Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 244 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARDINAL LOCAL·NCES 390471702692
Cardinal Elementary School
16175 Almeda Dr, Middlefield, OH 44062 · (440) 632-0261 · Geauga County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
183 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 16% larger than its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cardinal Elementary School→Cardinal Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Cardinal Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
64.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -10.0pp since 2021
Math
64.3%
OH avg 56.1% . -14.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.8% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 64.8% | 69.5% |
| 2022-23 | 58.7% | 73.6% |
| 2021-22 | 74.8% | 78.6% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cardinal Elementary School
Cardinal Elementary School's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Elementary School this school | 396 | 46.2% | 65.3% |
| Hollingsworth East Elementary School Eaton | 417 | 48.0% | N/A |
| William Bruce Elementary School Eaton | 432 | 46.3% | 73.4% |
| Greeneview Elementary School Jamestown | 412 | 48.1% | 82.7% |
| Rootstown Elementary School Rootstown | 406 | 45.1% | 71.0% |
| Champion Central Elementary School Warren | 453 | 46.1% | 76.9% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cardinal Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Geauga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #536 of 673 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #812 of 1,569 ▼ 180 | #8 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #762 of 1,569 ▲ 93 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.1pp | #16 of 1,514 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #845 of 1,808 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,345 of 1,582 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #1,128 of 1,590 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #321 of 767 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.5% | #173 of 561 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
396
+69 (+21%) vs 2020
+191% since 2000-01, when it was 136
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 396 | 19.3 | 20.5:1 | 46% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 22.8 | 11.7:1 | 46% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 38% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 20 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 47% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | 9 | 17.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 178 | 11 | 16.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 136 | 8 | 17.0:1 | 17% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cardinal Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (326 to 396); teachers up 7% (18 to 19.3).
About Cardinal Elementary School
Students in Middlefield, Ohio, attend Cardinal Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 396 students in pre-K through 6.
Cardinal Elementary School is run by Cardinal Local, whose 3 schools enroll 732 students.
White students are the large majority at Cardinal Elementary School, with 88% of enrollment. Next come 6% multiracial and 3% Black. By the diversity index, Cardinal Elementary School comes in at 21%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 20.5:1, with 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Cardinal Elementary School is 46%. Compared with the 21% average for public schools in Geauga County, the school's rate is higher.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Cardinal Elementary School would be expected to post about 71.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.3%.
Among Geauga County residents, median household income is about $107,860, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 23 public schools in Geauga County, with a combined enrollment of about 9,939.
Nearby, Cardinal Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Cardinal Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 60.5% on proficiency, and Cardinal Elementary School is above that at 65.3%.
NCES assigns Cardinal Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Cardinal Elementary School saw enrollment rise 21% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.4:1 in 2020-21, and 20.5:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Cardinal Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Geauga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,481
Census ACS
Median income
$107,860
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cardinal Local
- Cardinal Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 331 students
- Cardinal Middle SchoolMiddle · 5 students
- Cardinal Huskie Virtual SchoolCombined
Other schools in Middlefield
- Cardinal Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 331 students
- ACE Community AcademyHigh · 25 students
- Cardinal Middle SchoolMiddle · 5 students
- Cardinal Huskie Virtual SchoolCombined
Other Cardinal Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Cardinal Elementary. Cardinal Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Cardinal ElementaryRichmond, VA · 821 students
- Cardinal ElementaryArlington, VA · 682 students
- Cardinal Elementary SchoolBrownsburg, IN · 650 students
- Cardinal ElementaryMUSKEGON, MI · 611 students
- Cardinal ElementaryEldon, IA · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Cardinal Middle School0.0 mi · 5
- Cardinal Jr/Sr High School0.2 mi · 331
- ACE Community Academy0.2 mi · 25
- Berkshire Elementary4.0 mi · 517
- Berkshire Middle School4.0 mi · 388
- Berkshire High School4.0 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Cardinal Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cardinal Elementary School?
Cardinal Elementary School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Cardinal Elementary School serve?
Cardinal Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Cardinal Elementary School?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at Cardinal Elementary School.
How diverse is Cardinal Elementary School?
Cardinal Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Cardinal Elementary School public or private?
Cardinal Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cardinal Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.