Summary:
ZIP code 44040 covers Gates Mills, Ohio, and contains just one school in this data set: Gates Mills Elementary School, a K–5 elementary school with 120 students in the Mayfield City district. The area summary lists 1 elementary, 0 middle, 0 high, and 0 alternative schools, so students in grades 6–12 are not represented in this ZIP's listings.
Because it is the only school here, it is also the standout — and the data shows it stands out statewide, not just locally. Its state rank climbed from 199th of 1,577 schools (87th percentile, 4 stars) in 2023–2024, to 39th of 1,558 (97th percentile, 5 stars) in 2024–2025, to 11th of 1,560 (99th percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–2026 — roughly the top 1% of ranked schools. Test results back that up. In 2025–2026, every reported subject and grade beat both the district and the state, with a simple average of 96.6% proficient versus 81.3% for the district and 63.8% for the state. The school posted 100% proficiency in 5th-grade math, 4th-grade English Language Arts, and 5th-grade English Language Arts. Even its relative soft spot, 5th-grade science, rose from 73.7% in 2024–2025 (below the district's 81.7%) to 91.7% in 2025–2026 (above the district's 73.6% and the state's 62.7%).
Other context: chronic absenteeism is 15.4%, slightly better than the district's 16.7%, though it still means roughly 1 in 6.5 students is chronically absent. The 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch rate is 35.83%, and the student-teacher ratio is 12:1 in 2024–2025. Per-student spending was $13,708, but that figure is from 2018–2019 and should not be treated as current. With only 120 students, grade-level cohorts are small, so percentages can swing from year to year based on who is in the class.
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