Toledo Reporter

There were 4,157 eighth grade students enrolled in Lucas County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Jefferson Junior High School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 505 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Jefferson Junior High School	505	100	505
Anthony Wayne Junior High School	323	50.2	643
Fassett Junior High School	254	51.4	494
Springfield Middle School	245	32.6	752
Sylvania Timberstone Junior High School	199	31.9	623
Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High School	182	33.6	541
Gateway Middle School	175	34.9	502
Sylvania McCord Junior High School	172	29.8	577
Toledo School for the Arts	113	15.4	736
Ottawa Hills High School	77	16	480
Whittier Elementary School	65	13	501
Longfellow Elementary School	59	11.2	526
Toledo Early College High School	58	17.9	324
Toledo Technology Academy High School	57	19.2	297
McTigue Elementary School	55	10	548
Bennett Venture Academy	53	9.1	583
DeVeaux Elementary School	50	11	456
Leverette Elementary School	50	11.3	444
Beverly Elementary School	49	8.6	570
Walbridge Elementary School	47	16.7	282
Riverside Elementary School	44	12.8	343
Horizon Science Academy Toledo	43	8.3	516
Winterfield Venture Academy	43	10.1	424
Old Orchard Elementary School	42	10.4	402
Garfield Elementary School	42	10.7	393
East Broadway Elementary School	41	10.3	397
Arlington Elementary School	41	13.2	310
Pickett Elementary School	39	15.2	256
Ottawa River Elementary School	38	10.8	353
Northwest Ohio Classical Academy	38	6.7	563
Elmhurst Elementary School	37	10	369
Marshall STEMM Academy	35	9.1	385
Robinson Elementary School	35	8.7	403
Kenmore Preparatory Academy dba Toledo Preparatory Academy	35	9.2	381
Oakdale Elementary School	35	8.7	403
Larchmont Elementary School	34	9	376
Grove Patterson Academy Elementary School	33	8.5	387
Western Toledo Preparatory Academy	33	10.2	324
Navarre Elementary School	33	8.5	389
Maritime Academy of Toledo the	33	14.7	225
Burroughs Elementary School	32	10	319
Keyser Elementary School	32	10.6	302
Hawkins Elementary School	32	10	319
Chase STEM Academy	32	11.7	274
Toledo Public Schools Virtual Academy	31	17.1	181
Raymer Elementary School	30	8	377
Rosa Parks Elementary School	29	11.2	259
Harvard Elementary School	29	10.8	269
Byrnedale Elementary School	29	8.8	331
McKinley STEMM Academy	27	9.3	290
L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted	26	9.2	284
Spring Elementary School	26	11.4	229
Glendale-Feilbach Elementary School	26	7.7	338
Jones Leadership Academy	26	13.8	189
Birmingham Elementary School	25	7.7	326
Reynolds Elementary School	25	7.5	334
Sherman Elementary School	23	8	289
Glenwood Elementary School	22	7.6	291
Wildwood Environmental Academy	22	7.3	303
Old West End Academy Elementary School	21	8.2	256
Toledo Preparatory and Fitness Academy	20	8.5	236
Horizon Science Academy-Springfield	19	5.7	335
Autism Model School	15	53.6	28
Explorers Academy of Science and Technology	15	6	251
Ohio Virtual Academy	1	0	4,147
Greenwood Elementary School	0	0	529
Ottawa Hills Elementary School	0	0	550
Shoreland Elementary School	0	0	620
Wernert Elementary School	0	0	664
Eisenhower Intermediate School	0	0	454
Fallen Timbers Middle School	0	0	679
Rise & Shine Academy	0	0	93
Monac Elementary School	0	0	460
Meadowvale Elementary School	0	0	504
McGregor Elementary School	0	0	377
Hiawatha Elementary School	0	0	339
Madison Avenue School of Arts	0	0	395
Discovery Academy	0	0	324
Escuela SMART Academy	0	0	282
SunBridge Schools	0	0	253
Eagle Learning Center	0	0	53
Coy Elementary School	0	0	335
Starr Elementary School	0	0	463
Jerusalem Elementary School	0	0	439
Highland Elementary School	0	0	612
Monclova Elementary School	0	0	450
Imagine Environmental Science Academy	0	0	64
Hope Learning Academy of Toledo	0	0	10
Summit Academy - Toledo	0	0	39
Waterville Primary School	0	0	457
Sylvania Northview High School	0	0	1,311
Clay High School	0	0	1,097
Sylvania Southview High School	0	0	1,142
Wayne Trail Elementary School	0	0	338
Bowsher High School	0	0	776
Jesup W. Scott High School	0	0	721
Washington Junior High School	0	0	517
Whitmer High School	0	0	2,194
Maplewood Elementary School	0	0	556
Hill View Elementary School	0	0	363
Edgewater Elementary School	0	0	121
Sylvan Elementary School	0	0	415
Maumee High School	0	0	578
Whiteford Elementary School	0	0	441
Skyway Career Prep High School	0	0	333
Toledo Pre-Medical and Health Science Academy	0	0	140
Rogers High School	0	0	680
Central Trail Elementary School	0	0	694
Westfield/Robinson Achievement	0	0	23
Glass City Academy	0	0	361
Holland Elementary School	0	0	475
Ohio Digital Learning School	0	0	933
Crissey Elementary School	0	0	347
Fairfield Elementary School	0	0	330
Fort Miami Elementary School	0	0	334
Dorr Street Elementary School	0	0	410
Holloway Elementary School	0	0	356
Whitehouse Primary School	0	0	482
Anthony Wayne High School	0	0	1,174
Woodward High School	0	0	560
Waite High School	0	0	885
Stranahan Elementary School	0	0	522
Start High School	0	0	1,073
Springfield High School	0	0	821
Martin Luther King Academy for Boys Elementary School	0	0	147
Ann Jerkins-Harris Academy of Excellence	0	0	115
Ella P. Stewart Academy for Girls	0	0	206