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Enrollment
427
Middle
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDVIEW LOCAL·NCES 390481703141
Midview Middle School
12865 Grafton Rd, Grafton, OH 44044 · (440) 748-2122 · Lorain County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Ohio public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
16.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
200 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 215 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 212 | 50% |
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%
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
Midview Middle School→Midview High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Midview Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
64.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.2pp since 2021
Math
74.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.5% | 74.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.8% | 75.5% |
| 2021-22 | 63.4% | 71.4% |
% 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
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Middle School
Midview Middle School's state test result (70.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midview Middle School this school | 427 | 46.8% | 70.1% |
| Midview East Intermediate School Grafton | 435 | 49.7% | 71.6% |
| Bellevue Middle School Bellevue | 394 | 45.7% | 72.9% |
| Sailorway Middle School Vermilion | 511 | 46.2% | 70.2% |
| Firelands Middle School Oberlin | 407 | 41.8% | 73.8% |
| Swanton Middle School Swanton | 379 | 41.4% | 73.5% |
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 Midview Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lorain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #187 of 316 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #220 of 637 ▼ 57 | #8 of 22 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #326 of 637 ▼ 47 | #12 of 22 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #344 of 629 | #9 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #336 of 654 | #12 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #259 of 577 | #12 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #325 of 579 | #15 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #115 of 319 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #126 of 410 | #3 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
427
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 797
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 427 | 26.5 | 16.1:1 | 47% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 23.1 | 17.7:1 | 44% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 27.6 | 15.9:1 | 46% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 32 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 34.7 | 14.6:1 | 36% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 44% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 35% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 18% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 797 | 47 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midview Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (508 to 427); teachers down 24% (34.7 to 26.5).
About Midview Middle School
Located in Grafton, Ohio, Midview Middle School is a medium-sized middle school. A federal count lists 427 students at the school, in grades 7 through 8.
In Midview Local, 7 schools enroll a combined 2,574 students.
Midview Middle School enrolls a student body that is 85% White. The school is also 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Midview Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
At Midview Middle School, 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.1:1. That ratio is under the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 47% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Lorain County is 33%.
Measured against Ohio public middle schools, Midview Middle School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Midview Middle School is -1.0 points: 70.1% actual, 71.1% predicted.
Lorain County has these Census figures: median household income is about $73,347, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Lorain County number 92 and enroll about 42,516.
Nearby, Midview West Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 72.5%; Midview Middle School's is 70.1%, ranking 4th of 4.
Midview Middle School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Midview Middle School saw enrollment fall 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 13.8:1 to 16.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Midview Middle School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Midview Local
- Midview High SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Midview North Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
- Midview East Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 435 students
- Midview West Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Little Middies PreSchoolElementary · 72 students
- Midview Virtual ProgrammingHigh · 6 students
Other schools in Grafton
- Midview High SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Midview North Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
- Midview East Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 435 students
- Midview West Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Little Middies PreSchoolElementary · 72 students
- Midview Virtual ProgrammingHigh · 6 students
Nearby schools
- Midview West Elementary School0.2 mi · 390
- Midview North Elementary School0.2 mi · 517
- Midview High School0.2 mi · 727
- Midview Virtual Programming0.2 mi · 6
- Little Middies PreSchool0.3 mi · 72
- Midview East Intermediate School0.3 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Midview Middle SchoolHow many students attend Midview Middle School?
Midview Middle School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Midview Middle School serve?
Midview Middle School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Midview Middle School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Midview Middle School.
How diverse is Midview Middle School?
Midview Middle School reports a student body of 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Midview Middle School in?
Midview Middle School is part of Midview Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.