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Enrollment
624
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRVIEW PARK CITY·NCES 390439700937
Gilles-Sweet Elementary School
4320 West 220 Street, Fairview Park, OH 44126 · (440) 356-3525 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL624 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
161 students
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fairview Park City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
82.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.4pp since 2021
Math
82.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +13.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2023-24 | 81.9% | 80.3% |
| 2022-23 | 79.5% | 76.1% |
| 2021-22 | 78.7% | 68.8% |
% 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
82.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Gilles-Sweet Elementary School
Gilles-Sweet Elementary School's state test result (82.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles-Sweet Elementary School this school | 624 | 25.8% | 82.8% |
| McCormick Elementary School Loveland | 587 | 23.3% | 81.5% |
| Bloom Carroll Intermediate School Carroll | 545 | 22.8% | 77.3% |
| Meadowview Elementary School Milford | 577 | 28.1% | 84.3% |
| John Foster Dulles Elementary School Cincinnati | 812 | 26.1% | 80.0% |
| Loveland Elementary School Loveland | 617 | 22.5% | 85.4% |
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 Gilles-Sweet Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #179 of 673 | #21 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #307 of 1,569 ▲ 37 | #28 of 172 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #217 of 1,569 ▲ 74 | #21 of 172 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.3pp | #338 of 1,514 | #53 of 167 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 624 | #237 of 1,808 | #16 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #438 of 1,582 | #49 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #1,221 of 1,590 | #120 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.8% | #575 of 767 | #24 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #692 of 992 | #78 of 98 |
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
624
+54 (+9%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 624 | 39.1 | 16.0:1 | 26% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 32.1 | 16.0:1 | 34% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 34.1 | 15.4:1 | 24% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 33 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 38.5 | 17.6:1 | 31% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 39 | 17.3:1 | 33% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 769 | 43 | 17.9:1 | 29% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 17% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | 20 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilles-Sweet Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (678 to 624); teachers up 2% (38.5 to 39.1).
About Gilles-Sweet Elementary School
Gilles-Sweet Elementary School, a large elementary school, is located in Fairview Park, Ohio. School enrollment was 624 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students.
Gilles-Sweet Elementary School is one school in Fairview Park City, a system of 4 schools with 1,471 students.
At Gilles-Sweet Elementary School, White students make up 90% of the student body. It is also 5% Black and 2% Asian. Cuyahoga County's residents are about 58% White, 33 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Gilles-Sweet Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.
At Gilles-Sweet Elementary School, 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.0:1. That ratio is under the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 26% of enrollment. That is close to the 27% average for public schools in Cuyahoga County.
The allk12 Grade for Gilles-Sweet Elementary School is A. Compared with Ohio public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gilles-Sweet Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Ohio schools: 82.8% actual against 79.1% predicted.
Census estimates describe Cuyahoga County this way: median household income is about $64,468, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Cuyahoga County number 352 and enroll about 155,924.
Of nearby public schools, Lewis F Mayer Middle School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Gilles-Sweet Elementary School went from 570 students to 624. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.3:1 to 16.0:1.
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Cuyahoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Fairview Park City
- Fairview High SchoolHigh · 484 students
- Lewis F Mayer Middle SchoolMiddle · 314 students
- Parkview Early Education CenterElementary · 49 students
Other schools in Fairview Park
- Fairview High SchoolHigh · 484 students
- Lewis F Mayer Middle SchoolMiddle · 314 students
- Parkview Early Education CenterElementary · 49 students
Nearby schools
- Lewis F Mayer Middle School0.5 mi · 314
- Fairview High School0.5 mi · 484
- Parkview Early Education Center1.1 mi · 49
- Maple Elementary School1.2 mi · 348
- Goldwood Primary Elementary School1.2 mi · 575
- Douglas MacArthur1.7 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Gilles-Sweet Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gilles-Sweet Elementary School?
Gilles-Sweet Elementary School enrolls approximately 624 students in grades KG-05.
Is Gilles-Sweet Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gilles-Sweet Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Gilles-Sweet Elementary School have?
Gilles-Sweet Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gilles-Sweet Elementary School?
At Gilles-Sweet Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Gilles-Sweet Elementary School public or private?
Gilles-Sweet Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairview Park City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.