The top reported proficiency rate is 89% in Science. The lowest is 82% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Chippewa Intermediate School
Chippewa Intermediate School serves grades three through six in Doylestown, a small village in Wayne County that sits atop the county's highest elevation about a short drive southwest of Akron. The school is part of Chippewa Local Schools, which has recently undergone significant stress. In May 2022, voters rejected both an income tax renewal that had funded a substantial portion of the district budget and an additional levy, forcing the district to seek renewed funding support and prompting warnings of cuts to busing, staff, and programs. The district successfully placed another levy on the ballot in the fall of that year. This recent financial turbulence is something any family considering the area should understand, as it shaped decisions about staffing, services, and facilities that are still unfolding.
Against that backdrop, the school itself is presently undergoing a major renovation and addition project that began in fall 2024 and continues through 2025. The work includes new classrooms, flooring, locker room conversions, and a new building addition. For families with students in the intermediate grades, this is a multi-year reshaping of the physical learning environment.
Academically, Chippewa Intermediate's recent state assessment results show solid proficiency across tested subjects. In mathematics and English language arts, the school's proficiency rates place it in the top quartile relative to other districts in Wayne County. Science proficiency is also notably strong. Social studies data is older and not current. The school tested all students who should have been tested, with full participation across the board. Only one year of data is available, so trend information is not yet present.
The student body is small for its grade band. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating moderate economic need in the enrollment. The population is predominantly white, with very small numbers of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. Data on the number or percentage of students receiving special education services or identified as English learners was not available.
Doylestown itself is a bedroom community with a compact downtown centered on Portage Street, where the school district office, village hall, and the local library branch all sit within walking distance of one another. The area has lost its industrial past and much of its agricultural character; it now functions primarily as an exurban residential zone serving workers in Akron, Cleveland, and surrounding manufacturing and service centers. Housing values in the 44230 zip code are below the state average but near the national median. The village is quite small, and most retail, dining, and employment are found in surrounding towns. Civic life centers on the memorial park, a summer concert series, a farmer's market, and the annual Rogues Hollow Festival. Transit is not available within the village itself.
The village has experienced flat or very modest population growth and shows only small-scale new residential development. One moderate commercial development tract along the state route that borders the village is being marketed, signaling some growth pressure at the edges, but the overall trajectory is stability rather than expansion.
For families considering this intermediate school, the profile is of a small, academically solid building in a stable, economically modest exurban village, currently mid-renovation, serving a relatively tight-knit enrollment. The recent district financial referendum defeat is part of the recent history and speaks to the community's economic constraints; families should inquire directly with the district about how budget and staffing have stabilized since then.
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