Elyria High School

Summary:

Elyria High School is a public high school in Elyria, Ohio, serving 1,639 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Elyria City Schools district, which is ranked 611 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elyria High School stands out for its diverse student population, with 46.61% White, 19.95% African American, 15.19% Hispanic, 0.67% Asian, and 17.51% two or more races. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by state test scores, is significantly below the state average across all subject areas. For example, only 15.7% of students were proficient or better in Geometry, compared to the state average of 39.8%. Elyria High School's four-year graduation rate has been around 85-87% in recent years, lower than the state average and nearby Midview Virtual Programming, which has a 94.4% graduation rate.

Elyria High School also faces challenges with student engagement, as evidenced by its very high chronic absenteeism rate of 40% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.2 to 17.2 in recent years, is also higher than the state average and some nearby schools. These factors, combined with the school's lower per-student spending compared to the state average, suggest the need for a comprehensive school improvement plan to address the underlying issues and support student success.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 601 Middle Ave
       Elyria, OH  44035-5803


(440) 284-8300

District: Elyria City Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
634th of 864 Ohio High Schools


Feeder schools for Elyria High School:

Elementary:    Eastern Heights Elementary School
    Ely Elementary School
    Hamilton Elementary School
    Northwood Elementary School
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Middle:    Eastern Heights Middle School
    Northwood Middle School
    Westwood Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  1,639

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.6%
African American:
20.0%
Two or more races:
17.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.9% Help


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Compare Details Elyria High School ranks worse than 73.4% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.93. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Elyria High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elyria High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Elyria High School 634th of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Elyria High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Elyria City Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Elyria City Schools 611th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Elyria High School

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Rank History for all students at Elyria High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 31.54 517th 681 24.1%
2005 51.02 403rd 689 41.5%
2006 39.99 515th 696 26.0%
2007 46.30 550th 756 27.2%
2008 46.64 549th 767 28.4%
2009 51.38 539th 791 31.9%
2010 44.16 611th 819 25.4%
2011 43.38 624th 818 23.7%
2012 55.83 537th 832 35.5%
2013 43.05 595th 767 22.4%
2014 43.36 585th 769 23.9%
2015 32.98 622nd 778 20.1%
2016 32.43 620th 784 20.9%
2017 21.80 633rd 773 18.1%
2018 35.16 595th 800 25.6%
2019 32.49 614th 836 26.6%
2021 23.76 636th 819 22.3%
2022 27.10 638th 836 23.7%
2023 30.62 619th 867 28.6%
2024 26.93 634th 864 26.6%
See the entire list of Ohio High School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Elyria High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.37 157th 201 21.9%
2019 26.83 164th 208 21.2%
2021 21.96 177th 211 16.1%
2022 22.22 182nd 222 18.0%
2023 20.46 205th 239 14.2%
2024 13.76 221st 242 8.7%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Elyria High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.37 64th 100 36.0%
2019 19.09 101st 112 9.8%
2021 29.77 86th 119 27.7%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Elyria High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 16.64 568th 614 7.5%
2024 15.35 561st 598 6.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elyria High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.38 597th 758 21.2%
2019 33.42 592nd 779 24.0%
2021 23.16 617th 763 19.1%
2022 22.72 619th 773 19.9%
2023 30.84 594th 805 26.2%
2024 26.23 633rd 822 23.0%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Elyria High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.82 576th 751 23.3%
2019 32.98 599th 781 23.3%
2021 21.71 627th 775 19.1%
2022 22.94 636th 794 19.9%
2023 27.76 622nd 813 23.5%
2024 23.27 630th 798 21.1%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Elyria High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.19 430th 550 21.8%
2019 24.35 522nd 628 16.9%
2021 14.45 549th 596 7.9%
2022 17.04 538th 606 11.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Elyria High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.99 454th 538 15.6%
2019 59.95 124th 272 54.4%
2021 49.50 222nd 349 36.4%
2022 45.24 226th 312 27.6%
2023 48.35 216th 308 29.9%
2024 60.34 131st 280 53.2%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Foster Care students at Elyria High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.60 22nd 31 29.0%
2019 24.72 19th 23 17.4%
2021 21.83 11th 13 15.4%
2022 45.09 10th 18 44.4%
2023 38.14 9th 12 25.0%
2024 40.97 6th 15 60.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Elyria High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.42 611th 763 19.9%
2019 29.47 616th 792 22.2%
2021 19.88 641st 778 17.6%
2022 25.87 623rd 808 22.9%
2023 28.24 611th 819 25.4%
2024 25.44 626th 816 23.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Elyria High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.02 151st 279 45.9%
2019 42.79 174th 303 42.6%
2021 30.27 185th 284 34.9%
2022 33.20 194th 306 36.6%
2023 34.04 192nd 323 40.6%
2024 30.94 211th 318 33.6%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Elyria High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.54 132nd 184 28.3%
2019 25.75 166th 207 19.8%
2021 17.98 206th 239 13.8%
2022 22.66 209th 260 19.6%
2023 33.16 194th 270 28.1%
2024 28.80 205th 273 24.9%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Elyria High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.54 543rd 718 24.4%
2019 35.67 550th 739 25.6%
2021 25.66 584th 727 19.7%
2022 29.61 569th 749 24.0%
2023 32.24 554th 756 26.7%
2024 31.80 563rd 754 25.3%
See the entire list of Best Ohio High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Elyria High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1783 446 9 20 11 n/a n/a 0 2269
1989 1724 424 10 23 12 n/a n/a 0 2193
1990 1674 403 10 14 2 n/a n/a 0 2103
1991 1645 392 5 18 2 n/a n/a 0 2062
1992 1569 374 12 17 0 n/a n/a 0 1972
1993 1520 365 10 23 0 n/a n/a 3 1921
1994 1419 364 10 19 0 n/a n/a 0 1812
1995 1363 380 13 20 0 n/a n/a 0 1776
1996 1363 380 13 20 0 n/a n/a 0 1776
1997 1755 532 17 43 0 n/a n/a 0 2347
1998 1678 456 15 34 2 n/a n/a 0 2185
1999 1693 443 17 39 5 n/a n/a 0 2197
2000 1626 387 16 43 7 n/a n/a 0 2079
2001 1609 371 19 42 5 n/a n/a 0 2046
2002 1538 361 17 43 1 n/a n/a 25 1985
2003 1538 361 17 43 1 n/a n/a 25 1985
2004 1525 405 16 53 1 n/a n/a 33 2033
2005 1523 416 14 47 4 n/a n/a 52 2056
2006 1577 427 18 47 5 n/a n/a 78 2152
2007 1540 478 23 41 4 n/a n/a 109 2195
2008 1460 457 21 56 4 n/a n/a 141 2139
2009 1374 469 22 65 3 n/a n/a 171 2104
2010 1213 479 16 64 2 n/a n/a 174 1948
2011 1208 475 14 87 3 9 202 0 1998
2012 1118 417 20 106 5 7 205 0 1878
2013 1082 412 25 144 5 4 241 0 1913
2014 1025 414 19 161 4 1 230 0 1854
2015 1080 442 18 183 5 1 248 0 1977
2016 1001 402 14 174 4 1 220 0 1816
2017 990 423 8 193 5 0 203 0 1822
2018 992 405 8 215 5 0 224 0 1849
2019 951 383 11 223 4 0 247 0 1819
2020 912 355 7 249 4 0 256 0 1783
2021 849 339 5 235 3 0 264 0 1695
2022 790 346 7 249 3 0 272 0 1667
2023 764 327 11 249 1 0 287 0 1639

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Elyria High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2269 109.0 20.8 0
1989 2193 108.0 20.3 n/a
1990 2103 109.0 19.2 n/a
1991 2062 110.0 18.7 n/a
1992 1972 113.0 17.4 6.1
1993 1921 105.5 18.2 5.3
1994 1812 103.0 17.6 8
1995 1776 106.0 16.8 10.3
1996 1776 106.0 16.8 10.3
1997 2347 139.0 16.9 9.5
1998 2185 130.6 16.7 10.1
1999 2197 120.0 18.3 13.4
2000 2079 128.0 16.2 14.7
2001 2046 123.0 16.6 12.9
2002 1985 120.9 16.4 16.4
2003 1985 120.9 16.4 16.4
2004 2033 125.9 16.1 22
2005 2056 130.8 15.7 32.5
2006 2152 127.4 16.9 35.1
2007 2195 149.9 14.6 39
2008 2139 122.8 17.4 n/a
2009 2104 129.6 16.2 44.8
2010 1948 134.7 14.4 69.6
2011 1998 133.8 14.9 62.3
2012 1878 132.4 14.1 66
2013 1913 120.1 15.9 67.1
2014 1854 106.0 17.4 67.5
2015 1977 n/a n/a 68.2
2016 1816 101.0 17.9 53.7
2017 1822 101.5 17.9 60.4
2018 1849 101.5 18.2 66.5
2019 1819 108.0 16.8 63.9
2020 1783 111.0 16.0 56
2021 1695 111.5 15.2 n/a
2022 1667 103.5 16.1 n/a
2023 1639 95.0 17.2 61.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Elyria High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2269 109.0 20.8 0
1989 2193 108.0 20.3 n/a
1990 2103 109.0 19.2 n/a
1991 2062 110.0 18.7 n/a
1992 1972 113.0 17.4 6.1
1993 1921 105.5 18.2 5.3
1994 1812 103.0 17.6 8
1995 1776 106.0 16.8 10.3
1996 1776 106.0 16.8 10.3
1997 2347 139.0 16.9 9.5
1998 2185 130.6 16.7 10.1
1999 2197 120.0 18.3 13.4
2000 2079 128.0 16.2 14.7
2001 2046 123.0 16.6 12.9
2002 1985 120.9 16.4 16.4
2003 1985 120.9 16.4 16.4
2004 2033 125.9 16.1 22
2005 2056 130.8 15.7 32.5
2006 2152 127.4 16.9 35.1
2007 2195 149.9 14.6 39
2008 2139 122.8 17.4 n/a
2009 2104 129.6 16.2 44.8
2010 1948 134.7 14.4 69.6
2011 1998 133.8 14.9 62.3
2012 1878 132.4 14.1 66
2013 1913 120.1 15.9 67.1
2014 1854 106.0 17.4 67.5
2015 1977 n/a n/a 68.2
2016 1816 101.0 17.9 53.7
2017 1822 101.5 17.9 60.4
2018 1849 101.5 18.2 66.5
2019 1819 108.0 16.8 63.9
2020 1783 111.0 16.0 56
2021 1695 111.5 15.2 n/a
2022 1667 103.5 16.1 n/a
2023 1639 95.0 17.2 61.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Elyria High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,959
2022 $12,864
2023 $13,881

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Elyria High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 614th of 836 High schoolsRanks 619th of 867 High schools
 2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course American Government (Elyria High School)78.861.8
 17%
   End of Course American Government (Elyria City Schools)78.961.8
 17.1%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Elyria High School)69.764.9
 4.8%
   End of Course American History (Elyria City Schools)69.764.9
 4.8%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Elyria High School)60.151.2
 8.9%
   End of Course Biology (Elyria City Schools)60.151.2
 8.9%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Elyria High School)53.849.3
 4.5%
   End of Course English II (Elyria City Schools)53.849.3
 4.5%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%
End of Course Geometry (Elyria High School)28.517.6
 10.9%
   End of Course Geometry (Elyria City Schools)28.517.6
 10.9%
   End of Course Geometry (Ohio)50.141.8
 8.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Elyria High School)29.826.5
 3.3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Elyria City Schools)45.535.9
 9.6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students18191639
 9.9%
African American383327
 14.6%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian1111
Hispanic223249
 11.7%
Pacific Islander00
White951764
 19.7%
Two or More Races247287
 16.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients63.9%61.9%
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Elyria High School ranks 634th of 864 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Elyria High School are 47% White, 20% African American, 18% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,639 students attended Elyria High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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