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Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School is a PK–5 neighborhood school at 4500 Tacoma Ave in Lorain, Ohio, serving 291 students in the Lorain City school district, with a 14.9:1 student–teacher ratio and per-pupil spending of $10,817 from the most recent available data.

In 2025–26, Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School ranked 1252nd of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools (20th percentile, 1 star). Its district, Lorain City, ranks near the bottom of the state (733rd of 773 districts, 5th percentile, 0 stars), so the school is the second-strongest of five Lorain City schools in a nearby comparison, ahead of Stevan Dohanos Elementary School, Palm Elementary School, and Garfield Elementary School. But it still trails nearby schools such as Vincent Elementary School (30th percentile, 0.76 miles away) and Brookside Intermediate School (50th percentile, 2.72 miles away). The school beats its district average in six of seven tested grade-subject cells. Its closest results to the state are grade 3 math (−8.8 points) and grade 4 ELA (−16.7), while grade 5 math (−31.8) and grade 5 science (−30.9) are the widest gaps. Grade 3 and 4 math are the best among Lorain City schools in this comparison, but grade 5 and science remain persistent ceilings.

Attendance is the clearest bright spot: chronic absenteeism fell to 35.2% in 2025–26, down 19.1 points over four years and 10.9 points in the latest year, leaving the school 21.3 points better than its district. Class sizes are small relative to most nearby schools (14.9:1), and spending is mid-to-high regionally but second-lowest among the five Lorain City schools compared. The biggest concern is uneven results by student group: students with disabilities ranked 908th of 914 (1st percentile) in 2025–26, after 18th percentile the prior year—a sharp swing that warrants scrutiny. The school has never been rated above 1 star, and it posted a 10th-percentile year as recently as 2023–24, so its recent 20th-percentile position is encouraging but not yet stable.

291

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,431

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4500 Tacoma Ave
Lorain, OH 44055-3823

(440) 240-1220

District: Lorain City

Students who attend Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.0%

White:

21.3%

African American:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg29%

Ohio avg64%

1,252^nd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	20.5	1252 of 1560	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	1256 of 1558	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1417 of 1577	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1391 of 1596	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1260 of 1588	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1247 of 1610	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1273 of 1676	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1451 of 1636	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.2	1552 of 1651	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	1520 of 1678	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	1488 of 1684	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	1423 of 1687	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.8	1437 of 1701	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.5	1471 of 1709	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.0	1512 of 1686	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.1	1443 of 1662	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	17.9	525 of 603	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	15.4	781 of 824	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	1226 of 1452	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	1246 of 1452	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1350 of 1466	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	1406 of 1483	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1311 of 1488	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1274 of 1467	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1178 of 1502	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1417 of 1518	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	4.7	104 of 108	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	182 of 315	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	138 of 259	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	189 of 234	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	161 of 233	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	134 of 216	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	133 of 189	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	120 of 228	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.7	214 of 239	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	1157 of 1467	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	1166 of 1473	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1334 of 1484	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1253 of 1447	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1091 of 1419	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1061 of 1404	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	1020 of 1465	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.9	1291 of 1465	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	1167 of 1467	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	1157 of 1466	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1340 of 1485	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1264 of 1498	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1146 of 1518	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1184 of 1499	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1154 of 1535	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1329 of 1536	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	908 of 914	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	769 of 935	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	6.3	1129 of 1181	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1194 of 1271	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1213 of 1309	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)42nd percentile+22 vs school

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

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2024)13th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)4th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%-22 vs state

Mathematics42%-21 vs state

Science32%-31 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 (2016)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th 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	Total
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	100.0%	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
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	100.0%	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
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	98.7%	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
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	100.0%	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
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		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
Brookside Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1812 Harris Rd	Sheffield Village	44054	Lorain County	Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 949-4233	416	23	18.3	48.0%	298 (71.6%)	12 (2.9%)	69 (16.6%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)	57.3	773^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	50.4%		53.7	835^th of 1558 public elementary schools	46.4%	62	59.8	72.6	76.4	69.2	60.6	57.5	59.5	67.4	47.3	$12,199
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	43.5%	140 (46.4%)	38 (12.6%)	65 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (19.5%)								(n/a)
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	77.6%	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
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	100.0%	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
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	50.3%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School?

Students at Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School are 55% Hispanic, 21% White, 12% African American, 11% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School.

Is Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School a good school?

Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School in?

Lorain City

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