Fernway Elementary School

Located at 17420 Fernway Rd, in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Fernway Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary campus that serves 326 students (grades K through 5), operated by Shaker Heights City.

Shaker Heights City runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,650 students. Fernway Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Fernway Elementary School lists that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 37% Black, 10% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 58% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Fernway Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 32% of students at Fernway Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Fernway Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 76.9%, the actual is 75.1%, a residual of -1.7 points.

Across the wider county, Cuyahoga County reports 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%. Across Cuyahoga County's 352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students), Fernway Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Shaker Hts High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fernway Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.4%.

Fernway Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fernway Elementary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 323 students in 2018 to 326 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Fernway Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.