Enrollment
184
Middle
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OBERLIN CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 390445901472
Langston Middle School
150 N Pleasant St, Oberlin, OH 44074 · (440) 775-7961 · Lorain County
GRADES 06–09MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
88 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 | 53 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 35% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 1% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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 Oberlin City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
66.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.3pp since 2021
Math
72.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +8.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.6% | 72.3% |
| 2023-24 | 65.6% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.3% | 56.1% |
| 2021-22 | 68.8% | 63.4% |
% 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
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% 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 Langston Middle School
Langston Middle School's state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langston Middle School this school | 184 | 47.8% | 65.9% |
| Brookside Middle School Sheffield Village | 259 | 49.0% | 72.8% |
| Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School Streetsboro | 288 | 44.1% | 67.0% |
| Washington Junior High School Toledo | 504 | 59.9% | 57.8% |
| Elida Middle School Elida | 467 | 59.7% | 71.8% |
| Jefferson Junior High School Toledo | 496 | 63.1% | 58.9% |
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 Langston Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lorain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #228 of 316 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #254 of 637 ▲ 211 | #9 of 22 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #295 of 637 ▼ 29 | #11 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #273 of 629 | #7 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #595 of 654 | #21 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #109 of 319 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #112 of 410 | #2 of 13 |
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
184
-20 (-10%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 309
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 184 | 19.6 | 9.4:1 | 48% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 196 | 18.8 | 10.4:1 | 41% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 198 | 20.1 | 9.9:1 | 43% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 204 | 18 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 19.1 | 11.6:1 | 52% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 227 | 20 | 11.3:1 | 85% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 263 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 46% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 236 | 26 | 9.1:1 | 33% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 309 | 18 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Langston Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (221 to 184); teachers up 3% (19.1 to 19.6).
About Langston Middle School
Langston Middle School is a very small middle-grades school that serves part of Oberlin, Ohio. The school has 184 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 9. That compares with an average of about 482 students for middle schools in Ohio.
Langston Middle School sits within Oberlin City Schools, which has 3 schools and 758 students.
The student body at Langston Middle School has no majority group. White students lead at 49%. Enrollment also includes 20% multiracial, 17% Black, and 13% Hispanic. The school's White share is 29 points below the 78% share among Lorain County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
The school lists 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. The average for middle schools in Ohio, 17.0:1, is higher. A total of 88 students, or 48%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lorain County is 33%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Langston Middle School would score about 70.7%. It scores 65.9%, 4.8 points below that figure.
In Lorain County, home to about 317,129 people, median household income comes to about $73,347, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lorain County's 92 public schools enroll about 42,516 students and include Langston Middle School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Oberlin Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Langston Middle School ranks 5th of 6 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Langston Middle School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
A 10% decline took enrollment from 204 in 2020-21 to 184 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.3:1 to 9.4:1.
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Lorain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,129
Census ACS
Median income
$73,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oberlin City Schools
- Oberlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Oberlin High SchoolHigh · 218 students
Other schools in Oberlin
- William R BurtonHigh · 1,194 students
- Firelands Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Firelands High SchoolHigh · 471 students
- Firelands Middle SchoolMiddle · 407 students
- Oberlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Oberlin High SchoolHigh · 218 students
Nearby schools
- Oberlin Elementary School0.3 mi · 356
- Oberlin High School0.3 mi · 218
- William R Burton2.3 mi · 1,194
- Firelands Elementary School5.1 mi · 783
- Firelands High School5.2 mi · 471
- Firelands Middle School5.2 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Langston Middle SchoolHow many students attend Langston Middle School?
Langston Middle School enrolls approximately 184 students in grades 06-09.
Is Langston Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Langston Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Langston Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Langston Middle School is approximately 9.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Langston Middle School?
Student demographics at Langston Middle School are roughly 49% White, 13% Hispanic, 17% Black, 20% Two or more.
Is Langston Middle School public or private?
Langston Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oberlin City Schools.
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