Redwood Elementary School

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in Avon Lake, Ohio, Redwood Elementary School educates 390 students from grades pre-K through 4, part of Avon Lake City.

Redwood Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Avon Lake City, a district that hosts 3,434 students overall.

On demographics, Redwood Elementary School reports that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest consists of 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

In terms of school funding signals, Redwood Elementary School shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Roughly 15% of students at Redwood Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lorain County (around 33%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Redwood Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 83.1%, the actual is 89.5%, a residual of +6.4 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lorain County indicate median household income runs about $73,347, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Lorain County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students), of which Redwood Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Troy Intermediate Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Redwood Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 84.3%.

Redwood Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 427 students in 2018 compared to 390 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.