Summary:
ZIP code 44126 — Fairview Park, Ohio — contains just one middle school: Lewis F Mayer Middle School, which serves grades 6–8 with 314 students and belongs to the Fairview Park City district.
Because Mayer is the only middle school in the district as well as in the ZIP, it effectively is the district at the middle level — and its results are strong. It carries a 4-star rating and sits in the top fifth of Ohio middle schools (80th percentile). Every grade-level test it reports beats the state average, with margins from +7.0 to +25.0 points and an average advantage of +15.0 points across the seven core tests. Algebra I stands out most: 97.6% proficient this year and 100% last year, versus 61.6% statewide. English Language Arts in grade 6 was the highest core score at 81.0% (+25.0 over state). The resource picture looks favorable too, with an 11.2:1 student-teacher ratio and 25.48% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch.
Two things are worth watching. First, results are drifting rather than falling: the school's state rank moved from the 84th percentile (2023-24) to 81st to 80th, and its average margin over the state narrowed from +17.3 to +15.0 points as state scores rose. Math in grade 7 is the weakest area at 61.3% (still +12.7 above state), and following the same students across years shows math proficiency dropping for every group as it advances. Second, chronic absenteeism is 14.2%, above the district's 12.2% — roughly 45 students. Also note the per-student spending figure ($10,269) dates to 2018-19, and Algebra I has no participation rate, so that near-perfect score reflects an advanced, likely selected group rather than the entire class.
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