Palm Elementary School

As a close-knit elementary school in Lorain, Ohio, Palm Elementary School teaches 295 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Lorain City. Enrollment runs roughly 27% smaller than the state mean of about 404.

Lorain City comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 6,150 students; Palm Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Palm Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 20% Black, 16% White, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Palm Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, 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%. Palm Elementary School is one of 92 public schools in Lorain County (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students).

Nearest neighbor: Helen Steiner Rice ES, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Palm Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 10% since 2018, when it stood at 269 (now 295). The White share of enrollment fell from 25% to 16% over that span.

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