Willoughby-Eastlake Preschool

Willoughby-Eastlake Preschool is a close-knit primary school in Eastlake, Ohio, run under Willoughby-Eastlake City. The school educates 212 students in grade pre-K. That puts it 48% leaner than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Across the 13 schools in Willoughby-Eastlake City (6,861 students total), Willoughby-Eastlake Preschool accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Willoughby-Eastlake Preschool logs that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest consists of 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 7% Asian, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Lake County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Lake County) records that median household income runs about $80,925, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Lake County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,899 students), Willoughby-Eastlake Preschool is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: North High School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Willoughby-Eastlake Preschool has grew 15%, going from 184 students in 2018 to 212 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.