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Does Whiteford Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYLVANIA SCHOOLS·NCES 390448701753
Whiteford Elementary School
4708 Whiteford Rd, Toledo, OH 43623 · (419) 824-8616 · Lucas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Ohio public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
- B+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
13.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
203 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 59 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
69.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.3pp since 2021
Math
68.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +9.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.8% | 68.2% |
| 2023-24 | 64.8% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.7% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.5% | 58.9% |
% 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
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Whiteford Elementary School
Whiteford Elementary School's state test result (66.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteford Elementary School this school | 418 | 48.6% | 66.9% |
| Stadium Drive Elementary School Youngstown | 378 | 47.6% | 79.8% |
| Amherst Elementary School Massillon | 462 | 49.6% | 75.1% |
| Oakview Elementary School Kettering | 477 | 45.9% | 82.3% |
| Hill View Elementary School Sylvania | 340 | 49.7% | 82.5% |
| Stranahan Elementary School Toledo | 502 | 45.6% | 74.1% |
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 Whiteford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lucas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #509 of 673 | #14 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #699 of 1,569 ▲ 199 | #16 of 80 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #598 of 1,569 ▲ 255 | #17 of 80 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.3pp | #404 of 1,514 | #17 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #758 of 1,808 | #25 of 86 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #131 of 1,582 | #10 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #634 of 1,590 | #54 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #286 of 767 | #16 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #476 of 992 | #24 of 46 |
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
418
+50 (+14%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 418 | 30.5 | 13.7:1 | 49% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 49% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 39% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 20 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 21 | 23.1:1 | 30% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 21 | 20.6:1 | 30% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 21 | 18.7:1 | 21% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 27 | 17.3:1 | 13% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 27 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whiteford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (484 to 418); teachers up 45% (21 to 30.5).
About Whiteford Elementary School
Whiteford Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Toledo, Ohio, administered by Sylvania Schools. School enrollment was 418 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Sylvania Schools is made up of 13 schools with 7,699 students in all.
Whiteford Elementary School is 73% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 8% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.7:1. That is 4.2 students per teacher below the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 49%.
Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, Whiteford 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.
Test results at Whiteford Elementary School are 3.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (66.9% actual, 70.5% predicted).
Lucas County census figures show that the median household income is $62,224, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 143 public schools in Lucas County, enrolling about 73,839 students in all.
Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High School is the public school closest to Whiteford Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 69.9%; Whiteford Elementary School's is 66.9%, ranking 4th of 7.
Under the NCES locale system, Whiteford Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 418, a 14% rise from 368 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.4:1 in 2020-21, and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Whiteford Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lucas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
428,018
Census ACS
Median income
$62,224
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
143
73,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sylvania Schools
- Sylvania Northview High SchoolHigh · 1,283 students
- Sylvania Southview High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Central Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Sylvania Timberstone Junior High SchoolMiddle · 607 students
- Sylvania Mccord Junior High SchoolMiddle · 581 students
Other schools in Toledo
- Whitmer High SchoolHigh · 2,113 students
- Start High SchoolHigh · 1,105 students
- Waite High SchoolHigh · 937 students
- Bowsher High SchoolHigh · 772 students
- Jesup W. Scott High SchoolHigh · 754 students
- Toledo School For The ArtsHigh · 750 students
Other Whiteford Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Whiteford Elementary. Whiteford Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Whiteford Elementary SchoolOTTAWA LAKE, MI · 380 students
Nearby schools
- Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High School0.7 mi · 573
- Hill View Elementary School0.9 mi · 340
- Stranahan Elementary School1.4 mi · 502
- Monac Elementary School1.4 mi · 465
- Skyway Career Prep High School1.8 mi · 376
- Sylvan Elementary School1.9 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Whiteford Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Whiteford Elementary School?
Whiteford Elementary School enrolls approximately 418 students in grades PK-05.
Is Whiteford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whiteford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whiteford Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whiteford Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Whiteford Elementary School?
Student demographics at Whiteford Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Whiteford Elementary School public or private?
Whiteford Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sylvania Schools.
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