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Chapman Elementary School

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Chapman Elementary School ranks 376 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Chapman Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Strongsville, Ohio, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 458. The school is part of the Strongsville City School District, which is ranked 83 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chapman Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of Ohio elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 195-644 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on Ohio State Tests is generally above the state and district averages, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts. Chapman Elementary also has a strong performance in Science, with 5th-grade proficiency rates consistently above 75% in recent years. The school performs exceptionally well for Hispanic students, ranking 24th out of 234 Ohio elementary schools in 2023-2024, and also demonstrates strong performance for low socioeconomic status students, ranking 38th out of 1,484 Ohio elementary schools in 2023-2024.

Despite having lower per-student spending of $10,796 in 2018-2019 compared to nearby Muraski Elementary ($12,823) and Whitney Elementary ($13,235) schools, Chapman Elementary is able to achieve strong academic outcomes, suggesting the school is efficiently allocating its resources to support student learning. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rates, while generally lower than state and district averages, have remained in the 7-14% range over the past few years, indicating an area for potential improvement.

446

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,921

Per pupil spending ?

24.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13883 Drake Rd
Strongsville, OH 44136-7918

(440) 572-7140

District: Strongsville City

Students who attend Chapman Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Strongsville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

Hispanic:

6.7%

Asian:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 60th percentile in 2023 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (78% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 76th (2025) from a 60th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Strongsville City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg84%

Ohio avg64%

376^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Strongsville City

83^rd of 828Strongsville City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	376 of 1558	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	195 of 1577	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	644 of 1596	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	486 of 1588	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.6	353 of 1610	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	310 of 1676	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	300 of 1636	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	75.6	422 of 1651	74.4%	★★★★☆
2016	77.5	378 of 1678	77.5%	★★★★☆
2015	79.2	310 of 1684	81.6%	★★★★☆
2014	73.9	479 of 1687	71.6%	★★★★☆
2013	63.3	828 of 1701	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.9	378 of 1709	77.9%	★★★★☆
2011	74.0	442 of 1686	73.8%	★★★★☆
2010	77.0	319 of 1662	80.8%	★★★★☆
2009	78.3	259 of 1610	83.9%	★★★★☆
2008	75.1	359 of 1582	77.3%	★★★★☆
2007	70.6	501 of 1609	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.3	403 of 1504	73.2%	★★★★☆
2005	72.5	397 of 1501	73.6%	★★★★☆
2004	77.4	281 of 1471	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	419 of 1452	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	214 of 1466	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	592 of 1483	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.5	442 of 1488	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	289 of 1467	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	547 of 1502	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	391 of 1518	74.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	63.4	258 of 759	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	79.4	24 of 234	89.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	401 of 1473	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.9	38 of 1484	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	63.0	539 of 1447	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	793 of 1404	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.2	298 of 1465	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	290 of 1465	80.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	252 of 1466	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	141 of 1485	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	64.1	631 of 1498	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.1	473 of 1518	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.3	373 of 1499	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	195 of 1535	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	256 of 1536	83.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	27.7	656 of 856	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	401 of 1175	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.9	205 of 1190	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	637 of 1215	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.4	526 of 1242	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	398 of 1249	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	378 of 1271	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	341 of 1309	73.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2024)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)66th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2023)23rd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science84%+20 vs state

English Language Arts79%+15 vs state

Mathematics75%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Chapman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13883 Drake Rd	Strongsville	44136	Cuyahoga County	Strongsville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 572-7140	446	23	19.4	24.9%	353 (79.1%)	20 (4.5%)	30 (6.7%)	24 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	77.5	376^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.9%		84.7	195^th of 1577 public elementary schools	87.6%	181	83.6	74.1	85.5	65.5	74.1	82.6	80.0	$11,921
Crestview Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 W 130th St	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 273-0482	430	25	17.2	19.5%	379 (88.1%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.2%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	86.6	127^th of 1558 public elementary schools	91.8%		86.4	133^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	91.6%	6	83.6	90.5	92.0	84.7	83.7	86.5	82.2	$12,695
Brunswick Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	3845 Magnolia Dr	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 273-0486	362	23	15.7	31.8%	297 (82.0%)	8 (2.2%)	24 (6.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.8%)	84.1	188^th of 1558 public elementary schools	87.9%		76.3	402^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	74.5%	214	89.5	89.8	85.2	76.8	80.6	77.4	86.0	$12,984
Walter Kidder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3650 Grafton Rd	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 273-0485	480	31	15.4	20.8%	417 (86.9%)	4 (0.8%)	31 (6.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	71.7	495^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.2%		67.3	600^th of 1577 public elementary schools	62.0%	105	68.2	88.0	76.7	55.2	82.4	76.7	69.7	$10,746
Kinsner Elementary School	Public	K-5	19091 Waterford Pkwy	Strongsville	44149	Cuyahoga County	Strongsville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 572-7120	643	33	19.6	18.0%	514 (79.9%)	21 (3.3%)	27 (4.2%)	61 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	83.9	193^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	87.6%		85	183^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	88.4%	10	87.8	80.4	88.1	78.0	77.8	82.2	89.4	$13,585
North Royalton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16400 State Rd	North Royalton	44133	Cuyahoga County	North Royalton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 582-9060	1,519	68	22.3	29.9%	1,225 (80.6%)	40 (2.6%)	89 (5.9%)	84 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (5.2%)	82.4	243^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	84.4%		86.4	134^th of 1577 public elementary schools	91.5%	109		88.3	89.5		76.6	77.3		$11,567
Muraski Elementary School	Public	K-5	20270 Royalton Rd	Strongsville	44149	Cuyahoga County	Strongsville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 572-7160	522	28	18.7	28.0%	392 (75.1%)	13 (2.5%)	32 (6.1%)	58 (11.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	87.5	104^th of 1558 public elementary schools	93.3%		85.1	182^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	88.5%	78	82.7	88.6	90.7	83.8	88.8	88.4	85.9	$14,331
Hinckley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1157 Ridge Rd	Hinckley	44233	Medina County	Highland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 239-1901	384	20	19.2	12.2%	346 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	93.3	12^th of 1558 public elementary schools	99.2%		94	6^th of 1577 public elementary schools	99.6%	6	94.1	100.0	98.5	85.3	98.5	95.5	95.6	$12,762
Whitney Elementary School	Public	K-5	13548 Whitney Rd	Strongsville	44136	Cuyahoga County	Strongsville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 572-7180	426	22	19.4	27.9%	258 (60.6%)	15 (3.5%)	32 (7.5%)	95 (22.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (4.7%)	88.6	82^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	94.7%		86	143^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	90.9%	61	82.1	92.9	92.4	87.1	91.5	83.3	89.4	$14,664
Strongsville Academy	Public, Charter	K-2	16000 Foltz Pkwy	Strongsville	44149	Cuyahoga County	Strongsville Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(440) 201-3873	65	5	13.0	41.5%	35 (53.8%)	9 (13.8%)	6 (9.2%)	7 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.3%)								(n/a)								$9,129

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapman Elementary School

How many students attend Chapman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Chapman Elementary School.

What district is Chapman Elementary School in?

Strongsville City

What schools do graduates of Chapman Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chapman Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Strongsville High School

Is Chapman Elementary School a good school?

Chapman Elementary School ranks 376^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Chapman Elementary School?

Students at Chapman Elementary School are 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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