Enrollment
285
Middle
DISTRICT 617 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENTON CITY·NCES 391002501092
Kenton Middle School
300 Oriental St, Kenton, OH 43326 · (419) 673-1237 · Hardin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Ohio public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
20.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
158 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 146 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 49% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Kenton Middle School→Kenton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kenton City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
51.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.5pp since 2021
Math
54.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.9% | 54.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 60.4% |
| 2022-23 | 58.5% | 61.9% |
| 2021-22 | 51.4% | 53.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 68% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Kenton Middle School
Kenton Middle School's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenton Middle School this school | 285 | 55.4% | 53.4% |
| Jefferson Area Junior High School Jefferson | 285 | 55.8% | 62.8% |
| Elgin Middle School Marion | 257 | 59.1% | 49.1% |
| Clermont Northeastern Middle School Batavia | 300 | 50.7% | 51.9% |
| Poland Middle School Poland | 380 | 56.1% | 84.3% |
| Blanchester Middle School Blanchester | 353 | 53.8% | 63.6% |
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 Kenton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #297 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #489 of 637 ▼ 75 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #485 of 637 ▲ 65 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #397 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #505 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #506 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #386 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.4% | #63 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #149 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
285
-28 (-9%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 285 | 14 | 20.4:1 | 55% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 14 | 19.0:1 | 60% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 11 | 24.3:1 | 52% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 14 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 18 | 15.6:1 | 54% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 62% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 24 | 18.7:1 | 57% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 36 | 13.5:1 | 25% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 508 | 35 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (280 to 285); teachers down 22% (18 to 14).
About Kenton Middle School
Kenton Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Ohio, located in Kenton. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 8, with 285 students on the rolls. Middle schools in Ohio average about 482 students, which makes this school 41% below average.
Kenton Middle School is part of a district of 3 schools: Kenton City, with 1,851 students.
The share of White students at Kenton Middle School is 88%. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The diversity index for Kenton Middle School is 21%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 14 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. Middle schools in Ohio have an average ratio of 17.0:1. At Kenton Middle School, 55% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Hardin County report 68%.
On the allk12 Grade, Kenton Middle School lands at D, ahead of 12% of Ohio public middle schools.
Kenton Middle School is 14.5 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Ohio.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Hardin County show that the median household earns about $62,484 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Hardin County has 14 public schools with about 4,050 students, including Kenton Middle School.
Kenton High School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Kenton Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 45.8% on proficiency, and Kenton Middle School is above that at 53.4%.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Kenton Middle School enrolled 313 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 285. Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.4:1 to 20.4:1.
On allk12, people connected to Kenton Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hardin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,475
Census ACS
Median income
$62,484
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,050 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kenton City
- Kenton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,022 students
- Kenton High SchoolHigh · 544 students
Other schools in Kenton
- Kenton Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,022 students
- Kenton High SchoolHigh · 544 students
- Hardin Community SchoolHigh · 29 students
Nearby schools
- Kenton High School0.2 mi · 544
- Hardin Community School0.6 mi · 29
- Kenton Elementary School0.9 mi · 1,022
- Ridgemont High School8.9 mi · 247
- Ridgemont Elementary School8.9 mi · 204
- Hardin Northern High School9.5 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Kenton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kenton Middle School?
Kenton Middle School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Kenton Middle School serve?
Kenton Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kenton Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kenton Middle School is approximately 20.4:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kenton Middle School?
At Kenton Middle School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Kenton Middle School public or private?
Kenton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kenton City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.