Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENT CITY·NCES 390441601087
Walls Elementary School
900 Doramor St, Kent, OH 44240 · (330) 673-6862 · Portage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Ohio public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
183 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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 Kent City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
69.1%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.6pp since 2021
Math
65.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.1% | 65.3% |
| 2023-24 | 73.5% | 66.5% |
| 2022-23 | 71.9% | 65.0% |
| 2021-22 | 73.7% | 59.7% |
% 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Walls Elementary School
Walls Elementary School's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walls Elementary School this school | 355 | 51.5% | 68.9% |
| Medlar View Primary School Miamisburg | 352 | 51.4% | 74.1% |
| Mound Intermediate School Miamisburg | 306 | 49.0% | 70.5% |
| Gordon Dewitt Elementary School Cuyahoga Falls | 364 | 56.9% | 77.3% |
| Jane Chance Intermediate School Miamisburg | 329 | 55.9% | 64.4% |
| Bauer Primary School Dayton | 311 | 49.2% | 66.2% |
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 Walls Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Portage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #476 of 673 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #790 of 1,569 ▼ 66 | #13 of 15 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #624 of 1,569 ▼ 42 | #4 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #1,001 of 1,514 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #1,039 of 1,808 | #11 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #1,310 of 1,582 | #16 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #563 of 1,590 | #7 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.5% | #235 of 767 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #428 of 992 | #4 of 12 |
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
355
-29 (-8%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 530
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 355 | 17.5 | 20.3:1 | 52% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 35 | 10.1:1 | 99% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | N/A | N/A | 43% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 21 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 21 | 19.8:1 | 40% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 21 | 17.8:1 | 44% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 204 | 13 | 15.7:1 | 52% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 33% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 530 | 27 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walls Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (416 to 355); teachers down 17% (21 to 17.5).
About Walls Elementary School
Among the schools in Kent, Ohio, is Walls Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 355 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
Walls Elementary School is one school in a 6-school district, Kent City, which enrolls 3,233 students.
At Walls Elementary School, White students make up 69% of the student body. After that, the student body is 13% Black, 10% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Census figures show Portage County is about 87% White. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Walls Elementary School total 17.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. The school counts 183 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 52%. The average for public schools in Portage County is 38%.
Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, Walls 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.
On BeatsExpectations, Walls Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Ohio schools.
Census estimates describe Portage County this way: the median household income is $75,766, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Portage County has 48 public schools and roughly 19,638 students.
The nearest public school is Theodore Roosevelt High School, at about 0.9 miles. Within five miles of Walls Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Walls Elementary School places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Walls Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 29 students since 2020-21, to 355. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 18.3:1 to 20.3:1.
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Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
161,956
Census ACS
Median income
$75,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
19,638 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kent City
- Theodore Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,325 students
- Stanton Middle SchoolMiddle · 616 students
- Davey Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Longcoy Elementary SchoolElementary · 280 students
- Holden Elementary SchoolElementary · 220 students
Other schools in Kent
- Theodore Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,325 students
- Stanton Middle SchoolMiddle · 616 students
- Brimfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Davey Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- Longcoy Elementary SchoolElementary · 280 students
- Holden Elementary SchoolElementary · 220 students
Other Walls Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Walls Elementary. Walls Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Walls Elementary SchoolWalls, MS · 722 students
Nearby schools
- Theodore Roosevelt High School0.9 mi · 1,325
- Davey Elementary School1.1 mi · 437
- Stanton Middle School1.2 mi · 616
- Holden Elementary School1.3 mi · 220
- Longcoy Elementary School2.1 mi · 280
- Stow-Munroe Falls High School2.8 mi · 1,648
Frequently asked questions
About Walls Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Walls Elementary School?
Walls Elementary School enrolls approximately 355 students in grades KG-05.
Is Walls Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Walls Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walls Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walls Elementary School is approximately 20.3:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walls Elementary School?
At Walls Elementary School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 4% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Walls Elementary School in?
Walls Elementary School is part of Kent City.
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