Enrollment
271
Middle
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRESTVIEW LOCAL·NCES 390494203586
Crestview Middle School
1575 State Route 96, Ashland, OH 44805 · (419) 895-1700 · Richland County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
13.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
169 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 5 | 75 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 23% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
67.4%
OH avg 59.8% . -6.4pp since 2021
Math
62.2%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.4% | 62.2% |
| 2023-24 | 68.9% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.8% | 59.3% |
| 2021-22 | 73.9% | 63.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Crestview Middle School
Crestview Middle School's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestview Middle School this school | 271 | 62.4% | 67.5% |
| Elgin Middle School Marion | 257 | 59.1% | 49.1% |
| Eastern MS Winchester | 254 | 55.9% | 65.4% |
| Jefferson Area Junior High School Jefferson | 285 | 55.8% | 62.8% |
| Blanchester Middle School Blanchester | 353 | 53.8% | 63.6% |
| Kenton Middle School Kenton | 285 | 55.4% | 53.4% |
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 Crestview Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #212 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #384 of 637 ▼ 63 | #5 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #278 of 637 ▼ 63 | #5 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.9pp | #59 of 629 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #520 of 654 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #78 of 577 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.3% | #538 of 579 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #40 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.3% | #12 of 410 | #1 of 8 |
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
271
-122 (-31%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 271 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 62% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 28 | 9.6:1 | 52% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | N/A | N/A | 37% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 28 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 28.7 | 15.3:1 | 43% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 42% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 43% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 69% (291) |
| 1990-91 | 332 | 17 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crestview Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (439 to 271); teachers down 30% (28.7 to 20).
About Crestview Middle School
Crestview Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Ashland, Ohio. It is open to students in grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 271 students. By comparison, middle schools in Ohio enroll about 482 students on average.
In Crestview Local, 3 schools enroll a combined 876 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Crestview Middle School is White, at 95%. Other reported shares: 2% multiracial. Richland County's residents are about 85% White, 11 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Crestview Middle School scores 9%.
The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. The average for middle schools in Ohio is 17.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 169 students, or 62%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Richland County average 54%.
Crestview Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 54% of Ohio public middle schools.
Crestview Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.5% and a predicted 65.3%.
Looking at the county, Richland County, the median household earns about $59,509 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Crestview Middle School, Richland County has 49 public schools.
About 0.1 miles separate Crestview Middle School from the closest public school, Crestview Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Crestview Middle School ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 271, from 393 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Crestview Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,099
Census ACS
Median income
$59,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
18,772 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crestview Local
- Crestview Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Crestview High SchoolHigh · 249 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Ashland High SchoolHigh · 910 students
- Ashland Middle SchoolMiddle · 694 students
- Reagan Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Taft Intermediate SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Ashland-W Holmes Career CenterHigh · 440 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
Other Crestview Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Crestview Middle. Crestview Middle School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Crestview Middle SchoolColumbiana, OH · 367 students
- Crestview Middle SchoolConvoy, OH · 195 students
- CRESTVIEW MIDDLEELLISVILLE, MO · 1,091 students
- Crestview Middle SchoolHuntington, IN · 596 students
- Crestview Middle SchoolCovington, TN · 482 students
Nearby schools
- Crestview Elementary School0.1 mi · 356
- Crestview High School0.2 mi · 249
- Edison Elementary School6.7 mi · 411
- Eastview Elementary School6.8 mi · 218
- Taft Intermediate School7.1 mi · 460
- Ashland Middle School7.4 mi · 694
Frequently asked questions
About Crestview Middle SchoolHow large is Crestview Middle School?
Crestview Middle School enrolls approximately 271 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Crestview Middle School serve?
Crestview Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Crestview Middle School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Crestview Middle School.
How diverse is Crestview Middle School?
Crestview Middle School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Crestview Middle School in?
Crestview Middle School is part of Crestview Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.