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What's the one class at Lorain Preparatory Academy every student should take?
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Enrollment
416
Elementary
STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LORAIN PREPARATORY ACADEMY·NCES 390058705079
Lorain Preparatory Academy
4119 Leavitt Rd, Lorain, OH 44053 · (440) 282-3127 · Lorain County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
35.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +8.9pp since 2021
Math
26.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +8.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
416
-100 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 22.4:1
% White
20%
was 22%
% Hispanic
38%
was 35%
% Black
29%
was 33%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lorain Preparatory Academy
Lorain Preparatory Academy is a moderately sized elementary-level community in Lorain, Ohio, operated by Lorain Preparatory Academy. The school works with 416 students in grades K through 8.
Lorain Preparatory Academy is a school of Lorain Preparatory Academy, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
In terms of who attends, Lorain Preparatory Academy reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 29% Black, 20% White, 12% multiracial. 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, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lorain County indicate the typical household earns roughly $73,347 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Lorain Preparatory Academy is one of 92 public schools in Lorain County (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students).
Nearest neighbor: Toni Wofford Morrison ES, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area. Lorain Preparatory Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.
Over the past 7-year window. Lorain Preparatory Academy's enrollment has edged down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 516 (now 416). Class-load math has pulled in: from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Lorain Preparatory Academy community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Lorain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,129
Census ACS
Median income
$73,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lorain
- Lorain High SchoolHigh · 1,773 students
- Horizon Science Academy LorainCombined · 839 students
- Vincent Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Durling Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- General Johnnie Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 439 students
- Larkmoor Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Toni Wofford Morrison ES0.3 mi · 324
- Frank Jacinto Elementary1.0 mi · 307
- Lorain High School1.1 mi · 1,773
- New Beginnings1.1 mi · 125
- Horizon Science Academy Lorain1.3 mi · 839
- General Johnnie Wilson Middle School1.4 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Lorain Preparatory AcademyHow many students attend Lorain Preparatory Academy?
Lorain Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 416 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Lorain Preparatory Academy serve?
Lorain Preparatory Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lorain Preparatory Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lorain Preparatory Academy is approximately 18.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lorain Preparatory Academy?
Lorain Preparatory Academy reports a student body of 20% White, 38% Hispanic, 29% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Lorain Preparatory Academy public or private?
Lorain Preparatory Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Lorain Preparatory Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.