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Western Reserve Elementary School

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Western Reserve Elementary School ranks 784 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

784^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Western Reserve Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 478 students in grades PK-5 in Collins, Ohio, which is part of the Western Reserve Local District. The school has consistently performed below the state average on Ohio State Tests, with its 5th-grade science proficiency rate at 48.5% compared to the state average of 63.4% in the 2024-2025 school year.

Western Reserve Elementary School has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.2% to 24.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 44.89% to 54.81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This socioeconomic challenge likely contributes to the school's academic struggles, as research has shown that students from low-income families often face additional barriers to academic success.

Compared to nearby elementary schools, such as Firelands Elementary School, Western Reserve Elementary School generally performs worse on state assessments and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. The school's performance has also declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 542 out of 1,588 Ohio elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 784 out of 1,558 in 2024-2025. The disparities in performance between student subgroups, such as White students and students with disabilities, suggest that the school may need to focus more on addressing equity and providing targeted support for its most vulnerable students.

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: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

Ohio avg64%

784^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

427^th of 828Western 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	784 of 1558	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	778 of 1577	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	562 of 1596	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	542 of 1588	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.0	625 of 1610	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	661 of 1676	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	854 of 1636	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.1	804 of 1651	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.5	677 of 1678	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.8	893 of 1684	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	68.8	659 of 1687	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.6	629 of 1701	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.1	632 of 1709	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.5	890 of 1686	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.8	824 of 1662	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.0	360 of 1610	77.6%	★★★★☆
2008	67.6	583 of 1582	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.0	582 of 1609	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.9	819 of 1504	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.8	688 of 1501	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.6	545 of 1471	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	36.6	507 of 824	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	407 of 765	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	539 of 956	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	500 of 1021	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	714 of 1452	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	768 of 1466	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.3	537 of 1483	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.3	313 of 1488	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	575 of 1467	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	788 of 1502	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	853 of 1518	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	45 of 71	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	557 of 1473	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	570 of 1484	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	295 of 1447	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	231 of 1419	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	305 of 1404	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	265 of 1465	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	53.8	786 of 1465	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	785 of 1466	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	719 of 1485	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	524 of 1498	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	710 of 1518	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	605 of 1499	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	388 of 1535	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	774 of 1536	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	38.1	517 of 900	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	265 of 856	69.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	851 of 1175	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	848 of 1190	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.7	625 of 1215	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	622 of 1242	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	654 of 1249	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	679 of 1271	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	888 of 1309	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)43rd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile-27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)37th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%+4 vs state

English Language Arts66%~ state avg

Science48%-15 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 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	Total
Western Reserve Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3851 US Hwy 20	Collins	44826	Huron County	Western Reserve Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 660-9824	460	21	21.9	48.5%	419 (91.1%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	56.9	784^th of 1558 public elementary schools	49.7%		58.8	778^th of 1577 public elementary schools	50.7%	6	48.5	70.7	76.0	54.5	71.1	58.0	68.2	$13,453
Maplehurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	195 Saint Marys St	Norwalk	44857	Huron County	Norwalk City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 668-6035	460	24	19.1		353 (76.7%)	14 (3.0%)	56 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.6%)								(n/a)								$9,282
Edison Elementary School (formerly Milan Elem)	Public	PK, KG-3	140 Main St S	Milan	44846	Erie County	Edison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan)	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 499-2471	525	29	18.0		437 (83.2%)	7 (1.3%)	44 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.5%)								(n/a)		87.1			85.1			$9,278
League Elementary School	Public	4-5	16 E League St	Norwalk	44857	Huron County	Norwalk City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 668-2450	192	10	19.2		147 (76.6%)	4 (2.1%)	25 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.8%)								(n/a)			90.1			76.2		$11,704
Pleasant Elementary School	Public	2-4	16 S Pleasant St	Norwalk	44857	Huron County	Norwalk City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 668-4134	395	21	18.8		314 (79.5%)	6 (1.5%)	54 (13.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)								(n/a)		84.7			77.3			$10,481
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%)	72.8	474^th of 1558 public elementary schools	69.6%		76.9	390^th of 1577 public elementary schools	75.3%	84	68.7	82.0	88.4	69.4	74.8	70.3	68.7	$11,170
Huron Sports Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	712 Cleveland Rd E	Huron	44839	Erie County	Huron Sports Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(419) 387-5534	22	7	3.1	68.2%	15 (68.2%)	1 (4.5%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (18.2%)								(n/a)								$24,586
New London Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Wildcat Dr	New London	44851	Huron County	New London Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 929-8117	464	26	17.8		425 (91.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.2%)	53.6	839^th of 1558 public elementary schools	46.1%		57.1	810^th of 1577 public elementary schools	48.6%	29	58.9	73.6	75.0	46.4	51.4	59.7	69.6	$16,461
Vermilion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1285 Douglas St	Vermilion	44089	Erie County	Vermilion Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 204-1703	511	27	18.9	43.2%	436 (85.3%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.2%)								(n/a)		62.7			71.4			$13,088
Westwood Elementary School	Public	K-3	305 Union St	Wellington	44090	Lorain County	Wellington Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 647-3636	294	19	15.8	58.5%	257 (87.4%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)								(n/a)		80.0			72.7			$13,647

Frequently Asked Questions about Western Reserve Elementary School

How many students attend Western Reserve Elementary School?

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

Is Western Reserve Elementary School a good school?

Western Reserve Elementary School ranks 784^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Western Reserve Elementary School attend?

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

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

What is the racial makeup of Western Reserve Elementary School?

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

What district is Western Reserve Elementary School in?

Western Reserve Local

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