Summary:
Chagrin Falls Exempted Village is a 5-star Ohio district in the village of Chagrin Falls, in northeastern Ohio, serving about 1,665 students across four schools: Gurney Elementary School (PK–3), Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary School (grades 4–6, classified as a middle school), Chagrin Falls Middle School (7–8), and Chagrin Falls High School (9–12). The district ranks 8th out of 773 Ohio districts, placing it in the 99th percentile, and all four of its schools hold a 5-star rating.
Academically, every school scores far above state averages. Chagrin Falls High School is the district's highest-profile performer, ranking 4th of 795 Ohio high schools with a 97.5% graduation rate and End-of-Course proficiency that includes 100% in American Government, 98.8% in Biology, 98.1% in Geometry, and 90.5% in Algebra I — its lowest high school subject, still 28.9 points above the state. Gurney Elementary School posts the strongest early-grade result at 99% proficiency in 3rd Grade Mathematics, 36.9 points above the state. Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary School is consistently strong, including 100% in 7th Grade Mathematics; its lowest result, 86.9% in 5th Grade Mathematics, still exceeds the state by 27.8 points. Chagrin Falls Middle School ranks 21st of 1,046 middle schools — down from 2nd, but still in the 98th percentile — with 100% in Geometry and 97.5% in Algebra I.
The main operational difference among the schools is attendance. Chagrin Falls High School reports chronic absenteeism of 16.8%, well above the district's 9.8% and much higher than the other schools, which range from 4.7% to 9.2%. Free/reduced lunch is also highest at the high school, at 10.26%, compared with roughly 5.8%–6.3% elsewhere. Resource figures vary as well: Chagrin Falls Middle School has the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.6) and the lowest reported per-student spending ($9,792), while Gurney Elementary School reports the highest ($15,933). That spending data is from 2018–2019, so it should be read cautiously.
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