7.4				75.0	33.3	48.1								$13,372
Admiral King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	720 Washington Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 245-6315	278	20	13.9	80.6%	72 (25.9%)	62 (22.3%)	103 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.7%)	7.5	1454^th of 1560 public elementary schools	6.8%		4.9	1506^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.3%	52	15.6				7.9	2.2	31.3				28.9	15.6	50.0								$13,743
Larkmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Nebraska	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 288-3203	432	27	16.0	86.1%	131 (30.3%)	82 (19.0%)	161 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.4%)	24.9	1195^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.4%		25.9	1168^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.0%	27	49.2				36.1	42.5	35.6				32.8	39.7	67.8								$13,436
Stevan Dohanos Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 E 32nd St	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 277-1008	301	16	18.8	87.0%	30 (10.0%)	73 (24.3%)	187 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	7.9	1446^th of 1560 public elementary schools	7.3%		8.8	1428^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.3%	18	19.4				9.8	23.9	25.0				24.4	34.8	44.4								$13,452
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 W 23rd St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-2187	287	23	12.7	75.3%	42 (14.6%)	62 (21.6%)	151 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)	6.3	1477^th of 1560 public elementary schools	5.3%		10.2	1402^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	10.0%	75	27.0				4.8	23.3	16.2				14.0	27.9	43.2								$12,645
Frank Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Marshall Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 960-5800	307	20	15.7	83.4%	38 (12.4%)	93 (30.3%)	152 (49.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	5.4	1492^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	4.4%		5.4	1489^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.4%	3	23.7				7.3	13.2	31.6				16.7	9.4	31.6								$12,318
General Johnnie Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Washington Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1020	439	32	13.7	77.9%	78 (17.8%)	126 (28.7%)	189 (43.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.0%)	9.9	924^th of 1046 public middle schools	11.7%		9.3	920^th of 1036 public middle schools	11.2%	4		25.6						16.4	4.4	13.1				21.8	32.0	27.8				100.0	$13,344
Longfellow Middle School	Public	6-8	305 Louisiana Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1020	398	29	13.7	66.8%	93 (23.4%)	123 (30.9%)	140 (35.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.3%)	14.1	878^th of 1046 public middle schools	16.1%		13.8	867^th of 1036 public middle schools	16.3%	11		34.4						27.4	13.3	15.8				30.2	31.3	25.8				100.0	$14,703
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W 31st St	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1114	259	17	14.9	84.9%	34 (13.1%)	60 (23.2%)	132 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.7%)	3.1	1530^th of 1560 public elementary schools	1.9%		3.9	1519^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.5%	11	15.0				21.1	4.9	5.0				25.6	19.5	25.0								$11,742
Palm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2319 E 34th St	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 277-1240	295	18	16.8	86.1%	46 (15.6%)	58 (19.7%)	157 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.5%)	4.2	1512^th of 1560 public elementary schools	3.1%		6.2	1475^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.3%	37	17.1				4.0	12.1	17.1				8.0	24.2	39.0								$12,819
Lorain High School	Public	9-12	2600 Ashland Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 282-9191	1,773	99	17.8	67.1%	353 (19.9%)	472 (26.6%)	809 (45.6%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	126 (7.1%)	5.7	732^nd of 795 public high schools	7.9%		12.3	717^th of 855 public high schools	16.1%	15			53.0	39.9													37.9	29.7	8.5	20.2	$12,867
Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 40th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 960-7008	324	14	24.0	65.4%	68 (21.0%)	65 (20.1%)	139 (42.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.2%)	24	1212^th of 1560 public elementary schools	22.3%		20.6	1248^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.9%	36	17.9				41.4	60.4	10.3				50.0	62.3	38.5								$13,642
Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Tacoma Ave	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 240-1220	291	20	14.9	78.4%	62 (21.3%)	35 (12.0%)	160 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.3%)	20.5	1252^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	19.7%		20.1	1256^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.4%	4	31.8				53.3	45.1	27.3				40.0	45.1	43.2								$15,431
Success Academy	Public	10-12	2600 Ashland Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 830-4295	125	5	25.0	97.6%	14 (11.2%)	50 (40.0%)	49 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.6%)	2.1	779^th of 795 public high schools	2.0%		1.4	853^rd of 855 public high schools	0.2%	74			14.9	18.2													9.7	16.0	12.2		$10,062
Southview Middle School	Public	6-8	2321 Fairless Dr	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 830-4280	423	32	13.2	77.8%	70 (16.5%)	106 (25.1%)	213 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	8.1	959^th of 1046 public middle schools	8.3%		8	957^th of 1036 public middle schools	7.6%	2		16.8						8.3	1.0	24.4				16.5	26.1	25.2				88.0	$13,387
Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2600 Ashland Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(440) 830-4298	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy	0.79 mi	1	659^th
Lorain Preparatory High School	0.79 mi	1	773^rd
Steel City High School	1.01 mi	1
Horizon Science Academy Lorain	1.01 mi	1
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle	1.06 mi	1	753^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.