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Ely Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

1254^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Ely Elementary School is a K–4 neighborhood school at 312 Gulf Rd in Elyria, Ohio, serving 462 students in a high-poverty community — about 75.7% of its students were economically disadvantaged in 2023–2024. It is one of five K–4 elementaries in Elyria City Schools, a district ranked 641st of 773 Ohio districts.

On statewide rankings, Ely Elementary School placed 1,254th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools in 2025–2026 (20th percentile, 1 star). It has spent a decade in the bottom third — between the 12th and 31st percentile every year since 2015–16, never earning 3 stars. Among its district peers it ranks second-weakest: behind Northwood Elementary School (37th percentile) and Westwood Elementary School and Eastern Heights Elementary School (both 29th), but well ahead of Hamilton Elementary School (3rd percentile, 40.9% chronic absenteeism). Test scores sit below state averages across the board; its best result, 4th-grade ELA at 50.0% proficiency, still trails Ohio's 61.8%.

Three strengths stand out. Chronic absenteeism has fallen to 27.0%, below the district every year on record and a five-year low. Ely's 4th grade beats the district in both math and ELA for three straight reported years, and its 4th-grade ELA (50.0) is the best among district peers. It also comfortably outperforms the district's lowest-ranked school. Three worries stand out too: 3rd-grade ELA fell to 33.7% — 18.7 points below the district — which matters because 3rd grade feeds the strong 4th grade; special-education results rank 3rd percentile, a sharp drop from 36th percentile in 2022–23; and the school has never broken out of the bottom third. Nearby comparisons show what different conditions look like: Liberty Elementary School in North Ridgeville has 9.6% chronic absenteeism and 31.89% free/reduced lunch. Per-pupil spending of $10,367 is above several district peers, so resources alone don't explain the gap.

462

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,766

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

312 Gulf Rd
Elyria, OH 44035-3641

(440) 284-8005

District: Elyria City Schools

Students who attend Ely Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northwood Middle School
High:	Elyria High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.9%

Two or more races:

21.9%

Hispanic:

18.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (41% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg45%

Ohio avg64%

1,254^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Elyria City Schools

641^st of 773Elyria City Schools 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	20.4	1254 of 1560	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	1286 of 1558	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	1103 of 1577	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1227 of 1596	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1395 of 1588	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	1315 of 1610	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1299 of 1676	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1311 of 1636	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.8	1197 of 1651	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.8	1156 of 1678	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.1	1100 of 1684	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.2	1095 of 1687	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.5	1077 of 1701	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.0	929 of 1709	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.7	975 of 1686	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.9	1169 of 1662	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.8	1115 of 1610	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.1	707 of 1582	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.5	682 of 1609	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.6	808 of 1504	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	70.6	442 of 1501	70.6%	★★★★☆
2004	65.1	555 of 1471	62.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	586 of 631	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	554 of 615	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	381 of 610	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.0	592 of 601	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	494 of 605	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	10.7	815 of 824	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	715 of 956	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	950 of 1021	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	1151 of 1452	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	1223 of 1452	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1039 of 1466	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1213 of 1483	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1353 of 1488	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1241 of 1467	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1206 of 1502	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1327 of 1518	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	200 of 315	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	156 of 233	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	107 of 216	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	1155 of 1467	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	1188 of 1473	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	977 of 1484	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1095 of 1447	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1302 of 1419	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1244 of 1404	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1197 of 1465	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1160 of 1465	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	1221 of 1467	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	1233 of 1466	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1092 of 1485	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1122 of 1498	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	1374 of 1518	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	1247 of 1499	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1189 of 1535	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1220 of 1536	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	188 of 220	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	189 of 218	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	137 of 202	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	153 of 183	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	162 of 162	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	125 of 154	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	149 of 166	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	886 of 914	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	872 of 900	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	547 of 856	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	1071 of 1181	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	1090 of 1175	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	973 of 1190	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1090 of 1215	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	1182 of 1242	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	1178 of 1249	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	1091 of 1271	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1207 of 1309	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)15th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-21 vs state

Mathematics41%-24 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 (2024)	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 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
Ely Elementary School	Public	K-4	312 Gulf Rd	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 284-8005	462	25	18.6	75.7%	203 (43.9%)	71 (15.4%)	87 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (21.9%)	20.4	1254^th of 1560 public elementary schools	19.6%		17.8	1286^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.5%	32			34.0	47.7					33.7	50.0					$11,766
Eastern Heights Elementary School	Public	K-4	528 Garford Ave	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 284-8011	559	33	16.9		318 (56.9%)	59 (10.6%)	92 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (16.1%)	32.3	1108^th of 1560 public elementary schools	29.0%		20.9	1244^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.2%	136			46.2	40.7					68.3	43.2					$5,621
Constellation Schools: Elyria Community	Public, Charter	K-8	300 N Abbe Rd	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Constellation Schools: Elyria Community	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 366-5225	409	21	19.2	38.7%	173 (42.3%)	108 (26.4%)	75 (18.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.2%)	19.3	1269^th of 1560 public elementary schools	18.7%		20.1	1257^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.3%	12	18.4	35.1	65.6	37.8	5.3	16.0	20.6	18.9	53.1	29.7	31.6	42.3	57.1	32.4	$10,015
Northwood Elementary School	Public	K-4	570 Abbe Rd N	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 284-8014	333	19	17.8		196 (58.9%)	28 (8.4%)	52 (15.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (16.8%)	43.9	983^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	37.0%		40.9	1013^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.0%	30			37.5	73.5					60.9	57.4					$12,242
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1215 Middle Ave	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 284-8007	437	26	16.9	92.0%	112 (25.6%)	137 (31.4%)	107 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (18.1%)	4.4	1508^th of 1560 public elementary schools	3.3%		3	1534^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.5%	26			25.4	10.0					31.3	16.7					$12,527
Westwood Elementary School	Public	K-4	42350 Adelbert St	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 284-8002	441	24	18.1	79.2%	184 (41.7%)	80 (18.1%)	98 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (17.9%)	31.9	1110^th of 1560 public elementary schools	28.8%		20.1	1259^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.2%	149			43.9	49.5					62.2	45.1					$5,211
Elyria Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	42331 Griswold Rd	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8250	302	16	18.8		140 (46.4%)	38 (12.6%)	65 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (19.5%)								(n/a)
Vincent Elementary School	Public	K-4	2303 N Ridge Rd E	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Clearview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 233-7113	456	28	16.2		152 (33.3%)	56 (12.3%)	195 (42.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.2%)	33	1096^th of 1560 public elementary schools	29.7%		33.4	1089^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.1%	7			48.3	46.3					63.3	45.0					$11,010
Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Tacoma Ave	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 240-1220	291	20	14.9		62 (21.3%)	35 (12.0%)	160 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.3%)	20.5	1252^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	19.7%		20.1	1256^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.4%	4	31.8		53.3	45.1	27.3				40.0	45.1	43.2				$15,431
Palm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2319 E 34th St	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 277-1240	295	18	16.8		46 (15.6%)	58 (19.7%)	157 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.5%)	4.2	1512^th of 1560 public elementary schools	3.1%		6.2	1475^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.3%	37	17.1		4.0	12.1	17.1				8.0	24.2	39.0				$12,819

Frequently Asked Questions about Ely Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ely Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Northwood Middle School
High : Elyria High School

What district is Ely Elementary School in?

Elyria City Schools

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Ely Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.6% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Ely Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Ely Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ely Elementary School?

Students at Ely Elementary School are 44% White, 22% Two or more races, 19% Hispanic, 15% African American.

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