Thoreau Park Elementary School

5401 W 54Th St, Parma OH, 44129 | Parma City School District | 440-885-2352
  • grades KG-4
  • students 404
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 65% 6% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 25 in Parma
  • Ranked #0 of 4735 in Ohio
Proficiency Averages
64%Parma
61%Ohio

Thoreau Park Elementary School is a school servicing grades KG to 4 and is located in the district of "Parma City School District" in Parma, OH. There are a total of 404 students and 25 teachers at Thoreau Park Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Thoreau Park Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 64.5%, which is 6% higher than the Ohio average.

Thoreau Park Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students404
Teachers25
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Thoreau Park Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All72%
370-74%
470-74%
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All57%
360-64%
450-54%
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Thoreau Park Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictOhioNational
White 81.3% 82.8% 73.7% 51.1%
Black 2.8% 3.9% 15.1% 15.9%
Asian 1.5% 2.3% 1.9% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 11.1% 7.7% 4.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.4% 3.1% 4.4% 3.1%

Parma demographics profile

StatisticParmaOhioNational
Population78,62311,689,100328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,92728891
Median age43.039.337.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)53%56%55%
Speak English85%93%79%
Speak Spanish3%2%13%

Education level achieved in Parma

IndexParmaOhioNational
Completed 8th grade86.9%86.9%84.3%
Completed high school85.7%85.6%83.0%
Completed some college53.6%55.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree29.9%35.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors20.0%26.7%30.3%
Completed masters6.4%10.0%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.2%2.7%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.5%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Thoreau Park Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.