Washington Elementary School

Located at 1025 W 23rd St, in Lorain, Ohio, Washington Elementary School is a compact K-5 school that hosts 287 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Lorain City. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 29% smaller than typical.

Lorain City runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 6,150 students. Washington Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Washington Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 22% Black, 15% White, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Lorain County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Washington Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Lorain County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $73,347 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington Elementary School is one of 92 public schools in Lorain County (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students).

General Johnnie Wilson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Washington Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 4%: 276 students in 2018 compared to 287 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 63% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.