Summary:
ZIP code 44136 is home to two public elementary schools — Chapman Elementary School (PK–5, 446 students) and Whitney Elementary School (K–5, 426 students) — both part of the Strongsville City district, which ranks 94th of 773 Ohio districts (88th percentile, 4 stars). Together the two schools enroll 872 elementary students.
Whitney Elementary School is the standout, earning 5 stars in all three years of rank history and placing in the top 5–9% of Ohio elementary schools (94th percentile in 2025–26, 95th in 2024–25, 91st in 2023–24). Its test averages were about 88% proficient in both years, and it beat the district in 13 of 14 listed test comparisons. Chapman Elementary School holds 4 stars each year and stays above the state average in every listed test, averaging in the 76–78% range, but it exceeded its own district in only one of fourteen comparisons. Its statewide percentile slipped from 88th to 76th to 71st, even though Whitney's advantage is not explained by lower poverty — Whitney's free/reduced-price lunch rate (27.93%) is higher than Chapman's (24.89%).
Both schools share some important similarities. Student-teacher ratios are identical at 19.4, and chronic absenteeism is very low at both — 5.9% at Chapman and 5.3% at Whitney, compared with a district rate of 13.6%. Older 2018–19 spending figures show $13,235 per student at Whitney versus $10,796 at Chapman, though that data is dated and does not prove causation. In short, both schools sit in a strong district and outperform the state, but Whitney is the clear overperformer while Chapman lags district averages despite solid results.
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