Nolley Elementary School

Nolley Elementary School operates as an average-sized elementary school in New Franklin, Ohio, part of Manchester Local. Current enrollment sits at 527 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 30% larger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Within Manchester Local, which oversees 5 schools and 1,883 students, Nolley Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Nolley Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Beyond that, the school logs 4% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Nolley Elementary School reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.1:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Nolley Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Ohio schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 73.8%; actual is 86.8%, +13.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Summit County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,622 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Summit County runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students), of which Nolley Elementary School is one.

Manchester High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Nolley Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Nolley Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 81.2%.

Nolley Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Nolley Elementary School has ticked up 9%, going from 483 students in 2018 to 527 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.