Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OREGON CITY·NCES 390446001479
Jerusalem Elementary School
535 S Yondota Rd, Curtice, OH 43412 · (419) 836-6111 · Lucas County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% 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.
- AThree-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
18.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
147 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 25% smaller than its 4th grade class (99).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Jerusalem Elementary School→Eisenhower Intermediate School→Fassett Junior High School→Clay High School
Based on grade levels within Oregon City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
77.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.8pp since 2021
Math
84.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +16.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 84.2% |
| 2023-24 | 76.4% | 72.3% |
| 2022-23 | 72.2% | 79.8% |
| 2021-22 | 71.2% | 68.0% |
% 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
75.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Jerusalem Elementary School
Jerusalem Elementary School's state test result (77.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem Elementary School this school | 423 | 34.8% | 77.5% |
| Eliza Northrop Elementary Medina | 466 | 31.5% | 73.8% |
| Tinora Elementary School Defiance | 355 | 30.4% | 79.4% |
| Brunswick Memorial Elementary School Brunswick | 362 | 31.8% | 81.3% |
| Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School Cuyahoga Heights | 352 | 31.0% | 83.9% |
| Huntington Elementary School Brunswick | 508 | 35.8% | 75.0% |
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 Jerusalem Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lucas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #298 of 673 | #11 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.2% | #254 of 1,569 ▲ 298 | #8 of 80 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #365 of 1,569 ▲ 95 | #10 of 80 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #223 of 1,514 | #8 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #738 of 1,808 | #24 of 86 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #981 of 1,582 | #53 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #1,025 of 1,590 | #70 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #463 of 767 | #20 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #451 of 561 | #20 of 27 |
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
423
+73 (+21%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 423 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 35% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 22 | 20.1:1 | 36% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 20 | 19.8:1 | 34% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 19 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 23 | 17.8:1 | 42% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 445 | 22 | 20.2:1 | 49% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 16 | 17.8:1 | 46% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 19% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 400 | 21 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jerusalem Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (410 to 423); teachers unchanged (23 to 23).
About Jerusalem Elementary School
Jerusalem Elementary School sits in Curtice, Ohio, and is classified as an elementary school. The school has 423 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 4.
The 6 schools in Oregon City enroll 3,318 students altogether, Jerusalem Elementary School among them.
White students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Lucas County, the White share is about 68%. A diversity index of 25% means there is a 25% chance two randomly chosen students at Jerusalem Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jerusalem Elementary School is 18.4:1, based on 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Ohio is about 17.9:1. Jerusalem Elementary School counts 35% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Lucas County, the average eligibility rate is 44%.
Among Ohio public elementary schools, Jerusalem Elementary School outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 75.7%. Jerusalem Elementary School scores 77.5%.
Lucas County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $62,224 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Lucas County number 143, with about 73,839 students.
Measured in a straight line, Eisenhower Intermediate School is about 3.0 miles from Jerusalem Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Jerusalem Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Jerusalem Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 350 to 423, a 21% rise.
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Lucas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
428,018
Census ACS
Median income
$62,224
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
143
73,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oregon City
- Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,107 students
- Eisenhower Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 494 students
- Fassett Junior High SchoolMiddle · 473 students
- Starr Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Coy Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
Nearby schools
- Eisenhower Intermediate School3.0 mi · 494
- Clay High School5.3 mi · 1,107
- Genoa Area High School6.3 mi · 369
- Genoa Area Middle School6.4 mi · 282
- Genoa Elementary6.6 mi · 628
- Coy Elementary School7.8 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Jerusalem Elementary SchoolHow large is Jerusalem Elementary School?
Jerusalem Elementary School enrolls approximately 423 students in grades KG-04.
Is Jerusalem Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jerusalem Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Jerusalem Elementary School have?
Jerusalem Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Jerusalem Elementary School?
Student demographics at Jerusalem Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Jerusalem Elementary School?
Jerusalem Elementary School is overseen by Oregon City in Lucas County.
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