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Enrollment
741
Middle
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARBERTON CITY·NCES 390435300109
Barberton Middle School
477 4th St NW, Barberton, OH 44203 · (330) 745-9950 · Summit County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL741 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
573 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 5 | 45 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 203 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 248 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 245 | 33% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Barberton Middle School→Barberton High School
Based on grade levels within Barberton City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
50.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.3pp since 2021
Math
49.8%
OH avg 56.1% . -8.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 49.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 51.6% |
| 2022-23 | 56.2% | 58.7% |
| 2021-22 | 55.1% | 58.0% |
% 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
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Barberton Middle School
Barberton Middle School's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barberton Middle School this school | 741 | 77.3% | 50.6% |
| Madison Middle School Mansfield | 761 | 70.4% | 60.1% |
| Sidney Middle School Sidney | 840 | 66.8% | 56.8% |
| Willowick Middle School Willowick | 404 | 63.4% | 48.7% |
| Delhi Middle School Cincinnati | 524 | 59.9% | 66.6% |
| Elida Middle School Elida | 467 | 59.7% | 71.8% |
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 Barberton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Summit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #305 of 316 | #17 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #520 of 637 ▼ 19 | #22 of 29 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #492 of 637 ▲ 35 | #23 of 29 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.3pp | #31 of 629 | #1 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 741 | #104 of 654 | #8 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #145 of 577 | #13 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #170 of 579 | #14 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.3% | #19 of 319 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.3% | #22 of 410 | #2 of 23 |
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
741
-360 (-33%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 741 | 51 | 14.5:1 | 77% (573) |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 57 | 13.6:1 | 78% (605) |
| 2022-23 | 797 | N/A | N/A | 72% (577) |
| 2020-21 | 1,101 | 66 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,095 | 61 | 17.9:1 | 73% (801) |
| 2015-16 | 1,133 | 62 | 18.3:1 | 73% (828) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 63% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 55% (250) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 28 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barberton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (1,095 to 741); teachers down 16% (61 to 51).
About Barberton Middle School
In Barberton, Ohio, part of Summit County, Barberton Middle School is a middle school. It enrolls 741 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 5 through 8. It has 54% more students than the average for middle schools in Ohio (about 482).
The 6 schools in Barberton City enroll 3,448 students altogether, Barberton Middle School among them.
More than half of the students at Barberton Middle School are White (69%). The next largest groups are 17% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Barberton Middle School scores 48%.
Teacher count: 51 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.5:1. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio is 2.5 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 77%. That is 43 points above the 34% average for public schools in Summit County.
Barberton Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.6% is 9.0 points below the 59.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Summit County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $71,622, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The county has 149 public schools and about 69,214 students.
Barberton High School is the nearest public school to Barberton Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The NCES locale for Barberton Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 33% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher dropped from 16.7 in 2020-21 to 14.5 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Barberton Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Summit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
537,864
Census ACS
Median income
$71,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
69,214 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barberton City
- Barberton High SchoolHigh · 1,186 students
- Barberton Primary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Barberton Intermediate SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Barberton PreschoolElementary · 189 students
- Barberton Virtual AcademyMiddle · 6 students
Other schools in Barberton
- Barberton High SchoolHigh · 1,186 students
- Barberton Primary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Barberton Intermediate SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Barberton PreschoolElementary · 189 students
- Barberton Virtual AcademyMiddle · 6 students
Nearby schools
- Barberton High School0.2 mi · 1,186
- Barberton Virtual Academy0.3 mi · 6
- Barberton Preschool0.3 mi · 189
- Barberton Intermediate School1.2 mi · 655
- Norton Primary Elementary School1.7 mi · 220
- Norton Middle School1.8 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About Barberton Middle SchoolHow many students attend Barberton Middle School?
Barberton Middle School enrolls approximately 741 students in grades 05-08.
Is Barberton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barberton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barberton Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barberton Middle School is approximately 14.5:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barberton Middle School?
At Barberton Middle School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 3% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Barberton Middle School in?
Barberton Middle School is part of Barberton City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.