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Lorain Preparatory Academy

Q: Is Lorain Preparatory Academy a good school?

Lorain Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 23.0% of Ohio elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Lorain Preparatory Academy?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lorain Preparatory Academy?

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

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Lorain Preparatory Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 457 students in grades K-8 in Lorain, Ohio. The school is part of the Lorain Preparatory Academy District, which is ranked 683 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lorain Preparatory Academy faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 51.7% to 75.7% over the past few years. The school's test scores are also consistently lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th grade science proficiency rate was 15%, compared to the state average of 63.4%, and the 8th grade math proficiency rate was only 8.3%, compared to the state average of 47.6%. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio is relatively high, ranging from 17.7 to 45.7, higher than the nearby Lorain City schools.

When comparing Lorain Preparatory Academy to the nearby public schools, such as Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary and Washington Elementary, it is clear that the charter school is underperforming. These nearby schools have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Lorain Preparatory Academy. Furthermore, the school's performance has not shown any meaningful improvement over the past several years, indicating that significant changes may be needed to provide a quality education for its students.

416

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,186

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (29% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,200^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

921^st of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

683^rd of 828Lorain 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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1200 of 1558	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	1384 of 1577	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1429 of 1596	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1327 of 1588	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1280 of 1610	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1305 of 1676	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1378 of 1636	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	1408 of 1651	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	1348 of 1678	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	1403 of 1684	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	1383 of 1687	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.8	1303 of 1701	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.9	1284 of 1709	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.9	1306 of 1686	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.2	1490 of 1662	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.4	1490 of 1610	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	479 of 615	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	433 of 603	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	533 of 610	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	367 of 601	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	243 of 533	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	328 of 605	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	374 of 598	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	29.3	710 of 956	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	987 of 1021	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1129 of 1452	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1248 of 1466	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1381 of 1483	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1276 of 1488	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1255 of 1467	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1169 of 1502	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1316 of 1518	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	163 of 259	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.1	217 of 234	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	206 of 233	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	180 of 216	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	158 of 189	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	177 of 228	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	203 of 239	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	1116 of 1473	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1286 of 1484	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1288 of 1447	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1147 of 1419	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1098 of 1404	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1077 of 1465	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1231 of 1465	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1121 of 1466	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1398 of 1485	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1330 of 1498	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	1274 of 1518	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1212 of 1499	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1257 of 1535	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1315 of 1536	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	3.3	166 of 166	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	2.2	1161 of 1190	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	1177 of 1242	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	1197 of 1249	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	993 of 1271	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1181 of 1309	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	921 of 1036	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	931 of 1046	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	968 of 1048	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	912 of 1017	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	826 of 1037	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	826 of 1050	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	804 of 1010	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.4	749 of 1038	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.6	715 of 1050	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.9	733 of 1035	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.6	833 of 1008	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	55.8	608 of 1001	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	71.7	322 of 989	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.1	508 of 925	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.8	644 of 895	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.8	762 of 858	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	357 of 442	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	336 of 436	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	388 of 413	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	302 of 385	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	302 of 405	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	22.3	515 of 576	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	843 of 938	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	863 of 942	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	849 of 943	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	886 of 925	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	760 of 910	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	766 of 917	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	759 of 897	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	220 of 262	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	238 of 239	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	240 of 249	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	227 of 247	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	210 of 228	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	165 of 222	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	145 of 192	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	900 of 983	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	887 of 989	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	910 of 974	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	837 of 947	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	750 of 923	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	752 of 945	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	736 of 924	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	880 of 954	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	887 of 958	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	931 of 963	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	820 of 946	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	786 of 924	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	769 of 933	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	758 of 916	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	17.0	187 of 219	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	7.6	759 of 809	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	712 of 781	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	691 of 796	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2019)26th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)22nd percentile~ school

White (2024)2nd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)<1st percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)15th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2021)11th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

White (2022)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-25 vs state

Mathematics26%-30 vs state

Science16%-47 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
Lorain Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4119 Leavitt Rd	Lorain	44053	Lorain County	Lorain Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 282-3127	416	22	18.9		82 (19.7%)	122 (29.3%)	158 (38.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)	23.8	1200^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.0%		11.1	1384^th of 1577 public elementary schools	12.2%	184	15.0	16.7	61.4	53.1	12.5	14.0	7.5	8.3	61.4	56.3	24.4	20.9	35.0	16.7	$12,186
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		68 (21.0%)	65 (20.1%)	139 (42.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.2%)	20.6	1248^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.9%		23.4	1218^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.8%	30	42.2		36.4	41.0	28.9				41.8	41.0	51.1				$13,642
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		38 (12.4%)	93 (30.3%)	152 (49.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	5.4	1489^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.4%		3.6	1540^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.3%	51	20.7		7.5	39.5	6.9				11.1	15.8	31.0				$12,318
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		42 (14.6%)	62 (21.6%)	151 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)	10.2	1402^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	10.0%		10.5	1393^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	11.7%	9	46.4		11.1	12.2	10.7				27.8	31.7	39.3				$12,645
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		34 (13.1%)	60 (23.2%)	132 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.7%)	3.9	1519^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.5%		3.9	1530^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.0%	11	26.7		19.5	13.6	0.0				19.5	9.1	26.7				$11,742
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		50 (22.9%)	51 (23.4%)	86 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.2%)	9.7	1411^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.4%		15.3	1320^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.3%	91	30.0		22.2	33.3	15.0				27.0	38.1	35.0				$13,372
Walter G. Nord Middle School	Public	4-5	501 Lincoln St	Amherst	44001	Lorain County	Amherst Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 988-4441	556	28	19.8	35.4%	404 (72.7%)	17 (3.1%)	102 (18.3%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	79.2	335^th of 1558 public elementary schools	78.5%		79	344^th of 1577 public elementary schools	78.2%	9	83.1			85.2	77.3					73.2	78.1				$11,502
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		72 (25.9%)	62 (22.3%)	103 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.7%)	4.9	1506^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.3%		6.5	1485^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.8%	21	9.5		6.5	35.5	11.9				10.6	29.0	23.8				$13,743
Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	307 W 7th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 434-6320	248	17	14.5		9 (3.6%)	56 (22.6%)	169 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	12.9	1357^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.9%		9.3	1418^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.1%	61	33.3	42.9	20.5	30.0	12.5	16.7		28.6	51.3	33.3	41.7	16.7		35.7	$10,958
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	1110 W 4th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 204-2130	89	6	16.1		27 (30.3%)	24 (27.0%)	33 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	1.2	1557^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.1%		9	1426^th of 1577 public elementary schools	9.6%	131			0.0	13.3					9.1	13.3					$16,149

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How many students attend Lorain Preparatory Academy?

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

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Is Lorain Preparatory Academy a good school?

Lorain Preparatory Academy ranks in the bottom 23.0% of Ohio elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of 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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