Summary:
ZIP code 44026 covers Chesterland, Ohio, and is served by three public schools — one elementary (grades 3–5), one middle (grades 6–8), and one high school (grades 9–12) — all in the West Geauga Local district, with a combined enrollment of 1,602 students. The district ranks 10th out of 773 Ohio districts, at the 99th percentile, and all three schools hold 5-star ratings.
West Geauga Middle School is the advanced-math standout, ranked 14th of 1,046 middle schools at the 99th percentile, with Algebra I and Geometry End of Course at 100% proficient in both 2025–2026 and 2024–2025, versus state rates of 61.6% and 43.3%, plus 95% proficiency in 8th grade math. Robert C Lindsey Elementary School leads on attendance, with chronic absenteeism of 5.9% — roughly half the district's 11.0% — and average proficiency improving from 90.96% to 93.26%. West Geauga High School is ranked 25th of 795 high schools, with a 98.6% graduation rate and strong results such as 97.7% in American Government, but it slipped from 4th of 855 the prior year and saw Algebra I fall from 94.8% to 83.8%.
Across all three schools, proficiency runs well above state averages: about 28.5 points higher at the high school, 36.3 points at the middle school, and 30.4 points at the elementary school. The clearest weak spot is high school chronic absenteeism at 17.4%, compared with 10.4% at the middle school and 5.9% at the elementary school. Notably, the middle school posts its elite results despite the highest student-teacher ratio (21.3) and highest free/reduced-lunch percentage (18.66%) in the group. Per-student spending figures are only available for 2018–2019, so they should be read as historical context rather than current resource levels.
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