Central Intermediate School

Central Intermediate School is a moderately sized middle-grades school in Wadsworth, Ohio, run under Wadsworth City. The school hosts 606 students in grades 5 through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 26% bigger than the state mean of about 482.

Across the 10 schools in Wadsworth City (4,275 students total), Central Intermediate School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Central Intermediate School shows that nearly all students (92%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Central Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.7%; this one delivers 77.9%.

Around the school, Medina County reports that the typical household earns roughly $94,968 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Medina County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,243 students), of which Central Intermediate School is one.

Lincoln Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Central Intermediate School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Central Intermediate School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 78.7%.

Central Intermediate School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central Intermediate School has fell 14%, going from 707 students in 2018 to 606 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.