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Preston Elementary School

800 Tallmadge Rd, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221 · (330) 926-3805 · Summit County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
Enrollment
240
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
170 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3414%
Grade 14318%
Grade 24017%
Grade 34318%
Grade 44418%
Grade 53615%
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
12853%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
115%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
4218%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
3314%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
2510%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
12452%
Female
11648%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
70.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.4pp since 2021
Math
52.7%
OH avg 56.1% . -8.1pp since 2021

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2570.7%52.7%
2023-2467.2%50.9%
2022-2362.9%57.2%
2021-2270.4%60.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation

What 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%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Preston Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn 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
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
240
-45 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.3:1
% White
53%
was 77%
% Hispanic
5%
was 1%
% Black
18%
was 9%
% Asian
14%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-252401813.3:171% (170)
2023-242691914.2:171% (191)
2022-23270N/AN/A58% (157)
2017-182852014.3:156% (160)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Preston Elementary School.

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.

Summit County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Preston Elementary School
District
Cuyahoga Falls City School District
Address
800 Tallmadge Rd, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
Phone
(330) 926-3805
County
Summit County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
240
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
170 (71%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
390438300768
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Preston Elementary School
How large is Preston Elementary School?
Preston Elementary School enrolls approximately 240 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Preston Elementary School serve?
Preston Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Preston Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Preston Elementary School.
How diverse is Preston Elementary School?
Preston Elementary School reports a student body of 53% White, 5% Hispanic, 18% Black, 14% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Preston Elementary School public or private?
Preston Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cuyahoga Falls City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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