Enrollment
238
Elementary
DISTRICT 227 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARDON LOCAL·NCES 390471802793
Munson Elementary School
12687 Bass Lake Rd, Chardon, OH 44024 · (440) 286-5901 · Geauga County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Ohio public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
75 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 69 | 29% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 34% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 37% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Chardon Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
85.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.4pp since 2021
Math
87.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -5.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.2% | 87.5% |
| 2023-24 | 88.5% | 85.4% |
| 2021-22 | 84.8% | 92.8% |
% 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
86.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Munson Elementary School
Munson Elementary School's state test result (86.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munson Elementary School this school | 238 | 31.5% | 86.7% |
| Park Elementary School Chardon | 224 | 29.5% | 88.4% |
| Chardon Early Learning Center Chardon | 219 | 28.3% | N/A |
| Hannah Crawford Elementary School grades 3 -5 Crestline | 229 | 35.4% | 71.3% |
| Lordstown Elementary School Warren | 210 | 36.2% | 89.5% |
| 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 Munson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Geauga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.7% | #103 of 673 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.5% | #152 of 1,569 ▲ 32 | #5 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.2% | #138 of 1,569 ▼ 43 | #6 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #290 of 1,514 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #1,485 of 1,808 | #8 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #965 of 1,582 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.8% | #1,201 of 1,590 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #496 of 767 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #243 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
238
-90 (-27%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 238 | 13 | 18.3:1 | 32% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 14 | 18.9:1 | 30% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 14 | 19.0:1 | 24% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 19 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 16 | 18.8:1 | 14% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 16 | 20.3:1 | 18% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 395 | 20 | 19.8:1 | 16% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 8% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 415 | 18 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Munson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (300 to 238); teachers down 19% (16 to 13).
About Munson Elementary School
Munson Elementary School is a small elementary school found in Chardon, Ohio. The school counted 238 students in 2024-25, covering grades 1 through 3. The school is 41% below the average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Chardon Local has 2,451 students in 5 schools, and Munson Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Among Geauga County residents, the White share is about 93%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.
Munson Elementary School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Ohio is about 17.9:1. The school has 32% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Geauga County is 21%.
Munson Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 90% of Ohio public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Munson Elementary School is 9.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Ohio schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Geauga County show that the median household earns about $107,860 a year, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Geauga County has 23 public schools with about 9,939 students, including Munson Elementary School.
Park Elementary School sits about 4.1 miles from Munson Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Munson Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Munson Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 90 students, from 328 to 238. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 17.3:1 to 18.3:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Geauga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,481
Census ACS
Median income
$107,860
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chardon Local
- Chardon High SchoolHigh · 1,054 students
- Chardon Middle SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Chardon Early Learning CenterElementary · 219 students
Other schools in Chardon
- Chardon High SchoolHigh · 1,054 students
- Chardon Middle SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Chardon Early Learning CenterElementary · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Park Elementary School4.1 mi · 224
- Chardon Middle School4.6 mi · 716
- Berkshire Early Childhood Center4.7 mi · 30
- Chardon Early Learning Center4.7 mi · 219
- Chardon High School4.7 mi · 1,054
- Berkshire Elementary4.9 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Munson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Munson Elementary School?
Munson Elementary School enrolls approximately 238 students in grades 01-03.
Is Munson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Munson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-03.
How many students per teacher at Munson Elementary School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Munson Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Munson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Munson Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Munson Elementary School in?
Munson Elementary School is part of Chardon Local.
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