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Enrollment
511
Middle
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERMILION LOCAL·NCES 390468204347
Sailorway Middle School
5355 Sailorway Dr, Vermilion, OH 44089 · (440) 204-1702 · Erie County
GRADES 04–07MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Ohio public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- 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
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
236 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 4 | 126 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 119 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 141 | 28% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Sailorway Middle School→Vermilion High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Vermilion Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.2pp since 2021
Math
72.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 72.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.6% | 70.6% |
| 2022-23 | 65.5% | 68.2% |
| 2021-22 | 65.8% | 73.2% |
% 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
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Sailorway Middle School
Sailorway Middle School's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sailorway Middle School this school | 511 | 46.2% | 70.2% |
| Miami Trace Middle School Washington Court House | 611 | 47.6% | 65.7% |
| Madison Middle School Madison | 605 | 48.6% | 62.8% |
| Midview Middle School Grafton | 427 | 46.8% | 70.1% |
| Bellevue Middle School Bellevue | 394 | 45.7% | 72.9% |
| Pleasant Middle School Marion | 438 | 42.5% | 65.7% |
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 Sailorway Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #185 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #252 of 637 ▲ 15 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #288 of 637 ▼ 98 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.3pp | #423 of 629 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #253 of 654 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #467 of 577 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.2% | #403 of 579 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #120 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #204 of 410 | N/A |
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
511
+26 (+5%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 511 | 26 | 19.6:1 | 46% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 27 | 19.3:1 | 49% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 36% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 25 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 28 | 20.6:1 | 40% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 29 | 20.2:1 | 45% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 678 | 43 | 15.8:1 | 43% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 23% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 585 | 31 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sailorway Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (578 to 511); teachers down 7% (28 to 26).
About Sailorway Middle School
Sailorway Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school found in Vermilion, Ohio. A federal count lists 511 students at the school, in grades 4 through 7.
A total of 4 schools make up Vermilion Local, with 1,613 students enrolled.
Sailorway Middle School's enrollment is 89% White. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Erie County is about 81% White. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Sailorway Middle School, 26 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 19.6:1. On average, middle schools in Ohio have 17.0:1, compared with 19.6:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 46% of enrollment.
Sailorway Middle School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Ohio public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Ohio with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 71.4%. Sailorway Middle School scores 70.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Erie County show that the median household income is $71,993, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides Sailorway Middle School, Erie County has 28 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Sailorway Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Vermilion Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Sailorway Middle School ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Sailorway Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
Sailorway Middle School's enrollment climbed from 485 in 2020-21 to 511 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,581
Census ACS
Median income
$71,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
12,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vermilion Local
- Vermilion High SchoolHigh · 580 students
- Vermilion Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Vermilion Digital AcademyHigh · 11 students
Other schools in Vermilion
- Vermilion High SchoolHigh · 580 students
- Vermilion Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Vermilion Digital AcademyHigh · 11 students
Nearby schools
- Vermilion Elementary School0.2 mi · 511
- Vermilion Digital Academy0.3 mi · 11
- Vermilion High School0.3 mi · 580
- Firelands Middle School5.9 mi · 407
- Firelands High School5.9 mi · 471
- Firelands Elementary School6.1 mi · 783
Frequently asked questions
About Sailorway Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sailorway Middle School?
Sailorway Middle School enrolls approximately 511 students in grades 04-07.
What grades does Sailorway Middle School serve?
Sailorway Middle School serves grades 04-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sailorway Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sailorway Middle School is approximately 19.6:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sailorway Middle School?
Student demographics at Sailorway Middle School are roughly 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Sailorway Middle School public or private?
Sailorway Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vermilion Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.