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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Lorain City

This page covers 10 elementary schools in Lorain City. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 10
1
rank
Garfield Elementary School
Grades PK–05217 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,504/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,504
Above nat'l avg
2
rank
Helen Steiner Rice ES
Grades PK–05264 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,504/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,504
Above nat'l avg
3
rank
Palm Elementary School
Grades PK–05281 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,504/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
16.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,504
Above nat'l avg
4
rank
Stevan Dohanos Elementary School
Grades PK–05293 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,504/student)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
18.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,504
Above nat'l avg
5
rank
Frank Jacinto Elementary
Grades PK–05274 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1) · above-average investment ($19,504/student)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,504
Above nat'l avg
6
rank
Admiral King Elementary School
Grades PK–05239 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,504/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,504
Above nat'l avg
7
rank
Hawthorne Elementary School
Grades PK–05251 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,504/student)
51
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,504
Above nat'l avg
8
rank
Washington Elementary School
Grades PK–05259 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,504/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,504
Above nat'l avg
9
rank
Toni Wofford Morrison ES
Grades PK–05286 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,504/student)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
16.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,504
Above nat'l avg
10
rank
Larkmoor Elementary School
Grades PK–05438 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,504/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
19.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,504
Above nat'l avg
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
10
Elementary Schools
15
Total Schools
62
#1 Score
53
Avg Score
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.