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Redwood Elementary School

32967 Redwood Blvd, Avon Lake, OH 44012 · (440) 933-5108 · Lorain County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Ohio public elementary schools
  • A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools

Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
59 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K11128%
Kindergarten5514%
Grade 16617%
Grade 24712%
Grade 35815%
Grade 45314%

This year's kindergarten class (55) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (53).

Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
34187%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
174%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
226%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
21555%
Female
17545%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Redwood Elementary School→Troy Intermediate Elementary School→Avon Lake High School
Based on grade levels within Avon Lake City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
88.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.1pp since 2021
Math
90.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.7pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2588.0%90.9%
2023-2490.0%89.2%
2022-2390.1%93.3%
2021-2288.2%89.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
89.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Redwood Elementary School

Redwood Elementary School's state test result (89.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Redwood Elementary School this school39015.1%89.5%
Westwood Elementary School
Novelty
36714.2%N/A
Eastview Elementary School
Avon Lake
34613.6%85.1%
Kirtland Elementary School
Kirtland
45215.5%87.9%
Westerly Elementary School
Bay Village
37410.7%91.7%
Waterville Primary School
Waterville
46815.8%89.7%
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 Redwood Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Lorain County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
89.5%#51 of 673#1 of 12
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
90.9%#70 of 1,569
▲ 26
#1 of 34
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
88.0%#81 of 1,569
▼ 18
#1 of 34
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+0.8pp#981 of 1,514#15 of 33
Enrollment
ranked largest first
390#870 of 1,808#21 of 44
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.8:1#1,067 of 1,582#30 of 40
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
23.0%#1,082 of 1,590#36 of 40
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
15.1%#685 of 767#17 of 19
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.7%#659 of 992#15 of 25
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 2024-25
Enrollment
390
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2539020.718.8:115% (59)
2023-244152417.3:115% (61)
2022-234002317.4:113% (51)
2020-214092516.4:1N/A
2017-1842722.918.6:114% (61)
2015-164252219.3:117% (71)
2010-115042321.9:18% (41)
2000-013121916.4:16% (20)
1990-913502116.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Redwood Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (427 to 390); teachers down 10% (22.9 to 20.7).

About Redwood Elementary School

Redwood Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Avon Lake, Ohio. The school serves 390 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25.

Redwood Elementary School is one of the 7 schools that make up Avon Lake City (3,434 students in total).

At Redwood Elementary School, White students make up 87% of the student body. Other students are 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Lorain County residents are about 78% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Redwood Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 23%.

Teacher staffing is 20.7 full-time equivalents, or about 18.8 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.9:1. About 15% of students, or 59, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Lorain County, the average is 33%.

The allk12 Grade for Redwood Elementary School is A. Compared with Ohio public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 90% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Redwood Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 89.5% is 6.4 points above the 83.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Federal survey data for Lorain County show that median household income is about $73,347, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. A total of 92 public schools operate in Lorain County, serving about 42,516 students.

The closest other public school is Troy Intermediate Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 84.3% on proficiency, and Redwood Elementary School is above that at 89.5%.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.

Enrollment was 409 in 2020-21 and 390 in 2024-25, a decrease of 19 students. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.4:1 in 2020-21 to 18.8:1 in 2024-25.

Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Lorain County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Redwood Elementary School
District
Avon Lake City
Address
32967 Redwood Blvd, Avon Lake, OH 44012
Phone
(440) 933-5108
County
Lorain County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
390
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
18.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
59 (15%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
390481203117
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Redwood Elementary schools

8 other US public schools in 6 states are named Redwood Elementary. Redwood Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 9.

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Frequently asked questions

About Redwood Elementary School
How many students attend Redwood Elementary School?
Redwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 390 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Redwood Elementary School serve?
Redwood Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Redwood Elementary School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Redwood Elementary School.
How diverse is Redwood Elementary School?
Redwood Elementary School reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Redwood Elementary School in?
Redwood Elementary School is part of Avon Lake City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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