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Enrollment
935
Combined
STATE 712
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIO-MED SCIENCE ACADEMY STEM SCHOOL·NCES 390151205794
Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School
4211 State Route 44, Rootstown, OH 44272 · (877) 644-6338 · Portage County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL935 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Ohio public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
56 FTE teachers
STATE 25.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
131 students
STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 88 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 92 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 73 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 61% smaller than its 8th grade class (106).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -8.0pp since 2021
Math
47.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 8 points 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 | 63.0% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.5% | 52.4% |
| 2022-23 | 68.4% | 46.7% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 48.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 84% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #6 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #7 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.7pp | #1 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 935 | #3 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #17 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #20 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +62.6% | #2 of 8 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
935
-61 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 935 | 56 | 16.7:1 | 14% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 960 | 54 | 17.8:1 | 13% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 1,013 | 56 | 18.1:1 | 5% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 996 | 49 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 29.4 | 19.6:1 | 7% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 16 | 20.1:1 | 12% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School.
Since 2017-18: students up 63% (575 to 935); teachers up 91% (29.4 to 56).
About Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School
Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels based in Rootstown, Ohio. Students in kindergarten through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 935 students. Combined schools in Ohio have about 712 students on average; enrollment here is 31% higher.
Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Roughly 87% of students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Portage County residents are about 87% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 24%.
Its staff includes 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.7 students per teacher. Compared with the 25.8:1 average for combined schools in Ohio, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 14% of students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Portage County, the average is 38%.
Among Ohio public K-12 schools, Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Ohio schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School scores 22.3 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.2%; the prediction is 83.5%.
In Portage County, median household income comes to about $75,766, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 48, with about 19,638 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School from the closest public school, Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 67.9%; Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School's is 61.2%, ranking 4th of 4.
Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% decline, from 996 to 935. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.3:1 to 16.7:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
161,956
Census ACS
Median income
$75,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
19,638 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rootstown
- Rootstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High SchoolHigh · 282 students
- Rootstown/Mabel Schnee Bldg Middle SchoolMiddle · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School0.2 mi · 282
- Rootstown Elementary School0.2 mi · 406
- Rootstown/Mabel Schnee Bldg Middle School0.2 mi · 229
- Willyard Elementary School2.6 mi · 295
- West Main Elementary School3.8 mi · 297
- Brown Middle School3.9 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Bio-Med Science Academy STEM SchoolHow many students attend Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School?
Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School enrolls approximately 935 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School serve?
Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School.
What is the student diversity at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School?
Student demographics at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School are roughly 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School in?
Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School is part of Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.