St. Jude School
under 1 mi ✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson, Autism) Grades PreK-8 513 students 14.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private middle schools in Elyria, OH
7 in Elyria or within 6 miles. 7 are on the state’s EdChoice / Cleveland Scholarship list. Private schools that teach any of grades 6, 7 or 8, going by each school’s grade span in the 2023-24 federal survey (or, for schools new since then, the state’s official list). Many also teach elementary or high school grades.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
Lake Ridge Academy
3 mi ✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland) Grades K-12 371 students 6.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 97% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades PreK-12
St. Peter School
4 mi ✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson) Grades PreK-8 300 students 16.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson) Grades PreK-12 178 students 11.1 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 80% to 4-year college
Roman Avery Academy
4 mi ✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades K-8
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades PreK-8 167 students 13.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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What Ohio pays
Ohio EdChoice Scholarship Scholarship
$6,166 for grades K-8, $8,408 for grades 9-12 Families at or below 450% of the poverty level ($148,500 for a family of four) get the full amount. Above that it is scaled down.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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