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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERMILION LOCAL·NCES 390468202667
Vermilion Elementary School
1285 Douglas St, Vermilion, OH 44089 · (440) 204-1703 · Erie County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Ohio public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
221 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 69 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 25% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Based on grade levels within Vermilion Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +12.8pp since 2021
Math
62.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.8pp 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 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points 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 | 71.4% | 62.7% |
| 2023-24 | 70.6% | 60.5% |
| 2022-23 | 73.6% | 68.8% |
| 2021-22 | 58.6% | 60.9% |
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Vermilion Elementary School
Vermilion Elementary School's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermilion Elementary School this school | 511 | 43.2% | 66.3% |
| South Elementary School Madison | 506 | 42.3% | 75.3% |
| Pleasant Elementary School Marion | 480 | 44.2% | 69.7% |
| Carlisle Primary Elementary School Carlisle | 526 | 42.8% | 77.1% |
| Seaborn Elementary School Mineral Ridge | 478 | 45.6% | 88.1% |
| Waynedale Elementary School Apple Creek | 459 | 44.7% | 62.1% |
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 Vermilion Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #520 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #857 of 1,569 ▲ 13 | #5 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #555 of 1,569 ▲ 106 | #5 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.3pp | #407 of 1,514 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #452 of 1,808 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #1,091 of 1,582 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #1,014 of 1,590 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #367 of 767 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #941 of 992 | #4 of 7 |
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
511
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 511 | 27 | 18.9:1 | 43% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 21 | 24.6:1 | 45% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 23 | 23.2:1 | 37% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 23 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 24 | 21.7:1 | 42% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 25 | 19.3:1 | 49% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 31 | 20.1:1 | 47% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 27 | 19.8:1 | 14% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 30 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vermilion Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (520 to 511); teachers up 13% (24 to 27).
About Vermilion Elementary School
Vermilion Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Vermilion, Ohio, administered by Vermilion Local. A federal count lists 511 students at the school, in pre-K through 3. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404, so this school runs 26% above that.
Vermilion Elementary School falls under Vermilion Local, which has 4 schools enrolling 1,613 students.
The large majority of students at Vermilion Elementary School, 85%, are White. The remaining shares are 8% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Vermilion Elementary School comes in at 26%.
Vermilion Elementary School counts 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18.9 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.9:1. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, Vermilion Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Vermilion Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (66.3%) and its predicted rate (72.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools.
Erie County has these Census figures: median household income is about $71,993, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Erie County number 29 and enroll about 12,434.
Nearby, Sailorway Middle School is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Vermilion Elementary School ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
Vermilion Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Vermilion Elementary School had 491 students in 2020-21 and 511 in 2024-25, a 4% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 21.4:1 to 18.9:1.
Discussions about Vermilion Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,581
Census ACS
Median income
$71,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vermilion Local
- Vermilion High SchoolHigh · 580 students
- Sailorway Middle SchoolMiddle · 511 students
- Vermilion Digital AcademyHigh · 11 students
Other schools in Vermilion
- Vermilion High SchoolHigh · 580 students
- Sailorway Middle SchoolMiddle · 511 students
- Vermilion Digital AcademyHigh · 11 students
Nearby schools
- Sailorway Middle School0.2 mi · 511
- Vermilion High School0.2 mi · 580
- Vermilion Digital Academy0.2 mi · 11
- Firelands Middle School6.0 mi · 407
- Firelands High School6.0 mi · 471
- Firelands Elementary School6.2 mi · 783
Frequently asked questions
About Vermilion Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Vermilion Elementary School?
Vermilion Elementary School enrolls approximately 511 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Vermilion Elementary School serve?
Vermilion Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vermilion Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vermilion Elementary School is approximately 18.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vermilion Elementary School?
At Vermilion Elementary School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Vermilion Elementary School public or private?
Vermilion Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vermilion Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.