Elida Elementary

Elida Elementary, an expansive elementary-level community in Elida, Ohio, one of the schools within Elida Local, caters to 1,003 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Elida Elementary sits 148% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Elida Local, which oversees 3 schools and 2,016 students, Elida Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Elida Elementary reports that 62% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 15% multiracial, 14% Black, 7% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Elida Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Allen County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Elida Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.1%, the actual is 65.6%, a residual of +0.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Allen County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,038 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Allen County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,579 students), Elida Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Elida Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elida Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 74.7%.

Elida Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elida Elementary has edged up 8%, going from 933 students in 2018 to 1,003 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 68% to 62% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Elida Elementary typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.