Gurney Elementary School

As a mid-tier elementary campus in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Gurney Elementary School hosts 478 students from grades pre-K through 3, run under Chagrin Falls Exempted Village.

Chagrin Falls Exempted Village runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,665 students. Gurney Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Gurney Elementary School shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Geauga County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Around 6% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Geauga County's rate of about 21%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gurney Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Ohio schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 86.4%; actual is 97.5%, +11.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Geauga County indicate median household income runs about $107,860, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Geauga County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,939 students), Gurney Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Chagrin Falls High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. 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), Gurney Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 91.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 474 students in 2018 compared to 478 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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