Leighton Elementary School

Leighton Elementary School, an expansive K-5 school in Aurora, Ohio, run under Aurora City, hosts 657 students, covering grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 63% larger than the state mean of about 404.

Aurora City runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,049 students. Leighton Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Leighton Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 12% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Leighton Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Portage County's rate of about 38%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Leighton Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 85.2%; this one delivers 84.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Portage County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,766, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Portage County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,638 students), Leighton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Miller Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Leighton Elementary School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Leighton Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 80.5%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Leighton Elementary School's enrollment has grew 3% since 2018, when it stood at 639 (now 657). Over the same period, the Asian share edged up from 5% to 12%.

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