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Elyria City Schools Schools
Elyria City Schools is a public school district in Ohio, based in Lorain County (Elyria). SchoolGrade grades 10 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Elyria City Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Elyria City Schools
9 of 10 schools in Elyria City Schools carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 3D: 5
Best schools in Elyria City Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Northwood Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Elyria High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C Northwood Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Eastern Heights Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Westwood Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Eastern Heights Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Westwood Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Ely Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Hamilton Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Elyria City Schools
High schools (1)
- C+ Elyria High School, Elyria
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- D+ Eastern Heights Middle School, Elyria
- C Northwood Middle School, Elyria
- D+ Westwood Middle School, Elyria
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- C- Eastern Heights Elementary School, Elyria
- D Ely Elementary School, Elyria
- Elyria Early Childhood Center, Elyria
- D- Hamilton Elementary School, Elyria
- B Northwood Elementary School, Elyria
- D+ Westwood Elementary School, Elyria
Where Elyria City Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Elyria (10)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Ohio
- County: Lorain County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,733 students with 381 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,018 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3904394
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Clearview Local (4 schools, 3 mi)
- North Ridgeville City (5 schools, 5 mi)
- Lorain City (15 schools, 5 mi)
- Amherst Exempted Village (4 schools, 5 mi)
- Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City (5 schools, 6 mi)
- Avon Local (5 schools, 7 mi)
- Oberlin City Schools (3 schools, 7 mi)
- Midview Local (7 schools, 8 mi)
Questions about Elyria City Schools
How many schools are in Elyria City Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in Elyria City Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Elyria City Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Elyria.
How good are the schools in Elyria City Schools?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 28.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.8%. 22% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Elyria City Schools?
5,733 students were enrolled in Elyria City Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Elyria City Schools?
Elyria City Schools is in Ohio, based in Lorain County, with its district office in Elyria. Its boundary covers about 25.8 sq mi.