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Fernway Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
567th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools
Better than 64% of Ohio elementary schools
Summary

Fernway Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Shaker Heights, Ohio, serving 290 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Shaker Heights City School District, which is ranked 372 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fernway Elementary consistently outperforms the Shaker Heights City and Ohio state averages in proficiency rates for the Ohio State Tests across various grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, Fernway's proficiency rates were significantly higher than the district and state in Mathematics (3rd, 4th, and 5th grades) and English Language Arts (3rd, 4th, and 5th grades). The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 71.7% was also higher than the district (68.3%) and state (63.4%) averages. However, Fernway has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.9% in 2023-2024 to 24.5% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the district and state averages.

While Fernway's White students consistently rank among the top 5% of Ohio elementary schools, the school's Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students have struggled, ranking in the bottom 32% of Ohio elementary schools for this subgroup. The district should consider ways to maintain or improve the school's student-teacher ratio of 19.3, which is slightly higher than the nearby Lomond Elementary (18.6) and Onaway Elementary (18.2) schools, to support Fernway's continued academic success.

326
Students ?
22.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,707
Per pupil spending ?
31.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 17420 Fernway Rd
       Shaker Heights, OH  44120-3312

(216) 295-4040

District: Shaker Heights City

Racial breakdown:

White:
47.5%
African American:
36.5%
Two or more races:
10.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Ohio average (71% vs 64% meeting standards)
✓Above the Ohio median (64th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school71%
District avg67%
Ohio avg64%
567th of 1,558
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Top 36%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From top 27% (2015) to top 36% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Shaker Heights City
372nd of 828Shaker Heights 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202567.9567 of 155863.6%★★★☆☆
202481.3288 of 157781.7%★★★★☆
202365.7656 of 159658.9%★★★☆☆
202275.4429 of 158873.0%★★★★☆
202183.6261 of 161083.8%★★★★☆
201973.5490 of 167670.8%★★★★☆
201875.1438 of 163673.2%★★★★☆
201770.8577 of 165165.1%★★★☆☆
201673.3500 of 167870.2%★★★★☆
201574.4459 of 168472.7%★★★★☆
201468.5674 of 168760.0%★★★☆☆
201373.3489 of 170171.3%★★★★☆
201269.0636 of 170962.8%★★★☆☆
201158.6937 of 168644.4%★★☆☆☆
201063.8773 of 166253.5%★★★☆☆
200947.51091 of 161032.2%★★☆☆☆
200864.5657 of 158258.5%★★★☆☆
200760.3799 of 160950.3%★★★☆☆
200673.4383 of 150474.5%★★★★☆
200572.9383 of 150174.5%★★★★☆
200470.2459 of 147168.8%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202557.8208 of 61566.2%★★★☆☆
202483.763 of 60389.6%★★★★☆
202354.6221 of 61063.8%★★★☆☆
202273.7107 of 60182.2%★★★★☆
202179.966 of 53387.6%★★★★☆
201962.5184 of 60569.6%★★★☆☆
201868.0154 of 59874.2%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201832.2735 of 102128.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202568.8489 of 145266.3%★★★☆☆
202476.5350 of 146676.1%★★★★☆
202361.1678 of 148354.3%★★★☆☆
202272.9426 of 148871.4%★★★★☆
202187.3131 of 146791.1%★★★★★
201974.9390 of 150274.0%★★★★☆
201870.1515 of 151866.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202536.51002 of 147332.0%★★☆☆☆
202471.5378 of 148474.5%★★★★☆
202330.41066 of 144726.3%★☆☆☆☆
202255.8663 of 141953.3%★★★☆☆
202145.4782 of 140444.3%★★☆☆☆
201936.01060 of 146527.6%★☆☆☆☆
201828.41158 of 146521.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202564.9589 of 146659.8%★★★☆☆
202486.4121 of 148591.9%★★★★★
202368.3543 of 149863.8%★★★☆☆
202276.9363 of 151876.1%★★★★☆
202177.1352 of 149976.5%★★★★☆
201974.8419 of 153572.7%★★★★☆
201875.8365 of 153676.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202589.622 of 117598.1%★★★★★
201889.928 of 130997.9%★★★★★
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)98th percentile+35 vs school
Female (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school
African American (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-32 vs school
Disabled (2018)28th percentile-45 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts73%+10 vs state
Science72%+8 vs state
Mathematics69%+5 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Fernway Elementary School

Students who attend Fernway Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shaker Hts Middle School
High : Shaker Hts High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 326 students attended Fernway Elementary School.

Fernway Elementary School ranks 567th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Fernway Elementary School are 48% White, 37% African American, 10% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.


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