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Marlington Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 149 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 124 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 34% |
School pathway
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 4 points 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 | 61.6% | 68.1% |
| 2023-24 | 56.8% | 62.5% |
| 2022-23 | 67.4% | 68.4% |
| 2021-22 | 65.9% | 73.0% |
Where Marlington Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Stark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #315 of 637 ▲ 73 | #12 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #375 of 637 ▲ 40 | #11 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.6pp | #55 of 629 | #3 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #348 of 654 | #14 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #230 of 577 | #6 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #392 of 579 | #15 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #66 of 410 | #4 of 15 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 416 | 26.7 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 24.6 | 16.0:1 | 47% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 21.9 | 20.8:1 | 45% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 28 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 34.9 | 15.1:1 | 52% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 29 | 18.6:1 | 41% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 586 | 31 | 18.9:1 | 52% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 700 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 16% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 595 | 26 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (528 to 416); teachers down 24% (34.9 to 26.7).
About Marlington Middle School
In Alliance, Ohio, part of Stark County, Marlington Middle School is a middle school. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 416 students.
A total of 5 schools make up Marlington Local, with 1,861 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Marlington Middle School is 89% White. The next largest groups are 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Marlington Middle School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Marlington Middle School, there are about 15.6 students; the school has 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Ohio is 17.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
American Community Survey estimates for Stark County show that the median household earns about $67,934 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Stark County has 101 public schools with about 53,798 students, including Marlington Middle School.
Marlington High School is the nearest public school to Marlington Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 416, compared with 504 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 18.0 in 2020-21 to 15.6 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Marlington Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Stark County at a glance
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