Enrollment
172
Middle
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND VALLEY LOCAL·NCES 390458602366
Grand Valley Middle School
111 Grand Valley Ave West, Orwell, OH 44076 · (440) 805-4545 · Ashtabula County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Ohio public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
13.0:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
92 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 52 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 36% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Grand Valley Middle School→Grand Valley High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Grand Valley Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
55.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.3pp since 2021
Math
50.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.8pp 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 50 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 are up about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.9% | 50.3% |
| 2023-24 | 58.9% | 52.2% |
| 2022-23 | 57.3% | 47.7% |
| 2021-22 | 55.6% | 43.5% |
% 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 Grand Valley Middle School
Grand Valley Middle School's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley Middle School this school | 172 | 53.5% | 58.4% |
| Mathews Junior High School Vienna | 139 | 47.5% | 65.9% |
| Lynchburg-Clay Middle School Lynchburg | 246 | 50.8% | 73.0% |
| Eastern MS Winchester | 254 | 55.9% | 65.4% |
| Fort Frye Middle School Beverly | 256 | 51.6% | 65.4% |
| Triad Middle School North Lewisburg | 233 | 50.2% | 65.3% |
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 Grand Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Ashtabula County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #280 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #516 of 637 ▼ 20 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #447 of 637 ▼ 59 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #267 of 629 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 172 | #600 of 654 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #70 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -54.0% | #4 of 410 | #1 of 6 |
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
172
-52 (-23%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 172 | 13.3 | 13.0:1 | 53% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 20.3 | 12.3:1 | 39% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 22.1 | 12.5:1 | 39% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 224 | 15 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 21.5 | 17.4:1 | 37% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 53% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 25 | 18.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 26 | 19.4:1 | 33% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 24 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 54% (374 to 172); teachers down 38% (21.5 to 13.3).
About Grand Valley Middle School
This page covers Grand Valley Middle School, a very small middle-grades school in Orwell, Ohio. It has an enrollment of 172 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Ohio average about 482 students, which makes this school 64% below average.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Grand Valley Local totals 814 students.
White students account for 96% of the school's enrollment. A diversity index of 8% means there is an 8% chance two randomly chosen students at Grand Valley Middle School are from different groups.
Grand Valley Middle School has 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. Across middle schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.0:1. The school has 53% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 56% average for public schools in Ashtabula County.
Grand Valley Middle School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 23% of Ohio public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Grand Valley Middle School is 68.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.4%.
The school is in Ashtabula County, where the median household earns about $57,728 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Ashtabula County, 34 public schools serve about 12,023 students.
Grand Valley Elementary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Grand Valley Middle School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Grand Valley Middle School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 52 students, from 224 to 172. Students per teacher dropped from 14.9 in 2020-21 to 13.0 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Grand Valley Middle School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Ashtabula County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
97,167
Census ACS
Median income
$57,728
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
12,023 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grand Valley Local
- Grand Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Grand Valley High SchoolHigh · 273 students
Other schools in Orwell
- Grand Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Grand Valley High SchoolHigh · 273 students
Other Grand Valley Middle schools
One other US public school is named Grand Valley Middle. Grand Valley Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Grand Valley Middle SchoolPARACHUTE, CO · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Grand Valley Elementary School0.0 mi · 369
- Grand Valley High School0.0 mi · 273
- Bloomfield High School5.6 mi · 83
- Mesopotamia Elementary School7.5 mi · 115
- Rock Creek Elementary School8.3 mi · 313
- Bristol High School11.0 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About Grand Valley Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grand Valley Middle School?
Grand Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 172 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Grand Valley Middle School serve?
Grand Valley Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Grand Valley Middle School have?
Grand Valley Middle School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Grand Valley Middle School?
Student demographics at Grand Valley Middle School are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Grand Valley Middle School in?
Grand Valley Middle School is part of Grand Valley Local.
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