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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN RESERVE LOCAL·NCES 390477404622
Western Reserve Elementary School
3851 US Hwy 20, Collins, OH 44826 · (419) 660-9824 · Huron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
223 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 62 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
65.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -5.2pp since 2021
Math
67.1%
OH avg 56.1% . -3.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 down about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.8% | 67.1% |
| 2023-24 | 67.1% | 64.3% |
| 2022-23 | 69.3% | 73.7% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 70.2% |
% 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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Western Reserve Elementary School
Western Reserve Elementary School's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Reserve Elementary School this school | 460 | 48.5% | 64.5% |
| Champion Central Elementary School Warren | 453 | 46.1% | 76.9% |
| Park Avenue Elementary School Mount Gilead | 475 | 50.9% | 47.6% |
| Norwood Elementary School West Jefferson | 445 | 49.9% | 72.7% |
| Seaborn Elementary School Mineral Ridge | 478 | 45.6% | 88.1% |
| Jackson-Milton Elementary School North Jackson | 391 | 49.4% | 75.0% |
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 Western Reserve Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Huron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #545 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #733 of 1,569 ▲ 48 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #728 of 1,569 ▲ 62 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.2pp | #195 of 1,514 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #629 of 1,808 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #1,451 of 1,582 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #1,261 of 1,590 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.5% | #287 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #225 of 992 | #2 of 6 |
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
460
+41 (+10%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 652
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 460 | 21 | 21.9:1 | 48% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 23 | 20.8:1 | 55% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 22 | 21.8:1 | 45% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 22 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 27 | 21.7:1 | 45% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 27 | 22.2:1 | 46% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | 33 | 19.8:1 | 43% (278) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western Reserve Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (586 to 460); teachers down 22% (27 to 21).
About Western Reserve Elementary School
Western Reserve Elementary School is one of the public schools in Collins, Ohio. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 460 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Western Reserve Elementary School is among 3 schools run by Western Reserve Local, which serves 944 students.
Roughly 91% of students at Western Reserve Elementary School are White. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Huron County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
On staff are 21 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1. Western Reserve Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 48%. Across public schools in Huron County, the average is 58%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Western Reserve Elementary School would score about 70.5%. It scores 64.5%, 6.0 points below that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Huron County show that the median household earns about $67,878 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Huron County has 21 public schools with about 7,141 students, including Western Reserve Elementary School.
Western Reserve High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Western Reserve Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools.
Federal data place Western Reserve Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 10% rise took enrollment from 419 in 2020-21 to 460 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 19.1:1 in 2020-21 to 21.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Huron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,319
Census ACS
Median income
$67,878
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,141 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western Reserve Local
- Western Reserve High SchoolHigh · 291 students
- Western Reserve Middle SchoolMiddle · 193 students
Other schools in Collins
- Western Reserve High SchoolHigh · 291 students
- Western Reserve Middle SchoolMiddle · 193 students
Other Western Reserve Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Western Reserve Elementary. Western Reserve Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Western Reserve Elementary SchoolBerlin Center, OH · 270 students
Nearby schools
- Western Reserve High School0.1 mi · 291
- Western Reserve Middle School0.2 mi · 193
- Edison Middle School (formerly Berlin-Milan Middle School)5.8 mi · 525
- Edison High School7.4 mi · 329
- Maplehurst Elementary School7.7 mi · 460
- Main Street School8.4 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Western Reserve Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Western Reserve Elementary School?
Western Reserve Elementary School enrolls approximately 460 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Western Reserve Elementary School serve?
Western Reserve Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Western Reserve Elementary School have?
Western Reserve Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Western Reserve Elementary School?
Student demographics at Western Reserve Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Western Reserve Elementary School public or private?
Western Reserve Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Western Reserve Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.