Elementary school (grades K-5) · Stow, OH

Lakeview Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Lakeview Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 390448304336
0/100100/10035/100
👥 S:T ratio
27
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
43
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lakeview Elementary School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median.

#5 of 5
elementary schools in Stow · Resource Index
35
Resource Index · Typical
18.2:1
students per teacher
745
students enrolled

Lakeview Elementary School has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Lakeview Elementary School ranks #5 of 5 elementary schools in Stow, OH.

Enrollment

745

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

41.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

18.2:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

+0% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Lakeview Elementary School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Lakeview Elementary School

Lakeview Elementary School is a large elementary school in Stow, Ohio, enrolling 745 students.

At 18.2:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Ohio median, within a few percentage points of the 18.2:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Enrollment of 745 puts it in the larger third of Ohio schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (80% of enrollment) (diversity index 34/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 745 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Among Stow's elementary schools, it stands alongside Fishcreek Elementary School (301 students): Lakeview Elementary School is larger than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (18.2:1 vs 16.7:1).

Stow-Munroe Falls City School District also operates Stow-Munroe Falls High School (1,648 students) and Kimpton Middle School (773 students) alongside Lakeview Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Lakeview Elementary School compares

Lakeview Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 18.2:1 ▼ 0% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 745 top 13% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

18.2:1
Leaner classes than 23% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
745
Bigger than 83% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
18.2:1
students per teacher - 0% above state mean
Top 59% in Ohio - lower ratio than 41% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
23.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,690
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $14,655
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 745 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 49 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 80.4%
Asian 6.2%
African American 5.6%
Two or More 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino 2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 80.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 34.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 34.3, Lakeview Elementary School is about as mixed as the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Stow-Munroe Falls City School District, which includes Lakeview Elementary School.

$12,690
Per student
-13%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-24%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 61.3%
State 28.8%
Federal 9.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Lakeview Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Stow-Munroe Falls High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Kimpton Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Indian Trail Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Fishcreek Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Echo Hills Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Lakeview Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Stow-Munroe Falls City School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Stow

4 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Ohio, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Lakeview Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Lakeview Elementary School

How many students attend Lakeview Elementary School?

Lakeview Elementary School has 745 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Stow, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeview Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Lakeview Elementary School is 18.2:1, which is 0% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 16% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lakeview Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Lakeview Elementary School is White at 80.4% of enrollment, in Stow, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lakeview Elementary School?

Lakeview Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Lakeview Elementary School rank among elementary schools in Stow?

By Resource Investment Index, Lakeview Elementary School ranks #5 of 5 elementary schools in Stow, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Stow on the city page.

Is Lakeview Elementary School a good school?

Lakeview Elementary School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Stow-Munroe Falls City School District?

Besides Lakeview Elementary School, Stow-Munroe Falls City School District also operates Stow-Munroe Falls High School (1,648 students), Kimpton Middle School (773 students), and Indian Trail Elementary School (334 students). See the Stow-Munroe Falls City School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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