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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
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
Grade 7
265
Grade 8
259
Student demographics
White
37371%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
153%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 8%
Black
7514%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 17%
Asian
173%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Two+
428%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 SchoolNordonia 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.

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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
524
-31 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.2:1
% White
71%
was 79%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
14%
was 12%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Nordonia Middle School

Nordonia Middle School operates as a medium-sized junior high in Northfield, Ohio, overseen by Nordonia Hills City. Current enrollment sits at 524 students spanning grades 7 through 8.

Nordonia Hills City comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,405 students; Nordonia Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Nordonia Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 14% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Summit County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Summit County (around 34%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Nordonia Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 83.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 81.3%.

In the area at large, Summit County reports that median household income runs about $71,622, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Summit County runs 149 public schools (combined enrollment of about 69,214 students), of which Nordonia Middle School is one.

Northfield Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Nordonia Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Nordonia Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 82.7%.

Nordonia Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 555 students in 2018 compared to 524 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 71% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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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/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
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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.
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