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What's the most underrated thing about Avon Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
976
Middle
DISTRICT 861 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVON LOCAL·NCES 390481101426
Avon Middle School
3445 Long Rd, Avon, OH 44011 · (440) 934-3800 · Lorain County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL976 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- C-Three-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
18.2:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
160 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 | 298 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 342 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 336 | 34% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Avon Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
82.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.8pp since 2021
Math
82.7%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 82 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 have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.1% | 82.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.2% | 85.8% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 86.8% |
| 2021-22 | 81.3% | 83.7% |
% 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
82.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Avon Middle School
Avon Middle School's state test result (82.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Middle School this school | 976 | 16.4% | 82.3% |
| Nagel Middle School Cincinnati | 1,087 | 17.8% | 84.5% |
| Big Walnut Middle School Sunbury | 973 | 20.3% | 80.7% |
| Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School Broadview Heights | 790 | 18.4% | 89.6% |
| Jacob Coy Middle School Xenia | 1,058 | 19.8% | 80.7% |
| Canfield Village Middle School Canfield | 774 | 20.4% | 86.9% |
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 Avon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lorain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #57 of 316 | #4 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #98 of 637 ▼ 35 | #3 of 22 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #73 of 637 ▲ 23 | #4 of 22 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.1pp | #188 of 629 | #8 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 976 | #30 of 654 | #2 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #393 of 577 | #16 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #258 of 579 | #10 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.4% | #280 of 319 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #174 of 410 | #6 of 13 |
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
976
-88 (-8%) vs 2020
+172% since 2000-01, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 976 | 53.7 | 18.2:1 | 16% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 1,070 | 54.8 | 19.5:1 | 16% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 1,084 | 51.7 | 21.0:1 | 11% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 1,064 | 47 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,127 | 50.6 | 22.3:1 | 10% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 1,089 | 43 | 25.3:1 | 12% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 616 | 29 | 21.2:1 | 14% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 5% (19) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avon Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,127 to 976); teachers up 6% (50.6 to 53.7).
About Avon Middle School
Avon Middle School is a public middle-grades school in Avon, Ohio. Enrollment totals 976 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 102% larger than the 482-student average for middle schools in Ohio.
District-wide, Avon Local has 5 schools and 4,303 students.
White students are 81% of those enrolled at Avon Middle School. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, and 4% Asian. That is in line with Lorain County, where about 78% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.
Avon Middle School reported 53.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.2:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Ohio is 17.0:1. There are 160 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 16% of enrollment. That is 17 points below the 33% average for public schools in Lorain County.
Among Ohio public middle schools, Avon Middle School outscored 75%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
In Ohio, Avon Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 82.3% actual against a predicted 82.6%.
Census data for Lorain County show median household income comes to about $73,347, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 92 public schools in the county, enrolling about 42,516, Avon Middle School among them.
Avon Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Avon High School, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Avon Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Avon Middle School ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 82.3% against a local average of 73.5%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 976, down from 1,064 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 22.6 in 2020-21 to 18.2 in 2024-25.
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Lorain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,129
Census ACS
Median income
$73,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Avon Local
- Avon High SchoolHigh · 1,417 students
- Avon Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 977 students
- Avon East Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Avon Early Learning CenterElementary · 394 students
Other schools in Avon
- Avon High SchoolHigh · 1,417 students
- Avon Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 977 students
- Avon East Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Avon Early Learning CenterElementary · 394 students
Other Avon Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Avon Middle. Avon Middle School is the largest of the 4.
- Avon Middle SchoolAvon, CT · 461 students
- AVON MIDDLE SCHOOLAVON, NY · 279 students
- Avon Middle School - 05Avon, SD · 63 students
Nearby schools
- Avon High School0.5 mi · 1,417
- Avon Early Learning Center1.0 mi · 394
- Avon Heritage Elementary School2.0 mi · 977
- Avon East Elementary School2.8 mi · 539
- Liberty Elementary School2.9 mi · 624
- Brookside Intermediate School3.4 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Avon Middle SchoolHow many students attend Avon Middle School?
Avon Middle School enrolls approximately 976 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Avon Middle School serve?
Avon Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Avon Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Avon Middle School is approximately 18.2:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Avon Middle School?
At Avon Middle School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Avon Middle School?
Avon Middle School is overseen by Avon Local in Lorain County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.