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Lake Elementary School
- ATest 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.
- DThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 254 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 203 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 259 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 261 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 246 | 20% |
School pathway
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.2% | 85.1% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 83.6% |
| 2022-23 | 81.7% | 84.7% |
| 2021-22 | 84.0% | 86.3% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 85% 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%.
Schools most like Lake Elementary School
Lake Elementary School's state test result (84.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Elementary School this school | 1,223 | 22.7% | 84.7% |
| Crosby Elementary School Harrison | 807 | 19.1% | 90.5% |
| John Foster Dulles Elementary School Cincinnati | 812 | 26.1% | 80.0% |
| Valley View Elementary School Germantown | 814 | 28.0% | 67.0% |
| North Canton Primary School North Canton | 987 | 29.5% | N/A |
| Waynesville Elementary School Waynesville | 749 | 18.7% | 84.8% |
Where Lake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Stark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #150 of 673 | #6 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #215 of 1,569 ▲ 28 | #8 of 44 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #238 of 1,569 ▼ 18 | #7 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #326 of 1,514 | #11 of 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,223 | #8 of 1,808 | #1 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.5:1 | #1,539 of 1,582 | #46 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #1,316 of 1,590 | #41 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.7% | #607 of 767 | #20 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +143.6% | #10 of 561 | #2 of 22 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,223 | 50 | 24.5:1 | 23% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 1,194 | 48 | 24.9:1 | 17% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 1,287 | 58.5 | 22.0:1 | 17% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 1,231 | 54 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 29 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 26 | 19.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 795 | 36 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,233 | 62 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 144% (502 to 1,223); teachers up 72% (29 to 50).
About Lake Elementary School
Lake Elementary School is one of the public schools in Hartville, Ohio. It is a large elementary school. The school teaches grades 2 through 6 and enrolls 1,223 students. It has 203% more students than the average for elementary schools in Ohio (about 404).
The district, Lake Local, operates 3 schools serving 3,301 students.
White students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. It is also 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at Lake Elementary School are from different groups.
The school has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 24.5 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Ohio have an average ratio of 17.9:1. The school reported 23% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 36% average for public schools in Stark County.
Lake Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of Ohio public elementary schools.
In Ohio, Lake Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 84.7% actual against a predicted 80.2%.
In the surrounding county, Stark County, the median household earns about $67,934 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Lake Elementary School, Stark County has 101 public schools.
Lake Middle / High School sits about 1.3 miles from Lake Elementary School. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 70.1%; Lake Elementary School's is 84.7%, ranking 2nd of 7.
Lake Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Federal data show 1,231 students in 2020-21 and 1,223 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Students per teacher increased from 22.8 in 2020-21 to 24.5 in 2024-25.
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