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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Kenston Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
772
Middle
DISTRICT 728 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENSTON LOCAL·NCES 390471902798
Kenston Middle School
17425 Snyder Rd, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023 · (440) 543-8241 · Geauga County
GRADES 04–07MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL772 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Ohio public middle schools
- A+Test 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.
- CThree-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
14.4:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
89 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 4 | 175 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 204 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 191 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 202 | 26% |
Student demographics
20%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
Kenston Middle School→Kenston High School
Based on grade levels within Kenston Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
86.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.8pp since 2021
Math
84.6%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.4% | 84.6% |
| 2023-24 | 85.7% | 87.9% |
| 2022-23 | 85.5% | 84.0% |
| 2021-22 | 84.6% | 85.2% |
% 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
87.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Kenston Middle School
Kenston Middle School's state test result (87.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenston Middle School this school | 772 | 11.5% | 87.0% |
| Anthony Wayne Junior High School Whitehouse | 666 | 12.5% | 88.6% |
| Highland Middle School Medina | 824 | 9.6% | 86.8% |
| Bay Middle School Bay Village | 738 | 11.4% | 90.1% |
| Fallen Timbers Middle School Whitehouse | 707 | 15.4% | 93.2% |
| Springboro Junior High School Springboro | 975 | 13.5% | 81.8% |
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 Kenston Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #24 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #77 of 637 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.4% | #37 of 637 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #409 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 772 | #90 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #136 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #399 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.5% | #300 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.7% | #45 of 169 |
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
772
+179 (+30%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 772 | 53.8 | 14.4:1 | 12% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 44.8 | 13.3:1 | 15% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 44.8 | 13.4:1 | 10% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 593 | 43 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 46.1 | 14.0:1 | 9% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 12% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 747 | 50 | 14.9:1 | 14% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 750 | 45 | 16.7:1 | 6% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 494 | 27 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenston Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (645 to 772); teachers up 17% (46.1 to 53.8).
About Kenston Middle School
Kenston Middle School is a large middle-grades school based in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. The school serves grades 4 through 7. Enrollment is 772 students. It has 60% more students than the average for middle schools in Ohio (about 482).
The Kenston Local system has 4 schools and 2,912 students.
At Kenston Middle School, 89% of students are White. It is also 4% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kenston Middle School scores 20%.
Kenston Middle School has 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.4:1. Middle schools in Ohio average 17.0:1, 2.7 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 12% at Kenston Middle School. The rate at public schools in Geauga County averages 21%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Kenston Middle School lands at A, ahead of 87% of Ohio public middle schools.
In Ohio, Kenston Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 87.0% actual against a predicted 84.5%.
In Geauga County, the median household earns about $107,860 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Geauga County has 23 public schools with about 9,939 students, including Kenston Middle School.
Kenston Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Kenston Intermediate School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 87.0% is below the 93.0% average for nearby schools.
Kenston Middle School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Kenston Middle School had a net gain of 179 students, or 30%.
The allk12 page for Kenston Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Geauga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,481
Census ACS
Median income
$107,860
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kenston Local
- Kenston High SchoolHigh · 970 students
- Timmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 782 students
- Kenston Intermediate SchoolElementary · 388 students
Other schools in Chagrin Falls
- Kenston High SchoolHigh · 970 students
- Timmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 782 students
- Chagrin Falls High SchoolHigh · 575 students
- Gurney Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Chagrin Falls Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · 388 students
- Kenston Intermediate SchoolElementary · 388 students
Nearby schools
- Kenston Intermediate School0.1 mi · 388
- Kenston High School0.2 mi · 970
- Timmons Elementary School0.3 mi · 782
- Gurney Elementary School3.3 mi · 478
- Chagrin Falls Middle School4.4 mi · 224
- Chagrin Falls High School4.4 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Kenston Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kenston Middle School?
Kenston Middle School enrolls approximately 772 students in grades 04-07.
What age range does Kenston Middle School serve?
Kenston Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 07.
How many teachers does Kenston Middle School have?
Kenston Middle School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Kenston Middle School?
Student demographics at Kenston Middle School are roughly 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Kenston Middle School in?
Kenston Middle School is part of Kenston Local.
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