Summary
Cornerstone Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Wooster, Ohio, part of the Wooster City School District. With 349 students, Cornerstone has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools over the past decade, currently at 1012 out of 1558 schools.
Cornerstone Elementary faces several key challenges. Its test scores in math and English language arts consistently underperform compared to the Wooster City and Ohio state averages. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.6% to 18.3%, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Cornerstone struggles to support certain student subgroups, with its White, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students all ranking in the bottom quarter of Ohio elementary schools in their respective categories. The school has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 78.42% to 85.96%, much higher than other Wooster City elementary schools.
Interestingly, the other Wooster City elementary schools, such as Kean, Melrose, and Parkview, generally outperform Cornerstone Elementary on test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student subgroup performance. Additionally, Cornerstone Elementary spends less per student, at $9,546, compared to the other Wooster City elementary schools, which range from $8,942 to $10,707 per student. These factors suggest that Cornerstone may be struggling more than its peers within the same district and could benefit from a re-evaluation of resource allocation and targeted improvement efforts.
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