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What's the most underrated thing about Brimfield Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FIELD LOCAL·NCES 390491903524
Brimfield Elementary School
4170 State Route 43, Kent, OH 44240 · (330) 673-8581 · Portage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
225 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Field Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
64.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.8pp since 2021
Math
70.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -3.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.5% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.3% | 64.2% |
| 2022-23 | 67.7% | 73.8% |
| 2021-22 | 65.3% | 73.3% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brimfield Elementary School
Brimfield Elementary School's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brimfield Elementary School this school | 529 | 42.5% | 66.5% |
| Applewood Elementary School Brunswick | 475 | 39.6% | 73.5% |
| Kramer Elementary School Oxford | 508 | 44.7% | 67.7% |
| Indian Riffle Elementary School Kettering | 521 | 44.1% | 83.2% |
| Elmwood Elementary School Lima | 508 | 39.2% | N/A |
| Bogan Elementary Oxford | 451 | 41.0% | 56.4% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brimfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Portage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #514 of 673 | #10 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #659 of 1,569 ▲ 123 | #7 of 15 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #768 of 1,569 ▲ 15 | #8 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.1pp | #317 of 1,514 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #414 of 1,808 | #4 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #804 of 1,582 | #10 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #760 of 1,590 | #10 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.5% | #376 of 767 | #11 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
529
+38 (+8%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 698
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 529 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 43% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 28.5 | 18.3:1 | 44% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | N/A | N/A | 38% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 29 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 29.5 | 17.9:1 | 34% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 632 | 31 | 20.4:1 | 35% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 30 | 20.2:1 | 40% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 578 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 27% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 698 | 37 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brimfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (529 to 529); teachers up 2% (29.5 to 30).
About Brimfield Elementary School
Brimfield Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Kent, Ohio. Its 529 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 31% bigger than the 404 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Federal data list 4 schools in Field Local, with 1,916 students enrolled.
White students are the majority at Brimfield Elementary School, with 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 87% White. Brimfield Elementary School's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Brimfield Elementary School total 30 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1. The school counts 225 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 43%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Brimfield Elementary School is 6.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 66.5%. Predicted: 72.7%.
Brimfield Elementary School is located in Portage County, where the median household income is $75,766, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Brimfield Elementary School, Portage County has 47 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Field High School, about 2.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 70.0%; Brimfield Elementary School's is 66.5%, ranking 9th of 9.
In the federal locale system, Brimfield Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Brimfield Elementary School grew 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 491 to 529 students.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
161,956
Census ACS
Median income
$75,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
19,638 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Field Local
- Field High SchoolHigh · 524 students
- Field Middle SchoolMiddle · 442 students
- Suffield Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
Other schools in Kent
- Theodore Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,325 students
- Stanton Middle SchoolMiddle · 616 students
- Davey Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Walls Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Longcoy Elementary SchoolElementary · 280 students
- Holden Elementary SchoolElementary · 220 students
Other Brimfield Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Brimfield Elementary. Brimfield Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Brimfield ElementaryBrimfield, MA · 258 students
Nearby schools
- Field High School2.5 mi · 524
- Field Middle School2.5 mi · 442
- Holden Elementary School2.8 mi · 220
- Longcoy Elementary School3.5 mi · 280
- Tallmadge High School3.6 mi · 805
- Walls Elementary School3.7 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Brimfield Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brimfield Elementary School?
Brimfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 529 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Brimfield Elementary School serve?
Brimfield Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brimfield Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brimfield Elementary School is approximately 17.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brimfield Elementary School?
At Brimfield Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 3% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Brimfield Elementary School?
Brimfield Elementary School is overseen by Field Local in Portage County.
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