Poland Middle School

Poland Middle School is a junior high of small scale in Poland, Ohio, one of the schools within Poland Local, serveing 380 students in grades 4 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 21% smaller than typical.

Poland Local comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,755 students; Poland Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Poland Middle School logs that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest reads as 4% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Poland Middle School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Poland Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 56% of students at Poland Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Mahoning County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Poland Middle School sits in the top 10% of Ohio schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 67.6%; actual is 84.3%, +16.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Mahoning County put the typical household earns roughly $56,942 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Poland Middle School is one of 77 public schools in Mahoning County (combined enrollment of about 27,927 students).

The closest other public school is Mckinley Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Poland Middle School has increased 28%, going from 296 students in 2018 to 380 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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