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Midview High School

38199 Capel Rd, Grafton, OH 44044 · (440) 748-2124 · Lorain County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL727 STUDENTS
Enrollment
727
High
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 565
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
355 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 918826%
Grade 1017925%
Grade 1117224%
Grade 1218826%
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
61885%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
517%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
223%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
243%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
40055%
Female
32745%

School pathway

Feeds from
Midview Middle School07–08
Based on grade levels within Midview Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
73.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.5pp since 2021
Math
58.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +12.0pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2573.9%58.8%
2023-2471.2%59.6%
2022-2367.7%56.5%
2021-2270.4%46.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 72% 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 Midview High School

Midview High School's state test result (72.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Midview High School this school72748.8%72.1%
Bellefontaine High School
Bellefontaine
64348.2%56.0%
Warren County Career Center
Lebanon
58645.9%N/A
Celina High School
Celina
74343.2%61.5%
Madison High School
Mansfield
85554.2%61.2%
Maplewood Career Center Building
Ravenna
68851.6%N/A
Matched among Ohio high 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 Midview High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Lorain County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
72.1%#200 of 403#7 of 11
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.8%#251 of 776
▼ 35
#8 of 17
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
73.9%#234 of 774
▲ 47
#6 of 17
▲ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+7.7pp#191 of 742#5 of 14
Enrollment
ranked largest first
727#243 of 888#8 of 19
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.1:1#174 of 739#7 of 15
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
27.1%#339 of 749#11 of 15
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.8%#177 of 435#5 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-26.0%#47 of 484#3 of 11
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
727
-81 (-10%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 1,007
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2572751.514.1:149% (355)
2023-2473544.616.5:144% (325)
2022-2376749.215.6:143% (332)
2020-218085614.4:1N/A
2017-1898353.718.3:129% (284)
2015-169515317.9:136% (345)
2010-111,0875420.1:133% (359)
2000-011,0385419.2:15% (55)
1990-911,0075917.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midview High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 26% (983 to 727); teachers down 4% (53.7 to 51.5).

About Midview High School

Midview High School is a mid-sized high school serving families in Grafton, Ohio. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 727 students. That is 29% larger than the average of about 565 students for high schools in Ohio.

Midview Local enrolls 2,574 students, and its 7 schools include Midview High School.

A large majority of enrollment at Midview High School is White, at 85%. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at Midview High School are from different groups.

The school had 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. The average for high schools in Ohio is 17.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 33% average for public schools in Lorain County is 16 points.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Midview High School would be expected to post about 70.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.1%.

Lorain County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $73,347 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Lorain County number 92, with about 42,516 students.

The closest school to Midview High School is Midview Virtual Programming, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Midview High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Midview High School at 2nd of 4.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 10%.

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Lorain County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Midview High School
District
Midview Local
Address
38199 Capel Rd, Grafton, OH 44044
Phone
(440) 748-2124
County
Lorain County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
727
Teachers (FTE)
52
Student–teacher ratio
14.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
355 (49%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
390481703140
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Midview Local
Other schools in Grafton
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Midview High School
How large is Midview High School?
Midview High School enrolls approximately 727 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Midview High School serve?
Midview High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Midview High School have?
Midview High School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Midview High School?
Student demographics at Midview High School are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Midview High School?
Midview High School is overseen by Midview Local in Lorain County.
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