Buckeye Junior High School

Buckeye Junior High School is a middle school of tight-knit scale in Medina, Ohio, overseen by Buckeye Local, caters to 312 students in grades 7 through 8. That puts it 35% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

Within Buckeye Local, which oversees 13 schools and 5,091 students, Buckeye Junior High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Buckeye Junior High School logs that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Medina County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Buckeye Junior High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 26% of students at Buckeye Junior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Buckeye Junior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 78.9%, the actual is 74.8%, a residual of -4.1 points.

Around the school, Medina County reports that median household income runs about $94,968, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Buckeye Junior High School is one of 49 public schools in Medina County (combined enrollment of about 25,243 students).

The closest other public school is Buckeye High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Buckeye Junior High School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 80.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 366 students in 2018 compared to 312 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

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