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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST GEAUGA LOCAL·NCES 390472202806
Robert C Lindsey Elementary School
11844 Caves Rd, Chesterland, OH 44026 · (440) 729-5980 · Geauga County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Ohio public elementary schools
- A+Test 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
19.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
86 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 3 | 173 | 37% |
| Grade 4 | 155 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 140 | 30% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Geauga Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
89.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.6pp since 2021
Math
91.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -3.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 91.5% |
| 2023-24 | 91.4% | 93.9% |
| 2022-23 | 92.4% | 97.2% |
| 2021-22 | 90.6% | 95.1% |
% 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
92.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Robert C Lindsey Elementary School
Robert C Lindsey Elementary School's state test result (92.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert C Lindsey Elementary School this school | 468 | 18.4% | 92.0% |
| Pattison Elementary School Milford | 454 | 18.3% | 80.4% |
| Kirtland Elementary School Kirtland | 452 | 15.5% | 87.9% |
| Boyd E Smith Elementary School Milford | 453 | 19.4% | 86.9% |
| Waterville Primary School Waterville | 468 | 15.8% | 89.7% |
| Mariemont Elementary School Cincinnati | 514 | 15.6% | 92.1% |
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 Robert C Lindsey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Geauga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #23 of 673 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.5% | #58 of 1,569 ▼ 26 | #4 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #65 of 1,569 ▼ 20 | #5 of 8 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.6pp | #286 of 1,514 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #600 of 1,808 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #1,187 of 1,582 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #1,237 of 1,590 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #652 of 767 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +44.4% | #69 of 561 | 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
468
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 468 | 24.1 | 19.4:1 | 18% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 24.1 | 19.3:1 | 16% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 23.1 | 20.0:1 | 10% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 25 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 21.4 | 15.1:1 | 16% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 16 | 20.9:1 | 16% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 22 | 19.3:1 | 15% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 21 | 23.9:1 | 4% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 23 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert C Lindsey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 44% (324 to 468); teachers up 12% (21.4 to 24.1).
About Robert C Lindsey Elementary School
Chesterland, Ohio, is home to Robert C Lindsey Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 468 students, in grades 3 through 5.
West Geauga Local counts 4 schools and 1,969 students, including Robert C Lindsey Elementary School.
Robert C Lindsey Elementary School's enrollment is 91% White. Next come 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Robert C Lindsey Elementary School employs 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. Robert C Lindsey Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 18%. That tracks the 21% average for public schools in Geauga County.
Robert C Lindsey Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 93% of Ohio public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Robert C Lindsey Elementary School is 10.2 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 92.0% actual, 81.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Ohio.
Robert C Lindsey Elementary School is located in Geauga County, where the median household income is $107,860, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides Robert C Lindsey Elementary School, Geauga County has 22 other public schools.
The closest public school, Gates Mills Elementary School, is about 2.8 miles from Robert C Lindsey Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Robert C Lindsey Elementary School is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Robert C Lindsey Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has grown by 13 students since 2020-21, to 468. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 19.4:1, from 18.2:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Robert C Lindsey Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 West Geauga Local
- West Geauga High SchoolHigh · 641 students
- West Geauga Middle SchoolMiddle · 493 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
Other schools in Chesterland
- West Geauga High SchoolHigh · 641 students
- West Geauga Middle SchoolMiddle · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Gates Mills Elementary School2.8 mi · 120
- West Geauga Middle School3.4 mi · 493
- West Geauga High School3.4 mi · 641
- Westwood Elementary School3.8 mi · 367
- Mayfield Center Elementary School4.0 mi · 468
- Mayfield Middle School4.0 mi · 896
Frequently asked questions
About Robert C Lindsey Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Robert C Lindsey Elementary School?
Robert C Lindsey Elementary School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Robert C Lindsey Elementary School serve?
Robert C Lindsey Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert C Lindsey Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Robert C Lindsey Elementary School is approximately 19.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Robert C Lindsey Elementary School?
Robert C Lindsey Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Robert C Lindsey Elementary School in?
Robert C Lindsey Elementary School is part of West Geauga Local.
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