Chagrin Falls Middle School vs Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary School

Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary School and Chagrin Falls Middle School sit 0.5 miles apart in the same district, but their overall ratings diverge by 0.6 points — Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary School scores 9.5/10 against Chagrin Falls Middle School's 8.9/10. The state rank gap is steeper: Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary School ranks #7 of 3,440 Ohio schools while Chagrin Falls Middle School ranks #72 of 3,440 — both elite placements, but a 65-position difference within the same district and zip code.

On academics, the two schools are nearly identical — Chagrin Falls Middle School earns a 9.7/10 academic score versus Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary School's 10.0/10, a gap of 0.3 points. Growth is where the separation widens: Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary School posts a 9.6/10 growth score compared to Chagrin Falls Middle School's 7.9/10, a 1.7-point difference. That delta suggests students at Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary School are outpacing expected academic trajectories at a higher rate than their peers at the middle school, despite both schools drawing from the same community.

Both schools serve an identical free and reduced-price lunch rate of 6%, reflecting comparable socioeconomic profiles across the feeder grades. Enrollment differs — Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary School has 371 students versus Chagrin Falls Middle School's 261 — while the student-teacher ratio runs slightly tighter at the middle school: 13.1:1 compared to 14.8:1 at Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary School. That means middle schoolers get marginally more face time per teacher despite a smaller enrollment base.

The two schools serve sequential grade bands within the same district: Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary School covers grades 4–6, while Chagrin Falls Middle School picks up grades 7–8. For most families in Chagrin Falls, this is not a choice between competing schools but a two-step progression — students will typically attend both in succession as they advance through the district.