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Frank Jacinto Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1489^th

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of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Frank Jacinto Elementary is a public elementary school in Lorain, Ohio, serving 307 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lorain City School District, which is ranked 740 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Frank Jacinto Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Ohio, with rankings between 1471 and 1654 out of 1596-1676 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the Lorain City and Ohio state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 7.5% of 3rd-grade students were proficient in math, compared to 26.7% in Lorain City and 64.4% statewide.

Frank Jacinto Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 54.9% to 64.0% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. The nearby schools in the Lorain City district also have high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 45.9% to 59.2%, indicating a systemic issue within the district. While the school's spending per student is slightly higher than the nearby Lorain City schools, the student-teacher ratio is similar, suggesting that addressing the root causes of the school's challenges may require a comprehensive, district-wide approach.

307

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,318

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2515 Marshall Ave
Lorain, OH 44052-4337

(440) 960-5800

District: Lorain City

Students who attend Frank Jacinto Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	General Johnnie Wilson Middle School
High:	Lorain High School
	New Beginnings

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.5%

African American:

30.3%

White:

12.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (19% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg29%

Ohio avg64%

1,489^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Lorain City

740^th of 828Lorain 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	5.4	1489 of 1558	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1540 of 1577	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1471 of 1596	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	1529 of 1588	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	1555 of 1610	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	1654 of 1676	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	1559 of 1636	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	1291 of 1651	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	1517 of 1678	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	1425 of 1684	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.1	1478 of 1687	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.2	1576 of 1701	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.8	1543 of 1709	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.3	1552 of 1686	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.1	1546 of 1662	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	1480 of 1610	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.4	1417 of 1582	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.8	1376 of 1609	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	586 of 615	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	555 of 610	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	583 of 601	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	566 of 605	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	1432 of 1452	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	1443 of 1466	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1242 of 1483	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	1421 of 1488	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	1452 of 1467	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	1489 of 1502	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	211 of 259	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	210 of 234	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	197 of 233	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	203 of 216	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	202 of 228	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	222 of 239	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	1415 of 1473	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1446 of 1484	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1322 of 1447	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	1352 of 1419	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	1374 of 1404	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	1443 of 1465	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1399 of 1465	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1338 of 1466	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	1433 of 1485	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1475 of 1498	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	1386 of 1518	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1434 of 1499	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	1468 of 1535	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	1455 of 1536	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	926 of 935	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)19th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-43 vs state

English Language Arts19%-44 vs state

Mathematics18%-45 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
Frank Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Marshall Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 960-5800	307	20	15.7		38 (12.4%)	93 (30.3%)	152 (49.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	5.4	1489^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.4%		3.6	1540^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.3%	51	20.7		7.5	39.5	6.9				11.1	15.8	31.0				$12,318
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 W 23rd St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-2187	287	23	12.7		42 (14.6%)	62 (21.6%)	151 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)	10.2	1402^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	10.0%		10.5	1393^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	11.7%	9	46.4		11.1	12.2	10.7				27.8	31.7	39.3				$12,645
Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 40th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 960-7008	324	14	24.0		68 (21.0%)	65 (20.1%)	139 (42.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.2%)	20.6	1248^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.9%		23.4	1218^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.8%	30	42.2		36.4	41.0	28.9				41.8	41.0	51.1				$13,642
Lorain Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4119 Leavitt Rd	Lorain	44053	Lorain County	Lorain Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 282-3127	416	22	18.9		82 (19.7%)	122 (29.3%)	158 (38.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)	23.8	1200^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.0%		11.1	1384^th of 1577 public elementary schools	12.2%	184	15.0	16.7	61.4	53.1	12.5	14.0	7.5	8.3	61.4	56.3	24.4	20.9	35.0	16.7	$12,186
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		50 (22.9%)	51 (23.4%)	86 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.2%)	9.7	1411^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.4%		15.3	1320^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.3%	91	30.0		22.2	33.3	15.0				27.0	38.1	35.0				$13,372
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		72 (25.9%)	62 (22.3%)	103 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.7%)	4.9	1506^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.3%		6.5	1485^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.8%	21	9.5		6.5	35.5	11.9				10.6	29.0	23.8				$13,743
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		27 (30.3%)	24 (27.0%)	33 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	1.2	1557^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.1%		9	1426^th of 1577 public elementary schools	9.6%	131			0.0	13.3					9.1	13.3					$16,149
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		9 (3.6%)	56 (22.6%)	169 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	12.9	1357^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.9%		9.3	1418^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.1%	61	33.3	42.9	20.5	30.0	12.5	16.7		28.6	51.3	33.3	41.7	16.7		35.7	$10,958
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		34 (13.1%)	60 (23.2%)	132 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.7%)	3.9	1519^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.5%		3.9	1530^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.0%	11	26.7		19.5	13.6	0.0				19.5	9.1	26.7				$11,742
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) 277-4110	69	7	10.6		39 (56.5%)	6 (8.7%)	18 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	1.4	1555^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.2%		1.9	1574^th of 1577 public elementary schools	0.2%	19			0.0			0.0	9.1		0.0			0.0	9.1		$11,680

Frequently Asked Questions about Frank Jacinto Elementary

What district is Frank Jacinto Elementary in?

Lorain City

Is Frank Jacinto Elementary a good school?

Frank Jacinto Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.4% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Frank Jacinto Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Frank Jacinto Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Frank Jacinto Elementary?

Students at Frank Jacinto Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 30% African American, 12% White, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Frank Jacinto Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frank Jacinto Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : General Johnnie Wilson Middle School
High : Lorain High School
High : New Beginnings

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