Barberton Middle School

Located at 477 4th St NW, in Barberton, Ohio, Barberton Middle School is a sprawling intermediate school that educates 741 students (grades 5 through 8), overseen by Barberton City. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 54% bigger than typical.

Barberton City runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,448 students. Barberton Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Barberton Middle School reports that 69% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 17% Black, 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Barberton Middle School logs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Barberton Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 77% of students at Barberton Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Summit County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Barberton Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.6%, the actual is 50.6%, a residual of -9.0 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Summit County put median household income runs about $71,622, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Summit County runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students), of which Barberton Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Barberton High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Barberton Middle School operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 32%: 1,095 students in 2018 compared to 741 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 77% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.