Preston Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 15% |
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.7% | 52.7% |
| 2023-24 | 67.2% | 50.9% |
| 2022-23 | 62.9% | 57.2% |
| 2021-22 | 70.4% | 60.8% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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%.
Where Preston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Summit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #613 of 673 | #27 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #1,047 of 1,569 | #36 of 67 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #570 of 1,569 | #22 of 67 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.9pp | #211 of 1,514 | #9 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 240 | #1,479 of 1,808 | #65 of 78 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #96 of 1,582 | #15 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #236 of 1,590 | #14 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #393 of 992 | #13 of 40 |
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 240 | 18 | 13.3:1 | 71% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 71% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | N/A | N/A | 58% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 285 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 56% (160) |
About Preston Elementary School
At 800 Tallmadge Rd in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Preston Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. The school reports 240 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404 students.
Cuyahoga Falls City School District is responsible for 9 schools, Preston Elementary School included, with 3,848 students in all.
Preston Elementary School is 53% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 18% Black, 14% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Among people living in Summit County, the White share is about 74%. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 18 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Ohio have 17.9:1, compared with 13.3:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 71% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 34% for public schools in Summit County.
Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 62.1%. Preston Elementary School scores 58.4%.
Summit County has these Census figures: the median household income is $71,622, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Summit County is home to 149 public schools and about 69,214 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Elizabeth Price Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Preston Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 45 students since 2017-18, to 240. The student mix also changed: the White share decreased from 77% to 53%.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Preston Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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