Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUYAHOGA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 390438300764
Gordon Dewitt Elementary School
425 Falls Ave, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 · (330) 926-3802 · Summit County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
207 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
76.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +7.6pp since 2021
Math
71.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.8% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.4% | 70.6% |
| 2022-23 | 75.6% | 74.3% |
| 2021-22 | 69.2% | 72.1% |
% 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
77.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Gordon Dewitt Elementary School
Gordon Dewitt Elementary School's state test result (77.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Dewitt Elementary School this school | 364 | 56.9% | 77.3% |
| Jane Chance Intermediate School Miamisburg | 329 | 55.9% | 64.4% |
| Beavertown Elementary School Kettering | 380 | 55.0% | 74.9% |
| Medlar View Primary School Miamisburg | 352 | 51.4% | 74.1% |
| Walls Elementary School Kent | 355 | 51.5% | 68.9% |
| Kinder Intermediate School Miamisburg | 396 | 56.1% | 64.0% |
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 Gordon Dewitt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Summit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #301 of 673 | #15 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #631 of 1,569 ▼ 27 | #22 of 67 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #379 of 1,569 ▼ 69 | #17 of 67 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #729 of 1,514 | #29 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #999 of 1,808 | #31 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #735 of 1,582 | #50 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #585 of 1,590 | #37 of 67 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #161 of 767 | #9 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #440 of 992 | #15 of 40 |
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
364
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 364 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 57% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 22 | 16.2:1 | 61% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 39 | 8.8:1 | 53% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 24 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 23 | 18.5:1 | 51% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 49% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 22 | 19.6:1 | 38% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 22% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 25 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gordon Dewitt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (425 to 364); teachers down 9% (23 to 21).
About Gordon Dewitt Elementary School
Gordon Dewitt Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, administered by Cuyahoga Falls City School District. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 364 students enrolled.
In Cuyahoga Falls City School District, 9 schools enroll a combined 3,848 students.
At Gordon Dewitt Elementary School, 71% of students are White. It is also 12% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put Summit County at about 74% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Gordon Dewitt Elementary School is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Gordon Dewitt Elementary School reported 21 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.3:1. The 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is close to this figure. There are 207 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 57% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Summit County average 34%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 77.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 67.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Summit County show that median household income comes to about $71,622, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Summit County counts 149 public schools with about 69,214 students.
Cuyahoga Falls High School is the nearest public school to Gordon Dewitt Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Gordon Dewitt Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 77.3% is above the 57.5% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Gordon Dewitt Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 360 in 2020-21, 364 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.0:1 to 17.3:1 over the same years.
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Summit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
537,864
Census ACS
Median income
$71,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
69,214 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cuyahoga Falls City School District
- Cuyahoga Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,198 students
- Bolich Middle SchoolMiddle · 508 students
- Roberts Middle SchoolMiddle · 372 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Richardson Elementary SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Elizabeth Price Elementary SchoolElementary · 271 students
Other schools in Cuyahoga Falls
- Cuyahoga Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,198 students
- Bolich Middle SchoolMiddle · 508 students
- Roberts Middle SchoolMiddle · 372 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Richardson Elementary SchoolElementary · 315 students
- Elizabeth Price Elementary SchoolElementary · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Cuyahoga Falls High School0.5 mi · 1,198
- Preston Elementary School1.0 mi · 240
- Bolich Middle School1.0 mi · 508
- Richardson Elementary School1.2 mi · 315
- Elizabeth Price Elementary School1.2 mi · 271
- Harris/Jackson Community Learning Center1.3 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Gordon Dewitt Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gordon Dewitt Elementary School?
Gordon Dewitt Elementary School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Gordon Dewitt Elementary School serve?
Gordon Dewitt Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Gordon Dewitt Elementary School have?
Gordon Dewitt Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Gordon Dewitt Elementary School?
Student demographics at Gordon Dewitt Elementary School are roughly 71% White, 6% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Gordon Dewitt Elementary School public or private?
Gordon Dewitt Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cuyahoga Falls City School District.
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