Summary:
The city of Chesapeake, Ohio is home to 4 schools serving grades K-12, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools. The schools in this area display a mix of strengths and areas for improvement, with Chesapeake Elementary School standing out as a high-performing institution that consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Ohio.
Chesapeake Elementary School boasts impressive test scores, with 77.6% and 93.6% of 3rd and 4th graders proficient or better in math, and 84.2% and 92.3% proficient or better in English Language Arts. The school's 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking of 144 out of 1,577 Ohio elementary schools further highlight its academic excellence. In contrast, the other schools in the area, such as Lawrence County and Chesapeake High School, have more varied performance, with chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 12.8% to 23.5%.
The schools in Chesapeake serve a predominantly white student population, with high rates of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant economically disadvantaged student population. While Lawrence County stands out for its low student-teacher ratio of 7.4, the other schools in the Chesapeake Union Exempted Village district have higher ratios, ranging from 19.9 to 17.1. These variations in staffing and resource allocation may contribute to the differences in academic performance observed across the schools.
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