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Schools in Chesapeake

Chesapeake’s public schools

Chesapeake Union Exempted Village School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chesapeake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
65%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 15% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.4
OH 16.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,219 students on the public path
In brief

Chesapeake’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Chesapeake’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. Chesapeake Elementary School places highest (better than 77%); Chesapeake High School lowest (30%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Chesapeake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Chesapeake Elementary SchoolChesapeake Union Exempted Village School DistrictA−
5–8Chesapeake Middle SchoolChesapeake Union Exempted Village School DistrictC
9–12Chesapeake High SchoolChesapeake Union Exempted Village School DistrictC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Chesapeake Union Exempted Village School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Chesapeake Union Exempted Village School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,219 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 17.4 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$14,178OH $16,610 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading65%
State average 59.5% · 683 students tested
Math48%
State average 52.2% · 694 students tested

Chesapeake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Chesapeake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chesapeake—Chesapeake Union Exempted Village
UnionBChesapeake Union Exempted Village

Huntington, WV borders Chesapeake but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Chesapeake

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Chesapeakein other towns
Chesapeake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A−
497 students17:1Rate it →
Chesapeake Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
C
342 students16:1Rate it →
Chesapeake High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
380 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Chesapeake’s schools

Are Chesapeake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chesapeake. Chesapeake Union Exempted Village School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chesapeake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Chesapeake in?

Chesapeake Union Exempted Village School District.

Where do Chesapeake kids go to high school?

Chesapeake High School.

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What Chesapeake families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.