Summary:
ZIP code 44052 covers 16 schools in Lorain, Ohio, with roughly 6,261 students spread across 9 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high, and 1 alternative campus; Lorain City operates 10 of them and enrolls about 73% of the area's students, while charter and other operators account for about 21.5%. Enrollment is very uneven: Lorain High School alone has 1,773 students and Horizon Science Academy Lorain has 839, while the median school enrolls only 297. Keep in mind that free/reduced lunch data are blank for every school, and spending figures are from 2018–2019 while most achievement data are from 2025–2026.
Horizon Science Academy Lorain stands out most, with a 94.4% graduation rate, 25.9% chronic absenteeism (versus 56.5% for the Lorain City district), and above-state American Government (74.4% vs. 71.6%) and American History (76.8% vs. 73.2%) results. Clearview High School posts a 92.6% graduation rate and 73.7% in American History, though 57.5% of its students are chronically absent. Among Lorain City elementaries, Larkmoor Elementary School, Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary School, and Hawthorne Elementary School beat district averages in several grades, while Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy improved from the 10th to the 24th percentile. Longfellow Middle School and General Johnnie Wilson Middle School report 100% Algebra I proficiency, but that reflects a small advanced cohort, not the whole student body.
Success Academy has the toughest profile: 74.0% graduation, 75.3% chronic absenteeism, and every reported 2025–2026 end-of-course subject under 20%. Lorain High School combines its large enrollment with 73.1% chronic absenteeism and an end-of-course average near 31.5%. Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary and Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain sit at the bottom, with 3rd-grade math at 0% and 8.3%. Math is the weakest subject across the ZIP, and spending levels and student-teacher ratios show no clear relationship with outcomes.
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