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Enrollment
716
Middle
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARDON LOCAL·NCES 390471802790
Chardon Middle School
424 North St, Chardon, OH 44024 · (440) 285-4062 · Geauga County
GRADES 04–07MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL716 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
179 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 195 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 211 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 24% |
Student demographics
22%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
Chardon Middle School→Chardon High School
Based on grade levels within Chardon Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.4pp since 2021
Math
86.2%
OH avg 56.1% . -3.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 86.2% |
| 2023-24 | 86.4% | 88.3% |
| 2022-23 | 86.4% | 91.1% |
| 2021-22 | 86.3% | 89.8% |
% 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
86.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% 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 Chardon Middle School
Chardon Middle School's state test result (86.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chardon Middle School this school | 716 | 25.0% | 86.5% |
| Buckeye Valley Local Middle School Delaware | 612 | 24.2% | 72.8% |
| Olmsted Falls Middle School Olmsted Falls | 747 | 25.8% | 73.3% |
| Loveland Middle School Loveland | 624 | 22.3% | 83.3% |
| Buckeye Intermediate School Medina | 581 | 22.2% | 77.8% |
| Canfield Village Middle School Canfield | 774 | 20.4% | 86.9% |
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 Chardon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.5% | #31 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #59 of 637 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #58 of 637 ▼ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #71 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 716 | #114 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #297 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #381 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.0% | #242 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #382 of 410 |
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
716
-37 (-5%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 656
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 716 | 43 | 16.6:1 | 25% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 26% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 750 | 43 | 17.4:1 | 18% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 753 | 41 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 729 | 40.5 | 18.0:1 | 15% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 707 | 37 | 19.1:1 | 17% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 746 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 19% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 754 | 45 | 16.8:1 | 7% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 656 | 35 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chardon Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (729 to 716); teachers up 6% (40.5 to 43).
About Chardon Middle School
Chardon Middle School is the name of a mid-sized middle-grades school in Chardon, Ohio. Its grade span covers grades 4 through 7, with 716 students on the rolls. On average, middle schools in Ohio enroll around 482, and this school is 49% bigger than that mark.
Chardon Middle School is part of a district of 5 schools: Chardon Local, with 2,451 students.
Of every 100 students at Chardon Middle School, about 88 are White. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at Chardon Middle School are from different groups.
There are 43 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.6:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. Of all students at Chardon Middle School, 25% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Chardon Middle School, the prediction is 79.4% and the result is 86.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Geauga County show that the median household earns about $107,860 a year, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Geauga County has 23 public schools with about 9,939 students, including Chardon Middle School.
Chardon High School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Chardon Middle School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Chardon Middle School is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
The school's student count fell 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 18.4:1 to 16.6:1.
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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 Chardon Local
- Chardon High SchoolHigh · 1,054 students
- Munson Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Chardon Early Learning CenterElementary · 219 students
Other schools in Chardon
- Chardon High SchoolHigh · 1,054 students
- Munson Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Chardon Early Learning CenterElementary · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Chardon High School0.2 mi · 1,054
- Chardon Early Learning Center0.3 mi · 219
- Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 224
- Parkside Elementary School4.4 mi · 551
- Munson Elementary School4.6 mi · 238
- Henry F Lamuth Middle School7.1 mi · 703
Frequently asked questions
About Chardon Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chardon Middle School?
Chardon Middle School enrolls approximately 716 students in grades 04-07.
What grades does Chardon Middle School serve?
Chardon Middle School serves grades 04-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chardon Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chardon Middle School is approximately 16.6:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Chardon Middle School?
Student demographics at Chardon Middle School are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Chardon Middle School?
Chardon Middle School is overseen by Chardon Local in Geauga County.
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