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Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School

4880 E 71st St, Cuyahoga Heights, OH 44125 · (216) 429-5880 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Ohio public elementary schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools

Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 258 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
109 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3410%
Kindergarten4513%
Grade 15616%
Grade 25415%
Grade 35215%
Grade 45114%
Grade 56017%

This year's kindergarten class (45) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).

Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
29784%
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
226%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
72%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
82%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
185%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
18352%
Female
16948%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School→Cuyahoga Hts Middle School→Cuyahoga Hts High School
Based on grade levels within Cuyahoga Heights Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
75.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.2pp since 2021
Math
84.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.4pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores have held steady.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2575.9%84.3%
2023-2484.5%85.9%
2022-2379.8%86.9%
2021-2275.7%83.9%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
83.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School

Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School's state test result (83.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School this school35231.0%83.9%
Brunswick Memorial Elementary School
Brunswick
36231.8%81.3%
Valley View Elementary School
Wadsworth
31933.9%79.9%
Fairfax Elementary School
Mentor
31029.4%70.8%
Western Elementary School
Lexington
30832.1%N/A
Kean Elementary School
Wooster
31329.7%76.1%
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 Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Cuyahoga County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
83.9%#162 of 673#19 of 38
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
84.3%#245 of 1,569
▼ 75
#25 of 172
▼ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
75.9%#416 of 1,569
▼ 214
#32 of 172
▼ 9
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+0.3pp#1,022 of 1,514#128 of 167
Enrollment
ranked largest first
352#1,056 of 1,808#90 of 193
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#100 of 1,582#9 of 158
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
28.1%#976 of 1,590#99 of 158
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
31.0%#501 of 767#12 of 42
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+10.7%#284 of 561#36 of 64
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 2024-25
Enrollment
352
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 422
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 8.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2535226.313.4:131% (109)
2023-243642912.6:134% (125)
2022-2335421.516.5:119% (67)
2020-21344428.2:1N/A
2017-1831821.614.7:121% (68)
2015-163582216.3:122% (79)
2010-114272219.4:120% (86)
2000-013932714.6:1N/A
1990-914222616.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 11% (318 to 352); teachers up 22% (21.6 to 26.3).

About Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School

Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School is a public elementary school in Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 352 students.

Cuyahoga Heights Local is the district for Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School. It has 3 schools and 774 students.

Federal enrollment data show Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School is 84% White. It is also 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Cuyahoga County's residents are about 58% White, 27 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 28% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Dividing enrollment by its 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.4:1. That is 4.5 students per teacher below the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School reports 31% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

allk12 grades Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 77.1% at Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 83.9%.

Within Cuyahoga County, the median household income is $64,468, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Besides Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School, Cuyahoga County has 351 other public schools.

Of nearby public schools, Cuyahoga Hts Middle School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School.

For locale, NCES codes Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School as Suburb: Large.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 352, starting from 344. Students per teacher rose from 8.2 in 2020-21 to 13.4 in 2024-25.

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Cuyahoga County at a glance

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Population
1,245,873
Census ACS
Median income
$64,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
352
155,924 students

Quick facts

School name
Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School
District
Cuyahoga Heights Local
Address
4880 E 71st St, Cuyahoga Heights, OH 44125
Phone
(216) 429-5880
County
Cuyahoga County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
352
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
109 (31%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
390465502587
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School?
Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School enrolls approximately 352 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School serve?
Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School?
At Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School public or private?
Cuyahoga Hts Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cuyahoga Heights Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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