Enrollment
288
Middle
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STREETSBORO CITY·NCES 390492304656
Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School
1895 Annalane Dr, Streetsboro, OH 44241 · (330) 422-2480 · Portage County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
127 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 4 | 135 | 47% |
| Grade 5 | 152 | 53% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Streetsboro City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +11.0pp since 2021
Math
69.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +11.5pp 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 69 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.5% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.5% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.1% | 56.5% |
| 2021-22 | 60.5% | 57.8% |
% 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
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School
Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School this school | 288 | 44.1% | 67.0% |
| Streetsboro Middle School Streetsboro | 462 | 43.3% | 64.3% |
| Willoughby Middle School Willoughby | 509 | 52.5% | 47.1% |
| Stanton Middle School Kent | 616 | 50.3% | 68.5% |
| Blendon Middle School Westerville | 609 | 44.7% | 78.0% |
| Woodridge Middle School Peninsula | 415 | 61.4% | 67.3% |
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 Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Portage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #219 of 316 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #293 of 637 ▲ 137 | #5 of 12 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #210 of 637 ▲ 40 | #3 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.2pp | #42 of 629 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #498 of 654 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #385 of 577 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #151 of 579 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.1% | #136 of 319 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.9% | #6 of 410 | #2 of 8 |
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
288
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 452
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 288 | 16 | 18.0:1 | 44% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 17 | 17.6:1 | 35% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 17 | 17.3:1 | 31% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 18 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 38% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 32% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 452 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 35% (156) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (542 to 288); teachers down 50% (32 to 16).
About Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School
Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School is a small middle school in Ohio, with an address in Streetsboro. Total enrollment is 288 students, and the grades served are 4 through 6. By comparison, middle schools in Ohio enroll about 482 students on average.
Within Streetsboro City, Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 1,905 students.
At Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School, 65% of students are White. It is also 23% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Portage County is roughly 87% White. The diversity index for Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School comes to 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.0:1. Middle schools in Ohio average 17.0:1, 1.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School counts 44% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.0%, compared with a predicted 72.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Portage County, home to about 161,956 people, the median household earns about $75,766 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School shares Portage County with 47 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Streetsboro Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 67.0% is below the 73.3% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 293 in 2020-21, 288 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.3:1 to 18.0:1 over the same years.
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Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
161,956
Census ACS
Median income
$75,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
19,638 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Streetsboro City
- Streetsboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Streetsboro High SchoolHigh · 553 students
- Streetsboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
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Other schools in Streetsboro
- Streetsboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Streetsboro High SchoolHigh · 553 students
- Streetsboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Rocket Digital AcademyCombined
Nearby schools
- Streetsboro Middle School0.2 mi · 462
- Streetsboro Elementary School0.3 mi · 602
- Streetsboro High School0.9 mi · 553
- Miller Elementary School4.5 mi · 286
- Leighton Elementary School4.6 mi · 657
- Hudson High School4.8 mi · 1,421
Frequently asked questions
About Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School?
Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School serve?
Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School serves grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School?
Student demographics at Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School are roughly 65% White, 2% Hispanic, 23% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School in?
Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School is part of Streetsboro City.
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