Enrollment
299
Middle
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDEPENDENCE LOCAL·NCES 390465602590
Independence Middle School
6111 Archwood Rd, Independence, OH 44131 · (216) 642-5865 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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.
- BBeats 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
13.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
33 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 5 | 68 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 24% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Independence Middle School→Independence High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Independence Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
87.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.8pp since 2021
Math
85.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.2% | 85.7% |
| 2023-24 | 83.5% | 86.7% |
| 2022-23 | 82.9% | 80.2% |
| 2021-22 | 81.3% | 83.5% |
% 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
85.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% 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 Independence Middle School
Independence Middle School's state test result (85.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Middle School this school | 299 | 11.0% | 85.7% |
| Kirtland Middle School Kirtland | 262 | 12.2% | 84.1% |
| Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary School Chagrin Falls | 388 | 5.9% | 92.0% |
| Chagrin Falls Middle School Chagrin Falls | 224 | 5.8% | 95.5% |
| Mariemont Junior High School Cincinnati | 239 | 15.1% | 91.9% |
| Springboro Intermediate School Springboro | 502 | 12.9% | 81.7% |
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 Independence Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #37 of 316 | #10 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #65 of 637 ▼ 17 | #12 of 41 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.2% | #30 of 637 ▲ 21 | #8 of 41 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #233 of 629 | #14 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #485 of 654 | #34 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #96 of 577 | #13 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.8% | #453 of 579 | #34 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.0% | #304 of 319 | #20 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #194 of 410 | #12 of 24 |
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
299
-30 (-9%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 245
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
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 | 299 | 21.6 | 13.9:1 | 11% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 24.2 | 12.9:1 | 13% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 23.6 | 13.6:1 | 9% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 22 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 24.9 | 13.7:1 | 8% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 10% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 24 | 13.7:1 | 13% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 302 | 22 | 13.7:1 | 5% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 245 | 15 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Independence Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (340 to 299); teachers down 13% (24.9 to 21.6).
About Independence Middle School
At 6111 Archwood Rd in Independence, Ohio, Independence Middle School operates as a low-enrollment middle-grades school. It serves 299 students in grades 5 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Ohio average about 482 students.
Independence Local has 3 schools and 1,044 students, and Independence Middle School is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Independence Middle School, 92%, are White. Other reported shares: 3% Asian and 3% multiracial. Cuyahoga County's residents are about 58% White, 34 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Independence Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
The teaching staff at Independence Middle School is 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.9:1. That ratio is under the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 11%. That rate is below the 27% average among public schools in Cuyahoga County.
allk12 grades Independence Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Independence Middle School scores 85.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 84.6%.
Among Cuyahoga County residents, median household income is about $64,468, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 352 public schools in Cuyahoga County, with a combined enrollment of about 155,924.
Independence High School is the public school closest to Independence Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Independence Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
Independence Middle School had 329 students in 2020-21 and 299 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.9:1 in 2020-21, and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Independence Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cuyahoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,245,873
Census ACS
Median income
$64,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
352
155,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Independence Local
- Independence Primary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Independence High SchoolHigh · 305 students
Other schools in Independence
- Alternative Education AcademyCombined · 6,276 students
- Gateway Online Academy of OhioHigh · 1,255 students
- Pathfinder Career Academy of OhioHigh · 442 students
- Independence Primary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Independence High SchoolHigh · 305 students
Other Independence Middle schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Independence Middle. Independence Middle School is the 6th largest of the 8.
- INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOLJUPITER, FL · 1,236 students
- Independence MiddleVirginia Beach, VA · 1,193 students
- Independence Middle SchoolBethel Park, PA · 602 students
- Independence Middle SchoolCoal City, WV · 401 students
- Independence MiddleIndependence, KS · 376 students
Nearby schools
- Independence High School0.1 mi · 305
- Independence Primary School0.8 mi · 440
- Alternative Education Academy1.4 mi · 6,276
- Pathfinder Career Academy of Ohio1.4 mi · 442
- Gateway Online Academy of Ohio1.4 mi · 1,255
- Hillside Middle School1.6 mi · 717
Frequently asked questions
About Independence Middle SchoolHow many students attend Independence Middle School?
Independence Middle School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Independence Middle School serve?
Independence Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Independence Middle School have?
Independence Middle School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is Independence Middle School?
Independence Middle School reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Independence Middle School?
Independence Middle School is overseen by Independence Local in Cuyahoga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.