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Enrollment
581
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUCKEYE LOCAL·NCES 390484703265
Buckeye Intermediate School
3140 Columbia Rd, Medina, OH 44256 · (330) 722-8257 · Medina County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
129 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 154 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 168 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 170 | 29% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Buckeye Intermediate School→Buckeye Junior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Buckeye Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
74.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.2pp since 2021
Math
78.1%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.8% | 78.1% |
| 2023-24 | 75.9% | 79.3% |
| 2022-23 | 76.8% | 76.4% |
| 2021-22 | 74.7% | 78.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Buckeye Intermediate School
Buckeye Intermediate School's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Intermediate School this school | 581 | 22.2% | 77.8% |
| Buckeye Valley Local Middle School Delaware | 612 | 24.2% | 72.8% |
| Loveland Middle School Loveland | 624 | 22.3% | 83.3% |
| West Geauga Middle School Chesterland | 493 | 18.7% | 91.1% |
| A. I. Root Middle School Medina | 690 | 19.3% | 81.4% |
| Chardon Middle School Chardon | 716 | 25.0% | 86.5% |
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 Buckeye Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Medina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #107 of 316 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #156 of 637 ▼ 21 | #6 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #165 of 637 ▼ 38 | #6 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #173 of 629 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #211 of 654 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #548 of 577 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #411 of 579 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.2% | #260 of 319 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #272 of 410 | #6 of 6 |
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
581
+55 (+10%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 394
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 581 | 25.6 | 22.7:1 | 22% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 23.1 | 25.1:1 | 28% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 25 | 22.2:1 | 17% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 29 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 30.5 | 20.7:1 | 23% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 30 | 19.7:1 | 24% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 29 | 21.0:1 | 27% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 11% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 394 | 17 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buckeye Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (630 to 581); teachers down 16% (30.5 to 25.6).
About Buckeye Intermediate School
As a mid-sized middle school, Buckeye Intermediate School serves students in Medina, Ohio. Students in grades 4 through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 581 students. Middle schools in Ohio have about 482 students on average; enrollment here is 21% higher.
Buckeye Local counts 4 schools and 2,110 students, including Buckeye Intermediate School.
Of every 100 students at Buckeye Intermediate School, about 90 are White. The school is also 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Medina County at about 92% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Buckeye Intermediate School are from different groups.
A staff of 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 22.7:1. Across middle schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.0:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 22%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 80.4% for Buckeye Intermediate School. The school posts 77.8%, 2.7 points below the prediction.
In Medina County, home to about 183,660 people, the median household earns about $94,968 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Medina County number 49, with about 25,243 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Buckeye Intermediate School from the closest public school, Buckeye Primary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Buckeye Intermediate School ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 77.8% versus a 79.6% average.
The NCES locale for Buckeye Intermediate School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 581 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 526. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 18.1:1 to 22.7:1.
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Medina County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,660
Census ACS
Median income
$94,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
25,243 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buckeye Local
- Buckeye High SchoolHigh · 636 students
- Buckeye Primary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Buckeye Junior High SchoolMiddle · 312 students
- Buckeye Digital AcademyElementary
Other schools in Medina
- Medina High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Medina County Career CenterHigh · 787 students
- Claggett Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- A. I. Root Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
Nearby schools
- Buckeye Primary School0.0 mi · 581
- Buckeye High School0.2 mi · 636
- Buckeye Junior High School0.3 mi · 312
- Medina County Career Center2.6 mi · 787
- Claggett Middle School4.7 mi · 724
- Evolve Academy4.9 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Buckeye Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Buckeye Intermediate School?
Buckeye Intermediate School enrolls approximately 581 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Buckeye Intermediate School serve?
Buckeye Intermediate School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buckeye Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buckeye Intermediate School is approximately 22.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Buckeye Intermediate School?
At Buckeye Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Buckeye Intermediate School public or private?
Buckeye Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Buckeye Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.