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Firelands Elementary School

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Firelands Elementary School ranks 375 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Firelands Elementary School is a K–5 school in Oberlin, Ohio, serving 783 students as part of Firelands Local, making it one of the larger elementary schools in its area. It is currently a top-quartile performer in Ohio, ranking 375 of 1,560 schools (76th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026, with a district rank of 180 of 773 (77th percentile, 4 stars). Results have generally stayed in the top quartile since 2018–2019, after improving from 50th percentile in 2015–2016, and the school rebounded in 2025–2026 following a brief dip to 70th percentile.

Test scores are strong: proficiency is above the state average in every reported subject and grade, including 3rd-grade math at 88.7% (state 62.1%) and 5th-grade science at 83.2% (state 62.7%). Firelands is often the top scorer among nearby schools and sits in the same high-performing tier as Walter G. Nord Middle School in Amherst (rank 373 of 1,560). Firelands is stronger in 3rd-grade math, 4th-grade math, 5th-grade science, and 3rd-grade ELA; Walter G. Nord is stronger in 5th-grade math, 4th-grade ELA, and 5th-grade ELA. Nearby Oberlin Elementary School (37th percentile, 2 stars), Westwood Elementary School (29th percentile), and Frank Jacinto Elementary (4th percentile) rank considerably lower.

Attendance is a standout: chronic absenteeism was 8.1% in 2025–2026, lower than the district's 11.1% and the lowest among nearby schools, down from 26.8% four years earlier. The school also shows strong subgroup results, including a 95th percentile (5 stars) ranking for Hispanic students and 78th percentile (4 stars) for low-SES students, while about 45% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025. The main soft spot is 4th-grade ELA, where 63.2% proficiency was only 1.4 points above the state and below Walter G. Nord's 71.3%.

783

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,170

Per pupil spending ?

45.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

89.5%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 8.6% (any vaccine)

10779 Vermilion Rd
Oberlin, OH 44074-9628

(440) 965-5381

District: Firelands Local

Students who attend Firelands Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Firelands Middle School
High:	Firelands High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.9%

Hispanic:

8.2%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (79% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg79%

Ohio avg64%

375^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

180^th of 773Firelands 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
2026	77.1	375 of 1560	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	474 of 1558	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.9	390 of 1577	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	356 of 1596	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	332 of 1588	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	400 of 1610	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	404 of 1676	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	500 of 1636	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.2	557 of 1651	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.7	838 of 1678	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.7	688 of 1684	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.5	450 of 1687	73.3%	★★★★☆
2013	80.1	219 of 1701	87.1%	★★★★☆
2012	79.5	223 of 1709	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	70.5	577 of 1686	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.5	550 of 1662	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.4	555 of 1610	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.5	693 of 1582	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.2	916 of 1609	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.9	731 of 1504	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.9	758 of 1501	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.9	813 of 1471	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	54.0	304 of 824	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	305 of 765	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	303 of 956	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	511 of 1021	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	285 of 1452	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.5	435 of 1452	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	288 of 1466	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	322 of 1483	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	256 of 1488	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	287 of 1467	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	375 of 1502	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	496 of 1518	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	71.8	28 of 219	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	467 of 759	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	90.7	16 of 315	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	80.4	35 of 259	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	95.0	5 of 233	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	79.3	30 of 228	86.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	330 of 1467	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.6	475 of 1473	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.0	197 of 1484	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	232 of 1447	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	285 of 1419	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	433 of 1404	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.5	249 of 1465	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	614 of 1465	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	366 of 1467	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	438 of 1466	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	411 of 1485	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	334 of 1498	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	353 of 1518	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	456 of 1499	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.5	296 of 1535	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	503 of 1536	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	417 of 914	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	302 of 935	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	446 of 900	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	371 of 856	56.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	432 of 1181	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	554 of 1175	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	439 of 1190	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	383 of 1215	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.9	354 of 1242	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	434 of 1249	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	409 of 1271	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	566 of 1309	56.8%	★★★☆☆

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)95th percentile+19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)87th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile~ school

Male (2026)75th percentile~ school

White (2026)63rd percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science83%+20 vs state

Mathematics82%+19 vs state

English Language Arts74%+9 vs state

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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	Directly certified (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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	—	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
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	52.0%	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
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	—	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
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	—	436 (85.3%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.2%)								(n/a)			57.3						71.2						88.8%	5.1%	$13,088
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	—	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
Lorain Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4119 Leavitt Rd	Lorain	44053	Lorain County	Lorain Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 282-3127	416	22	18.9	89.4%	82 (19.7%)	122 (29.3%)	158 (38.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)	16.6	1304^th of 1560 public elementary schools	16.4%		23.8	1200^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.0%	104	17.2	19.5	39.6	48.7	32.1	17.1	11.1	19.5	43.8	43.6	48.3	20.0	24.4	17.1	66%	2%	$12,186
Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 40th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 960-7008	324	14	24.0	65.4%	68 (21.0%)	65 (20.1%)	139 (42.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.2%)	24	1212^th of 1560 public elementary schools	22.3%		20.6	1248^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.9%	36	17.9		41.4	60.4	10.3				50.0	62.3	38.5				89.5%	1.8%	$13,642
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%
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	66.9%	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
Frank Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Marshall Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 960-5800	307	20	15.7	83.4%	38 (12.4%)	93 (30.3%)	152 (49.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	5.4	1492^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	4.4%		5.4	1489^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.4%	3	23.7		7.3	13.2	31.6				16.7	9.4	31.6				84.4%	0%	$12,318

Frequently Asked Questions about Firelands Elementary School

What district is Firelands Elementary School in?

Firelands Local

Is Firelands Elementary School a good school?

Firelands Elementary School ranks 375^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Firelands Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Firelands Middle School
High : Firelands High School

How many students attend Firelands Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 783 students attended Firelands Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Firelands Elementary School?

Students at Firelands Elementary School are 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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