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Cherrington Elementary School

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Cherrington Elementary School ranks 998 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

998^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Cherrington Elementary School is a K–5 school in Westerville, Ohio, serving 338 students as part of the Westerville City School District, a relatively strong district that ranks in the 65th percentile statewide. Cherrington itself, however, is currently performing below that district profile: in 2025–2026 it ranked 998th out of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools, placing it in the 36th percentile with 2 stars. That is a notable slide from recent years, when the school sat between the 53rd and 71st percentiles and earned 3 to 4 stars.

Among nearby Westerville elementaries, Cherrington Elementary School is now second lowest, ahead only of Huber Ridge Elementary School. It trails Emerson Elementary School (85th percentile), Whittier Elementary School (82nd), Mark Twain Elementary School (81st), Robert Frost Elementary School (77th), McVay Elementary School (75th) and Hanby Building Elementary School (73rd). Just a year earlier, Cherrington outperformed Hawthorne Elementary School, Wilder Elementary School, Pointview Elementary School and Huber Ridge; it has since fallen behind Hawthorne and Wilder. Test results dropped in most subjects, with third-grade ELA at 44.4% and third-grade math at 48.9% — far below state averages — while fifth-grade ELA (76.7%) and science (60.5%) improved. Chronic absenteeism is 16.5%, below the district's 18.2% but far higher than high-performing peers like Mark Twain (3.7%) and Robert Frost (5.2%).

About 55.6% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, up sharply from 44.4% in 2022–2023. Poverty likely contributes to the achievement gap, but it does not explain everything: Hawthorne Elementary School serves a higher-poverty population yet still outperforms Cherrington. Subgroup results have slipped across the board — no group ranks above the 52nd percentile — with special education, low-income and English language learner students persistently lowest. The clearest opportunities appear to be early math and literacy intervention, reducing absenteeism, and targeted support for those groups.

338

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,603

Per pupil spending ?

55.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

522 Cherrington Rd
Westerville, OH 43081-3013

(614) 797-7050

District: Westerville City

Students who attend Cherrington Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Westerville-South High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.1%

African American:

33.1%

Hispanic:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (56% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg70%

Ohio avg64%

998^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Westerville City

270^th of 773Westerville 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
2026	42.7	998 of 1560	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.8	751 of 1558	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	735 of 1577	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	669 of 1596	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	458 of 1588	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	574 of 1610	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	676 of 1676	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	770 of 1636	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.7	580 of 1651	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	74.3	472 of 1678	71.9%	★★★★☆
2015	79.2	311 of 1684	81.5%	★★★★☆
2014	78.6	276 of 1687	83.6%	★★★★☆
2013	80.7	188 of 1701	88.9%	★★★★☆
2012	79.5	218 of 1709	87.2%	★★★★☆
2011	80.5	192 of 1686	88.6%	★★★★☆
2010	77.2	316 of 1662	81.0%	★★★★☆
2009	76.3	314 of 1610	80.5%	★★★★☆
2008	61.5	763 of 1582	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.2	694 of 1609	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.3	613 of 1504	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	80.6	194 of 1501	87.1%	★★★★☆
2004	84.4	109 of 1471	92.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	324 of 631	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.9	164 of 615	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	115 of 603	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	102 of 610	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	91.8	29 of 601	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.1	65 of 533	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	129 of 605	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	48.7	290 of 598	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	49.1	430 of 956	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	322 of 1021	68.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	204 of 281	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	932 of 1452	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.2	654 of 1452	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.3	373 of 1466	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	631 of 1483	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.2	341 of 1488	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	479 of 1467	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	593 of 1502	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	513 of 1518	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	67.5	93 of 759	87.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	1132 of 1467	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.1	840 of 1473	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	840 of 1484	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	724 of 1447	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.6	230 of 1419	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	539 of 1404	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	568 of 1465	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	1013 of 1465	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	968 of 1467	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.5	804 of 1466	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	918 of 1485	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.5	625 of 1498	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	499 of 1518	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	631 of 1499	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	604 of 1535	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	833 of 1536	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	62.5	56 of 154	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	702 of 914	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	839 of 935	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	690 of 900	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.0	209 of 856	75.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	567 of 1181	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	82.3	138 of 1175	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	204 of 1190	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	284 of 1215	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	342 of 1242	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	357 of 1249	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	448 of 1271	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	518 of 1309	60.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)88th percentile+35 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)64th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2019)55th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)34th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science60%~ state avg

English Language Arts59%-7 vs state

Mathematics52%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Cherrington Elementary School	Public	K-5	522 Cherrington Rd	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7050	338	18	18.7	55.6%	149 (44.1%)	112 (33.1%)	37 (10.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.7%)	42.7	998^th of 1560 public elementary schools	36.0%		58.8	751^st of 1558 public elementary schools	51.8%	247	60.5	48.9	59.4	46.5	44.4	54.7	76.7	$12,603
Mark Twain Elementary School	Public	K-5	799 E Walnut St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7200	398	20	19.7	29.9%	247 (62.1%)	81 (20.4%)	26 (6.5%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)	79.8	303^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	80.6%		78.4	356^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.2%	53	89.4	69.5	90.6	83.3	64.4	81.1	93.9	$13,042
Pointview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	720 Pointview Dr	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7250	242	15	15.6	65.7%	82 (33.9%)	73 (30.2%)	44 (18.2%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.5%)	43.9	984^th of 1560 public elementary schools	36.9%		51	881^st of 1558 public elementary schools	43.5%	103	42.4	38.5	71.4	59.4	45.3	63.4	73.5	$11,427
McVay Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 S Hempstead Rd	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7230	591	27	21.9	34.2%	317 (53.6%)	156 (26.4%)	38 (6.4%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.2%)	76.7	389^th of 1560 public elementary schools	75.1%		75.3	422^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	72.9%	33	79.3	72.5	77.5	75.9	76.9	75.9	83.8	$12,401
Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-5	130 E Walnut St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7300	367	19	19.2	42.0%	214 (58.3%)	91 (24.8%)	23 (6.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.3%)	80.6	281^st of 1560 public elementary schools	82.0%		77.2	380^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.6%	99	90.7	79.2	76.8	85.7	79.2	70.2	88.4	$11,998
Emerson Elementary School	Public	1-5	44 N Vine St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7080	254	11	22.3	24.4%	158 (62.2%)	26 (10.2%)	18 (7.1%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (16.9%)	82.5	230^th of 1560 public elementary schools	85.3%		84.9	173^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	88.9%	57	95.7	67.3	86.3	87.2	72.9	88.2	91.5	$11,866
Hanby Building Elementary School	Public	1-5	56 S State St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7100	363	19	19.4	20.7%	244 (67.2%)	55 (15.2%)	13 (3.6%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.7%)	75.3	428^th of 1560 public elementary schools	72.6%		71.8	493^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	68.4%	65	78.4	73.1	69.2	74.5	84.6	67.3	90.2	$13,508
Robert Frost Elementary School	Public	K-5	270 North Spring Rd	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-7280	420	25	17.1	26.7%	290 (69.0%)	72 (17.1%)	29 (6.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	77.9	354^th of 1560 public elementary schools	77.3%		80	308^th of 1558 public elementary schools	80.2%	46	77.4	76.2	85.5	72.6	73.1	80.3	83.9	$13,376
Huber Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	5757 Buenos Aires Blvd	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7150	481	24	20.0	69.0%	175 (36.4%)	157 (32.6%)	71 (14.8%)	23 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.4%)	37.1	1065^th of 1560 public elementary schools	31.7%		49.2	906^th of 1558 public elementary schools	41.8%	159	43.0	47.9	58.8	47.3	52.8	55.8	63.4	$14,021
Wilder Elementary School	Public	K-5	6375 Goldfinch Dr	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 797-7330	491	27	18.1	50.7%	207 (42.2%)	155 (31.6%)	41 (8.4%)	30 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.6%)	50.8	877^th of 1560 public elementary schools	43.8%		56.8	785^th of 1558 public elementary schools	49.6%	92	43.8	61.7	61.0	60.8	61.3	65.0	71.3	$12,522

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherrington Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Cherrington Elementary School attend?

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

High : Westerville-South High School

What is the racial makeup of Cherrington Elementary School?

Students at Cherrington Elementary School are 44% White, 33% African American, 11% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Cherrington Elementary School in?

Westerville City

How many students attend Cherrington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended Cherrington Elementary School.

Is Cherrington Elementary School a good school?

Cherrington Elementary School ranks 998^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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