Toledo Reporter

There were 4,773 third grade students enrolled in Lucas County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Ohio Virtual Academy welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 696 students.

Within Lucas County schools, the highest student count was found in second grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Lucas County ranked fifth in enrollment numbers, with a total of 69,955 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was ranked fourth the year before.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	# of 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ohio Virtual Academy	696	16.8	4,147
Central Trail Elementary School	122	17.6	694
Monclova Elementary School	116	25.8	450
Whitehouse Primary School	112	23.2	482
Highland Elementary School	101	16.5	612
Jerusalem Elementary School	95	21.6	439
Waterville Primary School	95	20.8	457
Wernert Elementary School	95	14.3	664
Ottawa Hills Elementary School	89	16.2	550
Starr Elementary School	88	19	463
Stranahan Elementary School	82	15.7	522
Holloway Elementary School	82	23	356
Fairfield Elementary School	81	24.5	330
Shoreland Elementary School	81	13.1	620
Dorr Street Elementary School	78	19	410
Fort Miami Elementary School	69	20.7	334
Sylvan Elementary School	68	16.4	415
Hill View Elementary School	68	18.7	363
Coy Elementary School	68	20.3	335
Greenwood Elementary School	68	12.9	529
Crissey Elementary School	67	19.3	347
Maplewood Elementary School	67	12.1	556
Whiteford Elementary School	64	14.5	441
Meadowvale Elementary School	62	12.3	504
Bennett Venture Academy	62	10.6	583
Madison Avenue School of Arts	59	14.9	395
Beverly Elementary School	53	9.3	570
Winterfield Venture Academy	53	12.5	424
Monac Elementary School	52	11.3	460
Whittier Elementary School	51	10.2	501
DeVeaux Elementary School	51	11.2	456
Northwest Ohio Classical Academy	50	8.9	563
McGregor Elementary School	49	13	377
Longfellow Elementary School	48	9.1	526
Hiawatha Elementary School	46	13.6	339
Grove Patterson Academy Elementary School	44	11.4	387
Riverside Elementary School	44	12.8	343
Horizon Science Academy Toledo	44	8.5	516
Kenmore Preparatory Academy dba Toledo Preparatory Academy	43	11.3	381
Discovery Academy	43	13.3	324
McTigue Elementary School	43	7.8	548
Arlington Elementary School	40	12.9	310
Byrnedale Elementary School	40	12.1	331
SunBridge Schools	40	15.8	253
Raymer Elementary School	40	10.6	377
Elmhurst Elementary School	40	10.8	369
East Broadway Elementary School	40	10.1	397
Marshall STEMM Academy	39	10.1	385
Leverette Elementary School	38	8.6	444
Oakdale Elementary School	37	9.2	403
Escuela SMART Academy	36	12.8	282
Navarre Elementary School	35	9	389
Garfield Elementary School	35	8.9	393
Keyser Elementary School	35	11.6	302
Hawkins Elementary School	35	11	319
McKinley STEMM Academy	35	12.1	290
Western Toledo Preparatory Academy	35	10.8	324
Wildwood Environmental Academy	34	11.2	303
Horizon Science Academy-Springfield	33	9.9	335
Glendale-Feilbach Elementary School	33	9.8	338
Larchmont Elementary School	32	8.5	376
Old Orchard Elementary School	32	8	402
Burroughs Elementary School	31	9.7	319
Toledo Preparatory and Fitness Academy	31	13.1	236
L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted	30	10.6	284
Harvard Elementary School	30	11.2	269
Glenwood Elementary School	30	10.3	291
Old West End Academy Elementary School	30	11.7	256
Explorers Academy of Science and Technology	29	11.6	251
Pickett Elementary School	29	11.3	256
Sherman Elementary School	28	9.7	289
Birmingham Elementary School	28	8.6	326
Ann Jerkins-Harris Academy of Excellence	26	22.6	115
Walbridge Elementary School	26	9.2	282
Robinson Elementary School	25	6.2	403
Chase STEM Academy	24	8.8	274
Reynolds Elementary School	23	6.9	334
Rosa Parks Elementary School	22	8.5	259
Ottawa River Elementary School	22	6.2	353
Ella P. Stewart Academy for Girls	21	10.2	206
Spring Elementary School	18	7.9	229
Rise & Shine Academy	16	17.2	93
Edgewater Elementary School	15	12.4	121
Martin Luther King Academy for Boys Elementary School	15	10.2	147
Imagine Environmental Science Academy	11	17.2	64
Washington Junior High School	0	0	517
Jefferson Junior High School	0	0	505
Springfield Middle School	0	0	752
Springfield High School	0	0	821
Holland Elementary School	0	0	475
Ottawa Hills High School	0	0	480
Anthony Wayne Junior High School	0	0	643
Fallen Timbers Middle School	0	0	679
Anthony Wayne High School	0	0	1,174
Toledo Technology Academy High School	0	0	297
Woodward High School	0	0	560
Waite High School	0	0	885
Start High School	0	0	1,073
Wayne Trail Elementary School	0	0	338
Maumee High School	0	0	578
Gateway Middle School	0	0	502
Ohio Digital Learning School	0	0	933
Hope Learning Academy of Toledo	0	0	10
Eagle Learning Center	0	0	53
Maritime Academy of Toledo the	0	0	225
Summit Academy - Toledo	0	0	39
Fassett Junior High School	0	0	494
Eisenhower Intermediate School	0	0	454
Sylvania Northview High School	0	0	1,311
Clay High School	0	0	1,097
Toledo Early College High School	0	0	324
Sylvania Southview High School	0	0	1,142
Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High School	0	0	541
Bowsher High School	0	0	776
Jesup W. Scott High School	0	0	721
Jones Leadership Academy	0	0	189
Sylvania McCord Junior High School	0	0	577
Glass City Academy	0	0	361
Sylvania Timberstone Junior High School	0	0	623
Westfield/Robinson Achievement	0	0	23
Rogers High School	0	0	680
Toledo Pre-Medical and Health Science Academy	0	0	140
Toledo Public Schools Virtual Academy	0	0	181
Skyway Career Prep High School	0	0	333
Autism Model School	0	0	28
Toledo School for the Arts	0	0	736
Whitmer High School	0	0	2,194