Palm Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Lorain, Ohio
Palm Elementary School in Lorain, Ohio enrolled 295 students in 2024-25 with 17.5 full-time teachers, 16.9 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, 27-36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
281 students in 2022-23, 298 students in 2023-24, 295 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.0 to 17.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 281 | 17.0 | 16.5 |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 17.5 | 17.0 |
| 2024-25 | 295 | 17.5 | 16.9 |
16.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 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.
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).
One counselor per 496 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Palm Elementary School enrolled 248 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 496 of the 248 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions19
- Chronically absent56.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
53.2% of students were Hispanic, 19.7% Black, 15.6% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic53.2%
- Black19.7%
- White15.6%
- Two or more races11.5%
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 Palm Elementary School scored proficient or above: 27-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 27‑36% | 28% | 59% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑24% | 17% (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; Palm Elementary School is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Elementary School | 456 | 16.3 | not reported |
| Larkmoor Elementary School | 432 | 16.0 | not reported |
| Lorain Preparatory Academy | 416 | 18.9 | not reported |
| Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary School | 324 | 24.0 | not reported |
| Frank Jacinto Elementary | 307 | 15.7 | not reported |
| Stevan Dohanos Elementary School | 301 | 18.8 | not reported |
| Palm Elementary School | 295 | 16.9 | not reported |
| Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School | 291 | 14.9 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Palm Elementary School
- Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-LorainThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 69 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Helen Steiner Rice Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 291 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Palm Elementary School with Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-LorainStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lorain City School District spends per student$19,864 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,864
- The largest public schools in OhioPalm Elementary School is the number 1,284 by size of 1,715 Ohio elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,284 of 1,715
- Ohio schools by students per teacher16.9 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 17.4 for elementary schools.16.9:1
- 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 Palm Elementary School
How many students attend Palm Elementary School?
295 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 281 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lorain, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at Palm Elementary School?
16.9 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.Is Palm Elementary School a Title I school?
Palm Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Palm Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Palm Elementary School scored proficient or above: 27-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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.What district is Palm Elementary School in?
Lorain City School District, NCES district ID 3904426. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390442605286 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.