Old Orchard Elementary School

Old Orchard Elementary School is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Toledo, Ohio, part of Toledo City, hosting 414 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Toledo City comprises 57 schools with combined enrollment of 21,181 students; Old Orchard Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Old Orchard Elementary School records that 63% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 13% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Old Orchard Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Old Orchard Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lucas County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,224 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Old Orchard Elementary School is one of 143 public schools in Lucas County (combined enrollment of about 73,839 students).

Toledo Early College High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Old Orchard Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Old Orchard Elementary School has increased 31%, going from 315 students in 2018 to 414 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 23% to 13% over that span.

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