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What's the biggest difference between Firelands Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
407
Middle
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FIRELANDS LOCAL·NCES 390481503143
Firelands Middle School
10521 Vermilion Rd, Oberlin, OH 44074 · (440) 986-7021 · Lorain County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
170 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 124 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 145 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 34% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Firelands Middle School→Firelands High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Firelands Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.0pp since 2021
Math
79.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +9.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.9% | 79.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.6% | 76.4% |
| 2022-23 | 66.1% | 63.9% |
| 2021-22 | 68.8% | 70.2% |
% 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
73.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Firelands Middle School
Firelands Middle School's state test result (73.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firelands Middle School this school | 407 | 41.8% | 73.8% |
| Swanton Middle School Swanton | 379 | 41.4% | 73.5% |
| Bellevue Middle School Bellevue | 394 | 45.7% | 72.9% |
| Carlisle Intermediate Elementary School Carlisle | 363 | 42.7% | 61.1% |
| West Holmes Middle School Millersburg | 384 | 40.6% | 69.0% |
| Mccormick Middle School Wellington | 338 | 45.3% | 54.8% |
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 Firelands Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lorain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #142 of 316 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #141 of 637 ▲ 33 | #4 of 22 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #207 of 637 ▲ 60 | #6 of 22 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #158 of 629 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #358 of 654 | #14 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #251 of 577 | #11 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #410 of 579 | #19 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.8% | #149 of 319 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #392 of 410 | #13 of 13 |
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
407
+23 (+6%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 407 | 25.5 | 15.9:1 | 42% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 27.2 | 15.3:1 | 41% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 25.2 | 16.4:1 | 39% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 27 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 28.3 | 14.6:1 | 32% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 31% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 27% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 683 | 38 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 13 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Firelands Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (413 to 407); teachers down 10% (28.3 to 25.5).
About Firelands Middle School
Located in Oberlin, Ohio, Firelands Middle School is a small middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 407 students.
Firelands Local counts 3 schools and 1,661 students, including Firelands Middle School.
The share of White students at Firelands Middle School is 89%. Other groups include 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 78% White. The diversity index for Firelands Middle School is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Firelands Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1, with 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Ohio, 17.0:1, is higher. Roughly 42% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Lorain County, the average eligibility rate is 33%.
The model predicts 73.0% for a school in Ohio with Firelands Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Firelands Middle School posts 73.8%.
In Lorain County, the median household earns about $73,347 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Lorain County has 92 public schools with about 42,516 students, including Firelands Middle School.
Firelands High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Firelands Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Firelands Middle School at 2nd of 8.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school grew from 384 students in 2020-21 to 407 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.9:1) than in 2020-21 (14.2:1).
The discussion board for Firelands 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.
Lorain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,129
Census ACS
Median income
$73,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Firelands Local
- Firelands Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Firelands High SchoolHigh · 471 students
Other schools in Oberlin
- William R BurtonHigh · 1,194 students
- Firelands Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Firelands High SchoolHigh · 471 students
- Oberlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Oberlin High SchoolHigh · 218 students
- Langston Middle SchoolMiddle · 184 students
Nearby schools
- Firelands High School0.0 mi · 471
- Firelands Elementary School0.3 mi · 783
- Powers Elementary School5.0 mi · 1,104
- Amherst Junior High School5.1 mi · 859
- Langston Middle School5.2 mi · 184
- Oberlin High School5.2 mi · 218
Frequently asked questions
About Firelands Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Firelands Middle School?
Firelands Middle School enrolls approximately 407 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Firelands Middle School serve?
Firelands Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Firelands Middle School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Firelands Middle School.
How diverse is Firelands Middle School?
Firelands Middle School reports a student body of 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Firelands Middle School?
Firelands Middle School is overseen by Firelands Local in Lorain County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.