Fairfax Elementary School

Fairfax Elementary School is an elementary school of tight-knit scale in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, operated by Cleveland Heights-University Heights City, teacheing 303 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 25% leaner than typical.

Within Cleveland Heights-University Heights City, which oversees 11 schools and 5,063 students, Fairfax Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Fairfax Elementary School records that Black students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder breaks down as 26% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Cuyahoga County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cuyahoga County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $64,468 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Fairfax Elementary School is one of 352 public schools in Cuyahoga County (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cleveland Heights High School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fairfax Elementary School.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fairfax Elementary School has edged down 8%, going from 330 students in 2018 to 303 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.