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What's the most underrated thing about Meadowlawn Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERKINS LOCAL·NCES 390468102662
Meadowlawn Elementary School
1313 E Strub Rd, Sandusky, OH 44870 · (419) 625-0214 · Erie County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
154 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 153 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 32% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Perkins Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.3pp since 2021
Math
59.9%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 59.9% |
| 2023-24 | 68.9% | 61.3% |
| 2022-23 | 61.9% | 59.9% |
| 2021-22 | 62.6% | 60.6% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Meadowlawn Elementary School
Meadowlawn Elementary School's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowlawn Elementary School this school | 421 | 36.6% | 64.9% |
| Conneaut Elementary School Bowling Green | 414 | 32.1% | 79.6% |
| Furry Elementary School Sandusky | 495 | 33.3% | N/A |
| Liberty Elementary School Powell | 425 | 32.5% | 76.9% |
| Granby Elementary School Columbus | 404 | 36.4% | 69.5% |
| Buckeye Elementary School Painesville | 366 | 37.4% | 73.0% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Meadowlawn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #539 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #913 of 1,569 ▼ 60 | #6 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #884 of 1,569 ▼ 158 | #6 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #397 of 1,514 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #746 of 1,808 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #783 of 1,582 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.3% | #643 of 1,590 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.6% | #434 of 767 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #953 of 992 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
421
+24 (+6%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 421 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 37% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 37% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 29% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 23 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 22.3 | 19.2:1 | 33% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 35% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 36% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 29 | 18.3:1 | 11% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 439 | 21 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadowlawn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (427 to 421); teachers up 8% (22.3 to 24).
About Meadowlawn Elementary School
Meadowlawn Elementary School is an elementary school in Sandusky, Ohio, according to federal school records. A total of 421 students attend the school, which covers grades 3 through 5.
In Perkins Local, 4 schools enroll a combined 1,868 students.
Meadowlawn Elementary School's enrollment is 73% White. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Erie County overall, about 81% of residents are White. Meadowlawn Elementary School has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 24 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.5:1. Across elementary schools in Ohio, the average ratio is about 17.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Meadowlawn Elementary School is 37%. Across public schools in Erie County, the average is about the same, 39%.
Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 75.0%. Meadowlawn Elementary School scores 64.9%.
Erie County has these Census figures: median household income is about $71,993, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Meadowlawn Elementary School is among the 29 public schools in Erie County.
Furry Elementary School is the closest public school, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line. Meadowlawn Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Meadowlawn Elementary School as Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 421 was 6% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 397.
Discussions about Meadowlawn Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,581
Census ACS
Median income
$71,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Perkins Local
- Perkins High SchoolHigh · 539 students
- Furry Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
- Briar Middle SchoolMiddle · 413 students
Other schools in Sandusky
- Sandusky High SchoolHigh · 1,028 students
- The Sandusky Intermediate SchoolElementary · 892 students
- Perkins High SchoolHigh · 539 students
- Furry Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
- Sandusky Middle SchoolMiddle · 418 students
- Briar Middle SchoolMiddle · 413 students
Other Meadowlawn Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Meadowlawn Elementary. Meadowlawn Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Meadowlawn Elementary SchoolMonticello, IN · 533 students
- Meadowlawn ElementaryGRAND RAPIDS, MI · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Furry Elementary School1.4 mi · 495
- The Early Learning Academy1.4 mi · 379
- Briar Middle School1.6 mi · 413
- Perkins High School1.8 mi · 539
- The Sandusky Primary School2.0 mi · 388
- Sandusky Middle School2.2 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Meadowlawn Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Meadowlawn Elementary School?
Meadowlawn Elementary School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Meadowlawn Elementary School serve?
Meadowlawn Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Meadowlawn Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meadowlawn Elementary School is approximately 17.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Meadowlawn Elementary School?
Student demographics at Meadowlawn Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Meadowlawn Elementary School in?
Meadowlawn Elementary School is part of Perkins Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.