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Enrollment
1,104
Elementary
DISTRICT 830 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMHERST EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 390451902117
Powers Elementary School
393 S Lake St, Amherst, OH 44001 · (440) 988-8670 · Lorain County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,104 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
370 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 82 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 247 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 263 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 241 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 271 | 25% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Powers Elementary School→Walter G. Nord Middle School→Amherst Junior High School→Marion L Steele High School
Based on grade levels within Amherst Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.2%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.7pp since 2021
Math
66.3%
OH avg 56.1% . -2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.2% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 68.7% |
| 2022-23 | 82.3% | 74.3% |
| 2021-22 | 73.9% | 68.3% |
% 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
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Powers Elementary School
Powers Elementary School's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powers Elementary School this school | 1,104 | 33.5% | 70.5% |
| Walter G. Nord Middle School Amherst | 556 | 35.4% | 79.9% |
| Rossford Elementary School Rossford | 812 | 47.3% | 62.3% |
| Bowman Primary School Lebanon | 1,157 | 33.9% | N/A |
| Monroe Elementary School Monroe | 1,166 | 39.8% | 78.2% |
| Donovan Elementary School Lebanon | 798 | 35.2% | 71.6% |
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 Powers Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lorain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #455 of 673 | #10 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #762 of 1,569 ▼ 100 | #11 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #561 of 1,569 ▼ 80 | #10 of 34 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #302 of 1,514 | #12 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,104 | #15 of 1,808 | #1 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #1,288 of 1,582 | #35 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #631 of 1,590 | #23 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #475 of 767 | #10 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.4% | #66 of 561 | #4 of 15 |
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
1,104
+40 (+4%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 1,104 | 54.8 | 20.1:1 | 34% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 1,140 | 59.8 | 19.1:1 | 36% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 1,123 | 53 | 21.2:1 | 28% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 1,064 | 52 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 39.4 | 19.0:1 | 23% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 692 | 34 | 20.4:1 | 27% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 25% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 847 | 42 | 20.2:1 | 9% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 672 | 31 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Powers Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (749 to 1,104); teachers up 39% (39.4 to 54.8).
About Powers Elementary School
Powers Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in Amherst, Ohio. There are 1,104 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 3. On average, elementary schools in Ohio enroll around 404, and this school is 173% above that mark.
Amherst Exempted Village (4 schools, 3,533 students) runs Powers Elementary School.
The largest group at Powers Elementary School is White students, at 71%. Other students are 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Powers Elementary School scores 45%.
With 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 20.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1. Roughly 34% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Lorain County is close, at 33%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Powers Elementary School is 5.7 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 70.5% actual, 76.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Ohio.
The school's county is Lorain County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $73,347, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 92 public schools in the county, enrolling about 42,516, Powers Elementary School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Amherst Junior High School, is about 0.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Powers Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
Powers Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment rose 4% over 4 years, reaching 1,104 in 2024-25.
The Powers Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lorain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,129
Census ACS
Median income
$73,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amherst Exempted Village
- Marion L Steele High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
- Amherst Junior High SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Walter G. Nord Middle SchoolElementary · 556 students
Other schools in Amherst
- Marion L Steele High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
- Amherst Junior High SchoolMiddle · 859 students
- Walter G. Nord Middle SchoolElementary · 556 students
Other Powers Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Powers Elementary. Powers Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Powers ElementaryBeloit, WI · 331 students
- Powers Elementary SchoolPowers, OR · 62 students
Nearby schools
- Amherst Junior High School0.1 mi · 859
- Marion L Steele High School1.1 mi · 1,014
- Walter G. Nord Middle School1.1 mi · 556
- Lorain Preparatory Academy3.3 mi · 416
- Toni Wofford Morrison ES3.5 mi · 324
- Frank Jacinto Elementary4.3 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Powers Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Powers Elementary School?
Powers Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,104 students in grades PK-03.
Is Powers Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Powers Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Powers Elementary School have?
Powers Elementary School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Powers Elementary School?
Student demographics at Powers Elementary School are roughly 71% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Powers Elementary School public or private?
Powers Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Amherst Exempted Village.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.