Enrollment
293
Middle
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRLESS LOCAL·NCES 390498400701
Fairless Middle School
11836 Navarre Rd SW, Navarre, OH 44662 · (330) 767-4293 · Stark County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
146 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 6 | 94 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 30% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Fairless Middle School→Fairless High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fairless Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
59.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.8pp since 2021
Math
66.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +14.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.3% | 66.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.8% | 55.9% |
| 2022-23 | 58.2% | 51.6% |
| 2021-22 | 55.5% | 52.0% |
% 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Fairless Middle School
Fairless Middle School's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairless Middle School this school | 293 | 49.8% | 60.3% |
| Bethel-Tate Middle School Bethel | 298 | 50.0% | 74.0% |
| Clermont Northeastern Middle School Batavia | 300 | 50.7% | 51.9% |
| Westfall Middle School Williamsport | 311 | 47.9% | 62.4% |
| Miami East Junior High School Casstown | 327 | 49.8% | 81.0% |
| Northwestern Middle School West Salem | 284 | 45.8% | 68.6% |
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 Fairless Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Stark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #267 of 316 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #342 of 637 ▲ 125 | #13 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #402 of 637 ▲ 38 | #13 of 21 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #77 of 629 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #494 of 654 | #17 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #126 of 577 | #3 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.7% | #511 of 579 | #18 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #97 of 319 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.9% | #53 of 410 | #3 of 15 |
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
293
-54 (-16%) vs 2020
+12% since 2000-01, when it was 262
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 293 | 20.5 | 14.3:1 | 50% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 21.5 | 14.5:1 | 52% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 20.5 | 15.4:1 | 41% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 20 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 21.5 | 17.7:1 | 51% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 47% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 50% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 262 | 19 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairless Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (380 to 293); teachers down 5% (21.5 to 20.5).
About Fairless Middle School
Fairless Middle School is a small middle school found in Navarre, Ohio. In all, 293 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. The school is 39% below the average for middle schools in Ohio.
Fairless Local enrolls 1,233 students, and its 3 schools include Fairless Middle School.
Fairless Middle School is 94% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Stark County's population at about 85%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fairless Middle School scores 12%.
Teacher count: 20.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.3:1. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio is 2.8 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 50%. Among public schools in Stark County, the average eligibility rate is 36%.
Compared with Ohio schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Fairless Middle School's results are 9.7 points below predicted: 60.3% against 70.0%.
For the population of Stark County, median household income comes to about $67,934, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Stark County's 101 public schools enroll about 53,798 students and include Fairless Middle School.
Fairless Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. On average proficiency, Fairless Middle School is 4th of 4 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 347 to 293, a 16% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.4:1 to 14.3:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Fairless Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Stark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
373,713
Census ACS
Median income
$67,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
101
53,798 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairless Local
- Fairless Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Fairless High SchoolHigh · 327 students
Other schools in Navarre
- Fairless Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Lohr Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
Nearby schools
- Fairless Elementary School0.2 mi · 613
- Fairless High School0.3 mi · 327
- Indian River (Irjcf)5.3 mi · 126
- Massillon Intermediate School5.9 mi · 900
- Massillon Junior High School6.0 mi · 607
- Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy6.4 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Fairless Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fairless Middle School?
Fairless Middle School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades 06-08.
Is Fairless Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairless Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairless Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fairless Middle School is approximately 14.3:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fairless Middle School?
Fairless Middle School reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Fairless Middle School in?
Fairless Middle School is part of Fairless Local.
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