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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Learwood Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
557
Middle
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVON LAKE CITY·NCES 390481203116
Learwood Middle School
340 Lear Rd, Avon Lake, OH 44012 · (440) 933-8142 · Lorain County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Ohio public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
82 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 273 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 284 | 51% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Learwood Middle School→Avon Lake High School
Based on grade levels within Avon Lake City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
83.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +7.7pp since 2021
Math
78.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 8 points 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 | 83.3% | 78.6% |
| 2023-24 | 85.1% | 83.1% |
| 2022-23 | 83.9% | 83.0% |
| 2021-22 | 75.6% | 77.5% |
% 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
83.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Learwood Middle School
Learwood Middle School's state test result (83.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learwood Middle School this school | 557 | 14.7% | 83.8% |
| Troy Intermediate Elementary School Avon Lake | 539 | 16.5% | 86.8% |
| Rocky River Middle School Rocky River | 573 | 15.7% | 90.7% |
| West Geauga Middle School Chesterland | 493 | 18.7% | 91.1% |
| Anthony Wayne Junior High School Whitehouse | 666 | 12.5% | 88.6% |
| Bay Middle School Bay Village | 738 | 11.4% | 90.1% |
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 Learwood Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lorain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #50 of 316 | #3 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #148 of 637 ▼ 59 | #6 of 22 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #65 of 637 ▼ 24 | #3 of 22 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #215 of 629 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #226 of 654 | #5 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #222 of 577 | #10 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #374 of 579 | #16 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #288 of 319 | #13 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #157 of 410 | #5 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
557
-44 (-7%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 557 | 35.9 | 15.5:1 | 15% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 36.9 | 14.9:1 | 15% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 35.7 | 14.6:1 | 10% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 38 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 38.8 | 16.8:1 | 13% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 34 | 18.6:1 | 13% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 12% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 3% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 607 | 36 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Learwood Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (650 to 557); teachers down 8% (38.8 to 35.9).
About Learwood Middle School
Learwood Middle School is a medium-sized middle school with an address in Avon Lake, Ohio. The latest federal count shows 557 students in grades 7 through 8.
Avon Lake City counts 3,434 students in its 7 schools, and Learwood Middle School is one of them.
White students make up 88% of enrollment at Learwood Middle School. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Lorain County is roughly 78% White. Learwood Middle School's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
Learwood Middle School employs 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.5:1. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 15% in 2024-25. The gap from the 33% average for public schools in Lorain County is 18 points.
The allk12 Grade for Learwood Middle School is A. Compared with Ohio public middle schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Learwood Middle School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Ohio schools.
Lorain County census figures show that the median household income is $73,347, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 92 public schools in Lorain County, enrolling about 42,516 students in all.
The shortest distance from Learwood Middle School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Eastview Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 86.6%, higher than Learwood Middle School's 83.8%.
In the federal locale system, Learwood Middle School is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 44 fewer students in 2024-25.
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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 Avon Lake City
- Avon Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,054 students
- Troy Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · 539 students
- Redwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Eastview Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolElementary · 277 students
- Erieview Elementary SchoolElementary · 271 students
Other schools in Avon Lake
- Avon Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,054 students
- Troy Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · 539 students
- Redwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Eastview Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolElementary · 277 students
- Erieview Elementary SchoolElementary · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Eastview Elementary School0.4 mi · 346
- Erieview Elementary School1.5 mi · 271
- Avon Lake High School1.5 mi · 1,054
- Redwood Elementary School2.0 mi · 390
- Westerly Elementary School2.1 mi · 374
- Troy Intermediate Elementary School2.4 mi · 539
Frequently asked questions
About Learwood Middle SchoolHow many students attend Learwood Middle School?
Learwood Middle School enrolls approximately 557 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Learwood Middle School serve?
Learwood Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Learwood Middle School have?
Learwood Middle School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
How diverse is Learwood Middle School?
Learwood Middle School reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Learwood Middle School in?
Learwood Middle School is part of Avon Lake City.
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