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Herberich Primary Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

93^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Herberich Primary Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fairlawn, Ohio, serving 252 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Copley-Fairlawn City School District, which is ranked 95 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Herberich Primary Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Ohio, with a statewide ranking between 20 and 132 over the past 8 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 5 years, indicating exceptional academic performance. Its students consistently outperform the state and district averages on Ohio State Tests, with proficiency rates over 90% in both Mathematics and English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's gifted and talented program is also exceptional, ranking 2nd out of 759 Ohio elementary schools in this category for the 2017-2018 school year.

While Arrowhead Primary Elementary School and Fort Island Primary Elementary School, which are also part of the Copley-Fairlawn City School District, have lower academic performance, Herberich Primary Elementary School's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.3% in 2024-2025 is still lower than the nearby Akron City School District schools, which have rates over 40%. This suggests that Herberich Primary Elementary School has effective strategies in place to promote student attendance and support student learning.

251

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,533

Per pupil spending ?

18.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2645 Smith Rd
Fairlawn, OH 44333-2805

(330) 664-4991

District: Copley-Fairlawn City

Students who attend Herberich Primary Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Copley-Fairlawn Middle School
High:	Copley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

African American:

19.9%

Hispanic:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (89% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg85%

Ohio avg64%

93^rd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Copley-Fairlawn City

95^th of 828Copley-Fairlawn 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	88.1	93 of 1558	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	66 of 1577	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	20 of 1596	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	27 of 1588	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	75 of 1610	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	132 of 1676	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	77.6	371 of 1636	77.3%	★★★★☆
2017	72.8	500 of 1651	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	81.6	253 of 1678	84.9%	★★★★☆
2015	79.7	293 of 1684	82.6%	★★★★☆
2014	68.1	684 of 1687	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.3	402 of 1701	76.4%	★★★★☆
2012	77.3	314 of 1709	81.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.3	430 of 1686	74.5%	★★★★☆
2010	73.9	432 of 1662	74.0%	★★★★☆
2009	83.3	104 of 1610	93.5%	★★★★★
2008	83.2	120 of 1582	92.4%	★★★★★
2007	84.1	96 of 1609	94.0%	★★★★★
2006	83.0	115 of 1504	92.4%	★★★★★
2005	77.5	275 of 1501	81.7%	★★★★☆
2004	86.4	79 of 1471	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	90.2	24 of 1466	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	22 of 1483	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	46 of 1488	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	34 of 1467	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	39 of 1502	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	65.6	614 of 1518	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	70.2	2 of 759	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	85.4	90 of 1465	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	74.3	314 of 1465	78.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	97 of 1466	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	77 of 1485	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	154 of 1499	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	204 of 1536	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	216 of 1175	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	33 of 1190	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	87 of 1249	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.3	251 of 1309	80.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)100th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2024)98th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts92%+30 vs state

Mathematics87%+20 vs state

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Schools Near Herberich Primary Elementary School

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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 Mathematics 6th 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
Herberich Primary Elementary School	Public	K-4	2645 Smith Rd	Fairlawn	44333	Summit County	Copley-Fairlawn City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 664-4991	251	17	14.4	18.7%	142 (56.6%)	50 (19.9%)	21 (8.4%)	19 (7.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.4%)	88.1	93^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	94.0%		89.3	66^th of 1577 public elementary schools	95.8%	27		92.9	80.9			94.6	89.4		$13,533
Fort Island Primary Elementary School	Public	K-4	496 Trunko Rd	Fairlawn	44333	Summit County	Copley-Fairlawn City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 664-4890	358	20	17.9	28.2%	242 (67.6%)	33 (9.2%)	21 (5.9%)	27 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.8%)	79.8	318^th of 1558 public elementary schools	79.6%		80.4	308^th of 1577 public elementary schools	80.5%	10		80.0	88.9			74.3	79.2		$12,214
Judith A Resnik Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	65 N Meadowcroft Dr	Akron	44313	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3370	355	30	11.8		99 (27.9%)	188 (53.0%)	24 (6.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.8%)	43.9	981^st of 1558 public elementary schools	37.0%		56.2	824^th of 1577 public elementary schools	47.7%	157	38.1	54.5	68.4	40.5		68.2	61.4	58.1	$13,141
Case Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1420 Garman Rd	Akron	44313	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3350	371	29	12.9		89 (24.0%)	219 (59.0%)	19 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (10.5%)	42.9	995^th of 1558 public elementary schools	36.1%		44.7	981^st of 1577 public elementary schools	37.8%	14	68.5	43.9	60.0	55.6		54.5	45.7	63.0	$12,926
Northeast Ohio Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	137 Heritage Woods Dr	Copley	44321	Summit County	Northeast Ohio Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(330) 331-4352	100	5	20.0		99 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)									$14,383
Bath Elementary School	Public	3-5	1246 N Cleveland Massillon Rd	Akron	44333	Summit County	Revere Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 523-3802	662	30	22.0	10.3%	541 (81.7%)	13 (2.0%)	24 (3.6%)	56 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)	92.8	18^th of 1558 public elementary schools	98.8%		91.4	33^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	97.9%	15	91.5	97.1	94.4	91.5	100.0	91.0	90.8	95.5	$16,572
Arrowhead Primary Elementary School	Public	K-4	1600 Raleigh Blvd	Copley	44321	Summit County	Copley-Fairlawn City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 664-4885	372	22	17.2	26.6%	287 (77.2%)	31 (8.3%)	17 (4.6%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	85.8	151^st of 1558 public elementary schools	90.3%		86.1	141^st of 1577 public elementary schools	91.1%	10		85.2	90.5			80.2	87.8		$12,596
King Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	805 Memorial Pkwy	Akron	44303	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 873-3375	378	27	14.0		146 (38.6%)	158 (41.8%)	20 (5.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.7%)	52	861^st of 1558 public elementary schools	44.7%		59.6	761^st of 1577 public elementary schools	51.7%	100	52.3	76.1	46.2	59.1		73.1	41.0	77.3	$14,619
Portage Path Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	55 S Portage Path	Akron	44303	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-2795	289	24	12.1		39 (13.5%)	199 (68.9%)	16 (5.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)	11	1385^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.1%		15.2	1323^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	16.1%	62	31.6	18.2	38.9	26.3		29.5	33.3	34.2	$13,920
Schumacher Community Learning Center	Public	K-5	1020 Hartford Ave	Akron	44320	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3386	348	26	13.2		21 (6.0%)	270 (77.6%)	20 (5.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	14.1	1337^th of 1558 public elementary schools	14.2%		17	1295^th of 1577 public elementary schools	17.9%	42	35.3	31.8	22.5	27.5		45.5	32.5	39.2	$13,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Herberich Primary Elementary School

What district is Herberich Primary Elementary School in?

Copley-Fairlawn City

What is the racial makeup of Herberich Primary Elementary School?

Students at Herberich Primary Elementary School are 57% White, 20% African American, 8% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Herberich Primary Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Herberich Primary Elementary School ranks in the top 6.0% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Herberich Primary Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Herberich Primary Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Herberich Primary Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Herberich Primary Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Copley-Fairlawn Middle School
High : Copley High School

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