Summary:
Chestnut Hill Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school located in Midland, Michigan, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 422. The school is part of the Midland Public Schools district, which is ranked 66 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Chestnut Hill Elementary generally performs better than the state average on M-Step assessments, particularly in math, with 67.3% of 3rd graders, 38.5% of 4th graders, and 37.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in M-Step math, compared to the state averages of 43.4%, 39.1%, and 32.6%, respectively. However, the school faces challenges with increasing chronic absenteeism, from 5.0% in 2019-2020 to 19.2% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average and the nearby schools in the district. Additionally, Chestnut Hill Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 37.91% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state average and some of the nearby schools in the district, such as Woodcrest Elementary and Siebert Elementary, which have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and lower free and reduced lunch rates.
Chestnut Hill Elementary has a predominantly white student population, with 79.62% of students identifying as white in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state average and the nearby schools in the Midland Public Schools district. The school has seen an increase in spending per student, from $9,866 in 2019-2020 to $13,099 in 2022-2023, which may indicate that the school is investing in resources and programs to support student learning and achievement. However, it will be important to monitor how this increased spending translates into improved student outcomes.
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Detail:
Public, Magnet K-5
District:
Midland Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
579th of 1,486 Michigan Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,099
Students who attend Chestnut Hill Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 17.1
Number of students: 393
Racial breakdown:
White:
78.4%
Two or more races:
7.4%
Hispanic:
7.1%
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Asian:
3.6%
Pacific Islander:
1.8%
African American:
1.5%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 40.5%
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