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Fairfax Elementary School

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Fairfax Elementary School ranks 498 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

498^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Fairfax Elementary School is a K–5 school in Mentor, Ohio, serving 310 students, and it currently ranks 498th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 68th percentile, 3 stars — within the strong Mentor Exempted Village district (170th of 773 Ohio districts). That is a modest recovery from a 59th-percentile dip in 2024–25 and matches its other best post-pandemic year, though it remains below its 2017–2019 peak of 74th–79th percentile with 4 stars.

Two strengths set Fairfax apart. First, attendance is excellent: just 6.0% of students are chronically absent, roughly one-third of the district's 16.1% average and lower than nearby Hopkins Elementary School (6.5%), Orchard Hollow Elementary School (8.1%), Lake Elementary School (10.9%), Sterling Morton Elementary School (11.2%), and out-of-district Jefferson Elementary School (15.8%), Grant Elementary School (17.1%), Buckeye Elementary School (15.6%) and Melridge Elementary School (19.4%). This has held for five straight years. Second, third grade math is the top result among the seven Mentor elementaries at 86.8% proficient — about 11 points above the district and 25 above the state — up 24 points in two years. Low-income students also perform notably well, ranking in the 77th percentile, above the school's own overall average.

The challenges: overall, Fairfax averages about 74% proficient versus 64% statewide but trails its own district by roughly 2.5 points, and it ranks 6th of 7 Mentor elementaries. Fifth grade science is the only subject below the state (60.3% versus 62.7%, and 71.6% district-wide), with every peer school scoring higher. Special education students rank in the bottom quarter of Ohio schools (24th percentile, 1 star). Bottom line: a good school in a strong district with exemplary attendance, rising early-grade math, and clear room to grow in science and special education.

310

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,827

Per pupil spending ?

29.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

88.6%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 9.1% (any vaccine)

6465 Curtiss Ct
Mentor, OH 44060-2414

(440) 255-7223

District: Mentor Exempted Village

Students who attend Fairfax Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Memorial Middle School
High:	Mentor High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.6%

Two or more races:

7.4%

African American:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (74% vs 64% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the Ohio median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Mentor Exempted Village's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg77%

Ohio avg64%

498^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Mentor Exempted Village

170^th of 773Mentor Exempted Village 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	72.0	498 of 1560	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.6	635 of 1558	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	497 of 1577	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	713 of 1596	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	567 of 1588	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.0	621 of 1610	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	358 of 1676	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	418 of 1636	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	64.8	743 of 1651	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.0	868 of 1678	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	70.3	567 of 1684	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.8	307 of 1687	81.8%	★★★★☆
2013	75.4	398 of 1701	76.6%	★★★★☆
2012	84.1	75 of 1709	95.6%	★★★★★
2011	81.8	144 of 1686	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	88.6	17 of 1662	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	82.6	125 of 1610	92.2%	★★★★★
2008	84.8	83 of 1582	94.8%	★★★★★
2007	85.2	66 of 1609	95.9%	★★★★★
2006	87.9	21 of 1504	98.6%	★★★★★
2005	85.9	82 of 1501	94.5%	★★★★★
2004	80.5	205 of 1471	86.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	22.5	692 of 824	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	828 of 1021	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	380 of 1452	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	54.3	763 of 1452	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.0	492 of 1466	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	758 of 1483	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.1	500 of 1488	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	545 of 1467	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	487 of 1502	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.8	297 of 1518	80.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	56.8	52 of 108	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	331 of 1467	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	47.6	852 of 1473	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.0	657 of 1484	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	946 of 1447	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	700 of 1419	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.7	180 of 1404	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	291 of 1465	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	252 of 1465	82.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	552 of 1467	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.2	478 of 1466	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	468 of 1485	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	656 of 1498	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	592 of 1518	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	628 of 1499	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.7	294 of 1535	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	455 of 1536	70.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	694 of 914	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	459 of 856	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	535 of 1181	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.7	683 of 1175	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.3	495 of 1190	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	749 of 1215	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	638 of 1242	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	655 of 1249	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.0	382 of 1271	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	453 of 1309	65.4%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)77th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)62nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile-44 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts77%+11 vs state

Mathematics76%+14 vs state

Science60%~ state avg

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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)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Fairfax Elementary School	Public	K-5	6465 Curtiss Ct	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 255-7223	310	19	16.3	29.4%	256 (82.6%)	14 (4.5%)	13 (4.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.4%)	72	498^th of 1560 public elementary schools	68.1%		64.6	635^th of 1558 public elementary schools	59.2%	137	60.3	86.8	74.2	68.3	76.3	72.7	81.0	88.6%	9.1%	$14,827
Orchard Hollow Elementary School	Public	K-5	8700 Hendricks Rd	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 257-5955	359	24	15.1	22.8%	310 (86.4%)	6 (1.7%)	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	68	567^th of 1560 public elementary schools	63.7%		78.7	346^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.8%	221	63.5	68.3	83.9	65.1	73.0	64.3	82.5	86%	12%	$13,691
Bellflower Elementary School	Public	K-5	6655 Reynolds Rd	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 255-4212	465	29	16.2	27.1%	413 (88.8%)	6 (1.3%)	17 (3.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	78	351^st of 1560 public elementary schools	77.5%		69.9	532^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	65.9%	181	79.5	78.1	80.9	72.0	82.8	72.1	83.1	92.1%	7.9%	$15,435
Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	7625 Pinehurst Dr	Mentor On The Lake	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 257-5953	272	19	13.9	52.9%	214 (78.7%)	8 (2.9%)	18 (6.6%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.6%)	73.9	460^th of 1560 public elementary schools	70.5%		60.1	734^th of 1558 public elementary schools	52.9%	274	65.0	76.8	81.6	80.0	75.0	73.7	77.5	97.4%	0%	$12,397
Hopkins Elementary School	Public	K-5	7565 Hopkins Rd	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 255-6179	466	24	19.7	15.7%	412 (88.4%)	4 (0.9%)	28 (6.0%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	83.7	198^th of 1560 public elementary schools	87.3%		85.6	157^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.9%	41	82.3	75.6	85.9	78.9	83.3	83.3	93.7	95.5%	4.5%	$16,095
Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	7860 Johnnycake Ridge Rd	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 255-7813	661	41	16.2	—	518 (78.4%)	33 (5.0%)	38 (5.7%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.5%)	76.6	391^st of 1560 public elementary schools	74.9%		81.1	273^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	82.5%	118	69.6	76.1	83.7	68.8	78.4	77.9	85.7	88.2%	6.9%	$14,164
Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	2838 Lost Nation Rd	Willoughby	44094	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 942-5944	518	37	14.0	53.3%	309 (59.7%)	122 (23.6%)	33 (6.4%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.1%)	47.8	925^th of 1560 public elementary schools	40.7%		48.1	925^th of 1558 public elementary schools	40.6%		43.3	72.1	58.5	40.7	67.7	63.9	64.4			$12,243
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	35980 Lake Shore Blvd	Eastlake	44095	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 942-7244	402	27	14.7	56.0%	320 (79.6%)	31 (7.7%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.2%)	48.2	916^th of 1560 public elementary schools	41.3%		47	943^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	39.5%	27	57.1	54.9	45.6	48.2	72.5	59.6	73.2	81.8%	3.6%	$12,967
Sterling Morton Elementary School	Public	K-5	9292 Jordan Dr	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 257-5954	298	21	14.1	47.7%	241 (80.9%)	15 (5.0%)	23 (7.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	73.3	477^th of 1560 public elementary schools	69.4%		57.5	774^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.3%	297	77.0	74.5	71.8	75.4	78.7	69.2	79.0	89.8%	6.1%	$12,131
Buckeye Elementary School	Public	K-4	175 Buckeye Rd	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 352-2191	366	19	19.6	37.4%	245 (66.9%)	28 (7.7%)	61 (16.7%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.3%)	76.7	386^th of 1560 public elementary schools	75.3%		69	548^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.8%	162		86.1	79.7		73.0	74.6		90.7%	9.3%	$11,820

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairfax Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Fairfax Elementary School?

Students at Fairfax Elementary School are 83% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Fairfax Elementary School in?

Mentor Exempted Village

What schools do graduates of Fairfax Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Memorial Middle School
High : Mentor High School

How many students attend Fairfax Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Fairfax Elementary School.

Is Fairfax Elementary School a good school?

Fairfax Elementary School ranks 498^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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