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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORDONIA HILLS CITY·NCES 390500403811

Nordonia Middle School

73 Leonard Ave, Northfield, OH 44067 · (330) 467-0584 · Summit County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Ohio public middle schools
  • ATest 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

Enrollment
524
Middle
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 482
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
72 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 726551%
Grade 825949%
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
37371%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
153%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
7514%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
173%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
428%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
26250%
Female
26250%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Nordonia Middle School→Nordonia High School
Based on grade levels within Nordonia Hills City. 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
84.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.9pp since 2021
Math
85.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.3pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2584.0%85.7%
2023-2475.0%82.3%
2022-2385.0%84.5%
2021-2281.0%84.4%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
81.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Nordonia Middle School

Nordonia Middle School's state test result (81.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Nordonia Middle School this school52413.7%81.3%
Lee Eaton Intermediate School
Northfield
48712.9%84.8%
Wyoming Middle School
Wyoming
62611.2%87.0%
Kilbourne Middle School
Worthington
46416.2%78.5%
Gahanna East Middle School
Gahanna
66020.6%81.0%
Tower Heights Middle School
Centerville
57120.0%77.8%
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 Nordonia Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Summit County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
81.3%#74 of 316#6 of 17
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
85.7%#67 of 637
▲ 30
#4 of 29
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
84.0%#59 of 637
▲ 84
#3 of 29
▲ 7
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+2.1pp#336 of 629#14 of 29
Enrollment
ranked largest first
524#245 of 654#16 of 30
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.3:1#67 of 577#6 of 27
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
46.4%#179 of 579#15 of 27
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
13.7%#293 of 319#14 of 17
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.6%#313 of 410#18 of 23
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 2024-25
Enrollment
524
-111 (-17%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 658
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2552439.513.3:114% (72)
2023-245074012.7:121% (105)
2022-2351341.512.4:121% (106)
2020-216353518.1:1N/A
2017-1855534.316.2:118% (98)
2015-165743019.1:120% (112)
2010-116683917.1:128% (189)
2000-015363415.8:16% (34)
1990-916583916.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nordonia Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (555 to 524); teachers up 15% (34.3 to 39.5).

About Nordonia Middle School

In Northfield, Ohio, Nordonia Middle School is a mid-sized middle school. It has an enrollment of 524 students in grades 7 through 8.

Nordonia Hills City has 7 schools and 3,405 students, and Nordonia Middle School is one of those schools.

At Nordonia Middle School, 71% of students are White. After that, the student body is 14% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Summit County at about 74% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Nordonia Middle School scores 46%.

Classroom staffing at Nordonia Middle School totals 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 14% of students (72) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in Summit County, the school's rate is lower.

Nordonia Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of Ohio public middle schools.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 83.6% at Nordonia Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 81.3%.

In Summit County, home to about 537,864 people, median household income comes to about $71,622, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 149 public schools in the county, enrolling about 69,214, Nordonia Middle School among them.

Nordonia Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Northfield Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Nordonia Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.

The NCES locale for Nordonia Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 17%, from 635 to 524. By 2024-25, the school had 13.3 students per teacher, compared with 18.1 in 2020-21.

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Summit County at a glance

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Population
537,864
Census ACS
Median income
$71,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
69,214 students

Quick facts

School name
Nordonia Middle School
District
Nordonia Hills City
Address
73 Leonard Ave, Northfield, OH 44067
Phone
(330) 467-0584
County
Summit County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
524
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
72 (14%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
390500403811
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Nordonia Hills City
Other schools in Northfield
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Nordonia Middle School
How large is Nordonia Middle School?
Nordonia Middle School enrolls approximately 524 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Nordonia Middle School serve?
Nordonia Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Nordonia Middle School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Nordonia Middle School.
How diverse is Nordonia Middle School?
Nordonia Middle School reports a student body of 71% White, 3% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Nordonia Middle School?
Nordonia Middle School is overseen by Nordonia Hills City in Summit County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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