Grindstone Elementary School

Grindstone Elementary School is one of the substantial elementary-level communitys in Berea, Ohio, one of the schools within Berea City, with 641 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 59% above the state mean of about 404.

Grindstone Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Berea City, a district that works with 5,331 students overall.

On demographics, Grindstone Elementary School reports that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Cuyahoga County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Grindstone Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Grindstone Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Cuyahoga County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $64,468 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Grindstone Elementary School is one of 352 public schools in Cuyahoga County (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students).

Nearest neighbor: Surrarrer Elementary School, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grindstone Elementary School has decreased 16%, going from 761 students in 2018 to 641 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

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