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Which teacher or staff member at Madison Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
605
Middle
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON LOCAL·NCES 390478803024
Madison Middle School
6079 Middle Ridge Rd, Madison, OH 44057 · (440) 428-1196 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
294 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 6 | 205 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 180 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 220 | 36% |
Student demographics
29%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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.2pp since 2021
Math
61.6%
OH avg 56.1% . -4.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 61.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.7% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.3% | 65.4% |
| 2021-22 | 60.3% | 66.3% |
% 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 Madison Middle School
Madison Middle School's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Middle School this school | 605 | 48.6% | 62.8% |
| Miami Trace Middle School Washington Court House | 611 | 47.6% | 65.7% |
| Pfeiffer Intermediate School Massillon | 587 | 49.7% | 75.0% |
| Sailorway Middle School Vermilion | 511 | 46.2% | 70.2% |
| Howland Middle School Warren | 699 | 45.6% | 73.0% |
| Edgewood Middle School Wooster | 704 | 51.3% | 63.9% |
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 Madison Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #254 of 316 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #396 of 637 ▼ 120 | #7 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #389 of 637 ▼ 39 | #7 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #87 of 629 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #187 of 654 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #555 of 577 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #304 of 579 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #106 of 319 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #94 of 410 | #3 of 8 |
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
605
-33 (-5%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 776
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 22.8:1
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 | 605 | 26 | 23.3:1 | 49% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 26 | 23.3:1 | 48% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 26.5 | 23.0:1 | 36% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 638 | 28 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 30.5 | 24.2:1 | 43% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 687 | 30 | 22.9:1 | 42% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 803 | 44 | 18.3:1 | 43% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 833 | 47 | 17.7:1 | 20% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 776 | 37 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (737 to 605); teachers down 15% (30.5 to 26).
About Madison Middle School
In Madison, Ohio, Madison Middle School is a medium-sized middle school. The student body numbers 605 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Ohio is about 482, so this school runs 26% above that.
In Madison Local, 5 schools enroll a combined 2,630 students.
The large majority of students at Madison Middle School, 84%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. That is close to the 86% White share among all Lake County residents. By the diversity index, Madison Middle School comes in at 29%.
Federal data list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers at Madison Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 23.3:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Ohio is 17.0:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 49%. Across public schools in Lake County, the average is 39%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Madison Middle School would score about 70.5%. It scores 62.8%, 7.6 points below that figure.
In Lake County (population about 232,216), median household income is about $80,925, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Madison Middle School is one of 65 public schools in Lake County, which together enroll about 27,899 students.
The school nearest to Madison Middle School is Madison High School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Within five miles of Madison Middle School, there are 7 other public schools. Madison Middle School is 6th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 638 to 605.
The Madison Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
232,216
Census ACS
Median income
$80,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
27,899 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison Local
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 818 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Madison Pre-KElementary · 129 students
- Madison Online Learning AcademyCombined
Other schools in Madison
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 818 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Madison Pre-KElementary · 129 students
- Madison Online Learning AcademyCombined
Other Madison Middle schools
22 other US public schools in 20 states are named Madison Middle. Madison Middle School is the 11th largest of the 23.
- Madison Middle SchoolMansfield, OH · 761 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMADISON, MS · 1,180 students
- Madison MiddleOceanside, CA · 1,158 students
- Madison Middle SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 1,017 students
- Madison MiddleAppleton, WI · 929 students
Nearby schools
- Madison High School0.2 mi · 818
- South Elementary School2.0 mi · 506
- North Elementary School2.2 mi · 572
- Madison Pre-K2.3 mi · 129
- Perry Elementary School3.5 mi · 538
- Perry Middle School3.5 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Madison Middle SchoolHow many students attend Madison Middle School?
Madison Middle School enrolls approximately 605 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Madison Middle School serve?
Madison Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Madison Middle School?
Approximately 23.3:1 students per teacher at Madison Middle School.
How diverse is Madison Middle School?
Madison Middle School reports a student body of 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Madison Middle School?
Madison Middle School is overseen by Madison Local in Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.