Enrollment
312
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUCKEYE LOCAL·NCES 390484703263
Buckeye Junior High School
3024 Columbia Rd, Medina, OH 44256 · (330) 722-8257 · Medina County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Ohio public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
18.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
82 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 7 | 154 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 158 | 51% |
Student demographics
17%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
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
76.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.1pp since 2021
Math
77.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.3% | 77.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 75.1% |
| 2022-23 | 72.8% | 78.6% |
| 2021-22 | 74.2% | 78.0% |
% 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Junior High School
Buckeye Junior High School's state test result (74.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Junior High School this school | 312 | 26.3% | 74.8% |
| Valley View Middle School Germantown | 385 | 26.5% | 64.3% |
| South Range Middle School Canfield | 397 | 26.7% | 83.6% |
| William Crawford Intermediate Schools Crestline | 241 | 27.8% | 77.2% |
| Evergreen Middle School Metamora | 330 | 30.3% | 78.0% |
| Fairbanks Middle School Milford Center | 245 | 21.2% | 82.1% |
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 Buckeye Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Medina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #133 of 316 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #166 of 637 ▲ 35 | #7 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #149 of 637 ▲ 57 | #5 of 9 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #394 of 629 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #475 of 654 | #9 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #416 of 577 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #439 of 579 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.3% | #235 of 319 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #145 of 410 | #2 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
312
-57 (-15%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 312 | 16.8 | 18.6:1 | 26% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 25% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 19.5 | 17.6:1 | 17% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 19 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 25.1 | 14.6:1 | 23% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 21 | 17.8:1 | 21% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 24% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 397 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 14% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 317 | 18 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buckeye Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (366 to 312); teachers down 33% (25.1 to 16.8).
About Buckeye Junior High School
Among the schools in Medina, Ohio, is Buckeye Junior High School, a small middle school. The school reports 312 students in grades 7 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Ohio is about 482 students.
Buckeye Local is responsible for 4 schools, Buckeye Junior High School included, with 2,110 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Buckeye Junior High School is 91% White. Enrollment also includes 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 16.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 18.6:1. On average, middle schools in Ohio have 17.0:1, compared with 18.6:1 here. Around 26% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Medina County average 26%.
allk12 grades Buckeye Junior High School a B. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Buckeye Junior High School is 4.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Ohio schools.
Among Medina County residents, the median household income is $94,968, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides Buckeye Junior High School, Medina County has 48 other public schools.
Buckeye High School is the public school closest to Buckeye Junior High School, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Buckeye Junior High School ranks 5th of 6 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Buckeye Junior High School as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment is down 15% from 2020-21, when Buckeye Junior High School had 369 students, to 2024-25, when it had 312.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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- Buckeye High School0.1 mi · 636
- Buckeye Intermediate School0.3 mi · 581
- Buckeye Primary School0.3 mi · 581
- Medina County Career Center2.9 mi · 787
- Claggett Middle School4.9 mi · 724
- Evolve Academy5.0 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Buckeye Junior High SchoolHow large is Buckeye Junior High School?
Buckeye Junior High School enrolls approximately 312 students in grades 07-08.
Is Buckeye Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buckeye Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buckeye Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buckeye Junior High School is approximately 18.6:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Buckeye Junior High School?
At Buckeye Junior High School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Buckeye Junior High School public or private?
Buckeye Junior High 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.