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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the O H Somers Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOGADORE LOCAL·NCES 390500303807
O H Somers Elementary School
3600 Herbert St, Mogadore, OH 44260 · (330) 628-9947 · Summit County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
145 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Mogadore Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.7pp since 2021
Math
75.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
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
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
336
-108 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 16.1:1
% White
94%
was 99%
% Hispanic
3%
was 0%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About O H Somers Elementary School
As an intimate elementary-level community in Mogadore, Ohio, O H Somers Elementary School instructs 336 students from grades K through 6, run under Mogadore Local.
Within Mogadore Local, which oversees 3 schools and 649 students, O H Somers Elementary School is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, O H Somers Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder reads as 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Summit County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting O H Somers Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Summit County's rate of about 34%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), O H Somers Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.7%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Summit County put median household income runs about $71,622, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Summit County's 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students), O H Somers Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Mogadore High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
O H Somers Elementary School operates from a suburban location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at O H Somers Elementary School has fell 24%, going from 444 students in 2018 to 336 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 99% to 94% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Summit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
537,864
Census ACS
Median income
$71,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
69,214 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mogadore Local
- Mogadore High SchoolHigh · 201 students
- Mogadore Junior High SchoolMiddle · 112 students
Other schools in Mogadore
- Field High SchoolHigh · 524 students
- Field Middle SchoolMiddle · 442 students
- Suffield Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Mogadore High SchoolHigh · 201 students
- Mogadore Junior High SchoolMiddle · 112 students
Nearby schools
- Mogadore High School0.5 mi · 201
- Mogadore Junior High School0.5 mi · 112
- Spring Hill Elementary0.9 mi · 478
- Summit Academy Akron Middle School1.6 mi · 67
- Ritzman Community Learning Center1.7 mi · 320
- Ellet Community Learning Center1.7 mi · 860
Frequently asked questions
About O H Somers Elementary SchoolHow many students attend O H Somers Elementary School?
O H Somers Elementary School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does O H Somers Elementary School serve?
O H Somers Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at O H Somers Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at O H Somers Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is O H Somers Elementary School?
O H Somers Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees O H Somers Elementary School?
O H Somers Elementary School is overseen by Mogadore Local in Summit County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.