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If you could change one rule at West Geauga Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
493
Middle
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST GEAUGA LOCAL·NCES 390472202809
West Geauga Middle School
8611 Cedar Rd, Chesterland, OH 44026 · (440) 729-5940 · Geauga County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Ohio public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
21.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
92 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 148 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 167 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 36% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
West Geauga Middle School→West Geauga High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Geauga Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
88.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.6pp since 2021
Math
93.2%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.3% | 93.2% |
| 2023-24 | 88.2% | 92.8% |
| 2022-23 | 91.6% | 90.3% |
| 2021-22 | 89.8% | 93.9% |
% 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
91.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 West Geauga Middle School
West Geauga Middle School's state test result (91.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Geauga Middle School this school | 493 | 18.7% | 91.1% |
| Tippecanoe Middle School Tipp City | 564 | 17.7% | 78.9% |
| Buckeye Intermediate School Medina | 581 | 22.2% | 77.8% |
| Learwood Middle School Avon Lake | 557 | 14.7% | 83.8% |
| Loveland Middle School Loveland | 624 | 22.3% | 83.3% |
| Johnstown Middle School Johnstown | 412 | 23.5% | 78.2% |
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 West Geauga Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 91.1% | #8 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.2% | #11 of 637 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.3% | #27 of 637 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #140 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #272 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #532 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #406 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.7% | #273 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #128 of 169 |
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
493
+43 (+10%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 493 | 23.1 | 21.3:1 | 19% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 24.1 | 21.3:1 | 16% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 23.6 | 20.8:1 | 10% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 24 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 25.4 | 18.8:1 | 11% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 27 | 17.5:1 | 14% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 14% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 644 | 30 | 21.5:1 | 2% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 478 | 32 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Geauga Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (478 to 493); teachers down 9% (25.4 to 23.1).
About West Geauga Middle School
West Geauga Middle School is a medium-sized middle school found in Chesterland, Ohio. The student body numbers 493 students, from grades 6 through 8.
West Geauga Middle School is in West Geauga Local, a district with 1,969 students across 4 schools.
White students are the large majority at West Geauga Middle School, with 89% of enrollment. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, West Geauga Middle School comes in at 20%.
West Geauga Middle School operates with 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 21.3:1. That ratio is over the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. West Geauga Middle School reports 19% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Geauga County, the average is about the same, 21%.
Measured against Ohio public middle schools, West Geauga Middle School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
West Geauga Middle School is 9.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (91.1% versus 81.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Ohio.
County data help place the school in context: in Geauga County, median household income is about $107,860, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Geauga County number 23 and enroll about 9,939.
The nearest other public school, West Geauga High School, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of West Geauga Middle School. By average proficiency, West Geauga Middle School is 6th among 8 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 10%, from 450 to 493. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.8:1 to 21.3:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at West Geauga Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Geauga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,481
Census ACS
Median income
$107,860
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,939 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Geauga Local
- West Geauga High SchoolHigh · 641 students
- Robert C Lindsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 367 students
Other schools in Chesterland
- West Geauga High SchoolHigh · 641 students
- Robert C Lindsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
Nearby schools
- West Geauga High School0.2 mi · 641
- Westwood Elementary School1.7 mi · 367
- Robert C Lindsey Elementary School3.4 mi · 468
- Gates Mills Elementary School3.8 mi · 120
- Gurney Elementary School5.0 mi · 478
- Mayfield Middle School5.6 mi · 896
Frequently asked questions
About West Geauga Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Geauga Middle School?
West Geauga Middle School enrolls approximately 493 students in grades 06-08.
Is West Geauga Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Geauga Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at West Geauga Middle School?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at West Geauga Middle School.
What is the student diversity at West Geauga Middle School?
Student demographics at West Geauga Middle School are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees West Geauga Middle School?
West Geauga Middle School is overseen by West Geauga Local in Geauga County.
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