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North Royalton Middle School

14709 Ridge Rd, North Royalton, OH 44133 · (440) 582-9120 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,205 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Ohio public middle schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • DThree-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
1,205
Middle
DISTRICT 1,375 · STATE 482
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
412 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 531226%
Grade 625821%
Grade 731226%
Grade 832327%
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
98582%
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
696%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
282%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
706%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
524%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
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
63052%
Female
57548%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
North Royalton Middle School→North Royalton High School
Feeds from
North Royalton Elementary SchoolPK–04
Based on grade levels within North Royalton 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
76.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.9pp since 2021
Math
82.1%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.4pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2576.5%82.1%
2023-2479.8%82.3%
2022-2382.7%82.7%
2021-2281.4%83.5%
% 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
80.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 North Royalton Middle School

North Royalton Middle School's state test result (80.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
North Royalton Middle School this school1,20534.2%80.1%
Brunswick Middle School
Brunswick
1,37529.5%70.9%
North Canton Middle School
North Canton
95731.2%80.5%
Little Miami Middle School
Morrow
1,30425.0%74.5%
Lebanon Junior High
Lebanon
86932.6%69.6%
John C Dempsey Middle School
Delaware
1,27837.5%69.0%
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 North Royalton Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Cuyahoga County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
80.1%#87 of 316#14 of 21
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
82.1%#103 of 637
▼ 4
#15 of 41
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
76.5%#145 of 637
▼ 60
#16 of 41
▼ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-3.1pp#70 of 629#2 of 39
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,205#11 of 654#3 of 44
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.3:1#397 of 577#33 of 36
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
32.3%#265 of 579#23 of 36
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
34.2%#187 of 319#6 of 22
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.4%#338 of 410#19 of 24
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
1,205
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+82% since 1990-91, when it was 662
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,2056618.3:134% (412)
2023-241,1876618.0:118% (215)
2022-231,13267.516.8:121% (241)
2020-211,2067316.5:1N/A
2017-181,2607317.3:116% (202)
2015-161,3697618.0:118% (243)
2010-111,4178716.3:118% (250)
2000-011,3857618.2:17% (101)
1990-916623022.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Royalton Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,260 to 1,205); teachers down 10% (73 to 66).

About North Royalton Middle School

North Royalton Middle School is a public middle school in North Royalton, Ohio. There are 1,205 students enrolled, covering grades 5 through 8. On average, middle schools in Ohio enroll around 482, and this school is 150% larger than that mark.

North Royalton Middle School is a school in North Royalton City. The district has 3 schools and 4,125 students.

White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 6% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among all residents of Cuyahoga County, the White share is about 58%. A diversity index of 32% means there is a 32% chance two randomly chosen students at North Royalton Middle School are from different groups.

North Royalton Middle School has 66 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. Across middle schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.0:1. The school has 34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

On the allk12 Grade, North Royalton Middle School lands at A-, ahead of 78% of Ohio public middle schools.

North Royalton Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (80.1%) and its predicted rate (75.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools.

The school is in Cuyahoga County, where median household income comes to about $64,468, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Cuyahoga County's 352 public schools enroll about 155,924 students and include North Royalton Middle School.

North Royalton Middle School is about 0.2 miles from North Royalton High School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts North Royalton Middle School at 6th of 6.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal data show 1,206 students in 2020-21 and 1,205 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 18.3 students per teacher, compared with 16.5 in 2020-21.

This page is set up for the North Royalton Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Cuyahoga County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
1,245,873
Census ACS
Median income
$64,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
352
155,924 students

Quick facts

School name
North Royalton Middle School
District
North Royalton City
Address
14709 Ridge Rd, North Royalton, OH 44133
Phone
(440) 582-9120
County
Cuyahoga County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
1,205
Teachers (FTE)
66
Student–teacher ratio
18.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
412 (34%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
390445404363
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About North Royalton Middle School
What is the total enrollment at North Royalton Middle School?
North Royalton Middle School enrolls approximately 1,205 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does North Royalton Middle School serve?
North Royalton Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does North Royalton Middle School have?
North Royalton Middle School employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the student diversity at North Royalton Middle School?
Student demographics at North Royalton Middle School are roughly 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is North Royalton Middle School in?
North Royalton Middle School is part of North Royalton City.
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