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Lorain City Schools
Lorain City is a public school district in Ohio, based in Lorain County (Lorain). SchoolGrade grades 15 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Lorain City 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 Lorain City
14 of 15 schools in Lorain City carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
D: 6F: 8
Best schools in Lorain City
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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.
- D+ Larkmoor Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Toni Wofford Morrison ES (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Helen Steiner Rice ES (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D Hawthorne Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Lorain High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D- Stevan Dohanos Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Longfellow Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- F Washington Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F General Johnnie Wilson Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Frank Jacinto Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Lorain City
High schools (1)
- D- Lorain High School, Lorain
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- F General Johnnie Wilson Middle School, Lorain
- F Longfellow Middle School, Lorain
- F Southview Middle School, Lorain
Elementary and primary schools (8)
- F Admiral King Elementary School, Lorain
- F Frank Jacinto Elementary, Lorain
- F Garfield Elementary School, Lorain
- D Hawthorne Elementary School, Lorain
- D+ Larkmoor Elementary School, Lorain
- F Palm Elementary School, Lorain
- D- Stevan Dohanos Elementary School, Lorain
- F Washington Elementary School, Lorain
Other schools and academies (3)
- D Helen Steiner Rice ES, Lorain
- New Beginnings, Lorain
- D+ Toni Wofford Morrison ES, Lorain
Where Lorain City schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Lorain (15)
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: 6,058 students with 394 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,032 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3904426
- 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, 2 mi)
- Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City (5 schools, 4 mi)
- Amherst Exempted Village (4 schools, 4 mi)
- Elyria City Schools (10 schools, 5 mi)
- Avon Local (5 schools, 8 mi)
- Avon Lake City (7 schools, 8 mi)
- North Ridgeville City (5 schools, 9 mi)
- Oberlin City Schools (3 schools, 11 mi)
Questions about Lorain City
How many schools are in Lorain City?
SchoolGrade grades 15 public schools in Lorain City, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Lorain City serve?
The largest by graded schools: Lorain.
How good are the schools in Lorain City?
Across the 14 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is F, with 25.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 18.1%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lorain City?
6,058 students were enrolled in Lorain City in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lorain City?
Lorain City is in Ohio, based in Lorain County, with its district office in Lorain. Its boundary covers about 15.7 sq mi.