Gates Mills Elementary School

Gates Mills Elementary School, a very small elementary campus in Gates Mills, Ohio, run under Mayfield City, hosts 120 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 70% below the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Across the 7 schools in Mayfield City (4,208 students total), Gates Mills Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Gates Mills Elementary School lists that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% Black, 13% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cuyahoga County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Gates Mills Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 75.3%; this one delivers 89.3%, a residual of +14.0 points.

Around the school, census data for Cuyahoga County shows 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%. Gates Mills Elementary School is one of 352 public schools in Cuyahoga County (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students).

The closest other public school is Mayfield Middle School, roughly 1.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gates Mills Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 82.8%.

Gates Mills Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gates Mills Elementary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 123 students in 2018 to 120 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 26% to 13% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.