Herberich Primary Elementary School

Located at 2645 Smith Rd, in Fairlawn, Ohio, Herberich Primary Elementary School is a tight-knit K-5 school that instructs 251 students (grades K through 4), run under Copley-Fairlawn City. Enrollment runs roughly 38% below the state mean of about 404.

Copley-Fairlawn City runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,726 students. Herberich Primary Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Herberich Primary Elementary School lists that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 20% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Summit County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Herberich Primary Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 81.7%; this one delivers 89.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Summit County indicate median household income runs about $71,622, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Summit County's 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students), Herberich Primary Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Fort Island Primary Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Herberich Primary Elementary School at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 83.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 247 students in 2018 compared to 251 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 72% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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