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Larkmoor Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1195^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Larkmoor Elementary School is a PK–5 school serving 432 students in Lorain, Ohio, and is part of the Lorain City school district, which ranks 733rd of 773 Ohio districts; the school itself ranked 1,195th of 1,560 Ohio schools in 2025–2026 (23rd percentile, 1 star).

Within its own district, Larkmoor is a standout. It outperformed Lorain City averages in every tested subject and grade in 2025–2026, and over the past four tested years it beat district results in 26 of 28 subject-grade-year comparisons. It was generally the strongest of the nearby same-district elementaries, including Admiral King Elementary School, Hawthorne Elementary School, Stevan Dohanos Elementary School, and Garfield Elementary School. Even so, its results remain below state averages in nearly every area, with one bright exception: 5th grade ELA hit 67.8%, close to Ohio's 70.4%. Compared with nearby schools outside the district, such as Brookside Intermediate School and Sheffield Academy in Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City, Larkmoor trails in most subjects, though it slightly edged Brookside in 5th grade ELA.

Chronic absenteeism dropped to 49.0% in 2025–2026 from 60.3% the year before and is below the district's 56.5% — yet roughly half of students are still chronically absent, far above Forestlawn Early Learning Center (28.9%). The student-teacher ratio improved to 16.0 from 17.3 and 19.0 in earlier years, moderate locally. Larkmoor spent $11,533 per student in 2018–2019, more than same-district peers and more than Brookside ($8,638), yet those schools generally outperform it. Overall, the school has stayed in the bottom quartile for a decade, though its 5th grade gains and improving attendance may be early positive signals.

432

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,436

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1201 Nebraska
Lorain, OH 44052-2707

(440) 288-3203

District: Lorain City

Students who attend Larkmoor Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Longfellow Middle School
High:	Lorain High School
	Success Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.3%

White:

30.3%

African American:

19.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lorain City

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (43% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg29%

Ohio avg64%

1,195^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10Elementary Schools in the Lorain City

733^rd of 773Lorain 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	24.9	1195 of 1560	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	1168 of 1558	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1232 of 1577	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	1255 of 1596	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1204 of 1588	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1224 of 1610	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	1180 of 1676	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1146 of 1636	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.2	1204 of 1651	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	1337 of 1678	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.1	1262 of 1684	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.0	1314 of 1687	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.2	1335 of 1701	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.9	1397 of 1709	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.6	1411 of 1686	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.3	1376 of 1662	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.5	1327 of 1610	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	1322 of 1582	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.4	1403 of 1609	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.3	1248 of 1504	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.0	1197 of 1501	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.7	1302 of 1471	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	362 of 631	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	400 of 615	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	296 of 603	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.6	427 of 610	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	335 of 601	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	407 of 533	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.8	148 of 605	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	189 of 598	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	1095 of 1452	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	1146 of 1452	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1168 of 1466	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1192 of 1483	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1172 of 1488	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1228 of 1467	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	1016 of 1502	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	1042 of 1518	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	35.6	100 of 128	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	213 of 219	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	162 of 315	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.3	121 of 259	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	144 of 234	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	137 of 233	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	115 of 216	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	109 of 189	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	117 of 228	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	100 of 239	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	1093 of 1467	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	1060 of 1473	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1117 of 1484	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1093 of 1447	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1007 of 1419	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	1030 of 1404	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	857 of 1465	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	848 of 1465	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	1181 of 1467	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	1107 of 1466	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1200 of 1485	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1230 of 1498	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1180 of 1518	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1166 of 1499	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1141 of 1535	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1120 of 1536	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	5.0	197 of 202	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	1001 of 1181	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	1021 of 1175	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1026 of 1190	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1062 of 1215	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1114 of 1242	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1123 of 1249	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1113 of 1271	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1144 of 1309	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2022)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)2nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science49%-14 vs state

English Language Arts47%-18 vs state

Mathematics38%-25 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
Larkmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Nebraska	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 288-3203	432	27	16.0	86.1%	131 (30.3%)	82 (19.0%)	161 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.4%)	24.9	1195^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.4%		25.9	1168^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.0%	27	49.2		36.1	42.5	35.6				32.8	39.7	67.8				$13,436
Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain	Public, Charter	K-8	346 Illinois Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 288-0448	69	7	10.6	91.3%	39 (56.5%)	6 (8.7%)	18 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	1.9	1555^th of 1560 public elementary schools	0.3%		1.4	1555^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.2%				8.3	0.0			0.0		25.0	16.7			7.7		$11,680
Forestlawn Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	3975 Forestlawn Ave	Sheffield Lake	44054	Lorain County	Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 949-4238	163	12	13.1	—	110 (67.5%)	6 (3.7%)	38 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)								(n/a)															$11,972
Sheffield Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	2180 Lake Breeze Rd	Sheffield Village	44054	Lorain County	Sheffield Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(440) 201-3875	188	14	13.4	54.8%	90 (47.9%)	28 (14.9%)	49 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.6%)	48.3	911^th of 1560 public elementary schools	41.6%		27.8	1145^th of 1558 public elementary schools	26.5%	234	57.1		54.8	68.4	50.0				56.3	84.2	50.0				$9,692
Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	307 W 7th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 434-6320	248	17	14.5	70.2%	9 (3.6%)	56 (22.6%)	169 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	26.3	1180^th of 1560 public elementary schools	24.4%		12.9	1357^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.9%	177	13.6	9.1	39.3	58.6	0.0	52.0	6.7	9.1	57.1	65.5	22.7	28.0	40.0	9.1	$10,958
Admiral King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	720 Washington Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 245-6315	278	20	13.9	80.6%	72 (25.9%)	62 (22.3%)	103 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.7%)	7.5	1454^th of 1560 public elementary schools	6.8%		4.9	1506^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.3%	52	15.6		7.9	2.2	31.3				28.9	15.6	50.0				$13,743
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 W 20th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1080	218	17	13.2	97.7%	50 (22.9%)	51 (23.4%)	86 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.2%)	21.3	1242^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	20.4%		9.7	1411^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.4%	169	25.9		45.8	27.3	7.4				75.0	33.3	48.1				$13,372
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	1110 W 4th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 204-2130	89	6	16.1	83.1%	27 (30.3%)	24 (27.0%)	33 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)								(n/a)			0.0						8.3						$16,149
Stevan Dohanos Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 E 32nd St	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 277-1008	301	16	18.8	87.0%	30 (10.0%)	73 (24.3%)	187 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	7.9	1446^th of 1560 public elementary schools	7.3%		8.8	1428^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.3%	18	19.4		9.8	23.9	25.0				24.4	34.8	44.4				$13,452
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W 31st St	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1114	259	17	14.9	84.9%	34 (13.1%)	60 (23.2%)	132 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.7%)	3.1	1530^th of 1560 public elementary schools	1.9%		3.9	1519^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.5%	11	15.0		21.1	4.9	5.0				25.6	19.5	25.0				$11,742

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Larkmoor Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.4% of Ohio elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Larkmoor Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Longfellow Middle School
High : Lorain High School
High : Success Academy

What district is Larkmoor Elementary School in?

Lorain City

How many students attend Larkmoor Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Larkmoor Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Larkmoor Elementary School?

Students at Larkmoor Elementary School are 37% Hispanic, 30% White, 19% African American, 13% Two or more races.

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