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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAYFIELD CITY·NCES 390443701298
Mayfield Center Elementary School
6625 Wilson Mills Rd, Mayfield, OH 44143 · (440) 995-7400 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
17.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
131 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Mayfield Center Elementary School→Mayfield Middle School
Based on grade levels within Mayfield City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
84.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +9.9pp since 2021
Math
85.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +12.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 10 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 | 84.7% | 85.4% |
| 2023-24 | 88.3% | 85.3% |
| 2022-23 | 79.7% | 86.0% |
| 2021-22 | 74.8% | 72.6% |
% 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
85.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Mayfield Center Elementary School
Mayfield Center Elementary School's state test result (85.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Center Elementary School this school | 468 | 28.0% | 85.2% |
| Normandy Elementary School Dayton | 495 | 36.4% | 76.8% |
| Samuel Bissell Elementary School Twinsburg | 582 | 29.6% | 81.8% |
| Endeavor Elementary School West | 740 | 28.8% | 80.9% |
| Liberty Early Childhood School Liberty Twp | 407 | 25.1% | N/A |
| Albert Chapman Elementary School Powell | 529 | 24.8% | 81.0% |
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 Mayfield Center Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.2% | #131 of 673 | #16 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #208 of 1,569 ▼ 21 | #21 of 172 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #150 of 1,569 ▼ 53 | #16 of 172 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.4pp | #204 of 1,514 | #36 of 167 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #598 of 1,808 | #47 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #736 of 1,582 | #82 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #297 of 1,590 | #38 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.0% | #548 of 767 | #19 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #406 of 561 | #48 of 64 |
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
468
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 468 | 27 | 17.3:1 | 28% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 481 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 28% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 18% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 27 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 16% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 39 | 11.3:1 | 22% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 23% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 11% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 27 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mayfield Center Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (446 to 468); teachers up 4% (26 to 27).
About Mayfield Center Elementary School
Mayfield Center Elementary School is an elementary school in Mayfield, Ohio, according to federal school records. School enrollment was 468 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Mayfield Center Elementary School is run by Mayfield City, whose 7 schools enroll 4,208 students.
At Mayfield Center Elementary School, White students make up 55% of the student body. The next largest groups are 18% Asian, 17% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 58% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Mayfield Center Elementary School was 17.3:1. That matches the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio fairly closely. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 28%. That tracks the 27% average for public schools in Cuyahoga County.
Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, Mayfield Center Elementary School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Mayfield Center Elementary School is 7.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (85.2% versus 78.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Ohio.
Census Bureau estimates for Cuyahoga County show that the median household income is $64,468, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. There are 352 public schools in Cuyahoga County, enrolling about 155,924 students in all.
The closest public school, Mayfield Middle School, is about 0.7 miles from Mayfield Center Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Mayfield Center Elementary School is 3rd among 6 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 473 in 2020-21 and 468 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at Mayfield Center Elementary School, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Mayfield City
- Mayfield High SchoolHigh · 1,504 students
- Mayfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
- Millridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
- Lander ElementaryElementary · 506 students
- Gates Mills Elementary SchoolElementary · 120 students
- Mayfield PreschoolElementary · 110 students
Nearby schools
- Mayfield Middle School0.7 mi · 896
- Mayfield High School1.0 mi · 1,504
- Mayfield Preschool1.0 mi · 110
- Millridge Elementary School1.9 mi · 604
- Lander Elementary2.2 mi · 506
- Gates Mills Elementary School2.3 mi · 120
Frequently asked questions
About Mayfield Center Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mayfield Center Elementary School?
Mayfield Center Elementary School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades KG-05.
Is Mayfield Center Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mayfield Center Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mayfield Center Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mayfield Center Elementary School is approximately 17.3:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mayfield Center Elementary School?
Mayfield Center Elementary School reports a student body of 55% White, 6% Hispanic, 17% Black, 18% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Mayfield Center Elementary School?
Mayfield Center Elementary School is overseen by Mayfield City in Cuyahoga County.
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