Kenston Middle School

Set in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Kenston Middle School is a well-populated 6-8 campus, one of the schools within Kenston Local. It hosts 772 students across grades 4 through 7. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Kenston Middle School sits 60% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Kenston Local, which oversees 4 schools and 2,912 students, Kenston Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Kenston Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 4% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Kenston Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Geauga County's rate of about 21%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kenston Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 84.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 87.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Geauga County shows median household income runs about $107,860, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Geauga County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,939 students), Kenston Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kenston Intermediate School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Kenston Middle School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 93.0%.

Kenston Middle School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kenston Middle School has expanded 20%, going from 645 students in 2018 to 772 in 2025.

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