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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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
716
-13 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 18.0:1
% White
88%
was 92%
% Hispanic
5%
was 4%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Chardon Middle School
As an average-sized middle school in Chardon, Ohio, Chardon Middle School educates 716 students from grades 4 through 7, part of Chardon Local. That puts it 49% larger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.
Within Chardon Local, which oversees 5 schools and 2,451 students, Chardon Middle School is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Chardon Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Chardon Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 79.4%, the actual is 86.5%, a residual of +7.1 points.
In the area at large, census data for Geauga County shows median household earnings sit near $107,860, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Chardon Middle School is one of 23 public schools in Geauga County (combined enrollment of about 9,939 students).
Nearest neighbor: Chardon High School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Chardon Middle School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 82.0%.
Chardon Middle School operates from a town-center location.
Five-year trend. Chardon Middle School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 729 (now 716). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 92% to 88% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.