Total enrollment
4,369
-61 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Lakewood City
Ohio · 4,369 students · 1 city
Parents inside Lakewood City pick from 13 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 4,369 students (an average school size of 336).
4-year change in Lakewood City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
+2 (+18%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lakewood City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Ohio | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #83 of 223 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,369 | #74 of 584 | #2,222 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #22 of 584 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #271 of 579 | #6,874 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 40.2% | #240 of 387 | #5,489 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #111 of 422 | #3,687 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Lakewood City
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Lincoln Elementary School at 90.6% proficient to Harrison Elementary School at 64.7%, a gap of 25.9 points. That is the 9th widest gap among 101 Ohio districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 5,055 to 4,240 students (down 16%) and from 298 to 251 full-time teachers (down 16%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood High School | Lakewood | High | 09-12 | 1,372 |
| Garfield Middle School | Lakewood | Middle | 06-08 | 457 |
| Harding Middle School | Lakewood | Middle | 06-08 | 446 |
| Emerson Elementary School | Lakewood | Elementary | KG-05 | 323 |
| Grant Elementary School | Lakewood | Elementary | PK-05 | 323 |
| Hayes Elementary School | Lakewood | Elementary | PK-05 | 292 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Lakewood | Elementary | PK-05 | 270 |
| Horace Mann Elementary School | Lakewood | Elementary | PK-05 | 269 |
| Harrison Elementary School | Lakewood | Elementary | PK-05 | 255 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | Lakewood | Elementary | KG-05 | 233 |
| Franklin School of Opportunity - On Site | Lakewood | High | 07-12 | 59 |
| Franklin School of Opportunity Online | Lakewood | Combined | 01-12 | 36 |
| Taft Center for Innovation | Lakewood | Elementary | PK-PK | 34 |
About Lakewood City
Across 13 schools, Lakewood City enrolls about 4,369 students in Ohio. By footprint it is a low-population district.
For a sense of the school types, Lakewood City comprises 8 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 336 in this district, lower than the Ohio typical of 469.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Lakewood City has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 4,430 students to 4,369. The school count climbed from 11 to 13 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Lakewood City discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.