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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDINA CITY SD·NCES 390443804541
H G Blake Elementary School
4704 Lexington Ridge Dr, Medina, OH 44256 · (330) 636-3900 · Medina County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Ohio public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
172 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -10.3pp since 2021
Math
70.1%
OH avg 56.1% . -13.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.3% | 70.1% |
| 2023-24 | 83.6% | 86.9% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 79.1% |
| 2021-22 | 83.5% | 84.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like H G Blake Elementary School
H G Blake Elementary School's state test result (77.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| H G Blake Elementary School this school | 470 | 36.6% | 77.5% |
| Prass Elementary School Kettering | 420 | 38.6% | 85.7% |
| JC Sommer Elementary School Grove City | 545 | 37.6% | 72.0% |
| Elmwood Elementary School Lima | 508 | 39.2% | N/A |
| Mulberry Elementary School Milford | 446 | 37.2% | 79.5% |
| Parkwood Elementary School Beavercreek | 538 | 34.8% | 74.9% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where H G Blake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Medina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #297 of 673 | #15 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #654 of 1,569 ▼ 507 | #22 of 23 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #495 of 1,569 ▼ 258 | #21 of 23 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.1pp | #15 of 1,514 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #594 of 1,808 | #11 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #579 of 1,582 | #7 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #733 of 1,590 | #2 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.6% | #432 of 767 | #5 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #421 of 561 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
470
+92 (+24%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 470 | 28.3 | 16.6:1 | 37% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 24.7 | 17.6:1 | 22% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 24.4 | 17.4:1 | 13% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 23.4 | 19.2:1 | 17% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 21 | 21.6:1 | 15% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | 29 | 19.4:1 | 13% (73) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H G Blake Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (450 to 470); teachers up 21% (23.4 to 28.3).
About H G Blake Elementary School
H G Blake Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Medina, Ohio. The latest federal count shows 470 students in kindergarten through 5.
Medina City SD has 6,414 students spread across 12 schools.
White students account for 77% of enrollment at H G Blake Elementary School. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 6% Black. The county population is about 92% White. H G Blake Elementary School has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.6:1. The 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 37% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 26% average for public schools in Medina County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for H G Blake Elementary School is B. Compared with Ohio public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
H G Blake Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 77.5% and a predicted 75.0%.
In Medina County (population about 183,660), median household income is about $94,968, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. H G Blake Elementary School is one of 49 public schools in Medina County, which together enroll about 25,243 students.
The nearest public school is Ralph E. Waite Elementary, at about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, H G Blake Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 470, 24% above the 378 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 15.1 to 16.6 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for H G Blake Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Medina County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,660
Census ACS
Median income
$94,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
25,243 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Medina City SD
- Medina High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- Claggett Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- A. I. Root Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Sidney Fenn Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
- Ralph E. Waite ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Ella Canavan Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other schools in Medina
- Medina High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Medina County Career CenterHigh · 787 students
- Claggett Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- A. I. Root Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
Nearby schools
- Ralph E. Waite Elementary0.7 mi · 500
- Helping Hands Preschool0.9 mi · 159
- Heritage Elementary School0.9 mi · 331
- A. I. Root Middle School1.1 mi · 690
- Ella Canavan Elementary School1.2 mi · 475
- Garfield Elementary School1.7 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About H G Blake Elementary SchoolHow many students attend H G Blake Elementary School?
H G Blake Elementary School enrolls approximately 470 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does H G Blake Elementary School serve?
H G Blake Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at H G Blake Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at H G Blake Elementary School is approximately 16.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at H G Blake Elementary School?
At H G Blake Elementary School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is H G Blake Elementary School in?
H G Blake Elementary School is part of Medina City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.