Rayen Early College Middle School
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- CThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 83 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 88 | 24% |
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.9% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 36.9% |
| 2022-23 | 63.6% | 48.6% |
| 2021-22 | 53.8% | 35.5% |
Where Rayen Early College Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Mahoning County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #576 of 637 ▼ 9 | #12 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #503 of 637 ▼ 121 | #12 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #155 of 629 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #407 of 654 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #410 of 577 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #49 of 579 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #316 of 410 | #8 of 8 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 370 | 20 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 23 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 24 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 211 | 16 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 22 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 176 | 11 | 16.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 93% (226) |
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (391 to 370); teachers down 9% (22 to 20).
About Rayen Early College Middle School
The public middle school Rayen Early College Middle School is located in Youngstown, Ohio. The student body numbers 370 students, from grades 5 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Ohio is about 482, so this school runs 23% smaller than that.
Youngstown City serves 4,004 students across 14 schools.
Enrollment at Rayen Early College Middle School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 46%. The school is also 27% Hispanic, 14% White, and 13% multiracial. That is higher than the 14% Black share among all Mahoning County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Rayen Early College Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Teachers at Rayen Early College Middle School total 20 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.5:1. The 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio is lower than this school's figure.
Rayen Early College Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 12% of Ohio public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Mahoning County (population about 226,491), median household income is about $56,942, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Rayen Early College Middle School is one of 77 public schools in Mahoning County, which together enroll about 27,927 students.
The nearest other public school, Southside Academy, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Rayen Early College Middle School.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Enrollment records show 211 in 2020-21 and 370 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The school's ratio rose from 13.2:1 to 18.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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