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Western Reserve Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
772nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools
Better than 51% of Ohio elementary schools
Summary

Western Reserve Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Collins, Ohio, serving roughly 460 students as part of Western Reserve Local, a district ranked in the 56th percentile statewide. The school itself sits near the middle of Ohio elementary schools — 772nd of 1,560 in 2025–2026 (51st percentile, 3 stars) — but that marks a slide from 2021–2022 and 2022–2023, when it ranked in the 65th–66th percentile. Nearby, Firelands Elementary School (76th percentile, 4 stars) and Main Street School (71st percentile, 4 stars) rank higher, while New London Elementary School (45th) and Oberlin Elementary School (37th) rank lower.

Test results are uneven. Third-grade math (69.4% proficient vs. 62.1% state) and ELA (74.2% vs. 63.4%), fourth-grade math (70.6% vs. 67.3%), and fifth-grade science (79.1% vs. 62.7%) are all above state averages, with science a standout. Fifth-grade math (46.5% vs. 59.1% state) and fifth-grade ELA (58.1% vs. 70.4%) are the clear weak spots and trail Firelands, Main Street, and New London. Fourth-grade ELA (60.0% vs. 61.8%) is roughly at the state line. Firelands outperformed Western Reserve in every reported subject in 2025–2026, and Main Street did better in fourth- and fifth-grade math and ELA.

Attendance is a genuine bright spot: chronic absenteeism has dropped from 18.7% in 2021–2022 to 11.5% in 2025–2026, consistently below the district's 14.8% and better than most nearby schools, though Firelands, New London, and Pleasant Elementary School are lower. The school's student-teacher ratio of 21.9 in 2024–2025 is the highest among nearby schools with reported ratios, even though per-student spending ($9,883 in 2018–2019) is near the top of that group. Subgroup results also diverge: low-income students rank above the school overall (56th percentile), while special education students rank 29th percentile (1 star), down sharply from 69th in 2022–2023, and gifted students rank 37th.

460
Students ?
21.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,453
Per pupil spending ?
48.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3851 US Hwy 20
       Collins, OH  44826

(419) 660-9824

District: Western Reserve Local


Students who attend Western Reserve Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Western Reserve Middle School
High:    Western Reserve High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
91.1%
Hispanic:
4.1%
Two or more races:
3.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026
Strengths
Above the Ohio median (51st percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school65%
District avg65%
Ohio avg64%
772nd of 1,560
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Top 49%▼ down 9 pts since 2016
From top 40% (2016) to top 49% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
340th of 773Western Reserve Local 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202657.3772 of 156050.5%★★★☆☆
202556.9784 of 155849.7%★★☆☆☆
202458.8778 of 157750.7%★★★☆☆
202370.3562 of 159664.8%★★★☆☆
202271.0542 of 158865.9%★★★☆☆
202168.0625 of 161061.2%★★★☆☆
201967.4661 of 167660.6%★★★☆☆
201858.7854 of 163647.8%★★☆☆☆
201762.1804 of 165151.3%★★★☆☆
201667.5677 of 167859.7%★★★☆☆
201557.8893 of 168447.0%★★☆☆☆
201468.8659 of 168760.9%★★★☆☆
201369.6629 of 170163.0%★★★☆☆
201269.1632 of 170963.0%★★★☆☆
201160.5890 of 168647.2%★★☆☆☆
201061.8824 of 166250.4%★★★☆☆
200975.0360 of 161077.6%★★★★☆
200867.6583 of 158263.1%★★★☆☆
200768.0582 of 160963.8%★★★☆☆
200655.9819 of 150445.5%★★☆☆☆
200559.8688 of 150154.2%★★★☆☆
200465.6545 of 147163.0%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202236.6507 of 82438.5%★★☆☆☆
202142.3407 of 76546.8%★★☆☆☆
201941.6539 of 95643.6%★★☆☆☆
201847.3500 of 102151.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202656.4716 of 145250.7%★★★☆☆
202556.7714 of 145250.8%★★★☆☆
202455.0768 of 146647.6%★★☆☆☆
202368.3537 of 148363.8%★★★☆☆
202278.3313 of 148879.0%★★★★☆
202164.2575 of 146760.8%★★★☆☆
201958.2788 of 150247.5%★★☆☆☆
201854.0853 of 151843.8%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202548.945 of 7136.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202659.3639 of 146756.4%★★★☆☆
202563.1557 of 147362.2%★★★☆☆
202463.1570 of 148461.6%★★★☆☆
202375.1295 of 144779.6%★★★★☆
202277.6231 of 141983.7%★★★★☆
202173.9305 of 140478.3%★★★★☆
201976.7265 of 146581.9%★★★★☆
201853.8786 of 146546.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202657.8723 of 146750.7%★★★☆☆
202554.6785 of 146646.5%★★☆☆☆
202459.2719 of 148551.6%★★★☆☆
202369.5524 of 149865.0%★★★☆☆
202260.4710 of 151853.2%★★★☆☆
202164.5605 of 149959.6%★★★☆☆
201976.1388 of 153574.7%★★★★☆
201857.8774 of 153649.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202631.1646 of 91429.3%★☆☆☆☆
202438.1517 of 90042.6%★★☆☆☆
202357.5265 of 85669.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202639.5819 of 118130.7%★★☆☆☆
202537.3851 of 117527.6%★☆☆☆☆
202438.7848 of 119028.7%★☆☆☆☆
202354.7625 of 121548.6%★★☆☆☆
202256.0622 of 124249.9%★★★☆☆
202152.6654 of 124947.6%★★☆☆☆
201955.2679 of 127146.6%★★☆☆☆
201841.7888 of 130932.2%★★☆☆☆
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)56th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)51st percentile~ school
Female (2026)51st percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)38th percentile-27 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)37th percentile-13 vs school
White (2026)31st percentile-20 vs school
Special Education (2026)29th percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
Science79%+16 vs state
English Language Arts64%~ state avg
Mathematics62%~ state avg

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In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Western Reserve Elementary School.

Western Reserve Elementary School ranks 772nd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Western Reserve Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Western Reserve Middle School
High : Western Reserve High School

Students at Western Reserve Elementary School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesNewSep 15, 2026
2025–26 Ohio State Tests scoresNewSep 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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