Enrollment
168
Middle
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JAMES A GARFIELD LOCAL·NCES 390492003530
James A Garfield Middle School
10231 State Route 88, Garrettsville, OH 44231 · (330) 527-2151 · Portage County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Ohio public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- A-Three-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
13.3:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 50% · 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 7 | 80 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 88 | 52% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
James A Garfield Middle School→James A Garfield High School
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
62.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +7.0pp since 2021
Math
74.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +11.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 7 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 | 62.9% | 74.7% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 69.2% |
| 2022-23 | 61.9% | 64.5% |
| 2021-22 | 55.9% | 63.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where James A Garfield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Portage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #211 of 637 ▲ 85 | #3 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #352 of 637 ▲ 23 | #6 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #76 of 629 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #606 of 654 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.6% | #27 of 410 | #3 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
168
-27 (-14%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 168 | 12.6 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 11.6 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 11.6 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 195 | 11 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 242 | 12.6 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 12 | 20.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 12 | 19.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 16 | 16.5:1 | 20% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 226 | 11 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James A Garfield Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (242 to 168); teachers unchanged (12.6 to 12.6).
About James A Garfield Middle School
James A Garfield Middle School is a very small middle school. Its address is in Garrettsville, Ohio. The school serves grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 168 students. Middle schools in Ohio have about 482 students on average; enrollment here is 65% lower.
James A Garfield Middle School is one school in a 3-school district, James A Garfield Local, which enrolls 1,185 students.
The share of White students at James A Garfield Middle School is 96%. Portage County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 7%.
James A Garfield Middle School reported 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.3:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Ohio is 17.0:1.
Among Ohio public middle schools, James A Garfield Middle School outscored 70%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Portage County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $75,766, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Portage County's 48 public schools enroll about 19,638 students and include James A Garfield Middle School.
James A Garfield Elementary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from James A Garfield Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, James A Garfield Middle School enrolled 195 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 168. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.7:1 to 13.3:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in James A Garfield Local
- James A Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- James A Garfield High SchoolHigh · 362 students
Other schools in Garrettsville
- James A Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- James A Garfield High SchoolHigh · 362 students
Nearby schools
- James A Garfield Elementary School0.0 mi · 655
- James A Garfield High School0.1 mi · 362
- Windham Junior High School3.9 mi · 151
- Windham High School3.9 mi · 107
- Katherine Thomas Elementary School4.0 mi · 196
- Crestwood High School6.5 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About James A Garfield Middle SchoolHow large is James A Garfield Middle School?
James A Garfield Middle School enrolls approximately 168 students in grades 07-08.
Is James A Garfield Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
James A Garfield Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at James A Garfield Middle School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at James A Garfield Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at James A Garfield Middle School?
At James A Garfield Middle School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is James A Garfield Middle School public or private?
James A Garfield Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by James A Garfield Local.
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