Kirtland Middle School

Kirtland Middle School, a tight-knit middle school in Kirtland, Ohio, run under Kirtland Local, educates 262 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Kirtland Middle School sits 46% below that benchmark.

Within Kirtland Local, which oversees 3 schools and 1,049 students, Kirtland Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Kirtland Middle School shows that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Kirtland Middle School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.1:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lake County (around 39%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kirtland Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 84.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 84.1%.

Across the wider county, Lake County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,925, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lake County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,899 students), of which Kirtland Middle School is one.

Kirtland High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kirtland Middle School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 70.2%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Kirtland Middle School's enrollment has declined 17% since 2018, when it stood at 316 (now 262).

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