Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy

Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy is a K-5 school of close-knit scale in Lorain, Ohio, one of the schools within Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy, works with 248 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 39% below typical.

Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy is the operating authority for Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% White. By comparison, Lorain County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, Lorain County reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,347 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Lorain County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students), of which Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Admiral King Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting. Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On this page, members of the Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.