Elm Street Elementary School

Located at 585 Elm St, in Painesville, Ohio, Elm Street Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary campus that teaches 429 students (grades K through 5), run under Painesville City Local.

Painesville City Local runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,735 students. Elm Street Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Elm Street Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 15% White, 13% Black, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 5% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Elm Street Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Elm Street Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Lake County shows median household income runs about $80,925, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Lake County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,899 students), Elm Street Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lake Erie Bilingual Academy, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 480 students in 2018 compared to 429 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 66% to 61% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.