Jefferson Elementary School

Jefferson Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary campus in Eastlake, Ohio, run under Willoughby-Eastlake City. The school caters to 402 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 13 schools in Willoughby-Eastlake City (6,861 students total), Jefferson Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jefferson Elementary School logs that 80% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 8% multiracial, 8% Black, 4% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Jefferson Elementary School shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Jefferson Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lake County (around 39%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jefferson Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lake County put median household earnings sit near $80,925, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Jefferson Elementary School is one of 65 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 27,899 students).

Nearest neighbor: Eastlake Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Jefferson Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 61.0%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jefferson Elementary School has shrank 16%, going from 478 students in 2018 to 402 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 85% to 80%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Jefferson Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.