Gordon Dewitt Elementary School

Summary:

Gordon Dewitt Elementary School is a public elementary school in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, serving 344 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently outperforms the Cuyahoga Falls City School District and the state of Ohio in standardized test scores, with significantly higher proficiency rates in Science, Mathematics, and English Language Arts.

Gordon Dewitt's academic performance is particularly strong, with its statewide ranking ranging from 381 to 770 out of over 1,600 Ohio elementary schools over the past decade. The school also performs well across various student subgroups, including male students, White students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.2% in 2019-2020 to 20.2% in 2022-2023, which may impact its academic performance if not addressed.

Compared to nearby schools, Gordon Dewitt Elementary outperforms most of the other schools in the Cuyahoga Falls City School District, with the exception of Silver Lake Elementary School, which performs similarly in many academic areas. However, schools outside the Cuyahoga Falls district, such as those in the Akron City School District, generally perform significantly worse than Gordon Dewitt across various metrics.


Detail:

Public K-5

 425 Falls Ave
       Cuyahoga Falls, OH  44221-3847


(330) 926-3802

District: Cuyahoga Falls City

SchoolDigger Rank:
395th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,215 Help


Students who attend Gordon Dewitt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Bolich Middle School
High:    Cuyahoga Falls High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  357

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.3%
Two or more races:
13.7%
Hispanic:
5.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.3% Help


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Compare Details Gordon Dewitt Elementary School ranks better than 75% of elementary schools in Ohio. It also ranks first among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Cuyahoga Falls City School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.51. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.3%), two or more races (13.7%), Hispanic (5.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 61.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gordon Dewitt Elementary School is 16.2, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Cuyahoga Falls City School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gordon Dewitt Elementary School is $12,215, which is the 3rd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Cuyahoga Falls City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gordon Dewitt Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Gordon Dewitt Elementary School 395th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Gordon Dewitt Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Cuyahoga Falls City:

SchoolDigger ranks Cuyahoga Falls City 401st of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Gordon Dewitt Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Gordon Dewitt Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 40.56 1026th 1471 30.3%
2005 43.20 1002nd 1501 33.2%
2006 41.27 1074th 1504 28.6%
2007 49.40 1020th 1609 36.6%
2008 52.13 983rd 1582 37.9%
2009 58.91 862nd 1610 46.5%
2010 67.44 658th 1662 60.4%
2011 70.11 596th 1686 64.7%
2012 65.19 762nd 1709 55.4%
2013 66.82 729th 1701 57.1%
2014 65.70 770th 1687 54.4%
2015 64.00 733rd 1684 56.5%
2016 69.61 609th 1678 63.7%
2017 73.90 468th 1651 71.7%
2018 73.32 494th 1636 69.8%
2019 77.52 381st 1676 77.3%
2021 70.58 558th 1610 65.3%
2022 71.94 521st 1588 67.2%
2023 76.46 406th 1596 74.6%
2024 76.51 395th 1577 75.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Gordon Dewitt Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 65.00 68th 202 66.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Gordon Dewitt Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 64.36 223rd 900 75.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gordon Dewitt Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.83 157th 1465 89.3%
2019 83.68 121st 1465 91.7%
2021 77.10 246th 1404 82.5%
2022 75.83 266th 1419 81.3%
2023 83.84 146th 1447 89.9%
2024 82.77 151st 1484 89.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Gordon Dewitt Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.18 287th 1518 81.1%
2019 81.12 220th 1502 85.4%
2021 64.93 558th 1467 62.0%
2022 64.64 596th 1488 59.9%
2023 61.69 663rd 1483 55.3%
2024 70.31 481st 1466 67.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Gordon Dewitt Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 31.34 577th 824 30.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Gordon Dewitt Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.42 42nd 759 94.5%
2021 57.09 108th 219 50.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Gordon Dewitt Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.54 714th 1536 53.5%
2019 70.78 510th 1535 66.8%
2021 69.83 501st 1499 66.6%
2022 75.16 406th 1518 73.3%
2023 83.72 212th 1498 85.8%
2024 77.77 345th 1485 76.8%
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Rank History for White students at Gordon Dewitt Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.37 324th 1309 75.2%
2019 76.70 260th 1271 79.5%
2021 57.83 582nd 1249 53.4%
2022 71.63 360th 1242 71.0%
2023 77.28 273rd 1215 77.5%
2024 75.18 298th 1190 75.0%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Gordon Dewitt Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 522 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 524
1989 527 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 528
1990 550 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 552
1991 563 4 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 570
1992 557 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a -32 528
1993 545 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 549
1994 551 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 555
1995 570 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 574
1996 570 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 574
1997 533 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 537
1998 523 10 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 537
1999 515 7 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 524
2000 487 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 490
2001 479 2 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 484
2002 450 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 4 457
2003 450 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 4 457
2004 423 1 0 4 0 n/a n/a 2 430
2005 417 0 0 5 0 n/a n/a 6 428
2006 473 6 1 5 0 n/a n/a 12 497
2007 475 8 2 2 1 n/a n/a 12 500
2008 490 9 1 3 0 n/a n/a 17 520
2009 502 7 2 3 0 n/a n/a 18 532
2010 438 4 4 2 0 n/a n/a 29 477
2011 391 6 4 8 0 0 22 0 431
2012 405 5 5 8 0 0 21 0 444
2013 396 12 6 11 0 0 18 0 443
2014 383 13 11 9 0 1 19 0 436
2015 365 11 35 13 0 1 18 0 443
2016 365 9 49 12 0 0 21 0 456
2017 337 19 50 11 0 0 22 0 439
2018 317 22 49 15 0 0 22 0 425
2019 313 21 45 11 0 0 27 0 417
2020 301 18 39 11 1 0 35 0 405
2021 270 9 37 11 0 0 33 0 360
2022 272 15 33 16 0 0 37 0 373
2023 248 13 27 16 0 0 40 0 344
2024 251 19 18 20 0 0 49 0 357

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gordon Dewitt Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 524 27.0 19.4 0
1989 528 25.0 21.1 n/a
1990 552 25.0 22.0 n/a
1991 570 25.5 22.3 n/a
1992 528 27.8 18.9 14
1993 549 26.0 21.1 12.9
1994 555 28.4 19.5 13.7
1995 574 29.5 19.5 16.7
1996 574 29.5 19.5 16.7
1997 537 28.7 18.7 14.3
1998 537 29.5 18.2 16
1999 524 26.7 19.6 27.3
2000 490 27.5 17.8 23.3
2001 484 26.7 18.1 22.1
2002 457 27.2 16.8 28.3
2003 457 27.2 16.8 28.3
2004 430 29.5 14.6 23.4
2005 428 29.3 14.6 25.6
2006 497 28.6 17.4 28.9
2007 500 27.3 18.3 32.2
2008 520 28.0 18.6 n/a
2009 532 25.4 20.9 38.3
2010 477 25.2 18.9 42.9
2011 431 22.2 19.3 38.1
2012 444 22.2 19.9 39.4
2013 443 22.2 19.9 43.3
2014 436 24.0 18.1 46.1
2015 443 n/a n/a 51.5
2016 456 24.0 19.0 48.9
2017 439 26.0 16.8 50.8
2018 425 23.0 18.4 51.1
2019 417 21.7 19.1 50.1
2020 405 24.0 16.8 49.6
2021 360 24.0 15.0 n/a
2022 373 21.0 17.7 n/a
2023 344 39.0 8.8 53.5
2024 357 22.0 16.2 61.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gordon Dewitt Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 524 27.0 19.4 0
1989 528 25.0 21.1 n/a
1990 552 25.0 22.0 n/a
1991 570 25.5 22.3 n/a
1992 528 27.8 18.9 14
1993 549 26.0 21.1 12.9
1994 555 28.4 19.5 13.7
1995 574 29.5 19.5 16.7
1996 574 29.5 19.5 16.7
1997 537 28.7 18.7 14.3
1998 537 29.5 18.2 16
1999 524 26.7 19.6 27.3
2000 490 27.5 17.8 23.3
2001 484 26.7 18.1 22.1
2002 457 27.2 16.8 28.3
2003 457 27.2 16.8 28.3
2004 430 29.5 14.6 23.4
2005 428 29.3 14.6 25.6
2006 497 28.6 17.4 28.9
2007 500 27.3 18.3 32.2
2008 520 28.0 18.6 n/a
2009 532 25.4 20.9 38.3
2010 477 25.2 18.9 42.9
2011 431 22.2 19.3 38.1
2012 444 22.2 19.9 39.4
2013 443 22.2 19.9 43.3
2014 436 24.0 18.1 46.1
2015 443 n/a n/a 51.5
2016 456 24.0 19.0 48.9
2017 439 26.0 16.8 50.8
2018 425 23.0 18.4 51.1
2019 417 21.7 19.1 50.1
2020 405 24.0 16.8 49.6
2021 360 24.0 15.0 n/a
2022 373 21.0 17.7 n/a
2023 344 39.0 8.8 53.5
2024 357 22.0 16.2 61.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Gordon Dewitt Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,012
2022 $10,609
2023 $12,581
2024 $12,215

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Gordon Dewitt Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 381st of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 406th of 1596 Elementary schools
 2.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gordon Dewitt Elementary School)86.867.9
 18.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cuyahoga Falls City)76.564.5
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gordon Dewitt Elementary School)72.179.2
 7.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cuyahoga Falls City)71.674.6
 3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Gordon Dewitt Elementary School)92.383.1
 9.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cuyahoga Falls City)84.975.1
 9.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gordon Dewitt Elementary School)73.869.5
 4.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Cuyahoga Falls City)66.764.8
 1.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Gordon Dewitt Elementary School)84.686
 1.4%
   5th Grade Science (Cuyahoga Falls City)70.769.7
 1%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Gordon Dewitt Elementary School)81.572
 9.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cuyahoga Falls City)73.259.7
 13.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Gordon Dewitt Elementary School)78.578
 0.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Cuyahoga Falls City)74.776.1
 1.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students417344
 17.5%
African American2113
 38.1%
American Indian00
Asian4527
 40%
Hispanic1116
 45.5%
Pacific Islander00
White313248
 20.8%
Two or More Races2740
 48.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50.1%53.5%
 3.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Gordon Dewitt Elementary School

Students who attend Gordon Dewitt Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bolich Middle School
High : Cuyahoga Falls High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 357 students attended Gordon Dewitt Elementary School.

Students at Gordon Dewitt Elementary School are 70% White, 14% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Asian.

Gordon Dewitt Elementary School ranks 395th of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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