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Robert C Lindsey Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Robert C Lindsey Elementary School is a grades 3–5 school at 11844 Caves Rd in Chesterland, OH, enrolling 468 students as the upper-elementary building of the West Geauga Local district, which its PK–2 feeder Westwood Elementary School sits about 3.8 miles away. That district ranks 10th of 773 Ohio districts (99th percentile, 5 stars), and Lindsey is a major reason why: in 2025–26 it ranked 29th of 1,560 Ohio elementaries (98th percentile, 5 stars) and has stayed in the top 2% for six consecutive reported years, with the only recent dip (2018–19, 90th percentile, 4 stars) fully recovered since.

Average proficiency across its reported grade-level tests is roughly 92%, compared with a state average of about 64%. Among nearby schools, only Gates Mills Elementary School scores slightly higher — but that school has just 120 students and more than double Lindsey's chronic absenteeism. Kirtland Elementary School and Millridge Elementary School trail by about 5–6 points, and Richmond Heights Elementary School by roughly 44 points despite being only about six and a half miles away. Lindsey does this cheaply: at $11,471 per student (2018–19), it spends about $1,750 less than Mayfield Center Elementary School and about $3,000 less than Sunview Elementary School while outperforming both.

Two more things stand out for families. Chronic absenteeism fell from 15.3% to 5.9% over five years — a roughly 60% reduction and the lowest rate in the comparison group — and results are broad-based: the school ranks in the 99th percentile for special education students (10th of 914) and the 96th percentile for low-income students, though both dipped for a single year in 2024–25 before rebounding. The trade-offs worth watching are a student–teacher ratio of 19.4, second-highest among its neighbors and above Westwood's 18.7, and a free/reduced-lunch population that has nearly doubled (9.76% to 18.38%) without any loss of ground so far.

468

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,697

Per pupil spending ?

18.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11844 Caves Rd
Chesterland, OH 44026-1710

(440) 729-5980

District: West Geauga Local

Students who attend Robert C Lindsey Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Geauga Middle School
High:	West Geauga High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.6%

Hispanic:

4.1%

African American:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (93% vs 63% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Ohio elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school93%

District avg92%

Ohio avg63%

29^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 773West Geauga Local 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	92.1	29 of 1560	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	90.3	54 of 1558	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	30 of 1577	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	11 of 1596	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	21 of 1588	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	31 of 1610	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	173 of 1676	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	120 of 1636	92.7%	★★★★★
2017	85.3	136 of 1651	91.8%	★★★★★
2016	90.1	44 of 1678	97.4%	★★★★★
2015	80.8	260 of 1684	84.6%	★★★★☆
2014	83.0	116 of 1687	93.1%	★★★★★
2013	82.9	122 of 1701	92.8%	★★★★★
2012	78.9	257 of 1709	85.0%	★★★★☆
2011	78.6	252 of 1686	85.1%	★★★★☆
2010	77.5	303 of 1662	81.8%	★★★★☆
2009	84.9	56 of 1610	96.5%	★★★★★
2008	82.5	145 of 1582	90.8%	★★★★★
2007	83.8	106 of 1609	93.4%	★★★★★
2006	83.2	111 of 1504	92.6%	★★★★★
2005	82.0	165 of 1501	89.0%	★★★★☆
2004	82.6	154 of 1471	89.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	95.4	19 of 824	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	21 of 765	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	110 of 1021	89.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	92.4	5 of 1452	99.7%	★★★★★
2025	89.4	48 of 1452	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	5 of 1466	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	19 of 1488	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	29 of 1467	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	159 of 1502	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	93 of 1518	93.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	66 of 1467	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	76.3	290 of 1473	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	36 of 1484	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	3 of 1447	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	4 of 1419	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	15 of 1404	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	96 of 1465	93.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	19 of 1467	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	89.6	43 of 1466	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	53 of 1485	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	26 of 1498	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	27 of 1518	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	8 of 1499	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	118 of 1535	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	140 of 1536	90.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	97.6	10 of 914	98.9%	★★★★★
2025	65.0	212 of 935	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	45 of 900	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	9 of 856	98.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	91.0	14 of 1181	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	85.2	70 of 1175	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	26 of 1190	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	34 of 1242	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	9 of 1249	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	137 of 1271	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	164 of 1309	87.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics94%+33 vs state

Science94%+31 vs state

English Language Arts91%+26 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 Mathematics 6th 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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Robert C Lindsey Elementary School	Public	3-5	11844 Caves Rd	Chesterland	44026	Geauga County	West Geauga Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 729-5980	468	24	19.4	18.4%	424 (90.6%)	12 (2.6%)	19 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	92.1	29^th of 1560 public elementary schools	98.1%		90.3	54^th of 1558 public elementary schools	96.5%	25	94.2	93.9	92.5	91.5	100.0	92.1	89.6	92.3		$14,697
Gates Mills Elementary School	Public	K-5	7639 Colvin Rd	Gates Mills	44040	Cuyahoga County	Mayfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 995-7500	120	10	12.0	35.8%	55 (45.8%)	35 (29.2%)	7 (5.8%)	15 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.7%)	93.8	11^th of 1560 public elementary schools	99.3%		91.5	39^th of 1558 public elementary schools	97.5%	28	91.7	95.2	93.8	100.0		95.2	100.0	100.0		$17,635
Westwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	13738 Caves Rd	Novelty	44072	Geauga County	West Geauga Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 729-5990	367	20	18.7	14.2%	330 (89.9%)	11 (3.0%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)								(n/a)										$16,122
Mayfield Center Elementary School	Public	K-5	6625 Wilson Mills Rd	Mayfield	44143	Cuyahoga County	Mayfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 995-7400	468	27	17.3	28.0%	256 (54.7%)	78 (16.7%)	28 (6.0%)	85 (18.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	82.2	237^th of 1560 public elementary schools	84.8%		85.4	162^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	89.6%	75	76.3	80.8	93.3	88.5		84.9	73.3	81.3		$14,900
Kirtland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9140 Chillicothe Rd	Kirtland	44094	Lake County	Kirtland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 256-3344	452	26	17.3	15.5%	413 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	86.3	136^th of 1560 public elementary schools	91.3%		88.2	89^th of 1558 public elementary schools	94.3%	47	75.6	81.5	93.8	93.8		85.7	81.6	92.7		$14,788
Lander Elementary	Public	K-6	1714 Lander Rd	Cleveland	44124	Cuyahoga County	Mayfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 995-7350	506	28	18.0	49.4%	198 (39.1%)	189 (37.4%)	37 (7.3%)	37 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	64.8	639^th of 1560 public elementary schools	59.0%		75	434^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.1%	205	63.0	71.1	70.9	61.0		85.5	72.5	64.2		$13,150
Millridge Elementary School	Public	K-6	962 Millridge Rd	Cleveland	44143	Cuyahoga County	Mayfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 995-7250	604	32	18.8	30.1%	432 (71.5%)	52 (8.6%)	35 (5.8%)	36 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.9%)	87.5	106^th of 1560 public elementary schools	93.2%		87	113^th of 1558 public elementary schools	92.7%	7	77.7	89.8	95.0	82.7	94.4	88.0	94.2	81.6		$13,485
Edison Elementary School	Public	K-5	5288 Karen Isle Dr	Willoughby	44094	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 942-2099	543	37	14.6	46.0%	284 (52.3%)	160 (29.5%)	16 (2.9%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.8%)	49.7	897^th of 1560 public elementary schools	42.5%		51.1	879^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.6%	18	50.7	64.6	56.3	50.0		71.8	64.2	62.7		$12,355
Wickliffe Lower School	Public	PK, KG-6	2255 Rockefeller Rd	Wickliffe	44092	Lake County	Wickliffe City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 810-8001	642	27	23.7	49.8%	401 (62.5%)	119 (18.5%)	30 (4.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (13.2%)	53.7	840^th of 1560 public elementary schools	46.2%		45	968^th of 1558 public elementary schools	37.9%	128	47.7	74.5	83.3	34.1	60.3	68.8	67.9	58.1	50.7	$14,211
Sunview Elementary School	Public	K-3	5520 Meadow Wood Blvd	Lyndhurst	44124	Cuyahoga County	South Euclid-Lyndhurst City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 691-2225	345	22	15.4		100 (29.0%)	183 (53.0%)	18 (5.2%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.3%)								(n/a)		72.7				71.9				$14,140

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert C Lindsey Elementary School

What district is Robert C Lindsey Elementary School in?

West Geauga Local

What is the racial makeup of Robert C Lindsey Elementary School?

Students at Robert C Lindsey Elementary School are 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Robert C Lindsey Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Robert C Lindsey Elementary School.

Is Robert C Lindsey Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Robert C Lindsey Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 29^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Robert C Lindsey Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Robert C Lindsey Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Geauga Middle School
High : West Geauga High School

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