Enrollment
394
Middle
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKEWOOD LOCAL·NCES 390479903071
Lakewood Middle School
5222 National Rd SE, Hebron, OH 43025 · (740) 928-8330 · Licking County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Ohio public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- BThree-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
13.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
198 students
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 6 | 139 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 35% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Lakewood Middle School→Lakewood High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lakewood Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.9pp since 2021
Math
66.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +4.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.5% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 65.2% |
| 2022-23 | 50.4% | 61.5% |
| 2021-22 | 50.7% | 62.0% |
% 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Lakewood Middle School
Lakewood Middle School's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Middle School this school | 394 | 50.3% | 60.0% |
| Indian Lake Middle School Lewistown | 393 | 52.9% | 76.1% |
| Miami East Junior High School Casstown | 327 | 49.8% | 81.0% |
| New Richmond Middle School New Richmond | 441 | 51.2% | 59.9% |
| Eaton Middle School Eaton | 410 | 46.6% | 72.5% |
| Southeast Junior High School Diamond | 334 | 47.3% | 58.5% |
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 Lakewood Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Licking County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #271 of 316 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #341 of 637 ▲ 2 | #11 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #468 of 637 ▼ 26 | #10 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #261 of 629 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #377 of 654 | #11 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #102 of 577 | #2 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.3% | #525 of 579 | #13 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #93 of 319 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #201 of 410 | #3 of 7 |
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
394
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 394 | 28.2 | 13.9:1 | 50% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 26.1 | 14.8:1 | 48% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 24.5 | 15.7:1 | 43% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 27 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 32.9 | 13.6:1 | 45% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 33 | 12.9:1 | 45% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 38% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 42 | 13.5:1 | 21% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 460 | 25 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakewood Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (446 to 394); teachers down 14% (32.9 to 28.2).
About Lakewood Middle School
Lakewood Middle School, a small middle school, is located in Hebron, Ohio. Its 394 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
Lakewood Middle School is one school in a 4-school district, Lakewood Local, which enrolls 1,645 students.
Lakewood Middle School enrolls a student body that is 95% White. After that, the student body is 3% multiracial. Census figures show Licking County is about 86% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Lakewood Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 10%.
With 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Lakewood Middle School was 13.9:1. Among middle schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. Lakewood Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 50%.
allk12 grades Lakewood Middle School a C. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lakewood Middle School is 9.8 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 60.0% actual, 69.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Ohio.
County data help place the school in context: in Licking County, median household income is about $84,426, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Lakewood Middle School is among the 63 public schools in Licking County.
The nearest public school is Jackson Intermediate, at about 0.2 miles. Lakewood Middle School has 6 other public schools within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Lakewood Middle School ranks 5th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Lakewood Middle School as Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Lakewood Middle School enrolled 387; in 2024-25, 394.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Licking County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,837
Census ACS
Median income
$84,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
29,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lakewood Local
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 450 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Jackson IntermediateElementary · 380 students
Other schools in Hebron
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 450 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Jackson IntermediateElementary · 380 students
Other Lakewood Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Lakewood Middle. Lakewood Middle School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMarysville, WA · 668 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolSalina, KS · 647 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolLAKEWOOD, NJ · 574 students
- Lakewood MiddleOverland Park, KS · 537 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolWOODLAND, MI · 514 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson Intermediate0.2 mi · 380
- Lakewood Elementary School0.3 mi · 421
- Lakewood High School0.3 mi · 450
- Thornville Elementary School4.4 mi · 351
- Heath Middle School4.7 mi · 394
- Heath High School4.7 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About Lakewood Middle SchoolHow large is Lakewood Middle School?
Lakewood Middle School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lakewood Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lakewood Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lakewood Middle School have?
Lakewood Middle School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is Lakewood Middle School?
Lakewood Middle School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lakewood Middle School public or private?
Lakewood Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lakewood Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.