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Applewood Elementary School

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Applewood Elementary School ranks 519 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

519^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Applewood Elementary School is a K–5 school in Brunswick, Ohio, serving about 475 students as part of Brunswick City Schools, a district ranked 137th of 773 Ohio districts (82nd percentile, 4 stars). In 2025–2026, Applewood ranks 519th of 1,560 elementary schools — the 67th percentile with 3 stars — lower than its own history, when it sat in the 80th–85th percentile in several earlier years. The school still performs above the state average overall, but it has slipped relative to its district and to nearby schools.

Applewood's 67th percentile is the lowest among its district elementary peers: Crestview Elementary School (95th percentile, 5 stars), Brunswick Memorial Elementary School (85th), Hickory Ridge Elementary School (84th), Huntington Elementary School (80th), and Walter Kidder Elementary School (73rd). It also trails Chapman Elementary School (71st) in Strongsville City, and only Eliza Northrop Elementary (60th) in Medina City School District ranks lower nearby. Hinckley Elementary School in Highland Local leads the group at 99th percentile. Test scores are usually above state but below district. The clearest weak spot is 5th-grade math at 59.0% proficient versus the district's 77.4%; 4th-grade English language arts is a strength at 79.7%, above the district's 77.3% and the state's 61.8%.

Context matters. About 39.58% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, the highest among district elementaries in this comparison and up from 22% in 2022–2023. Chronic absenteeism improved to 13.2% in 2025–2026, below the district's 14.0% but above nearby high performers in the 3%–8% range. The student–teacher ratio improved to 16.9. Special Education students are a bright spot, ranking in the 72nd percentile with 4 stars, above the school overall, and low-income students improved to the 58th percentile. The biggest opportunities appear to be 5th-grade math, 3rd-grade ELA, and attendance.

475

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,018

Per pupil spending ?

39.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3891 Applewood Dr
Brunswick, OH 44212-4049

(330) 273-0481

District: Brunswick City

Students who attend Applewood Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Brunswick High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

African American:

7.4%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (73% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

!Near the bottom of Brunswick City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg81%

Ohio avg64%

519^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Brunswick City

137^th of 773Brunswick City 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	519 of 1560	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.5	482 of 1558	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	590 of 1577	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.6	358 of 1596	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	445 of 1588	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	403 of 1610	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	537 of 1676	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.9	245 of 1636	85.0%	★★★★☆
2017	79.6	293 of 1651	82.3%	★★★★☆
2016	79.2	329 of 1678	80.4%	★★★★☆
2015	67.4	636 of 1684	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.0	428 of 1687	74.6%	★★★★☆
2013	76.5	353 of 1701	79.2%	★★★★☆
2012	72.7	501 of 1709	70.7%	★★★★☆
2011	73.7	452 of 1686	73.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.4	306 of 1662	81.6%	★★★★☆
2009	75.3	348 of 1610	78.4%	★★★★☆
2008	82.3	151 of 1582	90.5%	★★★★★
2007	79.2	221 of 1609	86.3%	★★★★☆
2006	78.6	241 of 1504	84.0%	★★★★☆
2005	75.1	323 of 1501	78.5%	★★★★☆
2004	71.3	428 of 1471	70.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	67.1	185 of 824	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	37.3	459 of 765	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	508 of 956	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.6	250 of 1021	75.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	468 of 1452	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.5	544 of 1452	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	705 of 1466	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.7	366 of 1483	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	357 of 1488	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	362 of 1467	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	311 of 1502	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	241 of 1518	84.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	54.7	38 of 78	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	659 of 759	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	612 of 1467	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.5	714 of 1473	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	772 of 1484	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	85.1	128 of 1447	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	70.1	388 of 1419	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	480 of 1404	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	653 of 1465	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.8	135 of 1465	90.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	511 of 1467	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.8	356 of 1466	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	421 of 1485	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	332 of 1498	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	453 of 1518	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	406 of 1499	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	600 of 1535	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.8	249 of 1536	83.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	258 of 914	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	63.3	232 of 935	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	46.5	421 of 900	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	221 of 856	74.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	506 of 1181	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.0	469 of 1175	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	606 of 1190	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.2	339 of 1215	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	502 of 1242	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.6	382 of 1249	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	453 of 1271	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.3	293 of 1309	77.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)78th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile~ school

Male (2026)65th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)51st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science76%+13 vs state

English Language Arts76%+11 vs state

Mathematics70%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th 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	Total
Applewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3891 Applewood Dr	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 273-0481	475	28	16.9	39.6%	388 (81.7%)	35 (7.4%)	15 (3.2%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	70.7	519^th of 1560 public elementary schools	66.7%		72.5	482^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	69.1%	37	76.2	68.2	82.2	59.0	69.9	79.7	78.6	$13,018
Huntington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1931 Huntington Cir	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 273-0484	508	31	16.3	35.8%	442 (87.0%)	9 (1.8%)	25 (4.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	79.7	308^th of 1560 public elementary schools	80.3%		75	435^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.1%	127	82.7	76.6	81.5	85.0	73.8	73.9	88.9	$12,893
Hickory Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	4628 Hickory Ridge Ave	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 273-0483	391	23	17.0	24.0%	332 (84.9%)	4 (1.0%)	23 (5.9%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	81.8	246^th of 1560 public elementary schools	84.2%		82.5	240^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.6%	6	83.6	76.8	83.1	84.7	88.1	69.6	89.0	$13,370
Walter Kidder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3650 Grafton Rd	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 273-0485	480	31	15.4	20.8%	417 (86.9%)	4 (0.8%)	31 (6.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	75.3	427^th of 1560 public elementary schools	72.6%		71.7	495^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.2%	68	68.3	82.8	88.5	61.3	83.1	75.0	77.8	$10,746
Brunswick Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	3845 Magnolia Dr	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 273-0486	362	23	15.7	31.8%	297 (82.0%)	8 (2.2%)	24 (6.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.8%)	82	241^st of 1560 public elementary schools	84.6%		84.1	188^th of 1558 public elementary schools	87.9%	53	78.6	78.0	87.7	76.8	80.0	83.1	87.5	$12,984
Crestview Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 W 130th St	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 273-0482	430	25	17.2	19.5%	379 (88.1%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.2%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	88.7	83^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	94.7%		86.6	127^th of 1558 public elementary schools	91.8%	44	88.5	85.7	95.2	93.6	89.6	80.2	89.7	$12,695
Kinsner Elementary School	Public	K-5	19091 Waterford Pkwy	Strongsville	44149	Cuyahoga County	Strongsville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 572-7120	643	33	19.6	18.0%	514 (79.9%)	21 (3.3%)	27 (4.2%)	61 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	81.7	251^st of 1560 public elementary schools	83.9%		83.9	193^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	87.6%	58	78.2	80.7	91.7	79.2	73.4	86.9	83.8	$13,585
Hinckley Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1586 Center Rd	Hinckley	44233	Medina County	Hinckley Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(330) 505-1558	60	5	12.0	38.3%	38 (63.3%)	6 (10.0%)	9 (15.0%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)								(n/a)								$14,952
Hinckley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1157 Ridge Rd	Hinckley	44233	Medina County	Highland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 239-1901	384	20	19.2	12.2%	346 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	93.5	18^th of 1560 public elementary schools	98.8%		93.3	12^th of 1558 public elementary schools	99.2%	6	97.0	95.4	95.8	97.0	96.9	91.5	95.5	$12,762
Chapman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13883 Drake Rd	Strongsville	44136	Cuyahoga County	Strongsville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 572-7140	446	23	19.4	24.9%	353 (79.1%)	20 (4.5%)	30 (6.7%)	24 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	74.1	457^th of 1560 public elementary schools	70.7%		77.5	376^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.9%	81	77.1	76.8	83.6	72.9	71.0	63.6	87.1	$11,921

Frequently Asked Questions about Applewood Elementary School

Is Applewood Elementary School a good school?

Applewood Elementary School ranks 519^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Applewood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Applewood Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Applewood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Applewood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Brunswick High School

What is the racial makeup of Applewood Elementary School?

Students at Applewood Elementary School are 82% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What district is Applewood Elementary School in?

Brunswick City

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