Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOOSTER CITY·NCES 391003200641
Cornerstone Elementary School
101 W Bowman St, Wooster, OH 44691 · (330) 262-9666 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
276 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 18% smaller than its 4th grade class (78).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 Wooster City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +10.8pp since 2021
Math
52.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +15.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 52.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 39.8% |
| 2022-23 | 46.4% | 32.9% |
| 2021-22 | 48.2% | 36.6% |
% 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Cornerstone Elementary School
Cornerstone Elementary School's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Elementary School this school | 347 | 79.5% | 51.7% |
| Longfellow Primary School Sidney | 303 | 83.2% | N/A |
| Madison South Elementary School Mansfield | 486 | 79.4% | 48.9% |
| Northwood Intermediate School Sidney | 438 | 74.4% | 51.9% |
| Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School Strasburg | 227 | 81.1% | 72.4% |
| McComb Local Elementary School McComb | 305 | 84.9% | 71.1% |
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 Cornerstone Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #648 of 673 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #1,053 of 1,569 ▲ 105 | #16 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #936 of 1,569 ▲ 123 | #15 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.4pp | #137 of 1,514 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #1,080 of 1,808 | #8 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #410 of 1,582 | #5 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.3% | #897 of 1,590 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.5% | #28 of 767 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #637 of 992 | #9 of 10 |
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
347
0 (0%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 347 | 21.9 | 15.8:1 | 80% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 23.9 | 14.6:1 | 86% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 22.2 | 16.5:1 | 78% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 21 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 22.7 | 16.9:1 | 76% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 77% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 70% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 53% (250) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cornerstone Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (383 to 347); teachers down 4% (22.7 to 21.9).
About Cornerstone Elementary School
Cornerstone Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Wooster, Ohio. Its 347 students are spread across kindergarten through 4.
Wooster City oversees Cornerstone Elementary School and 6 other schools, with 3,222 students in total.
Cornerstone Elementary School's enrollment is 82% White. The school is also 10% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. That is lower than the 93% White share among all Wayne County residents. Cornerstone Elementary School's diversity index is 31%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Ohio have 17.9:1, compared with 15.8:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Cornerstone Elementary School is 80%. The 49% average for public schools in Wayne County is 31 points lower.
Cornerstone Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.7% and a predicted 58.8%.
Across Wayne County, the median household income is $73,574, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Wayne County has 45 public schools and roughly 14,479 students.
Nearby, Wooster Littlest Generals Preschool is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Cornerstone Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Cornerstone Elementary School is 6th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Cornerstone Elementary School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment went from 347 in 2020-21 to 347 in 2024-25, a change of zero students.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,588
Census ACS
Median income
$73,574
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
14,479 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wooster City
- Wooster High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Edgewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Kean Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Melrose Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Wooster Littlest Generals PreschoolElementary · 161 students
Other schools in Wooster
- Wooster High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Edgewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
- Triway Middle SchoolMiddle · 364 students
- Triway High SchoolHigh · 355 students
- Wooster Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
- Kean Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Other Cornerstone Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Cornerstone Elementary. Cornerstone Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Cornerstone Elementary SchoolSUGAR LAND, TX · 743 students
- CORNERSTONE ELEMENTARYEXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO · 466 students
- Cornerstone ElementaryBaxter, TN · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Wooster Littlest Generals Preschool0.0 mi · 161
- Parkview Elementary School0.5 mi · 264
- Edgewood Middle School1.9 mi · 704
- Kean Elementary School2.1 mi · 313
- Wooster High School2.2 mi · 1,182
- Melrose Elementary School2.3 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About Cornerstone Elementary SchoolHow large is Cornerstone Elementary School?
Cornerstone Elementary School enrolls approximately 347 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Cornerstone Elementary School serve?
Cornerstone Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cornerstone Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cornerstone Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cornerstone Elementary School?
At Cornerstone Elementary School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Cornerstone Elementary School?
Cornerstone Elementary School is overseen by Wooster City in Wayne County.
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