Howland Middle School

Located at 8100 South St SE, in Warren, Ohio, Howland Middle School is a reasonably sized middle-grades school that hosts 699 students (grades 5 through 8), operated by Howland Local. Enrollment runs roughly 45% bigger than the state mean of about 482.

Across the 5 schools in Howland Local (2,283 students total), Howland Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Howland Middle School logs that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder consists of 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian. Compared to Trumbull County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Trumbull County (around 55%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Howland Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 71.6%, the actual is 73.0%, a residual of +1.5 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Trumbull County) reports that median household income runs about $56,435, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Trumbull County runs 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,240 students), of which Howland Middle School is one.

Howland High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 9%: 642 students in 2018 compared to 699 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 82% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Howland Middle School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.