Lee Eaton Intermediate School

Lee Eaton Intermediate School is a moderately sized intermediate school in Northfield, Ohio, operated by Nordonia Hills City. The school enrolls 487 students in grades 5 through 8.

Lee Eaton Intermediate School is one of 7 schools operated by Nordonia Hills City, a district that serves 3,405 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Lee Eaton Intermediate School logs that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 17% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

On the resource side, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Summit County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lee Eaton Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 83.9%; this one delivers 84.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Summit County put the typical household earns roughly $71,622 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Summit County runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students), of which Lee Eaton Intermediate School is one.

Nordonia Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lee Eaton Intermediate School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 83.2%.

Lee Eaton Intermediate School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 15%: 576 students in 2018 compared to 487 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 76% to 69%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Lee Eaton Intermediate School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.