Chagrin Falls High School

Public school in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, US

Chagrin Falls High School

Address

400 East Washington Street

Chagrin Falls

Ohio

44022

United States

Coordinates| 41°25′36″N 81°22′49″W﻿ / ﻿41.42667°N 81.38028°W﻿ / 41.42667; -81.38028
Information
Type| Public high school
School district| Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools
School code| 360855
Principal| Amanda Rassi
Teaching staff| 36.80 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| 562 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 15.27[1]
Color(s)| Orange & Black[3]

Athletics conference| Chagrin Valley Conference[3]
Mascot| Mortimer The Tiger
Team name| Tigers[3]
Rivals| West Geauga High School, Kenston High School
Accreditation| North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[4]
Yearbook| Zenith
Website| www.chagrinschools.org/chagrinfallshighschool_home.aspx

Chagrin Falls High School is a public high school located in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States, an eastern suburb in the Greater Cleveland metropolitan area. The high school's mascot is Mortimer the Tiger.[5]

## History

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Chagrin Falls High School issued its first diploma in 1879, with only one graduate, Hugh Christian.[6] The first group to graduate was in 1888, a class of four people. As of 2011, the high school has graduated over 10,000 students.[7]

## Awards and recognition

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During the 2004-05 school year, Chagrin Falls High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[8] the highest award an American school can receive.[9][10]

In 2008, it was placed 135th on Newsweek magazine's Top 1,300 Schools list (2nd in Greater Cleveland, behind neighboring high school Solon, and 5th in Ohio). In 2011, it climbed to 92nd in the year ratings.[11]

## Athletics

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The school is a member of the Chagrin Valley Conference (CVC), Chagrin Division as part of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) for interscholastic sports.[12]

### State championships

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* Boys Cross Country \- 1971[13]
* Girls Cross Country \- 1991[13]
* Girls Soccer \- 1996, 2021 [13]
* Girls Basketball \- 1998[13]
* Boys Lacrosse \- 2003[14] 2015,[14] 2019[13]

## Notes and references

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1. ^ a b c "Chagrin Falls High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
2. ^ a b School Profile Archived April 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, 2011
3. ^ a b c OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
4. ^ "Institution Summary". Retrieved December 10, 2015.
5. ^ School Info at chagrinschools.org
6. ^ Mattern, Tom (August 1998). "History". Chagrin Falls Alumni.org. Archived from the original on July 22, 2009.
7. ^ "History, Number of Students". Retrieved November 24, 2011. "We are currently at 10,064 graduates. (2011)"
8. ^ U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2006 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.
9. ^ CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department Archived August 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
10. ^ "Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test". The Washington Post. September 29, 2005. "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
11. ^ "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast, 2011. Accessed November 23, 2011.
12. ^ Chagrin Valley Conference Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at Chagrin Falls Schools' website
13. ^ a b c d e OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved December 31, 2006.
14. ^ a b OHSLA. "Ohio High School Lacrosse Association Web site". Archived from the original on February 1, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2012.

## External links

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* Official website
* Chagrin Falls High School athletics

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* NCES

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