Eastern Heights Elementary School

Eastern Heights Elementary School is a mid-sized K-5 school in Elyria, Ohio, overseen by Elyria City Schools. The school works with 559 students in grades K through 4. That puts it 38% larger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Eastern Heights Elementary School is one of 10 schools operated by Elyria City Schools, a district that serves 5,702 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Eastern Heights Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 16% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 11% Black. By comparison, Lorain County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Eastern Heights Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, Lorain County reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,347 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lorain County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students), Eastern Heights Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Eastern Heights Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 60%: 349 students in 2018 compared to 559 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 10% to 16%.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.