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Walter Kidder Elementary School

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Walter Kidder Elementary School ranks 495 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Walter Kidder Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 467 students in grades PK-5 in Brunswick, Ohio, which is part of the Brunswick City School District. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, currently sitting at 495 out of 1,558 Ohio elementary schools with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Walter Kidder Elementary has performed well in mathematics, with 3rd and 4th-grade students scoring above the district and state averages, the school has struggled in science and English language arts, with 5th-grade students scoring below the district and state averages. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.8% to 17.9% over the past few years. Interestingly, when compared to nearby Crestview Elementary School and Hickory Ridge Elementary School, both within the Brunswick City School District, Walter Kidder Elementary appears to be underperforming, with lower statewide rankings and test scores.

One potential factor contributing to Walter Kidder Elementary's challenges may be its lower spending per student, at $8,236 in 2018-2019, compared to $10,036 at Crestview Elementary and $11,270 at Hickory Ridge Elementary. However, the school has seen a recent improvement in its student-teacher ratio, from 19.7 in 2021-2022 to 14.8 in 2023-2024, which may have a positive impact on the school's performance. Overall, Walter Kidder Elementary School faces several areas for improvement, but the school's leadership and community will need to work together to address these challenges and provide a high-quality education for its students.

480

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,746

Per pupil spending ?

20.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3650 Grafton Rd
Brunswick, OH 44212-1804

(330) 273-0485

District: Brunswick City

Students who attend Walter Kidder Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Brunswick High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 81st percentile in 2017 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (74% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 81st-percentile peak (2017) to 68th (2025)

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

!Near the bottom of Brunswick City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg79%

Ohio avg64%

495^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	495 of 1558	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	600 of 1577	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	506 of 1596	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.1	387 of 1588	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	391 of 1610	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	556 of 1676	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.3	499 of 1636	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	79.0	310 of 1651	81.2%	★★★★☆
2016	70.9	576 of 1678	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.6	630 of 1684	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	80.6	202 of 1687	88.0%	★★★★☆
2013	82.8	126 of 1701	92.6%	★★★★★
2012	80.6	183 of 1709	89.3%	★★★★☆
2011	77.4	303 of 1686	82.0%	★★★★☆
2010	76.3	348 of 1662	79.1%	★★★★☆
2009	76.0	325 of 1610	79.8%	★★★★☆
2008	82.8	131 of 1582	91.7%	★★★★★
2007	81.0	170 of 1609	89.4%	★★★★☆
2006	76.0	315 of 1504	79.1%	★★★★☆
2005	75.1	324 of 1501	78.4%	★★★★☆
2004	57.8	731 of 1471	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	647 of 1452	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	675 of 1466	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	525 of 1483	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	437 of 1488	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	378 of 1467	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	378 of 1502	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	399 of 1518	73.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	47.9	585 of 759	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	396 of 1473	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	475 of 1484	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	604 of 1447	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	476 of 1419	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	781 of 1465	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.0	505 of 1465	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	314 of 1466	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	461 of 1485	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	545 of 1498	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.3	401 of 1518	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	450 of 1499	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	590 of 1535	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	491 of 1536	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	837 of 935	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	549 of 1175	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	605 of 1190	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.6	575 of 1215	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	468 of 1242	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	389 of 1249	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	542 of 1271	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	512 of 1309	60.9%	★★★☆☆

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)79th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)23rd percentile-47 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+13 vs state

Mathematics73%+10 vs state

Science68%+5 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	93.3	12^th of 1558 public elementary schools	99.2%		94	6^th of 1577 public elementary schools	99.6%	6	94.1	100.0	98.5	85.3	98.5	95.5	95.6	$12,762
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter Kidder Elementary School

What district is Walter Kidder Elementary School in?

Brunswick City

How many students attend Walter Kidder Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Walter Kidder Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Walter Kidder Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Walter Kidder Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Brunswick High School

What is the racial makeup of Walter Kidder Elementary School?

Students at Walter Kidder Elementary School are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Walter Kidder Elementary School a good school?

Walter Kidder Elementary School ranks 495^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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