Walter Kidder Elementary School

Set in Brunswick, Ohio, Walter Kidder Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary campus, overseen by Brunswick City. It teaches 480 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 8 schools in Brunswick City (5,931 students total), Walter Kidder Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Walter Kidder Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school shows 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Walter Kidder Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 80.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Medina County put median household earnings sit near $94,968, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Medina County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,243 students), of which Walter Kidder Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Brunswick Memorial Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Walter Kidder Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Walter Kidder Elementary School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 79.1%.

Walter Kidder Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Walter Kidder Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 518 (now 480). Class-load math has fell: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.