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Hickory Ridge Elementary School

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Hickory Ridge Elementary School ranks 240 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Hickory Ridge Elementary School is a public elementary school in Brunswick City, Ohio, serving 419 students in grades K-5. The school consistently maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance.

Hickory Ridge Elementary School outperforms the state average on Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates than the state average in Science (79.7% vs. 63.4%), Mathematics (76.1% for 3rd grade, 90.5% for 4th grade, and 72.2% for 5th grade vs. 64.4%, 69.1%, and 56.7% respectively), and English Language Arts (83.8% for 3rd grade, 82.4% for 4th grade, and 89.2% for 5th grade vs. 61.3%, 61.9%, and 67.7% respectively). The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, ranking 161 out of 1,466 Ohio elementary schools for male students and 257 out of 1,175 for white students.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Brunswick City district, Hickory Ridge Elementary School generally performs better academically. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 15.6%, lower than the state average of 17.9%. Additionally, the school's spending per student ($11,270 in 2018-2019) is higher than the state average, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, which may contribute to its academic success.

391

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,370

Per pupil spending ?

24%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4628 Hickory Ridge Ave
Brunswick, OH 44212-2532

(330) 273-0483

District: Brunswick City

Students who attend Hickory Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Brunswick High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.9%

Two or more races:

6.4%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (82% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg79%

Ohio avg64%

240^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Brunswick City

164^th of 828Brunswick 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	240 of 1558	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	280 of 1577	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	348 of 1596	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	295 of 1588	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	282 of 1610	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	303 of 1676	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	404 of 1636	75.3%	★★★★☆
2017	71.7	536 of 1651	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	81.4	259 of 1678	84.6%	★★★★☆
2015	74.9	440 of 1684	73.9%	★★★★☆
2014	74.5	451 of 1687	73.3%	★★★★☆
2013	78.3	284 of 1701	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	76.0	369 of 1709	78.4%	★★★★☆
2011	76.6	341 of 1686	79.8%	★★★★☆
2010	78.2	278 of 1662	83.3%	★★★★☆
2009	78.0	269 of 1610	83.3%	★★★★☆
2008	82.0	162 of 1582	89.8%	★★★★☆
2007	81.6	151 of 1609	90.6%	★★★★★
2006	84.1	92 of 1504	93.9%	★★★★★
2005	80.0	210 of 1501	86.0%	★★★★☆
2004	77.8	274 of 1471	81.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	254 of 1452	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	213 of 1466	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	283 of 1483	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	208 of 1488	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	198 of 1467	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	313 of 1502	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	299 of 1518	80.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	53.8	500 of 759	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	358 of 1473	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	425 of 1484	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	547 of 1465	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	87.2	69 of 1465	95.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	161 of 1466	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	283 of 1485	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	352 of 1498	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	339 of 1518	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	362 of 1499	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	269 of 1535	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	486 of 1536	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	381 of 935	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	521 of 900	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	257 of 1175	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	318 of 1190	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	386 of 1215	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.7	340 of 1242	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	331 of 1249	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	294 of 1271	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	468 of 1309	64.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)34th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts85%+22 vs state

Science80%+16 vs state

Mathematics80%+16 vs state

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Schools Near Hickory Ridge Elementary School

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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 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
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%)	82.5	240^th of 1558 public elementary schools	84.6%		81.6	280^th of 1577 public elementary schools	82.2%	40	79.7	76.1	90.5	72.2	83.8	82.4	89.2	$13,370
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%)	72.5	482^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	69.1%		67.8	590^th of 1577 public elementary schools	62.6%	108	80.0	73.6	75.9	70.0	70.3	70.9	78.6	$13,018
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%)	71.7	495^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.2%		67.3	600^th of 1577 public elementary schools	62.0%	105	68.2	88.0	76.7	55.2	82.4	76.7	69.7	$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%)	84.1	188^th of 1558 public elementary schools	87.9%		76.3	402^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	74.5%	214	89.5	89.8	85.2	76.8	80.6	77.4	86.0	$12,984
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%)	75	435^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.1%		71.3	511^th of 1577 public elementary schools	67.6%	76	77.5	68.6	90.4	68.9	70.0	82.9	76.4	$12,893
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%)	83.9	193^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	87.6%		85	183^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	88.4%	10	87.8	80.4	88.1	78.0	77.8	82.2	89.4	$13,585
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%)	86.6	127^th of 1558 public elementary schools	91.8%		86.4	133^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	91.6%	6	83.6	90.5	92.0	84.7	83.7	86.5	82.2	$12,695
Strongsville Academy	Public, Charter	K-2	16000 Foltz Pkwy	Strongsville	44149	Cuyahoga County	Strongsville Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(440) 201-3873	65	5	13.0	41.5%	35 (53.8%)	9 (13.8%)	6 (9.2%)	7 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.3%)								(n/a)								$9,129
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%)	77.5	376^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.9%		84.7	195^th of 1577 public elementary schools	87.6%	181	83.6	74.1	85.5	65.5	74.1	82.6	80.0	$11,921
Muraski Elementary School	Public	K-5	20270 Royalton Rd	Strongsville	44149	Cuyahoga County	Strongsville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 572-7160	522	28	18.7	28.0%	392 (75.1%)	13 (2.5%)	32 (6.1%)	58 (11.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	87.5	104^th of 1558 public elementary schools	93.3%		85.1	182^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	88.5%	78	82.7	88.6	90.7	83.8	88.8	88.4	85.9	$14,331

Frequently Asked Questions about Hickory Ridge Elementary School

How many students attend Hickory Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Hickory Ridge Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hickory Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hickory Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Brunswick High School

What is the racial makeup of Hickory Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Hickory Ridge Elementary School are 85% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Hickory Ridge Elementary School in?

Brunswick City

Is Hickory Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Hickory Ridge Elementary School ranks 240^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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