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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK CITY·NCES 390436600210
Walter Kidder Elementary School
3650 Grafton Rd, Brunswick, OH 44212 · (330) 273-0485 · Medina County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
100 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 153 | 32% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 Brunswick City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
76.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.2pp since 2021
Math
73.3%
OH avg 56.1% . -2.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.3% | 73.3% |
| 2023-24 | 71.7% | 68.5% |
| 2022-23 | 73.2% | 73.6% |
| 2021-22 | 74.1% | 75.9% |
% 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
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 →
Where Walter Kidder Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Medina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #407 of 673 | #19 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #566 of 1,569 | #20 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #402 of 1,569 | #19 of 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.2pp | #456 of 1,514 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #542 of 1,808 | #8 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #348 of 1,582 | #3 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.9% | #1,060 of 1,590 | #11 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.8% | #626 of 767 | #17 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #721 of 992 | #6 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
480
+53 (+12%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 480 | 31 | 15.5:1 | 21% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 31.5 | 14.8:1 | 22% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 31.5 | 17.1:1 | 20% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 28 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 28.5 | 18.2:1 | 15% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 26 | 19.0:1 | 17% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 24 | 18.5:1 | 20% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 11% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 460 | 23 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walter Kidder Elementary School.
About Walter Kidder Elementary School
Walter Kidder Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Brunswick, Ohio. There are 480 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Brunswick City enrolls 5,931 students, and its 8 schools include Walter Kidder Elementary School.
At Walter Kidder Elementary School, 87% of students are White. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Walter Kidder Elementary School scores 24%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. The school has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is 2.4 students per teacher. In all, 21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
A school with Walter Kidder Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Ohio is predicted to score 80.9%. Walter Kidder Elementary School scores 72.8%, 8.2 points below that line.
For the population of Medina County, the median household earns about $94,968 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Walter Kidder Elementary School shares Medina County with 48 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Brunswick Memorial Elementary School is closest at about 0.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Walter Kidder Elementary School ranks 8th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 480, from 427 in 2020-21.
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Medina County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,660
Census ACS
Median income
$94,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
25,243 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brunswick City
- Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 1,910 students
- Brunswick Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,375 students
- Huntington Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Applewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Crestview Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Hickory Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
Other schools in Brunswick
- Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 1,910 students
- Brunswick Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,375 students
- Huntington Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Applewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Crestview Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Hickory Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
Nearby schools
- Brunswick Memorial Elementary School0.9 mi · 362
- Brunswick High School1.2 mi · 1,910
- Crestview Elementary School1.7 mi · 430
- Brunswick Middle School2.0 mi · 1,375
- Hickory Ridge Elementary School2.1 mi · 391
- Kinsner Elementary School2.2 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Walter Kidder Elementary SchoolHow large is Walter Kidder Elementary School?
Walter Kidder Elementary School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Walter Kidder Elementary School serve?
Walter Kidder Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Walter Kidder Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Walter Kidder Elementary School.
How diverse is Walter Kidder Elementary School?
Walter Kidder Elementary School reports a student body of 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Walter Kidder Elementary School in?
Walter Kidder Elementary School is part of Brunswick City.
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