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Kensington Intermediate Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Kensington Intermediate Elementary School is a highly-rated public elementary school located in Rocky River, Ohio. It serves 593 students in grades 3-5 and is part of the Rocky River City School District, which is ranked 9th out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kensington Intermediate Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Ohio, with a statewide ranking between 12-31 over the past 10 years and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school excels across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 5-20 in Ohio for female, male, Hispanic, White, and multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in science, math, and English language arts were significantly higher than the state averages, often exceeding 90% proficiency.

Kensington Intermediate Elementary School significantly outperforms the nearby Lakewood City School District schools, which are generally lower-performing compared to the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Kensington's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was 96.5%, compared to 79.1% in the Lakewood City School District and 63.4% statewide. The school's exceptional performance across diverse student populations and its consistently high rankings over the past decade make it a model for other elementary schools in Ohio.

586

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,784

Per pupil spending ?

15.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20140 Lake Rd
Rocky River, OH 44116-1515

(440) 356-6770

District: Rocky River City

Students who attend Kensington Intermediate Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rocky River Middle School
High:	Rocky River High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.1%

Two or more races:

4.9%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (95% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school95%

District avg95%

Ohio avg64%

13^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 828Rocky River 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	93.3	13 of 1558	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	21 of 1577	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	27 of 1596	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	23 of 1588	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	27 of 1610	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	21 of 1676	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	31 of 1636	98.1%	★★★★★
2017	90.9	12 of 1651	99.3%	★★★★★
2016	91.6	17 of 1678	99.0%	★★★★★
2015	91.1	14 of 1684	99.2%	★★★★★
2014	87.6	19 of 1687	98.9%	★★★★★
2013	87.5	16 of 1701	99.1%	★★★★★
2012	87.5	9 of 1709	99.5%	★★★★★
2011	88.2	5 of 1686	99.7%	★★★★★
2010	88.0	24 of 1662	98.6%	★★★★★
2009	85.5	41 of 1610	97.5%	★★★★★
2008	85.2	76 of 1582	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	82.2	136 of 1609	91.5%	★★★★★
2006	76.0	313 of 1504	79.2%	★★★★☆
2005	75.0	329 of 1501	78.1%	★★★★☆
2004	78.2	267 of 1471	81.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	80.8	14 of 81	82.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	91.8	35 of 824	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	73.2	118 of 765	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	65 of 956	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	42 of 1021	95.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	22 of 281	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	5 of 258	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	15 of 213	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	2 of 183	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	14 of 169	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	17 of 174	90.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	92.3	3 of 1483	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	1 of 1488	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	11 of 1467	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	4 of 1502	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	41 of 1518	97.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	66.1	175 of 759	76.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	90.2	15 of 233	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	4 of 228	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	3 of 239	98.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	6 of 1473	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	5 of 1484	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	18 of 1447	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	11 of 1419	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	6 of 1404	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	57 of 1465	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	75 of 1465	94.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	91.9	9 of 1485	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	5 of 1498	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	11 of 1518	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	16 of 1499	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	6 of 1535	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	24 of 1536	98.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	94.9	1 of 183	99.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	7 of 935	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	17 of 900	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	17 of 856	98.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	91.6	8 of 1215	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	10 of 1242	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	16 of 1249	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	6 of 1271	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	35 of 1309	97.3%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2023)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)99th percentile~ school

Male (2024)99th percentile~ school

White (2023)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)94th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2024)83rd percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)77th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics97%+33 vs state

Science96%+33 vs state

English Language Arts94%+30 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
Kensington Intermediate Elementary School	Public	3-5	20140 Lake Rd	Rocky River	44116	Cuyahoga County	Rocky River City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 356-6770	586	33	17.9	15.4%	522 (89.1%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.4%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	93.3	13^th of 1558 public elementary schools	99.2%		92.2	21^st of 1577 public elementary schools	98.7%	8	96.5		94.8	98.4	97.0				89.1	94.5	97.5				$15,784
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 W Clifton Blvd	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 529-4257	269	16	16.8	36.4%	199 (74.0%)	11 (4.1%)	8 (3.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (17.8%)	63.7	650^th of 1558 public elementary schools	58.3%		64.9	658^th of 1577 public elementary schools	58.3%	8	62.5		74.4	70.3	58.3				75.0	64.9	70.8				$11,586
Goldwood Primary Elementary School	Public	K-2	21600 Center Ridge Rd	Rocky River	44116	Cuyahoga County	Rocky River City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 356-6720	575	30	19.1	14.8%	505 (87.8%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.9%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)								(n/a)															$14,563
Hayes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16401 Delaware Ave	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 529-4228	292	14	20.8	29.8%	235 (80.5%)	7 (2.4%)	7 (2.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.7%)	83.7	198^th of 1558 public elementary schools	87.3%		81.7	277^th of 1577 public elementary schools	82.4%	79	77.6		85.7	88.0	69.4				81.0	92.0	89.8				$15,878
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15615 Clifton Blvd	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 529-4232	270	15	18.0	16.7%	237 (87.8%)	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.5%)	90.2	56^th of 1558 public elementary schools	96.4%		89.8	58^th of 1577 public elementary schools	96.3%	2	89.5		85.4	96.7	89.5				87.8	90.0	94.7				$16,890
Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1470 Victoria Ave	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 529-4217	323	20	16.1	27.2%	271 (83.9%)	8 (2.5%)	10 (3.1%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.4%)	87.5	105^th of 1558 public elementary schools	93.3%		89.2	70^th of 1577 public elementary schools	95.6%	35	91.7		69.4	96.2	85.9	94.7			84.2	90.3	91.7				$14,683
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	14237 Athens Ave	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 529-4224	233	14	16.6	47.6%	171 (73.4%)	17 (7.3%)	5 (2.1%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.2%)	77.1	383^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	75.4%		80.7	302^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	80.8%	81	87.5		69.0	78.8	78.1				76.2	72.7	84.4				$17,983
Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	16210 Lorain Ave	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 688-0271	211	12	17.5		80 (37.9%)	50 (23.7%)	63 (29.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.1%)	45.8	961^st of 1558 public elementary schools	38.3%		58.4	786^th of 1577 public elementary schools	50.2%	175			37.8	81.6					46.7	68.4					$10,950
Riverside School	Public	PK, KG-8	14601 Montrose Ave	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6700	493	27	18.2		248 (50.3%)	112 (22.7%)	82 (16.6%)	19 (3.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.3%)	44	978^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.2%		50	926^th of 1577 public elementary schools	41.3%	52	39.6	54.5	77.8	70.2	35.4	40.0	39.1	45.5	59.3	51.1	62.5	43.6	50.0	49.1	$12,568
Orchard Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14440 Triskett Rd	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Orchard Park Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 340-3202	383	22	17.4		56 (14.6%)	146 (38.1%)	60 (15.7%)	75 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.0%)	21.3	1240^th of 1558 public elementary schools	20.4%		25.3	1188^th of 1577 public elementary schools	24.7%	52	19.5	64.7	68.6	33.3	26.8	28.6	36.4	58.8	54.3	30.8	36.6	23.8	36.4	47.1	$11,142

Frequently Asked Questions about Kensington Intermediate Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Kensington Intermediate Elementary School?

Students at Kensington Intermediate Elementary School are 89% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Kensington Intermediate Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kensington Intermediate Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rocky River Middle School
High : Rocky River High School

What district is Kensington Intermediate Elementary School in?

Rocky River City

How many students attend Kensington Intermediate Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Kensington Intermediate Elementary School.

Is Kensington Intermediate Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Kensington Intermediate Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 13^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools.

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