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Eastern Heights Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

1244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Eastern Heights Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 547 students in grades K-4 in Elyria, Ohio, which is part of the Elyria City Schools district. Despite being located in the same district, Eastern Heights has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools over the past decade, with a current 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, well below average student performance on state assessments, and struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, such as its African American and White populations. For example, in 2024-2025, only 42.4% of 3rd graders and 33% of 4th graders at Eastern Heights were proficient or better in math, compared to state averages of 64.4% and 69.1% respectively. The school's performance in English Language Arts is also well below state and district levels.

Despite these challenges, Eastern Heights is surrounded by several higher-performing elementary schools in the Elyria City Schools district, such as Northwood Elementary and Ely Elementary, which have stronger academic outcomes and lower chronic absenteeism rates. This proximity to better-performing peers suggests that there may be opportunities for Eastern Heights to learn from their practices and implement strategies to improve the school's overall performance.

559

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,621

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

528 Garford Ave
Elyria, OH 44035-7160

(440) 284-8011

District: Elyria City Schools

Students who attend Eastern Heights Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eastern Heights Middle School
High:	Elyria High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.9%

Hispanic:

16.5%

Two or more races:

16.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (42% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg40%

Ohio avg64%

1,244^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Elyria City Schools

648^th of 828Elyria 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
2025	20.9	1244 of 1558	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1170 of 1577	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1157 of 1596	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1136 of 1588	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	1174 of 1610	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	1074 of 1676	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.2	842 of 1636	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.6	836 of 1651	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	66.3	711 of 1678	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.9	742 of 1684	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.2	758 of 1687	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.1	641 of 1701	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.2	411 of 1709	76.0%	★★★★☆
2011	62.3	845 of 1686	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.1	886 of 1662	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.4	984 of 1610	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.5	1130 of 1582	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.4	993 of 1609	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.2	771 of 1504	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.5	563 of 1501	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.2	725 of 1471	50.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	605 of 615	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	313 of 603	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	481 of 610	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	32.5	565 of 824	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	775 of 956	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1242 of 1452	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1147 of 1466	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1173 of 1483	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1081 of 1488	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1118 of 1467	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	908 of 1502	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	792 of 1518	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	154 of 259	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	139 of 234	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	107 of 233	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	114 of 216	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1134 of 1473	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1168 of 1484	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1021 of 1447	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1038 of 1419	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	969 of 1404	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	919 of 1465	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	636 of 1465	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1118 of 1466	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1124 of 1485	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1072 of 1498	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1117 of 1518	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1147 of 1499	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1033 of 1535	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.3	761 of 1536	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	195 of 218	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	185 of 202	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	147 of 183	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	124 of 162	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	128 of 139	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	106 of 154	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	115 of 166	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	13.9	853 of 900	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	774 of 856	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1069 of 1175	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1036 of 1190	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1063 of 1215	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1095 of 1242	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1039 of 1249	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	867 of 1271	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.7	493 of 1309	62.3%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)41st percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-15 vs state

Mathematics38%-29 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
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%)	20.9	1244^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.2%		26.8	1170^th of 1577 public elementary schools	25.8%	74			42.4	33.0					50.0	42.9					$5,621
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		203 (43.9%)	71 (15.4%)	87 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (21.9%)	17.8	1286^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.5%		32.9	1103^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	30.1%	183			34.4	45.5					38.0	43.2					$11,766
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		112 (25.6%)	137 (31.4%)	107 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (18.1%)	3	1534^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.5%		4.9	1516^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.9%	18			19.2	20.3					21.9	14.1					$12,527
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		173 (42.3%)	108 (26.4%)	75 (18.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.2%)	20.1	1257^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.3%		31.5	1118^th of 1577 public elementary schools	29.1%	139	29.2	60.0	43.9	18.6	29.2	30.0	36.6	42.9	46.3	27.9	50.0	42.5	39.0	22.9	$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%)	40.9	1013^th of 1558 public elementary schools	35.0%		45.9	968^th of 1577 public elementary schools	38.6%	45			53.8	60.7					66.7	42.6					$12,242
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		184 (41.7%)	80 (18.1%)	98 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (17.9%)	20.1	1259^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.2%		30.1	1130^th of 1577 public elementary schools	28.3%	129			43.0	41.7					46.0	38.9					$5,211
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%)	33.4	1089^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.1%		28.8	1152^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	26.9%	63			51.9	58.4					50.0	47.2					$11,010
Midview North Elementary School	Public	K-2	13070 Durkee Rd	Grafton	44044	Lorain County	Midview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 748-6869	517	29	18.0	50.7%	421 (81.4%)	17 (3.3%)	40 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.0%)								(n/a)															$12,307
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%)	20.1	1256^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.4%		9.3	1417^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.1%	161	24.4		43.8	66.7	17.8				32.7	41.7	42.2				$15,431
Midview West Elementary School	Public	3-4	13080 Durkee Rd	Grafton	44044	Lorain County	Midview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 748-2305	390	26	15.0	53.8%	329 (84.4%)	7 (1.8%)	32 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	65.1	625^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.9%		73.4	468^th of 1577 public elementary schools	70.3%	157			66.8	84.5					57.6	75.5					$13,251

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastern Heights Elementary School

How many students attend Eastern Heights Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Eastern Heights Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Eastern Heights Elementary School?

Students at Eastern Heights Elementary School are 57% White, 16% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 11% African American.

What district is Eastern Heights Elementary School in?

Elyria City Schools

Is Eastern Heights Elementary School a good school?

Eastern Heights Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.2% of Ohio elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Eastern Heights Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Eastern Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eastern Heights Middle School
High : Elyria High School

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