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Fairfax Elementary School

Summary:

Fairfax Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mentor, Ohio, serving around 325 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Mentor Exempted Village School District, which is ranked 193 out of 839 school districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating.

Academically, Fairfax Elementary School generally performs above the state average in most subjects and grade levels, but slightly below the district average, particularly in mathematics and science. The school has experienced a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 1.7% in 2019-2020 to 9.5% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average and some nearby schools. Fairfax Elementary also has a higher student-teacher ratio (20.6 in 2022-2023) compared to some nearby schools, such as Hopkins Elementary and Orchard Hollow Elementary, which may impact the level of individual attention and support students receive.

While Fairfax Elementary School outperforms the state average, it lags behind some nearby higher-performing schools in both academic performance and statewide rankings. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past few years, suggesting that its academic performance may be declining relative to other schools in the state. To address these challenges, Fairfax Elementary School should investigate the underlying causes of the chronic absenteeism issue and implement strategies to improve student learning and academic outcomes, while also learning from the practices of higher-performing nearby schools.


Detail:

Public K-5

 6465 Curtiss Ct
       Mentor, OH  44060-2414

(440) 255-7223

District: Mentor Exempted Village

SchoolDigger Rank:
497th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,040 Help


Students who attend Fairfax Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Memorial Middle School
High:    Mentor High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.2 Help
Number of students:  324

Racial breakdown:

White:
85.8%
Two or more races:
5.9%
Hispanic:
4.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  29.3% Help


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Compare Details Fairfax Elementary School ranks better than 68.5% of elementary schools in Ohio. It also ranks 6th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Mentor Exempted Village School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.12. (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 (85.8%), two or more races (5.9%), Hispanic (4.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 29.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fairfax Elementary School is 18.2. 6 elementary schools in the Mentor Exempted Village School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fairfax Elementary School is $15,040, which is the 3rd highest among 7 elementary schools in the Mentor Exempted Village School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fairfax Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairfax Elementary School 497th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Fairfax Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Mentor Exempted Village:

SchoolDigger ranks Mentor Exempted Village 193rd of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Fairfax Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Fairfax Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 80.52 205th 1471 86.1%
2005 85.91 82nd 1501 94.5%
2006 87.94 21st 1504 98.6%
2007 85.16 66th 1609 95.9%
2008 84.75 83rd 1582 94.8%
2009 82.60 125th 1610 92.2%
2010 88.62 17th 1662 99.0%
2011 81.81 144th 1686 91.5%
2012 84.09 75th 1709 95.6%
2013 75.40 398th 1701 76.6%
2014 77.79 307th 1687 81.8%
2015 70.32 567th 1684 66.3%
2016 58.97 868th 1678 48.3%
2017 64.79 743rd 1651 55.0%
2018 75.90 418th 1636 74.4%
2019 78.21 358th 1676 78.6%
2021 68.01 621st 1610 61.4%
2022 69.82 567th 1588 64.3%
2023 62.65 713th 1596 55.3%
2024 72.12 497th 1577 68.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Fairfax Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 42.87 459th 856 46.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fairfax Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.70 252nd 1465 82.8%
2019 75.61 291st 1465 80.1%
2021 80.70 180th 1404 87.2%
2022 53.67 700th 1419 50.7%
2023 39.66 946th 1447 34.6%
2024 58.96 657th 1484 55.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Fairfax Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.76 297th 1518 80.4%
2019 71.55 487th 1502 67.6%
2021 65.73 545th 1467 62.8%
2022 69.14 500th 1488 66.4%
2023 56.11 758th 1483 48.9%
2024 69.96 492nd 1466 66.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Fairfax Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.47 828th 1021 18.9%
2022 22.53 692nd 824 16.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Fairfax Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 56.80 52nd 108 51.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Fairfax Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.75 455th 1536 70.4%
2019 79.66 294th 1535 80.8%
2021 63.08 628th 1499 58.1%
2022 66.61 592nd 1518 61.0%
2023 62.85 656th 1498 56.2%
2024 71.26 468th 1485 68.5%
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Rank History for White students at Fairfax Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.61 453rd 1309 65.4%
2019 70.97 382nd 1271 69.9%
2021 52.58 655th 1249 47.6%
2022 55.11 638th 1242 48.6%
2023 46.94 749th 1215 38.4%
2024 62.32 495th 1190 58.4%
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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 Fairfax Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 421 11 8 1 1 n/a n/a 0 442
1989 422 10 7 4 0 n/a n/a 0 443
1990 441 10 8 4 1 n/a n/a 0 464
1991 495 7 15 3 0 n/a n/a 0 520
1992 555 2 18 3 0 n/a n/a 0 578
1993 550 1 13 3 0 n/a n/a 0 567
1994 558 3 11 0 0 n/a n/a 0 572
1995 561 3 7 0 0 n/a n/a 0 571
1996 561 3 7 0 0 n/a n/a 0 571
1997 548 5 6 2 0 n/a n/a 0 561
1998 533 8 8 1 0 n/a n/a 0 550
1999 499 6 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 510
2000 512 3 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 520
2001 487 0 11 1 0 n/a n/a 0 499
2002 430 3 14 2 0 n/a n/a 5 454
2003 430 3 14 2 0 n/a n/a 5 454
2004 386 2 11 3 0 n/a n/a 13 415
2005 362 3 7 1 0 n/a n/a 11 384
2006 396 2 7 4 0 n/a n/a 8 417
2007 361 1 8 5 0 n/a n/a 9 384
2008 356 1 12 3 0 n/a n/a 7 379
2009 289 4 14 3 0 n/a n/a 6 316
2010 295 6 13 3 0 n/a n/a 11 328
2011 291 10 11 4 0 0 11 0 327
2012 249 9 6 5 0 0 14 0 283
2013 250 5 8 7 0 0 17 0 287
2014 247 4 6 8 0 0 20 0 285
2015 247 4 8 9 0 0 24 0 292
2016 272 7 8 17 0 0 18 0 322
2017 279 9 8 14 0 0 19 0 329
2018 276 3 4 14 0 0 17 0 314
2019 344 6 4 11 0 0 12 0 377
2020 326 7 2 9 0 0 12 0 356
2021 292 5 3 11 0 0 14 0 325
2022 298 5 4 14 0 0 13 0 334
2023 281 9 3 14 0 0 18 0 325
2024 278 11 2 14 0 0 19 0 324

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 Fairfax Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 442 20.0 22.1 0
1989 443 19.0 23.3 n/a
1990 464 20.0 23.2 n/a
1991 520 22.0 23.6 n/a
1992 578 22.0 26.2 5
1993 567 23.0 24.7 6.5
1994 572 25.7 22.3 5.4
1995 571 23.0 24.8 7.4
1996 571 23.0 24.8 7.4
1997 561 23.0 24.4 7.5
1998 550 25.7 21.4 6.7
1999 510 24.0 21.3 12.2
2000 520 27.0 19.3 12.3
2001 499 22.0 22.7 12
2002 454 21.0 21.6 11.6
2003 454 21.0 21.6 11.6
2004 415 21.0 19.8 15.7
2005 384 19.0 20.2 15.5
2006 417 24.2 17.2 14.2
2007 384 21.0 18.3 18.1
2008 379 21.1 18.0 n/a
2009 316 21.2 14.9 17.4
2010 328 20.9 15.6 21.1
2011 327 17.6 18.5 20.2
2012 283 17.5 16.1 25.4
2013 287 18.2 15.7 29.3
2014 285 18.4 15.4 31.2
2015 292 n/a n/a 30.1
2016 322 16.0 20.1 29.5
2017 329 18.0 18.2 28
2018 314 13.0 24.1 29
2019 377 19.0 19.8 22.5
2020 356 22.0 16.1 20.5
2021 325 27.5 11.8 n/a
2022 334 17.5 19.0 n/a
2023 325 15.7 20.6 18.8
2024 324 17.7 18.2 29.3

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 Fairfax Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 442 20.0 22.1 0
1989 443 19.0 23.3 n/a
1990 464 20.0 23.2 n/a
1991 520 22.0 23.6 n/a
1992 578 22.0 26.2 5
1993 567 23.0 24.7 6.5
1994 572 25.7 22.3 5.4
1995 571 23.0 24.8 7.4
1996 571 23.0 24.8 7.4
1997 561 23.0 24.4 7.5
1998 550 25.7 21.4 6.7
1999 510 24.0 21.3 12.2
2000 520 27.0 19.3 12.3
2001 499 22.0 22.7 12
2002 454 21.0 21.6 11.6
2003 454 21.0 21.6 11.6
2004 415 21.0 19.8 15.7
2005 384 19.0 20.2 15.5
2006 417 24.2 17.2 14.2
2007 384 21.0 18.3 18.1
2008 379 21.1 18.0 n/a
2009 316 21.2 14.9 17.4
2010 328 20.9 15.6 21.1
2011 327 17.6 18.5 20.2
2012 283 17.5 16.1 25.4
2013 287 18.2 15.7 29.3
2014 285 18.4 15.4 31.2
2015 292 n/a n/a 30.1
2016 322 16.0 20.1 29.5
2017 329 18.0 18.2 28
2018 314 13.0 24.1 29
2019 377 19.0 19.8 22.5
2020 356 22.0 16.1 20.5
2021 325 27.5 11.8 n/a
2022 334 17.5 19.0 n/a
2023 325 15.7 20.6 18.8
2024 324 17.7 18.2 29.3

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 Fairfax Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,291
2022 $14,226
2023 $15,272
2024 $15,040

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Fairfax 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 358th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 713th of 1596 Elementary schools
 23.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Fairfax Elementary School)83.671.2
 12.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Mentor Exempted Village)83.372.9
 10.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Fairfax Elementary School)78.771.2
 7.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mentor Exempted Village)84.172.8
 11.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax Elementary School)96.468.9
 27.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Mentor Exempted Village)8883.4
 4.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfax Elementary School)83.968.3
 15.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Mentor Exempted Village)82.275
 7.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Fairfax Elementary School)72.658.2
 14.4%
   5th Grade Science (Mentor Exempted Village)74.170.3
 3.8%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax Elementary School)68.352.7
 15.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Mentor Exempted Village)75.962.2
 13.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfax Elementary School)85.570.9
 14.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Mentor Exempted Village)83.677.6
 6%
   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 Students377325
 13.8%
African American69
 50%
American Indian00
Asian43
 25%
Hispanic1114
 27.3%
Pacific Islander00
White344281
 18.3%
Two or More Races1218
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients22.5%18.8%
 3.8%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Fairfax Elementary School

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

Middle : Memorial Middle School
High : Mentor High School

Students at Fairfax Elementary School are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Fairfax Elementary School ranks 497th of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 324 students attended Fairfax Elementary School.


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