Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Lorain, Ohio

Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy in Lorain, Ohio enrolled 248 students in 2024-25 with 17.0 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the Ohio elementary-school median of 17.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 14-36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 19%

282 students in 2022-23, 270 students in 2023-24, 248 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 17.0.

Students enrolled at Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 270, 2024-25: 24801002003002022-232822023-242702024-25248
Students enrolled at Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 270, 2024-25: 24801002003002022-232822023-242702024-25248
Students enrolled at Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 270, 2024-25: 24801002003002022-232822023-242702024-25248
Students enrolled at Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 270, 2024-25: 24801002003002022-232822023-242702024-25248
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328221.013.4
2023-2427014.019.3
2024-2524817.014.6

14.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 of every 100 Ohio elementary schools

Among the 1,708 Ohio elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 14.6; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 14.6; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 14.6; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 14.6; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 17.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy enrolled 276 students and reported no counselor; it reported 31 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions31
  • Chronically absent69.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

68.1% of students were Hispanic, 22.6% Black, 4.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic68.1%
  2. Black22.6%
  3. Two or more races4.4%
  4. White3.6%
  5. American Indian1.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 14-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOhio
Reading and language arts, 2021-2214‑36%14‑36%59%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%0‑23% (2021-22)54.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Lorain

15 public elementary schools in Lorain report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Vincent Elementary School45616.3not reported
Larkmoor Elementary School43216.0not reported
Lorain Preparatory Academy41618.9not reported
Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary School32424.0not reported
Frank Jacinto Elementary30715.7not reported
Stevan Dohanos Elementary School30118.8not reported
Palm Elementary School29516.9not reported
Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School29114.9not reported

All public schools in Lorain →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy

  1. Admiral King Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 278 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Constellation Schools: Lorain Community ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 89 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  3. Compare Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy with Admiral King Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy spends per student$11,794 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,794
  5. The largest public schools in OhioLorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy is the number 1,442 by size of 1,715 Ohio elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,442 of 1,715
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 17.4 for elementary schools.14.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy

  1. How many students attend Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy?
    248 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 282 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lorain, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy?
    14.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for elementary schools is 17.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy a Title I school?
    Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy scored proficient or above: 14-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy in?
    Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy, NCES district ID 3901603. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390160305971 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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