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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHEFFIELD-SHEFFIELD LAKE CITY·NCES 390447601624
Brookside Intermediate School
1812 Harris Rd, Sheffield Village, OH 44054 · (440) 949-4233 · Lorain County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
253 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 118 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 25% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
OH avg 59.8% . -6.3pp since 2021
Math
60.8%
OH avg 56.1% . -2.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points 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 | 57.1% | 60.8% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 63.7% |
| 2022-23 | 63.4% | 66.3% |
| 2021-22 | 63.4% | 63.7% |
% 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
61.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Brookside Intermediate School
Brookside Intermediate School's state test result (61.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside Intermediate School this school | 416 | 60.8% | 61.8% |
| Darbydale Elementary School Grove City | 405 | 59.3% | 59.5% |
| Bigelow Hill Elementary School Findlay | 350 | 64.3% | 67.4% |
| Orrville Elementary School Orrville | 514 | 56.0% | 67.3% |
| Woodmore Elementary School Woodville | 404 | 58.9% | 79.0% |
| Coy Elementary School Oregon | 349 | 54.7% | 79.8% |
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 Brookside Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lorain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #586 of 673 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #900 of 1,569 ▼ 105 | #12 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #980 of 1,569 ▼ 64 | #14 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.6pp | #175 of 1,514 | #9 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #766 of 1,808 | #18 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #977 of 1,582 | #25 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #626 of 1,590 | #22 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.8% | #126 of 767 | #1 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #198 of 992 | #6 of 25 |
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
416
-86 (-17%) vs 2020
+193% since 1990-91, when it was 142
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 416 | 22.7 | 18.4:1 | 61% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 21.7 | 19.6:1 | 47% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | N/A | N/A | 44% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 23 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 24.3 | 22.1:1 | 49% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 21 | 24.3:1 | 48% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 125 | 9 | 13.9:1 | 51% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 136 | 6 | 22.7:1 | 22% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 142 | 8 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookside Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (537 to 416); teachers down 7% (24.3 to 22.7).
About Brookside Intermediate School
Brookside Intermediate School, located in Sheffield Village, Ohio, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school serves grades 3 through 6. Enrollment is 416 students.
Brookside Intermediate School is one of 5 schools in Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City, which enrolls 1,455 students in total.
About 72% of the student body at Brookside Intermediate School is White. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
On staff are 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.4:1. It is about the same as the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. About 61% of students at Brookside Intermediate School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 33% average for public schools in Lorain County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Brookside Intermediate School would score about 65.8%. It scores 61.8%, 4.1 points below that figure.
In Lorain County, home to about 317,129 people, median household income comes to about $73,347, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Brookside Intermediate School shares Lorain County with 91 other public schools.
Brookside Intermediate School's nearest public school is Brookside Middle School (about 0.1 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The federal government classifies Brookside Intermediate School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 17%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.8:1 in 2020-21, and 18.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Lorain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,129
Census ACS
Median income
$73,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City
- Brookside High SchoolHigh · 415 students
- Brookside Middle SchoolMiddle · 259 students
- Knollwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 202 students
- Forestlawn Early Learning CenterElementary · 163 students
Other schools in Sheffield Village
- Brookside High SchoolHigh · 415 students
- Brookside Middle SchoolMiddle · 259 students
- Knollwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 202 students
- Sheffield AcademyElementary · 188 students
Other Brookside Intermediate schools
One other US public school is named Brookside Intermediate. Brookside Intermediate School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Brookside Intermediate SchoolFRIENDSWOOD, TX · 805 students
Nearby schools
- Brookside Middle School0.1 mi · 259
- Brookside High School0.1 mi · 415
- Sheffield Academy1.0 mi · 188
- Knollwood Elementary School1.2 mi · 202
- Forestlawn Early Learning Center1.5 mi · 163
- Palm Elementary School2.1 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Brookside Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brookside Intermediate School?
Brookside Intermediate School enrolls approximately 416 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does Brookside Intermediate School serve?
Brookside Intermediate School serves grades 03-06.
How many teachers does Brookside Intermediate School have?
Brookside Intermediate School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Brookside Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Brookside Intermediate School are roughly 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Brookside Intermediate School in?
Brookside Intermediate School is part of Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City.
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