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Enrollment
467
Middle
DISTRICT 672 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIDA LOCAL·NCES 390457704223
Elida Middle School
4500 Sunnydale St, Elida, OH 45807 · (419) 338-6802 · Allen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
279 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 6 | 163 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 161 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 31% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Elida Middle School→Elida High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Elida Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.0pp since 2021
Math
73.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +8.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 73.6% |
| 2023-24 | 62.7% | 72.5% |
| 2022-23 | 73.6% | 71.6% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 65.6% |
% 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
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Elida Middle School
Elida Middle School's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elida Middle School this school | 467 | 59.7% | 71.8% |
| Delhi Middle School Cincinnati | 524 | 59.9% | 66.6% |
| Willowick Middle School Willowick | 404 | 63.4% | 48.7% |
| Boardman Glenwood Junior High Youngstown | 550 | 54.9% | 75.6% |
| Garfield Middle School Lakewood | 457 | 56.9% | 65.9% |
| Eastlake Middle School Eastlake | 330 | 64.5% | 55.9% |
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 Elida Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #165 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #229 of 637 ▲ 7 | #5 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #216 of 637 ▲ 101 | #5 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #141 of 629 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #292 of 654 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #180 of 577 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #138 of 579 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #49 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.6% | #11 of 410 | N/A |
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
467
-257 (-35%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 467 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 60% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 57% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 29 | 18.5:1 | 59% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 37 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 800 | 38 | 21.1:1 | 52% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 814 | 44 | 18.5:1 | 53% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 50% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 22% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 781 | 38 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elida Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (800 to 467); teachers down 18% (38 to 31).
About Elida Middle School
Elida Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Elida, Ohio. Total enrollment is 467 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8.
Elida Local operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,016 students.
More than half of enrollment at Elida Middle School is White: 65%. Other groups make up 14% multiracial, 13% Black, and 7% Hispanic. Allen County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 60% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Allen County is 50%.
In Ohio, Elida Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 71.8% actual against a predicted 66.2%.
For the population of Allen County, median household income comes to about $64,038, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Allen County's 36 public schools enroll about 14,579 students and include Elida Middle School.
Elida Elementary is about 0.2 miles from Elida Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Elida Middle School places 3rd of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Small, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 467 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 724. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.6:1 in 2020-21, and 15.1:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Elida Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,348
Census ACS
Median income
$64,038
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
14,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elida Local
- Elida ElementaryElementary · 1,003 students
- Elida High SchoolHigh · 546 students
Other schools in Elida
- Elida ElementaryElementary · 1,003 students
- Elida High SchoolHigh · 546 students
Nearby schools
- Elida Elementary0.2 mi · 1,003
- Elida High School0.4 mi · 546
- Lima West Middle School3.6 mi · 334
- Heritage Elementary School4.2 mi · 448
- Independence Elementary School4.5 mi · 272
- Lima North Middle School4.6 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Elida Middle SchoolHow large is Elida Middle School?
Elida Middle School enrolls approximately 467 students in grades 06-08.
Is Elida Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elida Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Elida Middle School have?
Elida Middle School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Elida Middle School?
Student demographics at Elida Middle School are roughly 65% White, 7% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Elida Middle School?
Elida Middle School is overseen by Elida Local in Allen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.