Constellation Schools: Elyria Community, Elyria OH

Original Research by School Decision on Constellation Schools: Elyria Community

Constellation Schools: Elyria Community is a charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in Elyria, a county seat of about mid-sized population in Lorain County, about a short drive southwest of Cleveland. The school operates as its own charter district and enrolls a small enrollment distributed across nine grade levels, with roughly equal numbers in each grade.

The student body is racially and economically mixed. Close to half the students are white, with substantial representation from Black and Hispanic students plus two-or-more-races students. A meaningful share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting economic need in the area. The school population includes some English learner and special education students, though exact counts were not available.

In state testing, Constellation Schools' proficiency results fall in the bottom quartile among the districts in Lorain County. In the most recent tested year across grades three through eight, proficiency in English language arts was below midpoint, proficiency in math was notably lower, and proficiency in science sat around the middle of the range. A parent reviewing these numbers may want to look further into what academic supports and instruction the school is providing to strengthen these areas, as well as what the school's trajectory looks like, since trend data across multiple years was not available.

Elyria itself is a manufacturing and healthcare hub in transition. Historic downtown centers on Ely Square with civic anchors including the library, city hall, and courthouse, plus monthly Third Thursday street life events. The city has lost major manufacturing employers over the past two decades but is actively pursuing redevelopment through tax incentives, fiber-optic infrastructure investment, and housing initiatives including senior apartments and new single-family subdivisions. Housing values in the zip code are below the Ohio state median, and rents are modest, making the area relatively affordable for families.

The school's single-school charter structure means it operates independently of the larger Elyria City Schools district, which does not apply to Constellation Schools. No recent major curriculum or operational changes in the district brief were identified, so the school's academic trajectory and response to test results are questions a parent would want to explore directly with the school.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-834%

School 34% · district not reported

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

English language arts

Grades 3-838%

School 38% · district not reported

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Science

Grades 3-848%

School 48% · district not reported

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 479%

School 79% · district not reported

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 676%

School 76% · district not reported

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.