Firelands Elementary School

Firelands Elementary School, a substantial primary school in Oberlin, Ohio, overseen by Firelands Local, instructs 783 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Firelands Elementary School sits 94% larger than that benchmark.

Firelands Local comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,661 students; Firelands Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Firelands Elementary School logs that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest reads as 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Firelands Elementary School reports 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Firelands Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 45% of students at Firelands Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lorain County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Firelands Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.8%.

In the area at large, Lorain County reports that median household earnings sit near $73,347, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Lorain County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students), Firelands Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Firelands Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Firelands Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Firelands Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 68.6%.

Firelands Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Firelands Elementary School has edged up 9%, going from 717 students in 2018 to 783 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Firelands Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.