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Enrollment
690
Middle
DISTRICT 707 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDINA CITY SD·NCES 390443800365
A. I. Root Middle School
333 W Sturbridge Dr, Medina, OH 44256 · (330) 636-3500 · Medina County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL690 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Ohio public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
133 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 216 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 240 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 234 | 34% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
A. I. Root Middle School→Medina High School
Based on grade levels within Medina City SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
81.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.3pp since 2021
Math
82.9%
OH avg 56.1% . -4.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 82.9% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 85.9% |
| 2022-23 | 80.6% | 85.6% |
| 2021-22 | 82.3% | 87.0% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
81.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A. I. Root Middle School
A. I. Root Middle School's state test result (81.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. I. Root Middle School this school | 690 | 19.3% | 81.4% |
| Canfield Village Middle School Canfield | 774 | 20.4% | 86.9% |
| Loveland Middle School Loveland | 624 | 22.3% | 83.3% |
| Buckeye Intermediate School Medina | 581 | 22.2% | 77.8% |
| Loveland Intermediate School Loveland | 643 | 21.9% | 81.8% |
| Tippecanoe Middle School Tipp City | 564 | 17.7% | 78.9% |
Matched among Ohio middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A. I. Root Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Medina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #73 of 316 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #91 of 637 ▼ 29 | #3 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #86 of 637 ▼ 3 | #3 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.7pp | #79 of 629 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 690 | #132 of 654 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #237 of 577 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #379 of 579 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.3% | #270 of 319 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #76 of 410 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
690
-27 (-4%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 790
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 690 | 43.9 | 15.7:1 | 19% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 700 | 45.8 | 15.3:1 | 18% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 678 | 43.8 | 15.5:1 | 12% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 717 | 40 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 862 | 40.2 | 21.4:1 | 15% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 806 | 42 | 19.2:1 | 12% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 836 | 44 | 19.0:1 | 14% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 51 | 15.5:1 | 5% (40) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A. I. Root Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (862 to 690); teachers up 9% (40.2 to 43.9).
About A. I. Root Middle School
A. I. Root Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Medina City SD, located in Medina, Ohio. The school counts 690 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Ohio is about 482 students.
Medina City SD has 6,414 students in 12 schools, and A. I. Root Middle School is one of those schools.
The student body at A. I. Root Middle School is 88% White. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Black. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A. I. Root Middle School counts 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.7 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. About 19% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The allk12 Grade for A. I. Root Middle School is B+. Compared with Ohio public middle schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, A. I. Root Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 81.4%; the prediction is 81.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Medina County show that the median household income is $94,968, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides A. I. Root Middle School, Medina County has 48 other public schools.
Nearby, Ella Canavan Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of A. I. Root Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, A. I. Root Middle School is 3rd of 5 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place A. I. Root Middle School in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 27 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.7:1) than in 2020-21 (17.9:1).
Discussions about A. I. Root Middle School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Medina County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,660
Census ACS
Median income
$94,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
25,243 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Medina City SD
- Medina High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- Claggett Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- Sidney Fenn Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
- Ralph E. Waite ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Ella Canavan Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- H G Blake Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
Other schools in Medina
- Medina High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Medina County Career CenterHigh · 787 students
- Claggett Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- Buckeye High SchoolHigh · 636 students
Nearby schools
- Ella Canavan Elementary School0.3 mi · 475
- H G Blake Elementary School1.1 mi · 470
- Garfield Elementary School1.1 mi · 216
- Evolve Academy1.2 mi · 12
- Helping Hands Preschool1.2 mi · 159
- Heritage Elementary School1.2 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About A. I. Root Middle SchoolHow many students attend A. I. Root Middle School?
A. I. Root Middle School enrolls approximately 690 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does A. I. Root Middle School serve?
A. I. Root Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does A. I. Root Middle School have?
A. I. Root Middle School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at A. I. Root Middle School?
Student demographics at A. I. Root Middle School are roughly 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is A. I. Root Middle School public or private?
A. I. Root Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Medina City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.