Crestwood Intermediate School

Crestwood Intermediate School is a compact junior high in Mantua, Ohio, part of Crestwood Local. The school instructs 323 students in grades 4 through 6. That puts it 33% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

Crestwood Local comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,285 students; Crestwood Intermediate School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Crestwood Intermediate School shows that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Crestwood Intermediate School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 72.0%; actual is 57.4%, a gap of -14.6 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Portage County put median household earnings sit near $75,766, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Crestwood Intermediate School is one of 48 public schools in Portage County (combined enrollment of about 19,638 students).

Crestwood Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Crestwood Intermediate School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 77.7%.

Crestwood Intermediate School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Crestwood Intermediate School has ticked down 23%, going from 420 students in 2018 to 323 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 96% to 87%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.