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Chestnut Elementary School

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Chestnut Elementary School ranks 972 nd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

972^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Chestnut Elementary School in Painesville, Ohio, is a K–5 school serving 425 students at 341 Chestnut St, part of the Painesville City Local district and located in a dense cluster of elementary schools. It is the strongest school in its own district, outranking Elm Street Elementary School and Maple Elementary School and beating the district average on all seven reported 2025–26 tests. Yet the district itself ranks in the 17th percentile statewide, and the school sits at the 38th percentile with 2 stars—a step up from its 1-star years before 2019–20, but still in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools.

The school’s standout result is chronic absenteeism: just 5.3% in 2025–26, down from 31.0% in 2021–22. That is the lowest rate among nearby comparison schools, including Hopkins Elementary School, Orchard Hollow Elementary School, Sterling Morton Elementary School, Buckeye Elementary School, Riverview Elementary School, Melridge Elementary School, Mckinley Elementary School, and Lake Erie Bilingual Academy. The district rate is 21.0%. Nearby comparisons are stark: Buckeye Elementary School is half a mile away and ranks in the 75th percentile, while the Riverside Local and Mentor Exempted Village schools generally outperform the school. The school spends less per student than most nearby schools and has a 17:1 student–teacher ratio, so its above-district results are not coming from extra resources.

Inside the school, fifth grade is the engine: fifth-grade math rose to 72.2% proficient and science reached 61.1%, near the state average. Literacy is the weaker area, with fourth-grade ELA declining over four years. Two groups need attention: special education students rank at the 11th percentile, and male students at the 29th percentile while female students are at the 56th—a 27-point gap. Parents should note that free/reduced-lunch figures are unavailable for the school, spending data is from 2018–19, and some subgroup results are dated. The absenteeism turnaround is the clearest sign of distinctive practice, but the school remains a “best in a struggling district” story rather than a statewide standout.

425

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,275

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

341 Chestnut St
Painesville, OH 44077-2750

(440) 392-5350

District: Painesville City Local

Students who attend Chestnut Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Heritage Middle School
High:	Harvey High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.2%

White:

18.6%

African American:

14.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (58% vs 64% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg47%

Ohio avg64%

972^nd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Painesville City Local

645^th of 773Painesville City 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	44.7	972 of 1560	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.5	1087 of 1558	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	1063 of 1577	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	1026 of 1596	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	911 of 1588	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	1075 of 1610	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1243 of 1676	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1304 of 1636	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	1289 of 1651	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.0	1291 of 1678	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	1391 of 1684	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.8	1342 of 1687	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	1406 of 1701	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	1387 of 1709	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.4	1294 of 1686	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.4	1334 of 1662	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.8	1311 of 1610	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.1	1314 of 1582	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	52.3	977 of 1609	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	80.1	195 of 1504	87.0%	★★★★☆
2005	35.7	1108 of 1501	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.3	1071 of 1471	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	272 of 615	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	246 of 603	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	161 of 610	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	82 of 601	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	43.4	235 of 533	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	308 of 605	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	393 of 598	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	19.7	737 of 824	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	636 of 765	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	746 of 956	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	904 of 1021	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	103 of 318	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.2	192 of 281	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	104 of 258	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	88 of 239	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	62 of 213	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	54 of 183	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	38.1	104 of 169	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	123 of 174	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	640 of 1452	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.5	1050 of 1452	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	982 of 1466	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1030 of 1483	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.3	685 of 1488	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.5	1033 of 1467	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1181 of 1502	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1261 of 1518	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	71 of 315	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	44.4	139 of 259	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	84 of 234	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	90 of 233	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	44 of 216	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	58 of 189	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	121 of 228	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	178 of 239	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	753 of 1467	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.2	948 of 1473	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	868 of 1484	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	711 of 1447	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	460 of 1419	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	766 of 1404	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	1055 of 1465	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1145 of 1465	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	1046 of 1467	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	1014 of 1466	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1059 of 1485	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.3	939 of 1498	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	992 of 1518	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	1019 of 1499	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1094 of 1535	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1201 of 1536	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	8.4	161 of 166	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	832 of 935	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	495 of 856	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	778 of 1175	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	656 of 1190	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	709 of 1215	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	924 of 1242	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	962 of 1271	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	1136 of 1309	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)77th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)68th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)3rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics65%+3 vs state

Science61%~ state avg

English Language Arts49%-16 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
Chestnut Elementary School	Public	K-5	341 Chestnut St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5350	425	25	17.0		79 (18.6%)	63 (14.8%)	243 (57.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.9%)	44.7	972^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	37.7%		33.5	1087^th of 1558 public elementary schools	30.2%	115	61.1	72.7	51.6	72.2	47.3	39.1	61.1	$11,275
Buckeye Elementary School	Public	K-4	175 Buckeye Rd	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 352-2191	366	19	19.6	37.4%	245 (66.9%)	28 (7.7%)	61 (16.7%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.3%)	76.7	386^th of 1560 public elementary schools	75.3%		69	548^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.8%	162		86.1	79.7		73.0	74.6		$11,820
Maple Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 W Jackson St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5440	432	27	16.0		90 (20.8%)	50 (11.6%)	239 (55.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.8%)	24.8	1196^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.3%		22.6	1221^st of 1558 public elementary schools	21.6%	25	25.0	59.6	52.1	25.0	50.0	45.2	47.5	$10,699
Melridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6689 Melridge Dr	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 352-3854	299	15	20.4	40.8%	221 (73.9%)	19 (6.4%)	45 (15.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	76.7	387^th of 1560 public elementary schools	75.2%		69.9	535^th of 1558 public elementary schools	65.7%	148		86.4	86.4		84.4	60.5		$13,751
Lake Erie Bilingual Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	268 N State St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Lake Erie Bilingual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(440) 578-0722	49	7	6.7		3 (6.1%)	6 (12.2%)	39 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)								$11,432
Elm Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	585 Elm St	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5520	429	25	17.1		65 (15.2%)	57 (13.3%)	260 (60.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.0%)	22.7	1225^th of 1560 public elementary schools	21.5%		17.5	1289^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.3%	64	50.0	52.6	30.2	38.6	33.3	20.6	59.1	$12,284
Riverview Elementary School	Public	K-5	845 Madison Ave	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 352-0668	615	30	20.2		463 (75.3%)	20 (3.3%)	72 (11.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.8%)	70.5	528^th of 1560 public elementary schools	66.2%		73	471^st of 1558 public elementary schools	69.8%	57	73.3	73.9	87.2	78.0	63.6	67.5	74.4	$12,080
Mckinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	345 Vine St	Fairport Harbor	44077	Lake County	Fairport Harbor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 354-4982	239	17	14.0		179 (74.9%)	7 (2.9%)	31 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.2%)	39.2	1037^th of 1560 public elementary schools	33.5%		26.3	1164^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.3%	127	43.2	64.9	45.8	29.7	70.3	54.2	62.2	$11,177
Orchard Hollow Elementary School	Public	K-5	8700 Hendricks Rd	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 257-5955	359	24	15.1	22.8%	310 (86.4%)	6 (1.7%)	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	68	567^th of 1560 public elementary schools	63.7%		78.7	346^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.8%	221	63.5	68.3	83.9	65.1	73.0	64.3	82.5	$13,691
Sterling Morton Elementary School	Public	K-5	9292 Jordan Dr	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 257-5954	298	21	14.1	47.7%	241 (80.9%)	15 (5.0%)	23 (7.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	73.3	477^th of 1560 public elementary schools	69.4%		57.5	774^th of 1558 public elementary schools	50.3%	297	77.0	74.5	71.8	75.4	78.7	69.2	79.0	$12,131

Frequently Asked Questions about Chestnut Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Chestnut Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Heritage Middle School
High : Harvey High School

Is Chestnut Elementary School a good school?

Chestnut Elementary School ranks 972^nd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chestnut Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Chestnut Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Chestnut Elementary School?

Students at Chestnut Elementary School are 57% Hispanic, 19% White, 15% African American, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Chestnut Elementary School in?

Painesville City Local

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