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Elm Street Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Elm Street Elementary School is a K–5 school at 585 Elm St in Painesville, Ohio, serving 429 students as part of Painesville City Local, a district ranked 645th of 773 in Ohio. In 2025–26, Elm Street ranked 1,225th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools (21st percentile, 1 star) — slightly above its own district's overall standing, but below both of its in-district peers: Chestnut Elementary School (38th percentile, 2 stars) and Maple Elementary School (23rd percentile, 1 star). Class size (17.1 students per teacher) and per-student spending ($10,688) are middle-of-the-pack locally, so resources do not appear to be the differentiator.

Achievement is the main concern. Elm Street scored below the state on all seven 2025–26 tested measures, by roughly 23 points on average, and trails the district in five of seven. The sharpest comparison is Chestnut — same district, same city, nearly identical enrollment — which outscored Elm Street on every measure, most dramatically in 5th-grade math (72.2% vs. 38.6%). Fourth grade is the weak spot: 4th-grade ELA has declined four straight years (51.1% → 38.8% → 27.9% → 20.6%), and 4th-grade math sits at 30.2%, about 37 points below the state. Fifth grade is a relative strength, with science (50.0%) and ELA (59.1%) both above district averages. Meanwhile, Riverview Elementary School, Buckeye Elementary School and Melridge Elementary School in Riverside Local, plus Sterling Morton Elementary School in Mentor Exempted Village, post far higher proficiency with higher poverty rates and, at Riverside, larger classes — evidence that money and staffing do not explain the gap.

Attendance has improved dramatically: chronic absenteeism fell from 43.1% in 2021–22 to 11.6% in 2025–26, better than the district's 21.0% and better than Maple (16.9%). Whether those gains show up in achievement is the key question. English Language Learners are among the school's strongest subgroups (31st percentile, above the school's overall 21st), and special education results have been volatile. Long term, the school climbed from the 10th–17th percentile band in 2015–2019 to 28th–32nd in 2020–2024, but has slipped back to 1 star the past two years — real progress that has not yet been consolidated.

429

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,284

Per pupil spending ?

65.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

71%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 1.6% (any vaccine)

585 Elm St
Painesville, OH 44077-4324

(440) 392-5520

District: Painesville City Local

Students who attend Elm Street Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Heritage Middle School
High:	Harvey High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.6%

White:

15.2%

African American:

13.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 32nd percentile in 2024 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (41% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 32nd-percentile peak (2024) to 21st (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg47%

Ohio avg64%

1,225^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Painesville City Local

645^th of 773Painesville City 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	22.7	1225 of 1560	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	1289 of 1558	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	1077 of 1577	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1108 of 1596	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1140 of 1588	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	1141 of 1610	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1471 of 1676	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1478 of 1636	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	1375 of 1651	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	1407 of 1678	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	1470 of 1684	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.5	1459 of 1687	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.4	1456 of 1701	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.3	1500 of 1709	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	1456 of 1686	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	1392 of 1662	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.3	1410 of 1610	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.5	1365 of 1582	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.8	1419 of 1609	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.8	1408 of 1504	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.8	1384 of 1501	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.4	1421 of 1471	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	503 of 631	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.7	179 of 610	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	33.3	381 of 601	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	376 of 605	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.9	548 of 598	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	18.4	752 of 824	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	884 of 956	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	924 of 1021	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	221 of 318	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.8	229 of 281	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.1	154 of 258	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	130 of 239	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	129 of 213	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	113 of 183	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.1	156 of 169	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	150 of 174	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	1126 of 1452	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	1255 of 1452	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1067 of 1466	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1090 of 1483	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1169 of 1488	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	1084 of 1467	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1295 of 1502	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	1420 of 1518	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	199 of 315	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.2	201 of 259	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.7	107 of 234	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	100 of 233	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	99 of 216	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	102 of 189	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.8	204 of 228	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	216 of 239	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	1122 of 1467	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	1206 of 1473	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	919 of 1484	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	877 of 1447	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	894 of 1419	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	906 of 1404	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1300 of 1465	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1318 of 1465	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	1185 of 1467	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	1203 of 1466	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	1011 of 1485	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	1075 of 1498	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1059 of 1518	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1096 of 1499	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1400 of 1535	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1358 of 1536	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	719 of 914	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	624 of 935	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.5	835 of 900	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	1067 of 1181	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.8	911 of 1175	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1120 of 1215	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	883 of 1242	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1165 of 1309	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)37th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile~ school

African American (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

White (2026)10th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science50%-13 vs state

Mathematics40%-22 vs state

English Language Arts38%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Elm Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	585 Elm St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5520	429	25	17.1	—	65 (15.2%)	57 (13.3%)	260 (60.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.0%)	22.7	1225^th of 1560 public elementary schools	21.5%		17.5	1289^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.3%	64	50.0	52.6	30.2	38.6	33.3	20.6	59.1	71%	1.6%	$12,284
Lake Erie Bilingual Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	268 N State St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Lake Erie Bilingual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(440) 578-0722	49	7	6.7	—	3 (6.1%)	6 (12.2%)	39 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)								34.3%	0%	$11,432
Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-5	845 Madison Ave	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 352-0668	615	30	20.2	—	463 (75.3%)	20 (3.3%)	72 (11.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.8%)	70.5	528^th of 1560 public elementary schools	66.2%		73	471^st of 1558 public elementary schools	69.8%	57	73.3	73.9	87.2	78.0	63.6	67.5	74.4	90.4%	2.4%	$12,080
Maple Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 W Jackson St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5440	432	27	16.0	—	90 (20.8%)	50 (11.6%)	239 (55.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.8%)	24.8	1196^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.3%		22.6	1221^st of 1558 public elementary schools	21.6%	25	25.0	59.6	52.1	25.0	50.0	45.2	47.5	66.7%	0%	$10,699
Mckinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	345 Vine St	Fairport Harbor	44077	Lake County	Fairport Harbor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 354-4982	239	17	14.0	—	179 (74.9%)	7 (2.9%)	31 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.2%)	39.2	1037^th of 1560 public elementary schools	33.5%		26.3	1164^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.3%	127	43.2	64.9	45.8	29.7	70.3	54.2	62.2	86.4%	6.8%	$11,177
Chestnut Elementary School	Public	K-5	341 Chestnut St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5350	425	25	17.0	—	79 (18.6%)	63 (14.8%)	243 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.9%)	44.7	972^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	37.7%		33.5	1087^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.2%	115	61.1	72.7	51.6	72.2	47.3	39.1	61.1	76.3%	0%	$11,275
Buckeye Elementary School	Public	K-4	175 Buckeye Rd	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 352-2191	366	19	19.6	37.4%	245 (66.9%)	28 (7.7%)	61 (16.7%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.3%)	76.7	386^th of 1560 public elementary schools	75.3%		69	548^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.8%	162		86.1	79.7		73.0	74.6		90.7%	9.3%	$11,820
Sterling Morton Elementary School	Public	K-5	9292 Jordan Dr	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 257-5954	298	21	14.1	47.7%	241 (80.9%)	15 (5.0%)	23 (7.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	73.3	477^th of 1560 public elementary schools	69.4%		57.5	774^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.3%	297	77.0	74.5	71.8	75.4	78.7	69.2	79.0	89.8%	6.1%	$12,131
Melridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6689 Melridge Dr	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 352-3854	299	15	20.4	40.8%	221 (73.9%)	19 (6.4%)	45 (15.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	76.7	387^th of 1560 public elementary schools	75.2%		69.9	535^th of 1558 public elementary schools	65.7%	148		86.4	86.4		84.4	60.5		86%	4.7%	$13,751
Orchard Hollow Elementary School	Public	K-5	8700 Hendricks Rd	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 257-5955	359	24	15.1	22.8%	310 (86.4%)	6 (1.7%)	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	68	567^th of 1560 public elementary schools	63.7%		78.7	346^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.8%	221	63.5	68.3	83.9	65.1	73.0	64.3	82.5	86%	12%	$13,691

Frequently Asked Questions about Elm Street Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Elm Street Elementary School?

Students at Elm Street Elementary School are 61% Hispanic, 15% White, 13% African American, 10% Two or more races.

What district is Elm Street Elementary School in?

Painesville City Local

How many students attend Elm Street Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Elm Street Elementary School.

Is Elm Street Elementary School a good school?

Elm Street Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.5% of Ohio elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Elm Street Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Elm Street Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heritage Middle School
High : Harvey High School

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