Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK CITY·NCES 390436600209
Hickory Ridge Elementary School
4628 Hickory Ridge Ave, Brunswick, OH 44212 · (330) 273-0483 · Medina County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Ohio public elementary schools
- A-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.
- BThree-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
17.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
94 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Brunswick City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
85.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.8pp since 2021
Math
79.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.1% | 79.6% |
| 2023-24 | 84.2% | 80.7% |
| 2022-23 | 80.2% | 78.8% |
| 2021-22 | 80.3% | 74.5% |
% 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
81.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Hickory Ridge Elementary School
Hickory Ridge Elementary School's state test result (81.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Ridge Elementary School this school | 391 | 24.0% | 81.7% |
| Overlook Elementary School Wadsworth | 390 | 23.6% | 84.9% |
| Lake Primary School Uniontown | 423 | 25.3% | N/A |
| Ella Canavan Elementary School Medina | 475 | 25.5% | 82.3% |
| Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center Olmsted | 321 | 22.7% | N/A |
| Broadway Elementary School Tipp City | 452 | 23.0% | 83.3% |
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 Hickory Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Medina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #206 of 673 | #10 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #396 of 1,569 ▼ 64 | #16 of 23 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #139 of 1,569 ▲ 72 | #5 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #596 of 1,514 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #865 of 1,808 | #14 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #648 of 1,582 | #9 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #993 of 1,590 | #9 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.0% | #594 of 767 | #15 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #631 of 992 | #5 of 12 |
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
391
-25 (-6%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 391 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 24% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 24% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 13% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 23 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 13% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 23 | 19.7:1 | 15% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 21% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 9% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 23 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickory Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (432 to 391); teachers down 4% (24 to 23).
About Hickory Ridge Elementary School
Hickory Ridge Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Brunswick, Ohio. The school counts 391 students across kindergarten through 5.
Besides Hickory Ridge Elementary School, Brunswick City runs 7 other schools. The district enrolls 5,931 students.
About 85% of the student body at Hickory Ridge Elementary School is White. Other students are 6% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hickory Ridge Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.0:1. That is lower than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. The lunch program counts 24% of students at Hickory Ridge Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 26% average for public schools in Medina County.
Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, Hickory Ridge Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Hickory Ridge Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (81.7%) and its predicted rate (79.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools.
Within Medina County, the median household income is $94,968, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. In all, Medina County has 49 public schools and roughly 25,243 students.
The nearest public school is Brunswick Middle School, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 77.2%, lower than Hickory Ridge Elementary School's 81.7%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 391 students in 2024-25, 25 fewer than the 416 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.1:1 in 2020-21 to 17.0:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Hickory Ridge Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Brunswick City
- Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 1,910 students
- Brunswick Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,375 students
- Huntington Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Walter Kidder Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Applewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Crestview Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
Other schools in Brunswick
- Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 1,910 students
- Brunswick Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,375 students
- Huntington Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Walter Kidder Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Applewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Crestview Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
Other Hickory Ridge Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hickory Ridge Elementary. Hickory Ridge Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Hickory Ridge ElementaryHarrisburg, NC · 927 students
- Hickory Ridge ElementaryMemphis, TN · 581 students
Nearby schools
- Brunswick Middle School0.9 mi · 1,375
- Applewood Elementary School1.9 mi · 475
- Brunswick High School1.9 mi · 1,910
- Walter Kidder Elementary School2.1 mi · 480
- Brunswick Memorial Elementary School2.4 mi · 362
- Huntington Elementary School2.5 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Hickory Ridge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hickory Ridge Elementary School?
Hickory Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades KG-05.
Is Hickory Ridge Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hickory Ridge Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hickory Ridge Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hickory Ridge Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hickory Ridge Elementary School?
At Hickory Ridge Elementary School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hickory Ridge Elementary School in?
Hickory Ridge Elementary School is part of Brunswick City.
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