Enrollment
331
High
DISTRICT 244 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARDINAL LOCAL·NCES 390471702786
Cardinal Jr/Sr High School
14785 Thompson Ave, Middlefield, OH 44062 · (440) 632-0261 · Geauga County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
118 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 20% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Cardinal Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
67.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.1pp since 2021
Math
37.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +20.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.8% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 67.3% | 32.8% |
| 2022-23 | 60.9% | 26.4% |
| 2021-22 | 62.7% | 17.6% |
% 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
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 75% 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 →
Schools most like Cardinal Jr/Sr High School
Cardinal Jr/Sr High School's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Jr/Sr High School this school | 331 | 35.6% | 59.5% |
| North Union High School Richwood | 385 | 34.8% | 65.5% |
| Tuslaw High School Massillon | 368 | 31.8% | 79.5% |
| Anna High School Anna | 298 | 34.9% | 81.8% |
| Clermont Northeastern High School Batavia | 405 | 38.8% | 61.3% |
| Manchester High School New Franklin | 394 | 32.5% | 74.3% |
Matched among Ohio high 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 Cardinal Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Geauga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #335 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #523 of 776 ▲ 18 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #351 of 774 ▲ 6 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.6pp | #81 of 742 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #563 of 888 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #408 of 739 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.5% | #706 of 749 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #279 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #444 of 484 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
331
+29 (+10%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 331 | 19.5 | 16.9:1 | 36% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 16.2 | 14.9:1 | 33% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 25% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 17 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 20.3 | 16.7:1 | 36% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 357 | 21 | 17.0:1 | 36% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 29% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 23 | 18.5:1 | 8% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 24 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cardinal Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (339 to 331); teachers down 4% (20.3 to 19.5).
About Cardinal Jr/Sr High School
Cardinal Jr/Sr High School is a small high school with an address in Middlefield, Ohio. The school's 331 students are in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 41% lower than the average for high schools in Ohio, which is about 565.
Cardinal Local oversees Cardinal Jr/Sr High School and 2 other schools, with 732 students in total.
Cardinal Jr/Sr High School's enrollment is 97% White. It is also 2% multiracial. For comparison, Geauga County is about 93% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 6% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Cardinal Jr/Sr High School and a ratio of 16.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 36% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Geauga County averages 21%, lower than here.
Cardinal Jr/Sr High School scores 15.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 59.5% actual versus 75.3% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations.
Geauga County has about 95,481 residents, and the median household income is $107,860, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. In all, Geauga County has 23 public schools and roughly 9,939 students.
The school nearest to Cardinal Jr/Sr High School is ACE Community Academy, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 7. On average proficiency, Cardinal Jr/Sr High School is 5th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Cardinal Jr/Sr High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Cardinal Jr/Sr High School's enrollment grew from 302 in 2020-21 to 331 in 2024-25.
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Geauga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,481
Census ACS
Median income
$107,860
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cardinal Local
- Cardinal Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Cardinal Middle SchoolMiddle · 5 students
- Cardinal Huskie Virtual SchoolCombined
Other schools in Middlefield
- Cardinal Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- ACE Community AcademyHigh · 25 students
- Cardinal Middle SchoolMiddle · 5 students
- Cardinal Huskie Virtual SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- ACE Community Academy0.0 mi · 25
- Cardinal Elementary School0.2 mi · 396
- Cardinal Middle School0.2 mi · 5
- Berkshire High School3.8 mi · 437
- Berkshire Elementary3.8 mi · 517
- Berkshire Middle School3.8 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Cardinal Jr/Sr High SchoolHow large is Cardinal Jr/Sr High School?
Cardinal Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 331 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Cardinal Jr/Sr High School serve?
Cardinal Jr/Sr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Cardinal Jr/Sr High School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Cardinal Jr/Sr High School.
What is the student diversity at Cardinal Jr/Sr High School?
Student demographics at Cardinal Jr/Sr High School are roughly 97% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Cardinal Jr/Sr High School in?
Cardinal Jr/Sr High School is part of Cardinal Local.
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