📍 5401 W 54th St, Parma, Cuyahoga County, 44129
Thoreau Park Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Parma, Cuyahoga County. The school has 409 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Parma City school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Thoreau Park Elementary School enrolls 409 students across grades K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 272 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 8 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
246 of the school's 409 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 191 qualify for free lunch and 55 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thoreau Park Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH-70, state senate district 23, state house district 15.
Thoreau Park Elementary School is one of 16 schools in Parma City, based in Parma, Ohio. The district serves 9,001 students district-wide and employs 515 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 409 students, Thoreau Park Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
Browse live education vacancies at or near Thoreau Park Elementary School.
Find vacancies →