Enrollment
288
Middle
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKOTA LOCAL·NCES 390495603632
Lakota Middle School
5200 County Road 13, Kansas, OH 44841 · (419) 986-6630 · Sandusky County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
16.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
139 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 5 | 66 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 25% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lakota Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
63.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.3pp since 2021
Math
64.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.1% | 64.9% |
| 2023-24 | 58.1% | 66.3% |
| 2022-23 | 57.3% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.9% | 62.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Lakota Middle School
Lakota Middle School's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakota Middle School this school | 288 | 48.3% | 63.7% |
| Brookside Middle School Sheffield Village | 259 | 49.0% | 72.8% |
| Pike-Delta-York Middle School Delta | 361 | 46.3% | 75.7% |
| Bellevue Middle School Bellevue | 394 | 45.7% | 72.9% |
| Mccormick Middle School Wellington | 338 | 45.3% | 54.8% |
| Midview Middle School Grafton | 427 | 46.8% | 70.1% |
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 Lakota Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #250 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #356 of 637 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #345 of 637 ▲ 54 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #308 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #499 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #317 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #326 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #107 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #87 of 410 |
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
288
-42 (-13%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 247
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 288 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 48% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 51% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 16 | 19.3:1 | 42% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 17 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 18 | 19.6:1 | 45% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 14 | 26.6:1 | 49% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 230 | 11 | 20.9:1 | 52% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 200 | 15 | 13.3:1 | 29% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 247 | 13 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakota Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (353 to 288); teachers down 6% (18 to 17).
About Lakota Middle School
Families in Kansas, Ohio, are served by Lakota Middle School, a small middle-grades school. It has an enrollment of 288 students in grades 5 through 8. Middle schools in Ohio average about 482 students, which makes this school 40% below average.
Lakota Local has 3 schools; together they serve 953 students.
Roughly 85% of students at Lakota Middle School are White. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Sandusky County residents are about 84% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lakota Middle School scores 27%.
The school has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.9 students per teacher. That is in line with the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. Of all students at Lakota Middle School, 48% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Lakota Middle School lands at C+, ahead of 35% of Ohio public middle schools.
Lakota Middle School is 6.9 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (63.7% versus 70.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Ohio.
American Community Survey estimates for Sandusky County show that median household income comes to about $62,295, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sandusky County counts 22 public schools with about 8,558 students.
Lakota Middle School's nearest public school is Lakota High School (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Lakota Middle School. Lakota Middle School places 4th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Lakota Middle School's location as Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Lakota Middle School had a net loss of 42 students, or 13%. The school's ratio dropped from 19.4:1 to 16.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Lakota Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sandusky County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,778
Census ACS
Median income
$62,295
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,558 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lakota Local
- Lakota Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Lakota High SchoolHigh · 262 students
Other schools in Kansas
- Lakota Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Lakota High SchoolHigh · 262 students
Other Lakota Middle schools
One other US public school is named Lakota Middle. Lakota Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lakota Middle SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WA · 645 students
Nearby schools
- Lakota High School0.0 mi · 262
- Lakota Elementary School0.0 mi · 403
- Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus5.3 mi · 380
- Gibsonburg High School7.1 mi · 220
- Gibsonburg Middle School7.2 mi · 157
- James J Hilfiker Elementary School7.6 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About Lakota Middle SchoolHow large is Lakota Middle School?
Lakota Middle School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades 05-08.
Is Lakota Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lakota Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Lakota Middle School have?
Lakota Middle School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lakota Middle School?
At Lakota Middle School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Lakota Middle School public or private?
Lakota Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lakota Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.