Northmont Middle School

Northmont Middle School is one of the mid-sized intermediate schools in Clayton, Ohio, one of the schools within Northmont City, with 716 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Northmont Middle School sits 49% bigger than that benchmark.

Northmont City runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,676 students. Northmont Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Northmont Middle School lists that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 25% Black, 10% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Northmont Middle School logs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Montgomery County (around 42%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Northmont Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.7%, the actual is 67.1%, a residual of -2.6 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household income runs about $66,139, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students), of which Northmont Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Northmont High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Northmont Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northmont Middle School at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 71.3%.

Northmont Middle School operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 807 students in 2018 compared to 716 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 59% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Northmont Middle School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.