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Gates Mills Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Gates Mills Elementary School is a small K–5 school serving about 120 students in the village of Gates Mills, an eastern suburb of Cleveland, and one of four elementary schools in the Mayfield City district. For 2025–2026 it ranked 11th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 99th percentile, with a 5-star rating — climbing from the 60th percentile in 2020–2021, a move of 626 rank positions. The Mayfield City district itself ranks 104th of 773 Ohio districts (87th percentile, 4 stars).

Academically, Gates Mills Elementary School sits at or near the top of every comparison. On 2025–2026 state tests, 95.2% of third graders and 93.8% of fourth graders were proficient in math, while fifth-grade math, fourth-grade ELA and fifth-grade ELA all hit 100% and fifth-grade science reached 91.7%. The school leads every Mayfield City elementary on every reported measure, including the much larger Millridge Elementary School (604 students) and Mayfield Center Elementary School (468). Against strong out-of-district peers it is essentially tied at the top: Robert C Lindsey Elementary School edges it in science (94.2% vs 91.7%) and Moreland Hills Elementary School in science (96.3%), while the gap to Richmond Heights Elementary School, five miles away, runs 30 to 60 points in most subjects. Notably, this happens with a 35.8% free/reduced-price lunch rate — second highest in the district — and a 12:1 student–teacher ratio at mid-range spending of $13,708 per student. Lander Elementary serves a similar population in the same district but ranks 639th of 1,560, with proficiency 30 points lower in several grades.

Two items are worth watching. Chronic absenteeism is 15.4% — below the district's 16.7%, but the highest in the district and roughly double nearby high performers such as Robert C Lindsey Elementary School (5.9%), Moreland Hills Elementary School (6.6%) and Westwood Elementary School (6.9%). Science is the wobbliest subject: fifth-grade science went 93.3% → 50% → 73.7% → 91.7%, and the 73.7% in 2024–2025 is the only recent result where the school fell below its district. With roughly 20–25 children per grade, one student can shift a grade-level figure by several points, so year-to-year swings are best read as cohort-level noise layered on a strong upward trend.

120

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,635

Per pupil spending ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7639 Colvin Rd
Gates Mills, OH 44040-9368

(440) 995-7500

District: Mayfield City

Students who attend Gates Mills Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mayfield Middle School
High:	Mayfield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.8%

African American:

29.2%

Asian:

12.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (97% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school97%

District avg81%

Ohio avg64%

11^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Mayfield City

104^th of 773Mayfield 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
2026	93.8	11 of 1560	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	91.5	39 of 1558	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	199 of 1577	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	92.3	23 of 1596	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	79.8	326 of 1588	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	637 of 1610	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	523 of 1676	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.0	328 of 1636	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	75.9	414 of 1651	74.9%	★★★★☆
2016	78.6	351 of 1678	79.1%	★★★★☆
2015	86.0	111 of 1684	93.4%	★★★★★
2014	80.1	217 of 1687	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	310 of 1701	81.8%	★★★★☆
2012	66.8	713 of 1709	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.6	491 of 1686	70.9%	★★★★☆
2010	77.7	294 of 1662	82.3%	★★★★☆
2009	79.4	217 of 1610	86.5%	★★★★☆
2008	85.2	75 of 1582	95.3%	★★★★★
2007	77.1	287 of 1609	82.2%	★★★★☆
2006	74.0	368 of 1504	75.5%	★★★★☆
2005	80.9	183 of 1501	87.8%	★★★★☆
2004	76.2	312 of 1471	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	70.1	517 of 1502	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	469 of 1518	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	94.1	18 of 1419	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	85.2	173 of 1518	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	571 of 1499	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.8	289 of 1535	81.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	29.3	972 of 1249	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.1	333 of 1271	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	111 of 1309	91.5%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)99th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2022)89th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2019)66th percentile-3 vs school

White (2021)22nd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts98%+33 vs state

Mathematics96%+33 vs state

Science92%+29 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 31, 2019

We were very disappointed in this school and believe that it was a very poor match for our child and expectations. There are a couple of excellent teachers in the lower grades, from what have been told by some other parents, but they are terrible. Too much yelling and intimidation, little effort put into going beyond teaching to the standardized test, such as they are. No effort in motivating students or providing guidance and individual instruction. These teachers are lazy and have poor grammar. My son came in at an upper grade and was miserable his entire time, we had hoped for the best but wish we had gotten him out sooner. Sure, they spend many, many hours on bullying and team building only to turn their backs on rampant bullying and sometimes aggressive behavior among the kids. There are kids from other Mayfield schools, who were problematic and transferred to Gates Mills in the higher grades because there aren't enough Gates Mills students to fill the seats--most go to private schools.While not all of the teachers and admin at this school is ineffective, many need to retire so that they aren't taking up space that more effective, motivated and less jaded teacher could be utilizing. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	93.8	11^th of 1560 public elementary schools	99.3%		91.5	39^th of 1558 public elementary schools	97.5%	28	91.7	95.2	93.8	100.0		95.2	100.0	100.0		$17,635
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%)	82.2	237^th of 1560 public elementary schools	84.8%		85.4	162^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	89.6%	75	76.3	80.8	93.3	88.5		84.9	73.3	81.3		$14,900
Robert C Lindsey Elementary School	Public	3-5	11844 Caves Rd	Chesterland	44026	Geauga County	West Geauga Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 729-5980	468	24	19.4	18.4%	424 (90.6%)	12 (2.6%)	19 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	92.1	29^th of 1560 public elementary schools	98.1%		90.3	54^th of 1558 public elementary schools	96.5%	25	94.2	93.9	92.5	91.5	100.0	92.1	89.6	92.3		$14,697
Westwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	13738 Caves Rd	Novelty	44072	Geauga County	West Geauga Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 729-5990	367	20	18.7	14.2%	330 (89.9%)	11 (3.0%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)								(n/a)										$16,122
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%)	64.8	639^th of 1560 public elementary schools	59.0%		75	434^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.1%	205	63.0	71.1	70.9	61.0		85.5	72.5	64.2		$13,150
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%)	87.5	106^th of 1560 public elementary schools	93.2%		87	113^th of 1558 public elementary schools	92.7%	7	77.7	89.8	95.0	82.7	94.4	88.0	94.2	81.6		$13,485
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)		72.7				71.9				$14,140
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%)	29.4	1142^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	26.8%		22.2	1227^th of 1558 public elementary schools	21.2%	85	33.3	36.2	68.6	28.9	24.5	53.2	66.7	51.1	34.7	$16,495
Moreland Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	32000 Chagrin Blvd	Pepper Pike	44124	Cuyahoga County	Orange City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 831-8600	918	55	16.6	11.9%	664 (72.3%)	76 (8.3%)	21 (2.3%)	101 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.0%)	88.5	90^th of 1560 public elementary schools	94.2%		88.4	86^th of 1558 public elementary schools	94.5%	4	96.3	78.5	85.1	94.7	100.0	84.8	81.7	96.9		$22,141
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%)	74.2	452^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	71.0%		84.2	186^th of 1558 public elementary schools	88.1%	266	73.0	72.4	70.7	70.1	100.0	81.1	68.5	78.0		$22,140

Frequently Asked Questions about Gates Mills Elementary School

How many students attend Gates Mills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 120 students attended Gates Mills Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Gates Mills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gates Mills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mayfield Middle School
High : Mayfield High School

What district is Gates Mills Elementary School in?

Mayfield City

What is the racial makeup of Gates Mills Elementary School?

Students at Gates Mills Elementary School are 46% White, 29% African American, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Is Gates Mills Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Gates Mills Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools.

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