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Nordonia Middle School
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 265 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 259 | 49% |
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Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 85.7% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 82.3% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 84.5% |
| 2021-22 | 81.0% | 84.4% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordonia Middle School this school | 524 | 13.7% | 81.3% |
| Lee Eaton Intermediate School Northfield | 487 | 12.9% | 84.8% |
| Wyoming Middle School Wyoming | 626 | 11.2% | 87.0% |
| Kilbourne Middle School Worthington | 464 | 16.2% | 78.5% |
| Gahanna East Middle School Gahanna | 660 | 20.6% | 81.0% |
| Tower Heights Middle School Centerville | 571 | 20.0% | 77.8% |
Where Nordonia Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In 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 |
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 | 524 | 39.5 | 13.3:1 | 14% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 40 | 12.7:1 | 21% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 41.5 | 12.4:1 | 21% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 35 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 34.3 | 16.2:1 | 18% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 30 | 19.1:1 | 20% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 668 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 28% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 6% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 658 | 39 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
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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