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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
418
-66 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 23.1:1
% White
73%
was 72%
% Hispanic
10%
was 7%
% Black
8%
was 12%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Whiteford Elementary School
Whiteford Elementary School, a moderately sized elementary school in Toledo, Ohio, overseen by Sylvania Schools, serves 418 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Sylvania Schools comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 7,699 students; Whiteford Elementary School is among them.
On the student-mix side, Whiteford Elementary School records that 73% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, Whiteford Elementary School records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Whiteford Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Whiteford Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.5%, the actual is 66.9%, a residual of -3.6 points.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Lucas County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,224, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lucas County runs 143 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,839 students), of which Whiteford Elementary School is one.
Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Whiteford Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Whiteford Elementary School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 69.9%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Whiteford Elementary School has ticked down 14%, going from 484 students in 2018 to 418 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.
On this page, members of the Whiteford Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.