H G Blake Elementary School

H G Blake Elementary School is one of the average-sized elementary schools in Medina, Ohio, operated by Medina City SD, with 470 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Within Medina City SD, which oversees 12 schools and 6,414 students, H G Blake Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, H G Blake Elementary School lists that 77% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, H G Blake Elementary School reports 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Roughly 37% of students at H G Blake Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Medina County runs at roughly 26%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, H G Blake Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 75.0%, the actual is 77.5%, a residual of +2.5 points.

In the broader community, census data for Medina County shows median household income runs about $94,968, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. H G Blake Elementary School is one of 49 public schools in Medina County (combined enrollment of about 25,243 students).

Nearest neighbor: Ralph E. Waite Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around H G Blake Elementary School. On composite proficiency, H G Blake Elementary School comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 83.3%.

H G Blake Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 450 students in 2018 compared to 470 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 93% to 77% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

On the community side, members of the H G Blake Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.