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Redwood Elementary School
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 111 | 28% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (53).
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Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 90.9% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 89.2% |
| 2022-23 | 90.1% | 93.3% |
| 2021-22 | 88.2% | 89.2% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Elementary School this school | 390 | 15.1% | 89.5% |
| Westwood Elementary School Novelty | 367 | 14.2% | N/A |
| Eastview Elementary School Avon Lake | 346 | 13.6% | 85.1% |
| Kirtland Elementary School Kirtland | 452 | 15.5% | 87.9% |
| Westerly Elementary School Bay Village | 374 | 10.7% | 91.7% |
| Waterville Primary School Waterville | 468 | 15.8% | 89.7% |
Where Redwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 390 | 20.7 | 18.8:1 | 15% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 15% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 13% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 25 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 22.9 | 18.6:1 | 14% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 22 | 19.3:1 | 17% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 23 | 21.9:1 | 8% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 19 | 16.4:1 | 6% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 21 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
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.
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