Lake Elementary School

As a substantial elementary-level community in Hartville, Ohio, Lake Elementary School instructs 1,223 students from grades 2 through 6, part of Lake Local. Enrollment runs roughly 203% above the state mean of about 404.

Lake Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Lake Local, a district that enrolls 4,870 students overall.

On demographics, Lake Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Beyond that, the school records 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Lake Elementary School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.5:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Stark County's rate of about 36%.

With demographic context factored in, Lake Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 80.2%, the actual is 84.7%, a residual of +4.5 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Stark County) records that the typical household earns roughly $67,934 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Stark County runs 101 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,798 students), of which Lake Elementary School is one.

Lake Middle / High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Lake Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lake Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 70.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lake Elementary School has grew 144%, going from 502 students in 2018 to 1,223 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 24.5:1 today.

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