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What's the one class at Olmsted Falls Middle School every student should take?
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Enrollment
747
Middle
DISTRICT 701 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLMSTED FALLS CITY·NCES 390465702596
Olmsted Falls Middle School
27045 Bagley Rd, Olmsted Falls, OH 44138 · (440) 427-6200 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL747 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
15.1:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
193 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 230 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 269 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 248 | 33% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Olmsted Falls Middle School→Olmsted Falls High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Olmsted Falls City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
67.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.7pp since 2021
Math
80.1%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.8% | 80.1% |
| 2023-24 | 66.8% | 79.9% |
| 2022-23 | 68.3% | 80.3% |
| 2021-22 | 70.5% | 80.3% |
% 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
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Olmsted Falls Middle School
Olmsted Falls Middle School's state test result (73.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olmsted Falls Middle School this school | 747 | 25.8% | 73.3% |
| Chardon Middle School Chardon | 716 | 25.0% | 86.5% |
| Herman K Ankeney Middle School Beavercreek | 799 | 26.5% | 73.3% |
| Memorial Middle School Mentor | 852 | 27.0% | 76.6% |
| Loveland Intermediate School Loveland | 643 | 21.9% | 81.8% |
| Canfield Village Middle School Canfield | 774 | 20.4% | 86.9% |
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 Olmsted Falls Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #150 of 316 | #18 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #131 of 637 ▼ 5 | #17 of 41 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #270 of 637 ▼ 23 | #21 of 41 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #126 of 629 | #3 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 747 | #99 of 654 | #11 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #187 of 577 | #19 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #364 of 579 | #29 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.8% | #239 of 319 | #9 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #162 of 410 | #11 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 2024-25Enrollment
747
-106 (-12%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 747 | 49.5 | 15.1:1 | 26% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 794 | 48.5 | 16.4:1 | 24% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 811 | 46 | 17.6:1 | 14% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 853 | 49 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 870 | 52.2 | 16.7:1 | 15% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 898 | 49 | 18.3:1 | 15% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 860 | 47 | 18.3:1 | 17% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 745 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 10% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 30 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olmsted Falls Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (870 to 747); teachers down 5% (52.2 to 49.5).
About Olmsted Falls Middle School
Olmsted Falls Middle School is a middle-grades school in Olmsted Falls, Ohio, and it is part of Olmsted Falls City. There are 747 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 55% bigger than the average for middle schools in Ohio.
Federal data list 5 schools in Olmsted Falls City, with 3,507 students enrolled.
Roughly 87% of students at Olmsted Falls Middle School are White. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 58% of Cuyahoga County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
Olmsted Falls Middle School has 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.1:1. The school's 15.1:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for middle schools in Ohio. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 26%. That is in line with the 27% average for public schools in Cuyahoga County.
Olmsted Falls 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 46% of Ohio public middle schools.
A school with Olmsted Falls Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Ohio is predicted to score 79.0%. Olmsted Falls Middle School scores 73.3%, 5.7 points below that line.
Census data for Cuyahoga County show the median household earns about $64,468 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cuyahoga County number 352, with about 155,924 students.
Measured in a straight line, Olmsted Falls Intermediate Building is less than a tenth of a mile from Olmsted Falls Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Olmsted Falls Middle School comes in 3rd of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 12% decline took enrollment from 853 in 2020-21 to 747 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 17.4:1 in 2020-21 to 15.1:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Olmsted Falls Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cuyahoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Olmsted Falls City
- Olmsted Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,228 students
- Falls-Lenox Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Olmsted Falls Intermediate BuildingElementary · 507 students
- Olmsted Falls Early Childhood CenterElementary · 321 students
- Bulldog Digital Learning AcademyCombined
Other schools in Olmsted Falls
- Olmsted Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,228 students
- Falls-Lenox Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Olmsted Falls Intermediate BuildingElementary · 507 students
Nearby schools
- Olmsted Falls Intermediate Building0.1 mi · 507
- Olmsted Falls High School0.4 mi · 1,228
- Falls-Lenox Primary Elementary School1.1 mi · 704
- Olmsted Falls Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 321
- Chestnut Elementary School2.2 mi · 406
- North Olmsted High School2.8 mi · 1,115
Frequently asked questions
About Olmsted Falls Middle SchoolHow many students attend Olmsted Falls Middle School?
Olmsted Falls Middle School enrolls approximately 747 students in grades 06-08.
Is Olmsted Falls Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Olmsted Falls Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Olmsted Falls Middle School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Olmsted Falls Middle School.
How diverse is Olmsted Falls Middle School?
Olmsted Falls Middle School reports a student body of 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Olmsted Falls Middle School?
Olmsted Falls Middle School is overseen by Olmsted Falls City in Cuyahoga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.