Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST HOLMES LOCAL·NCES 390476802936
Chestnut Ridge Elementary School
5088 TR 401, Berlin, OH 44610 · (330) 893-2413 · Holmes County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
47 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 17% larger than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
83.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.5pp since 2021
Math
91.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.9% | 91.7% |
| 2023-24 | 85.8% | 94.7% |
| 2022-23 | 87.8% | 92.0% |
| 2021-22 | 81.4% | 89.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
89.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chestnut Ridge Elementary School
Chestnut Ridge Elementary School's state test result (89.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Ridge Elementary School this school | 217 | 21.7% | 89.2% |
| Raymond Elementary School Raymond | 243 | 26.3% | 77.1% |
| Chardon Early Learning Center Chardon | 219 | 28.3% | N/A |
| Botkins Elementary School Botkins | 323 | 18.6% | 85.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Lakewood | 270 | 16.7% | 90.6% |
| Franklin Elementary School Wadsworth | 245 | 26.1% | 78.0% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chestnut Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Holmes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.2% | #59 of 673 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.7% | #52 of 1,569 ▼ 25 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #173 of 1,569 ▼ 7 | #2 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #793 of 1,514 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #1,544 of 1,808 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #238 of 1,582 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #1,590 of 1,590 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.7% | #620 of 767 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #671 of 992 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
217
-25 (-10%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 217 | 14.7 | 14.7:1 | 22% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 15.7 | 13.3:1 | 14% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 14.7 | 14.4:1 | 19% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 242 | 17 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 237 | 13.1 | 18.1:1 | 41% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 242 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 37% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 248 | 17 | 14.6:1 | 48% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 283 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 34% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 302 | 21 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chestnut Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (237 to 217); teachers up 13% (13.1 to 14.7).
About Chestnut Ridge Elementary School
Chestnut Ridge Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Berlin, Ohio. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 8, with 217 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students.
District-wide, East Holmes Local has 8 schools and 1,491 students.
At Chestnut Ridge Elementary School, White students make up 100% of the student body. That is close to the 98% White share among all Holmes County residents. By the diversity index, Chestnut Ridge Elementary School comes in at 0%.
Teachers at Chestnut Ridge Elementary School total 14.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 22%. Among public schools in Holmes County, the average eligibility rate is 31%.
On BeatsExpectations, Chestnut Ridge Elementary School is 8.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Ohio schools.
In Holmes County (population about 44,418), median household income is about $76,140, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 17 public schools operate in Holmes County, serving about 3,271 students.
The shortest distance from Chestnut Ridge Elementary School to another public school is about 1.6 miles, to Hiland High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. By average proficiency, Chestnut Ridge Elementary School is 1st among 8 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Chestnut Ridge Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 217, 10% below the 242 of 2020-21.
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Holmes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,418
Census ACS
Median income
$76,140
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Holmes Local
- Hiland High SchoolHigh · 395 students
- Berlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Winesburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 148 students
- Walnut Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 142 students
- Mt Hope Elementary SchoolElementary · 98 students
- Flat Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 92 students
Other Chestnut Ridge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Chestnut Ridge Elementary. Chestnut Ridge Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- CHESTNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLROCHESTER, NY · 569 students
Nearby schools
- Hiland High School1.6 mi · 395
- Walnut Creek Elementary School1.7 mi · 142
- Berlin Elementary School2.8 mi · 332
- Buckeye Career Center Annex-Hiland Satellite3.1 mi · 6
- Wise Elementary School3.2 mi · 67
- Flat Ridge Elementary School4.9 mi · 92
Frequently asked questions
About Chestnut Ridge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Chestnut Ridge Elementary School?
Chestnut Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 217 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Chestnut Ridge Elementary School serve?
Chestnut Ridge Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Chestnut Ridge Elementary School have?
Chestnut Ridge Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Chestnut Ridge Elementary School?
Student demographics at Chestnut Ridge Elementary School are roughly 100% White.
What district is Chestnut Ridge Elementary School in?
Chestnut Ridge Elementary School is part of East Holmes Local.
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