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Enrollment
579
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FINDLAY CITY·NCES 391000000941
Glenwood Middle School
1715 N Main St, Findlay, OH 45840 · (419) 425-8373 · Hancock County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Ohio public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
17.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
304 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 188 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 191 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 200 | 35% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Glenwood Middle School→Findlay High School
Based on grade levels within Findlay City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.5pp since 2021
Math
63.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 63.5% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 63.8% |
| 2022-23 | 62.4% | 66.5% |
| 2021-22 | 55.2% | 64.4% |
% 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Glenwood Middle School
Glenwood Middle School's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Middle School this school | 579 | 52.5% | 62.4% |
| Perry Middle School Worthington | 528 | 44.7% | 66.3% |
| Fassett Junior High School Oregon | 473 | 50.3% | 66.5% |
| Washington Junior High School Toledo | 504 | 59.9% | 57.8% |
| Jefferson Junior High School Toledo | 496 | 63.1% | 58.9% |
| Hilliard Station Sixth Grade Elementary School Hilliard | 763 | 41.3% | 71.0% |
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 Glenwood Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Hancock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #257 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #372 of 637 ▼ 3 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #450 of 637 ▼ 59 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.2pp | #180 of 629 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #213 of 654 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #321 of 577 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #119 of 579 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #73 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #148 of 169 | 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
579
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 579 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 53% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 49% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 45% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 36 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 45% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 39 | 15.6:1 | 44% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 41% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 26% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 446 | 37 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenwood Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (569 to 579); teachers down 11% (38 to 34).
About Glenwood Middle School
This page covers Glenwood Middle School, a medium-sized middle school in Findlay, Ohio. Enrolled students number 579 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 20% higher than the average for middle schools in Ohio, which is about 482.
Glenwood Middle School belongs to Findlay City, a district of 11 schools and 5,694 students.
White students make up a majority at Glenwood Middle School, at 60%. Other students are 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, and 4% Asian. That is lower than the 89% White share among all Hancock County residents. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Glenwood Middle School is 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.0:1. That is close to the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 53%.
The allk12 Grade for Glenwood Middle School is C. Compared with Ohio public middle schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Glenwood Middle School would score about 69.0%. It scores 62.4%, 6.6 points below that figure.
Census estimates describe Hancock County this way: the median household income is $73,141, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Hancock County has 37 public schools and roughly 11,975 students.
Findlay City Schools Preschool is the public school closest to Glenwood Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Glenwood Middle School ranks 4th of 4 nearby schools, at 62.4% versus a 67.4% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 571 in 2020-21 and 579 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 17.0 students per teacher, compared with 15.9 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Glenwood Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,866
Census ACS
Median income
$73,141
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
11,975 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Findlay City
- Findlay High SchoolHigh · 1,592 students
- Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- Millstream Career CenterHigh · 455 students
- Wilson Vance Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Northview Primary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Whittier Primary SchoolElementary · 396 students
Other schools in Findlay
- Findlay High SchoolHigh · 1,592 students
- Liberty-Benton Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
- Liberty-Benton High SchoolHigh · 549 students
- Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- Liberty-Benton Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Millstream Career CenterHigh · 455 students
Other Glenwood Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Glenwood Middle. Glenwood Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Glenwood Middle SchoolChatham, IL · 735 students
- Glenwood MiddleGlenwood, MD · 494 students
- Glenwood Middle SchoolGlenwood, IA · 453 students
Nearby schools
- Findlay City Schools Preschool0.4 mi · 293
- Northview Primary School0.5 mi · 399
- Findlay High School1.0 mi · 1,592
- Millstream Career Center1.0 mi · 455
- Bigelow Hill Elementary School1.2 mi · 350
- Findlay Digital Academy1.8 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About Glenwood Middle SchoolHow many students attend Glenwood Middle School?
Glenwood Middle School enrolls approximately 579 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Glenwood Middle School serve?
Glenwood Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Glenwood Middle School have?
Glenwood Middle School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Glenwood Middle School?
Student demographics at Glenwood Middle School are roughly 60% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Glenwood Middle School in?
Glenwood Middle School is part of Findlay City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.