Robert C Lindsey Elementary School

Robert C Lindsey Elementary School is an elementary-level community of average-sized scale in Chesterland, Ohio, run under West Geauga Local, teacheing 468 students in grades 3 through 5.

Within West Geauga Local, which oversees 4 schools and 1,969 students, Robert C Lindsey Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Robert C Lindsey Elementary School shows that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Geauga County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Robert C Lindsey Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 81.9%; this one delivers 92.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Geauga County put median household earnings sit near $107,860, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Robert C Lindsey Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in Geauga County (combined enrollment of about 9,939 students).

Gates Mills Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Robert C Lindsey Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 86.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 44%: 324 students in 2018 compared to 468 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 96% to 91%. Class-load math has widened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

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