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Lorain Preparatory Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8
1304th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools
Better than 16% of Ohio elementary schools
Summary

Lorain Preparatory Academy is a K–8 charter school in Lorain, Ohio, serving 416 students. Its 2025–26 school rank is 1304th of 1560 Ohio schools (16th percentile, 1 star), and its district ranks 716th of 773 (7th percentile, 0 stars). Its rank history has stayed low — 10th percentile in 2022–23, 12th in 2023–24, 23rd in 2024–25, and 16th in 2025–26 — with no year above 1 star. It performs in the same broadly low range as most Lorain City elementary schools. The closest school, Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary School (0.29 miles away), has similar results, while Walter G. Nord Middle School in the Amherst Exempted Village district (2.19 miles away) is far higher, at 4 stars and the 76th percentile.

In 2025–26, proficiency was below Ohio's in every reported subject and grade. The relative strengths were in the elementary grades: 4th-grade math (48.7%), 5th-grade ELA (48.3%), 3rd-grade ELA (43.8%), 4th-grade ELA (43.6%) and 3rd-grade math (39.6%) — still below state averages, but higher than many nearby Lorain City elementary results. Middle school is the clearest weak point: math falls to 17.1% in 6th grade, 11.1% in 7th and 19.5% in 8th; ELA falls to 20.0%, 24.4% and 17.1%. Science is 17.2% in 5th grade and 19.5% in 8th. Walter G. Nord reports 77.3% in 5th-grade science, 79.9% in 4th-grade math, and 81.0% in both 5th-grade math and 5th-grade ELA.

Chronic absenteeism was 52.3% in 2025–26, down from 55.5% in 2023–24, 61.8% in 2022–23 and 67.3% in 2021–22 — an improving trend at a still very high level. That is slightly below the Lorain City district average of 56.5%, higher than most individual nearby Lorain City schools, and far above Walter G. Nord's 10.8%. In 2018–19, per-student spending was $7,689, below every nearby school listed, and the 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 18.9. Because the spending figure is dated and some staffing ratios look anomalous, test scores, rankings and absenteeism give the most reliable picture.

416
Students ?
18.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,186
Per pupil spending ?
89.4%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
66%
Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)
Exemptions: 2% (any vaccine)
 4119 Leavitt Rd
       Lorain, OH  44053-2341

(440) 282-3127

District: Lorain Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
38.0%
African American:
29.3%
White:
19.7%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (29% vs 60% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school29%
Ohio avg60%
Elementary school
1,304th of 1,560
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
949th of 1,046
Ohio public middle schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 23 pts since 2016
From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
716th of 773Lorain Preparatory Academy 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)
Elementary school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202616.61304 of 156016.4%★☆☆☆☆
202523.81200 of 155823.0%★☆☆☆☆
202411.11384 of 157712.2%★☆☆☆☆
20239.01429 of 159610.5%★☆☆☆☆
202214.01327 of 158816.4%★☆☆☆☆
202116.01280 of 161020.5%★☆☆☆☆
201924.91305 of 167622.1%★☆☆☆☆
201815.91378 of 163615.8%★☆☆☆☆
201714.91408 of 165114.7%★☆☆☆☆
201619.71348 of 167819.7%★☆☆☆☆
201518.91403 of 168416.7%★☆☆☆☆
201422.31383 of 168718.0%★☆☆☆☆
201332.81303 of 170123.4%★☆☆☆☆
201235.91284 of 170924.9%★☆☆☆☆
201131.91306 of 168622.5%★☆☆☆☆
201012.21490 of 166210.3%★☆☆☆☆
20098.41490 of 16107.5%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202526.7479 of 61522.1%★☆☆☆☆
202428.8433 of 60328.2%★☆☆☆☆
202318.0533 of 61012.6%★☆☆☆☆
202234.8367 of 60138.9%★★☆☆☆
202142.0243 of 53354.4%★★★☆☆
201943.6328 of 60545.8%★★☆☆☆
201838.6374 of 59837.5%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201929.3710 of 95625.7%★☆☆☆☆
201811.5987 of 10213.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202614.91239 of 145214.7%★☆☆☆☆
202523.21129 of 145222.2%★☆☆☆☆
202414.21248 of 146614.9%★☆☆☆☆
20236.41381 of 14836.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.91276 of 148814.2%★☆☆☆☆
202110.81255 of 146714.5%★☆☆☆☆
201926.61169 of 150222.2%★☆☆☆☆
201814.41316 of 151813.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202626.3240 of 31523.8%★☆☆☆☆
202536.5163 of 25937.1%★★☆☆☆
202415.1217 of 2347.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.6206 of 23311.6%★☆☆☆☆
202219.7180 of 21616.7%★☆☆☆☆
202118.1158 of 18916.4%★☆☆☆☆
201927.3177 of 22822.4%★☆☆☆☆
201822.2203 of 23915.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202620.21212 of 146717.4%★☆☆☆☆
202528.41116 of 147324.2%★☆☆☆☆
202414.01286 of 148413.3%★☆☆☆☆
202311.61288 of 144711.0%★☆☆☆☆
202219.61147 of 141919.2%★☆☆☆☆
202119.61098 of 140421.8%★☆☆☆☆
201934.01077 of 146526.5%★☆☆☆☆
201822.11231 of 146516.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202619.61193 of 146718.7%★☆☆☆☆
202525.41121 of 146623.5%★☆☆☆☆
20246.31398 of 14855.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.91330 of 149811.2%★☆☆☆☆
202213.81274 of 151816.1%★☆☆☆☆
202114.21212 of 149919.1%★☆☆☆☆
201921.11257 of 153518.1%★☆☆☆☆
201815.01315 of 153614.4%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20183.3166 of 1660.0%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20242.21161 of 11902.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.41177 of 12425.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.41197 of 12494.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.1993 of 127121.9%★☆☆☆☆
201814.81181 of 13099.8%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20268.5949 of 10469.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.3921 of 103611.1%★☆☆☆☆
20249.7931 of 104611.0%★☆☆☆☆
20237.5968 of 10487.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.3912 of 101710.3%★☆☆☆☆
202114.9826 of 103720.3%★☆☆☆☆
201918.6826 of 105021.3%★☆☆☆☆
201818.5804 of 101020.4%★☆☆☆☆
201727.4749 of 103827.8%★☆☆☆☆
201634.6715 of 105031.9%★★☆☆☆
201533.9733 of 103529.2%★☆☆☆☆
201420.6833 of 100817.4%★☆☆☆☆
201355.8608 of 100139.3%★★☆☆☆
201271.7322 of 98967.4%★★★☆☆
201160.1508 of 92545.1%★★☆☆☆
201043.8644 of 89528.0%★☆☆☆☆
200912.8762 of 85811.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202617.4388 of 45514.7%★☆☆☆☆
202520.7357 of 44219.2%★☆☆☆☆
202322.4336 of 43622.9%★☆☆☆☆
202214.1388 of 4136.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.9302 of 38521.6%★☆☆☆☆
201927.2302 of 40525.4%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202122.3515 of 57610.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20268.0861 of 9479.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.3843 of 93810.1%★☆☆☆☆
20247.0863 of 9428.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.7849 of 94310.0%★☆☆☆☆
20224.7886 of 9254.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.7760 of 91016.5%★☆☆☆☆
201916.2766 of 91716.5%★☆☆☆☆
201814.5759 of 89715.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202610.3254 of 2705.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.9220 of 26216.0%★☆☆☆☆
20244.5238 of 2390.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.4240 of 2493.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.6227 of 2478.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.3210 of 2287.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.8165 of 22225.7%★☆☆☆☆
201828.2145 of 19224.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20267.6923 of 9967.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.5900 of 9838.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.0887 of 98910.3%★☆☆☆☆
20237.4910 of 9746.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.7837 of 94711.6%★☆☆☆☆
202116.4750 of 92318.7%★☆☆☆☆
201923.7752 of 94520.4%★☆☆☆☆
201824.4736 of 92420.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20264.9919 of 9553.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.0880 of 9547.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.7887 of 9587.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.9931 of 9633.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.0820 of 94613.3%★☆☆☆☆
202111.5786 of 92414.9%★☆☆☆☆
201918.2769 of 93317.6%★☆☆☆☆
201816.2758 of 91617.2%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202117.0187 of 21914.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20266.4748 of 7905.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.6759 of 8096.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.2712 of 7818.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.8691 of 79613.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Disabled (2019)26th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+7 vs school
African American (2025)22nd percentile~ school
Male (2026)19th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school
Female (2026)15th percentile~ school
White (2024)2nd percentile-10 vs school
Multi-racial (2018)<1st percentile-16 vs school
Middle school
African American (2026)15th percentile+5 vs school
Multi-racial (2021)15th percentile-6 vs school
Disabled (2021)11th percentile-10 vs school
Female (2026)9th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)6th percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2026)4th percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts33%-29 vs state
Mathematics28%-30 vs state
Science18%-44 vs state

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Lorain Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Ohio elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Lorain Preparatory Academy.

Students at Lorain Preparatory Academy are 38% Hispanic, 29% African American, 20% White, 12% Two or more races.

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