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Enrollment
738
Middle
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY VILLAGE CITY·NCES 390435400116
Bay Middle School
27725 Wolf Rd, Bay Village, OH 44140 · (440) 617-7600 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Ohio public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
14.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
84 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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 | 197 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 191 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 164 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 25% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Bay Middle School→Bay High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bay Village City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
91.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.1pp since 2021
Math
89.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.3% | 89.6% |
| 2023-24 | 87.8% | 89.7% |
| 2022-23 | 89.4% | 89.8% |
| 2021-22 | 87.3% | 88.7% |
% 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
90.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Bay Middle School
Bay Middle School's state test result (90.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Middle School this school | 738 | 11.4% | 90.1% |
| Anthony Wayne Junior High School Whitehouse | 666 | 12.5% | 88.6% |
| Kenston Middle School Chagrin Falls | 772 | 11.5% | 87.0% |
| Highland Middle School Medina | 824 | 9.6% | 86.8% |
| Learwood Middle School Avon Lake | 557 | 14.7% | 83.8% |
| Granville Intermediate School Granville | 580 | 8.4% | 89.1% |
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 Bay Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.1% | #13 of 316 | #6 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.6% | #27 of 637 no change | #7 of 41 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.3% | #7 of 637 ▲ 10 | #5 of 41 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #309 of 629 | #23 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #105 of 654 | #12 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #132 of 577 | #14 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #384 of 579 | #31 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.4% | #302 of 319 | #19 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #324 of 410 | #18 of 24 |
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
738
+29 (+4%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 673
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 738 | 51.5 | 14.3:1 | 11% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 701 | 50.4 | 13.9:1 | 10% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 700 | 45.3 | 15.4:1 | 7% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 47 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 776 | 50.9 | 15.3:1 | 7% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 788 | 51 | 15.4:1 | 7% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 824 | 44 | 18.7:1 | 11% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 51 | 14.4:1 | 5% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 673 | 43 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bay Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (776 to 738); teachers up 1% (50.9 to 51.5).
About Bay Middle School
Bay Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school based in Bay Village, Ohio. Its 738 students are spread across grades 5 through 8. The school's enrollment is 53% above the 482 average for middle schools in Ohio.
Bay Village City is responsible for 5 schools, Bay Middle School included, with 2,331 students in all.
White students make up 88% of enrollment at Bay Middle School. Next come 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 58% White among all Cuyahoga County residents. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 14.3:1 comes from the school's 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. The lunch program counts 11% of students at Bay Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cuyahoga County is 27%.
The allk12 Grade for Bay Middle School is A+. Compared with Ohio public middle schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Bay Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 90.1% is 5.6 points above the 84.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Federal survey data for Cuyahoga County show that the median household income is $64,468, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Cuyahoga County is home to 352 public schools and about 155,924 public school students.
The nearest public school is Normandy Elementary School, at about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Bay Middle School is 3rd among 6 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment rise, from 709 in 2020-21 to 738 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Cuyahoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,245,873
Census ACS
Median income
$64,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
352
155,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bay Village City
- Bay High SchoolHigh · 684 students
- Normandy Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Westerly Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Glenview Center for Childcare and LearningElementary · 58 students
Other schools in Bay Village
- Bay High SchoolHigh · 684 students
- Normandy Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Westerly Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Glenview Center for Childcare and LearningElementary · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Normandy Elementary School0.4 mi · 477
- Glenview Center for Childcare and Learning0.6 mi · 58
- Bay High School0.9 mi · 684
- Westlake Academy1.2 mi · 49
- Westerly Elementary School1.5 mi · 374
- Westlake High School1.6 mi · 989
Frequently asked questions
About Bay Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bay Middle School?
Bay Middle School enrolls approximately 738 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Bay Middle School serve?
Bay Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Bay Middle School have?
Bay Middle School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is Bay Middle School?
Bay Middle School reports a student body of 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Bay Middle School public or private?
Bay Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bay Village City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.