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Lander Elementary

Q: Is Lander Elementary a good school?

Lander Elementary ranks 434 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

434^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Lander Elementary is a public elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio, serving 485 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Mayfield City School District, which is ranked 100 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lander Elementary has shown strong academic performance, with students consistently outperforming the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, Lander's 5th-grade students achieved 75.8% proficiency in Science, compared to the state average of 63.4%. Additionally, the school's 3rd-grade students achieved 87.8% proficiency in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state average of 64.4%, and its 4th-grade students performed exceptionally well in Mathematics, with 87.2% proficiency compared to the state average of 69.1%.

While Lander Elementary has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.0% to 22.6% over the past few years, the school's performance is generally stronger than the nearby schools within the Mayfield City School District, such as Gates Mills Elementary, Millridge Elementary, and Mayfield Center Elementary. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Lander Elementary has maintained strong academic performance, suggesting the school and district are effectively supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

506

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,150

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1714 Lander Rd
Cleveland, OH 44124-3346

(440) 995-7350

District: Mayfield City

Students who attend Lander Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mayfield Middle School
High:	Mayfield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.1%

African American:

37.4%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (77% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Ohio median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Mayfield City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg83%

Ohio avg64%

434^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Mayfield City

100^th of 828Mayfield City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	434 of 1558	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	475 of 1577	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.4	577 of 1596	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	926 of 1588	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.7	646 of 1610	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.2	470 of 1676	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	556 of 1636	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	78.2	340 of 1651	79.4%	★★★★☆
2016	74.9	451 of 1678	73.1%	★★★★☆
2015	67.1	645 of 1684	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.3	545 of 1687	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.8	695 of 1701	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.9	931 of 1709	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.7	750 of 1686	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.1	592 of 1662	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.2	949 of 1610	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.1	1096 of 1582	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.6	819 of 1609	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	71.7	422 of 1504	71.9%	★★★★☆
2005	80.7	188 of 1501	87.5%	★★★★☆
2004	83.7	126 of 1471	91.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	59 of 615	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	20 of 603	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	78 of 610	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	187 of 601	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.7	78 of 533	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	120 of 605	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	142 of 598	76.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	33.7	546 of 824	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.8	112 of 765	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	186 of 956	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	236 of 1021	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	401 of 1452	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	207 of 1466	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	446 of 1483	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	48.3	882 of 1488	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.0	725 of 1467	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.6	338 of 1502	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	681 of 1518	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	67.5	93 of 759	87.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	416 of 1473	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	288 of 1484	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	371 of 1447	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	48.3	787 of 1419	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.9	517 of 1404	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	437 of 1465	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	370 of 1465	74.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	462 of 1466	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	640 of 1485	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	616 of 1498	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	905 of 1518	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.2	516 of 1499	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	559 of 1535	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.1	382 of 1536	75.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	50.8	81 of 183	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	110 of 162	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	103 of 935	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	277 of 900	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	195 of 856	77.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	87 of 1175	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	63.2	481 of 1190	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	403 of 1215	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	855 of 1242	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.0	493 of 1249	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.0	165 of 1271	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	358 of 1309	72.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)93rd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)90th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)88th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)56th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts81%+17 vs state

Science76%+12 vs state

Mathematics73%+10 vs state

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No discipline in this building. Terrible leadership Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Lander Elementary	Public	K-6	1714 Lander Rd	Cleveland	44124	Cuyahoga County	Mayfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 995-7350	506	28	18.0	49.4%	198 (39.1%)	189 (37.4%)	37 (7.3%)	37 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	75	434^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.1%		73.3	475^th of 1577 public elementary schools	69.9%	41	75.8	87.8	87.2	44.0		77.1	89.6	75.8		$13,150
Sunview Elementary School	Public	K-3	5520 Meadow Wood Blvd	Lyndhurst	44124	Cuyahoga County	South Euclid-Lyndhurst City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 691-2225	345	22	15.4		100 (29.0%)	183 (53.0%)	18 (5.2%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.3%)								(n/a)		85.7				75.3				$14,140
Millridge Elementary School	Public	K-6	962 Millridge Rd	Cleveland	44143	Cuyahoga County	Mayfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 995-7250	604	32	18.8	30.1%	432 (71.5%)	52 (8.6%)	35 (5.8%)	36 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.9%)	87	113^th of 1558 public elementary schools	92.7%		85.1	177^th of 1577 public elementary schools	88.8%	64	84.2	83.7	96.1	81.0		90.5	88.3	83.2		$13,485
Mayfield Center Elementary School	Public	K-5	6625 Wilson Mills Rd	Mayfield	44143	Cuyahoga County	Mayfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 995-7400	468	27	17.3	28.0%	256 (54.7%)	78 (16.7%)	28 (6.0%)	85 (18.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	85.4	162^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	89.6%		84.9	187^th of 1577 public elementary schools	88.1%	25	87.3	80.3	85.9	90.1		83.1	78.5	92.4		$14,900
Hilltop Elementary School	Public	3-5	24524 Hilltop Dr	Beachwood	44122	Cuyahoga County	Beachwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 831-7144	300	25	11.8	21.7%	110 (36.7%)	65 (21.7%)	18 (6.0%)	84 (28.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.0%)	84.2	186^th of 1558 public elementary schools	88.1%		88.5	92^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	94.2%	94	94.7	81.5	70.9	85.2	100.0	84.0	75.5	90.5		$22,140
Gates Mills Elementary School	Public	K-5	7639 Colvin Rd	Gates Mills	44040	Cuyahoga County	Mayfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 995-7500	120	10	12.0	35.8%	55 (45.8%)	35 (29.2%)	7 (5.8%)	15 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.7%)	91.5	39^th of 1558 public elementary schools	97.5%		84.6	199^th of 1577 public elementary schools	87.4%	160	73.7	100.0		100.0		100.0		100.0		$17,635
Rowland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	4300 Bayard Rd	South Euclid	44121	Cuyahoga County	South Euclid-Lyndhurst City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 691-2200	459	30	15.1		49 (10.7%)	317 (69.1%)	36 (7.8%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.1%)								(n/a)		58.9				63.0				$12,083
Richmond Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	447 Richmond Rd	Richmond Heights	44143	Cuyahoga County	Richmond Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 692-0099	378	24	15.8	99.2%	9 (2.4%)	322 (85.2%)	13 (3.4%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	22.2	1227^th of 1558 public elementary schools	21.2%		16.5	1304^th of 1577 public elementary schools	17.3%	77	33.3	35.4	37.0	44.9	12.9	47.9	39.1	55.1	35.5	$16,495
Adrian Elementary School	Public	K-3	1071 Homestead Rd	South Euclid	44121	Cuyahoga County	South Euclid-Lyndhurst City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 691-2170	265	17	15.4		17 (6.4%)	216 (81.5%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)								(n/a)		78.1				84.4				$16,786
Gearity Professional Development School	Public	PK, KG-5	2323 Wrenford Rd	University Hts	44118	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 371-6515	390	27	14.4		83 (21.3%)	247 (63.3%)	43 (11.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	31.5	1104^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.1%		38.4	1053^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	33.2%	51	47.6	44.0	58.3	31.0		50.0	50.0	57.1		$16,460

Frequently Asked Questions about Lander Elementary

Is Lander Elementary a good school?

Lander Elementary ranks 434^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lander Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Lander Elementary.

What district is Lander Elementary in?

Mayfield City

What schools do graduates of Lander Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lander Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mayfield Middle School
High : Mayfield High School

What is the racial makeup of Lander Elementary?

Students at Lander Elementary are 39% White, 37% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic.

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