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Oberlin Elementary School

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Oberlin Elementary School ranks 976 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

976^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Oberlin Elementary School is a PK–5 school serving 356 students in Oberlin, Ohio, and it is the only Oberlin City Schools elementary represented in this comparison.

Statewide, Oberlin Elementary School ranked 976 of 1,560 schools in 2025–26 (37th percentile, 2 stars), down from 760 of 1,588 (52nd percentile, 3 stars) in 2021–22, with a one-year rebound in 2024–25 that did not hold. It sits in the middle of a sharply divided group of nearby schools: it trails high performers such as Firelands Elementary School and Walter G. Nord Middle School, is behind Midview West Elementary School, roughly level with Keystone Elementary School, and generally ahead of Westwood Elementary School, Eastern Heights Elementary School, and Hamilton Elementary School in Elyria City Schools. The school’s signature strength has been 5th grade science—it beat the state by wide margins for three straight years—but in 2025–26 it fell to 61.8, just below Ohio’s 62.7. Fourth grade is the persistent soft spot: 4th math was 45.0 vs. the state’s 67.3 and 4th ELA 53.3 vs. 61.8, while 3rd grade ELA remained above state at 67.3.

Attendance is a genuine bright spot: chronic absenteeism dropped from 21.8% to 15.3% over five years, better than Oberlin City Schools each year and far better than the Elyria schools, though still higher than Keystone Elementary School (6.9%) and Firelands Elementary School (8.1%). Oberlin also has the smallest classes in the group (13.6:1) and per-pupil spending of $9,718, above several neighbors—yet results remain mid-pack. Equity is the clearest concern: special-education students fell to the 6th percentile (0 stars) after the 40th percentile the prior year, while low-income students (52nd percentile) actually rank above the school overall (37th), and the gifted subgroup’s trend has slipped. The bottom line for parents: the inputs are in place, and the 2025–26 declines look concentrated in 4th grade and specific student groups, suggesting targeted intervention rather than broad reform.

356

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,610

Per pupil spending ?

52.0%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

91.4%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 1.7% (any vaccine)

210 N Park St
Oberlin, OH 44074-1771

(440) 775-3473

District: Oberlin City Schools

Students who attend Oberlin Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Langston Middle School
High:	Oberlin High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.9%

Two or more races:

22.2%

African American:

16.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2022 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (57% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2022

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg57%

Ohio avg64%

976^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 15 pts since 2022

From top 48% (2022) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

451^st of 773Oberlin 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	44.5	976 of 1560	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.1	797 of 1558	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	941 of 1577	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.3	807 of 1596	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.9	760 of 1588	52.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	471 of 631	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	362 of 603	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	366 of 610	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	242 of 601	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	41.3	453 of 824	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	923 of 1452	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.5	851 of 1452	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	992 of 1466	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	846 of 1483	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.7	642 of 1488	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	41 of 71	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.4	22 of 78	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	12 of 128	90.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	700 of 1467	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.3	487 of 1473	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.3	1053 of 1484	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.3	780 of 1447	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.6	249 of 1419	82.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	923 of 1467	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.3	662 of 1466	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	758 of 1485	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.2	647 of 1498	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	842 of 1518	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	113 of 218	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.3	67 of 202	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	101 of 183	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	72 of 162	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	863 of 914	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	561 of 935	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	758 of 900	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	639 of 856	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	704 of 1181	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.7	584 of 1175	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	677 of 1190	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	563 of 1215	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	444 of 1242	64.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)42nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile~ school

Female (2026)36th percentile~ school

African American (2026)25th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%-3 vs state

Science62%~ state avg

Mathematics50%-13 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)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Oberlin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 N Park St	Oberlin	44074	Lorain County	Oberlin City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 775-3473	356	26	13.6	—	174 (48.9%)	57 (16.0%)	45 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (22.2%)	44.5	976^th of 1560 public elementary schools	37.4%		56.1	797^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.8%	179	61.8	59.6	45.0	45.5	67.3	53.3	65.5	91.4%	1.7%	$14,610
Firelands Elementary School	Public	K-5	10779 Vermilion Rd	Oberlin	44074	Lorain County	Firelands Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 965-5381	783	42	18.6	45.0%	696 (88.9%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.6%)	77.1	375^th of 1560 public elementary schools	76.0%		72.8	474^th of 1558 public elementary schools	69.6%	99	83.2	88.7	81.6	74.5	79.9	63.2	79.7	89.5%	8.6%	$11,170
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%)	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		91.9%	3.2%	$12,527
Powers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	393 S Lake St	Amherst	44001	Lorain County	Amherst Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 988-8670	1,104	55	20.1	33.5%	788 (71.4%)	23 (2.1%)	209 (18.9%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.3%)								(n/a)		56.5			72.3			96.1%	2.2%	$10,454
Keystone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	531 Opportunity Way	Lagrange	44050	Lorain County	Keystone Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 355-5134	655	38	17.2	35.1%	582 (88.9%)	8 (1.2%)	36 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	55.5	802^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	48.6%		54.5	823^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	47.2%	21	71.9	55.0	75.9	62.8	64.5	50.0	70.2	91.9%	2.3%	$11,540
Walter G. Nord Middle School	Public	4-5	501 Lincoln St	Amherst	44001	Lorain County	Amherst Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 988-4441	556	28	19.8	35.4%	404 (72.7%)	17 (3.1%)	102 (18.3%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	77.2	373^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	76.1%		79.2	335^th of 1558 public elementary schools	78.5%	38	77.3		79.9	81.0		71.3	81.0			$11,502
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%)	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		86.4%	11.9%	$5,211
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		91.8%	8.2%	$5,621
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)								98.4%	0%
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%)	68.9	555^th of 1560 public elementary schools	64.4%		65.1	625^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.9%	70		76.0	76.5		72.2	65.9		91.3%	7.5%	$13,251

Frequently Asked Questions about Oberlin Elementary School

Is Oberlin Elementary School a good school?

Oberlin Elementary School ranks 976^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Oberlin Elementary School in?

Oberlin City Schools

What is the racial makeup of Oberlin Elementary School?

Students at Oberlin Elementary School are 49% White, 22% Two or more races, 16% African American, 13% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Oberlin Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Langston Middle School
High : Oberlin High School

How many students attend Oberlin Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Oberlin Elementary School.

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2017–18 through 2025–26 immunization ratesNewOct 19, 2026

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2025–26 Ohio State Tests scoresSep 15, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026

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