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Enrollment
587
Middle
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRY LOCAL·NCES 390499203751
Pfeiffer Intermediate School
4315 13th St SW, Massillon, OH 44646 · (330) 478-6163 · Stark County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
292 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 5 | 294 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 293 | 50% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
74.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.6pp since 2021
Math
71.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 71.8% |
| 2023-24 | 73.2% | 70.8% |
| 2022-23 | 73.8% | 74.5% |
| 2021-22 | 72.4% | 65.8% |
% 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
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% 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 Pfeiffer Intermediate School
Pfeiffer Intermediate School's state test result (75.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pfeiffer Intermediate School this school | 587 | 49.7% | 75.0% |
| Madison Middle School Madison | 605 | 48.6% | 62.8% |
| Miami Trace Middle School Washington Court House | 611 | 47.6% | 65.7% |
| London MIddle School London | 493 | 50.5% | 53.4% |
| Edgewood Middle School Wooster | 704 | 51.3% | 63.9% |
| Bellefontaine Middle School Bellefontaine | 465 | 52.0% | 65.4% |
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 Pfeiffer Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Stark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #131 of 316 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #264 of 637 ▼ 1 | #8 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #175 of 637 ▼ 12 | #6 of 21 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #247 of 629 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #204 of 654 | #9 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #308 of 577 | #10 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #290 of 579 | #11 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #98 of 319 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #86 of 410 | #7 of 15 |
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
587
-97 (-14%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 839
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 587 | 34.9 | 16.8:1 | 50% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 34.1 | 17.3:1 | 44% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 38.4 | 15.4:1 | 36% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 38 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 41.4 | 17.4:1 | 44% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 724 | 41 | 17.7:1 | 42% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | 40 | 17.6:1 | 39% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | 45 | 16.4:1 | 19% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 839 | 35 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pfeiffer Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (722 to 587); teachers down 16% (41.4 to 34.9).
About Pfeiffer Intermediate School
Pfeiffer Intermediate School runs as a mid-sized middle school in Massillon, Ohio. It is open to students in grades 5 through 6 and enrolls 587 students. That is 22% larger than the average of about 482 students for middle schools in Ohio.
Pfeiffer Intermediate School is run by Perry Local, whose 7 schools enroll 4,444 students.
The share of White students at Pfeiffer Intermediate School is 83%. The next largest groups are 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. In Stark County overall, the White share is about 85%. The diversity index for Pfeiffer Intermediate School is 30%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. The school has 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. In all, 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Stark County, the average eligibility rate is 36%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Pfeiffer Intermediate School would be expected to post about 70.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 75.0%.
In Stark County, home to about 373,713 people, median household income comes to about $67,934, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Stark County's 101 public schools enroll about 53,798 students and include Pfeiffer Intermediate School.
Edison Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Pfeiffer Intermediate School ranks 3rd of 5 nearby schools, at 75.0% versus a 75.2% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 97 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 16.8 students per teacher, compared with 18.0 in 2020-21.
The Pfeiffer Intermediate School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Stark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
373,713
Census ACS
Median income
$67,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
101
53,798 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Perry Local
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
- Watson Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Southway Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Lohr Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Whipple Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 382 students
Other schools in Massillon
- Jackson High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Jackson Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,313 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,211 students
- Massillon Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 900 students
- Strausser Elementary SchoolElementary · 819 students
Nearby schools
- Edison Middle School0.1 mi · 585
- Southway Elementary School0.4 mi · 474
- Perry High School0.5 mi · 1,456
- Watson Elementary School1.3 mi · 515
- Whipple Heights Elementary School1.8 mi · 382
- R G Drage Career Technical Ctr2.0 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Pfeiffer Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Pfeiffer Intermediate School?
Pfeiffer Intermediate School enrolls approximately 587 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Pfeiffer Intermediate School serve?
Pfeiffer Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pfeiffer Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pfeiffer Intermediate School is approximately 16.8:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pfeiffer Intermediate School?
At Pfeiffer Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Pfeiffer Intermediate School?
Pfeiffer Intermediate School is overseen by Perry Local in Stark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.