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Enrollment
824
Middle
DISTRICT 667 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLAND LOCAL·NCES 390484903275
Highland Middle School
3880 Ridge Rd, Medina, OH 44256 · (330) 239-1901 · Medina County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL824 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Ohio public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
25.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
79 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 | 261 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 281 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 282 | 34% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
88.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.7pp since 2021
Math
86.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +11.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 11 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.7% | 86.6% |
| 2023-24 | 86.4% | 86.7% |
| 2022-23 | 86.9% | 84.4% |
| 2021-22 | 85.0% | 75.2% |
% 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
86.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Highland Middle School
Highland Middle School's state test result (86.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Middle School this school | 824 | 9.6% | 86.8% |
| Kenston Middle School Chagrin Falls | 772 | 11.5% | 87.0% |
| Bay Middle School Bay Village | 738 | 11.4% | 90.1% |
| Springboro Junior High School Springboro | 975 | 13.5% | 81.8% |
| Anthony Wayne Junior High School Whitehouse | 666 | 12.5% | 88.6% |
| Fallen Timbers Middle School Whitehouse | 707 | 15.4% | 93.2% |
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 Highland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Medina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.8% | #26 of 316 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #53 of 637 ▼ 3 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.7% | #20 of 637 ▲ 9 | #1 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #110 of 629 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 824 | #68 of 654 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.5:1 | #567 of 577 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.8% | #452 of 579 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.6% | #309 of 319 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #90 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
824
+39 (+5%) vs 2020
+100% since 1990-91, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
25.5:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 824 | 32.3 | 25.5:1 | 10% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 794 | 31.3 | 25.3:1 | 16% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 769 | 35.8 | 21.5:1 | 6% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 785 | 38 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 761 | 38.5 | 19.8:1 | 8% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 40 | 19.0:1 | 9% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 820 | 37 | 22.2:1 | 10% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 7% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 413 | 22 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (761 to 824); teachers down 16% (38.5 to 32.3).
About Highland Middle School
Highland Middle School runs as a large middle school in Medina, Ohio. Total enrollment is 824 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. Middle schools in Ohio have about 482 students on average; enrollment here is 71% higher.
Across its 5 schools, Highland Local enrolls 3,336 students. Highland Middle School is one of those schools.
Highland Middle School is 92% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. That is in line with Medina County, where about 92% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Highland Middle School scores 16%.
The school's 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.5:1. The average for middle schools in Ohio is 17.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Highland Middle School, 10% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Medina County, the average is 26%.
Among Ohio public middle schools, Highland Middle School outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Highland Middle School is 1.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Ohio schools.
Census data for Medina County show the median household earns about $94,968 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Highland Middle School, Medina County has 49 public schools.
Granger Elementary School is the nearest public school to Highland Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Highland Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% rise, from 785 to 824. The ratio was 20.7:1 in 2020-21 and 25.5:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Highland Middle School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Medina County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,660
Census ACS
Median income
$94,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
25,243 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Highland Local
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Sharon Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Granger Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Hinckley Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Highland Virtual Learning AcademyElementary
Other schools in Medina
- Medina High SchoolHigh · 1,767 students
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 989 students
- Medina County Career CenterHigh · 787 students
- Claggett Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- A. I. Root Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Buckeye High SchoolHigh · 636 students
Other Highland Middle schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Highland Middle. Highland Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 18.
- Highland Middle SchoolMarengo, OH · 389 students
- Highland Middle SchoolAnderson, IN · 916 students
- HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLHOBBS, NM · 808 students
- Highland Middle SchoolHighland, IN · 774 students
- Highland MiddleSanford, NC · 762 students
Nearby schools
- Granger Elementary School0.2 mi · 512
- Highland High School0.5 mi · 989
- Sharon Elementary School4.5 mi · 627
- Hinckley Preparatory Academy4.7 mi · 60
- Huntington Elementary School5.1 mi · 508
- Northeast Ohio Classical Academy5.1 mi · 100
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Highland Middle School?
Highland Middle School enrolls approximately 824 students in grades 06-08.
Is Highland Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Highland Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland Middle School is approximately 25.5:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highland Middle School?
At Highland Middle School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland Middle School?
Highland Middle School is overseen by Highland Local in Medina County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.