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Schools in Lorain

Lorain’s public schools

Ferndale Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lorain. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.9K
▼ 4% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
609 students on the public path
In brief

Lorain’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lorain’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Ferndale Area JSHS places highest (better than 57%); Ferndale El Sch lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lorain, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Ferndale El Schin JohnstownC+
7–12Ferndale Area JSHSin JohnstownB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ferndale Area School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Ferndale Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 609 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,890PA $21,758 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 55.1% · 316 students tested
Math27%
State average 36.1% · 316 students tested

Lorain vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Lorain’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lorain—Ferndale Area
JohnstownDGreater Johnstown
StonycreekDGreater Johnstown

Every school in Lorain

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Lorainin other towns
Ferndale El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Johnstown
C+
325 students12:1Rate it →
Ferndale Area JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Johnstown
B
284 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Lorain’s schools

Are Lorain’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lorain. Ferndale Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lorain. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lorain in?

Ferndale Area School District.

Where do Lorain kids go to high school?

Ferndale Area JSHS.

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What Lorain families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.