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Enrollment
716
Middle
DISTRICT 585 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHMONT CITY·NCES 390487203373
Northmont Middle School
4810 National Rd, Clayton, OH 45315 · (937) 832-6500 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL716 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Ohio public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
362 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 6 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 7 | 357 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 358 | 50% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
70.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +7.3pp since 2021
Math
70.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 7 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 | 70.5% | 70.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 61.9% |
| 2022-23 | 71.1% | 72.7% |
| 2021-22 | 63.1% | 69.4% |
% 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Northmont Middle School
Northmont Middle School's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northmont Middle School this school | 716 | 50.6% | 67.1% |
| Willoughby Middle School Willoughby | 509 | 52.5% | 47.1% |
| Blendon Middle School Westerville | 609 | 44.7% | 78.0% |
| Weisenborn Junior High Huber Heights | 845 | 54.3% | 44.8% |
| Stanton Middle School Kent | 616 | 50.3% | 68.5% |
| Glenwood Intermediate School Canton | 817 | 50.6% | 75.3% |
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 Northmont Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #216 of 316 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #282 of 637 ▲ 111 | #7 of 22 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #228 of 637 ▲ 75 | #7 of 22 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.3pp | #223 of 629 | #8 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 716 | #115 of 654 | #5 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #273 of 577 | #14 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #113 of 579 | #6 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #88 of 319 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #208 of 410 | #6 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
716
-102 (-12%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 897
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 716 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 51% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 743 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 45% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 777 | 43 | 18.1:1 | 37% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 818 | 42 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 807 | 44 | 18.3:1 | 38% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 867 | 45 | 19.3:1 | 36% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 902 | 50 | 18.0:1 | 31% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 942 | 58 | 16.2:1 | 13% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 897 | 43 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northmont Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (807 to 716); teachers unchanged (44 to 44).
About Northmont Middle School
Northmont Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school located in Clayton, Ohio. Enrollment is 716 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. Against the 482-student average for middle schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 49% higher.
Northmont Middle School is part of Northmont City, where 8 schools serve 4,676 students.
White students account for 59% of enrollment at Northmont Middle School. Other groups include 25% Black, 10% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 68% White. Northmont Middle School has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Northmont Middle School counts 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.3 students for each one. Among middle schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Montgomery County, the average is 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Northmont Middle School is B-. Compared with Ohio public middle schools, the school scored higher than 53% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Northmont Middle School is 2.6 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 67.1% actual, 69.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Ohio.
Census Bureau estimates for Montgomery County show that median household income is about $66,139, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northmont Middle School is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County, which together enroll about 74,487 students.
Northmont High School is the public school closest to Northmont Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Northmont Middle School is 4th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Northmont Middle School saw enrollment fall 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 19.5:1 in 2020-21 and 16.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
536,096
Census ACS
Median income
$66,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
74,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northmont City
- Northmont High SchoolHigh · 1,369 students
- Kleptz Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 856 students
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Northmoor Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Englewood Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Northwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
Other schools in Clayton
- Northmont High SchoolHigh · 1,369 students
- Kleptz Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 856 students
Nearby schools
- Northmont High School0.1 mi · 1,369
- Kleptz Early Childhood Learning Center1.0 mi · 856
- Miami Valley Ctc Alternative2.1 mi · 24
- Miami Valley Ctc2.1 mi · 1,652
- Englewood Hills Elementary School2.3 mi · 369
- Union Elementary School2.4 mi · 539
Frequently asked questions
About Northmont Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northmont Middle School?
Northmont Middle School enrolls approximately 716 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Northmont Middle School serve?
Northmont Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Northmont Middle School have?
Northmont Middle School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northmont Middle School?
At Northmont Middle School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 5% Hispanic, 25% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Northmont Middle School public or private?
Northmont Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northmont City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.