Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FIELD LOCAL·NCES 390491903527
Suffield Elementary School
1128 Waterloo Rd, Mogadore, OH 44260 · (330) 628-3430 · Portage County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
150 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Based on grade levels within Field Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
77.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +8.2pp since 2021
Math
81.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +13.2pp 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 81 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 up about 13 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 81.1% |
| 2023-24 | 76.3% | 70.8% |
| 2022-23 | 70.8% | 75.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.8% | 67.9% |
% 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
78.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Suffield Elementary School
Suffield Elementary School's state test result (78.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suffield Elementary School this school | 421 | 35.6% | 78.2% |
| Miami View Elementary School South Charleston | 412 | 38.1% | 64.4% |
| Buckeye Valley East Elementary School Ashley | 441 | 33.8% | 71.5% |
| Versailles Elementary School Versailles | 471 | 33.3% | 93.1% |
| Tuslaw Elementary School Massillon | 482 | 34.9% | 80.1% |
| Berkshire Elementary Burton | 517 | 35.2% | 64.9% |
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 Suffield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Portage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #288 of 673 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #341 of 1,569 ▲ 256 | #2 of 15 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #367 of 1,569 ▲ 96 | #2 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.7pp | #241 of 1,514 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #748 of 1,808 | #8 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #484 of 1,582 | #3 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.8% | #1,496 of 1,590 | #18 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #449 of 767 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #466 of 561 | #4 of 6 |
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
421
+57 (+16%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 421 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 36% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 35% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | N/A | N/A | 32% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 26 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 28.5 | 14.3:1 | 41% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 26 | 14.6:1 | 41% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 40% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 11% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 27 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Suffield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (409 to 421); teachers down 9% (28.5 to 26).
About Suffield Elementary School
Suffield Elementary School is an elementary school located in Mogadore, Ohio, in Portage County. The school counted 421 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5.
Field Local runs Suffield Elementary School along with 3 other schools, enrolling 1,916 students in total.
Suffield Elementary School is 95% White by enrollment. Other students are 2% Hispanic. That is higher than the 87% White share among all Portage County residents. A diversity index of 9% means there is a 9% chance two randomly chosen students at Suffield Elementary School are from different groups.
Suffield Elementary School reported 26 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.2:1. The school's 16.2:1 compares with an average of 17.9:1 for elementary schools in Ohio. Roughly 36% of students at Suffield Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Portage County average a similar 38%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Suffield Elementary School, the prediction is 75.3% and the result is 78.2%.
In the surrounding county, Portage County, the median household earns about $75,766 a year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Suffield Elementary School, Portage County has 48 public schools.
Spring Hill Elementary, about 2.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Suffield Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Suffield Elementary School places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 16% rise, from 364 to 421. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.0:1 to 16.2:1.
The allk12 page for Suffield Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
161,956
Census ACS
Median income
$75,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
19,638 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Field Local
- Brimfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 529 students
- Field High SchoolHigh · 524 students
- Field Middle SchoolMiddle · 442 students
Other schools in Mogadore
- Field High SchoolHigh · 524 students
- Field Middle SchoolMiddle · 442 students
- O H Somers Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Mogadore High SchoolHigh · 201 students
- Mogadore Junior High SchoolMiddle · 112 students
Nearby schools
- Spring Hill Elementary2.7 mi · 478
- Mogadore Junior High School2.8 mi · 112
- Mogadore High School2.8 mi · 201
- Field Middle School3.2 mi · 442
- O H Somers Elementary School3.2 mi · 336
- Springfield Junior/Senior High School3.2 mi · 807
Frequently asked questions
About Suffield Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Suffield Elementary School?
Suffield Elementary School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Suffield Elementary School serve?
Suffield Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Suffield Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Suffield Elementary School is approximately 16.2:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Suffield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Suffield Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Suffield Elementary School?
Suffield Elementary School is overseen by Field Local in Portage County.
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