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Enrollment
404
Middle
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLOUGHBY-EASTLAKE CITY·NCES 390451002014
Willowick Middle School
31500 Royalview Dr, Willowick, OH 44095 · (440) 943-2950 · Lake County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
256 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 135 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 138 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 131 | 32% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
50.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.7pp since 2021
Math
54.4%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.2pp since 2021
What 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 54 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 down about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 53.2% |
| 2022-23 | 58.7% | 57.8% |
| 2021-22 | 54.2% | 55.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 65% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Willowick Middle School
Willowick Middle School's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willowick Middle School this school | 404 | 63.4% | 48.7% |
| Delhi Middle School Cincinnati | 524 | 59.9% | 66.6% |
| Woodridge Middle School Peninsula | 415 | 61.4% | 67.3% |
| Elida Middle School Elida | 467 | 59.7% | 71.8% |
| Eastlake Middle School Eastlake | 330 | 64.5% | 55.9% |
| Garfield Middle School Lakewood | 457 | 56.9% | 65.9% |
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 Willowick Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #307 of 316 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #484 of 637 ▲ 7 | #9 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #497 of 637 ▲ 51 | #9 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.4pp | #90 of 629 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #362 of 654 | #9 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #64 of 577 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #133 of 579 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.4% | #37 of 319 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #44 of 410 | #1 of 8 |
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
404
-124 (-23%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 684
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 404 | 30.5 | 13.3:1 | 63% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 57% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 48% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 28 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 44% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 48% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 41% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 735 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 25% (181) |
| 1990-91 | 684 | 34 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willowick Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (538 to 404); teachers down 7% (33 to 30.5).
About Willowick Middle School
The public middle school Willowick Middle School is located in Willowick, Ohio. Total enrollment is 404 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8.
Willoughby-Eastlake City counts 6,861 students in its 13 schools, and Willowick Middle School is one of them.
More than half of the students at Willowick Middle School are White (63%). Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Black, 12% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. In Lake County overall, about 86% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
Based on 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Willowick Middle School has a ratio of 13.3:1. Across middle schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.0:1. Income data for the school show 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 24 points above the 39% average for public schools in Lake County.
Willowick Middle School scores 16.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 48.7% actual versus 64.9% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Lake County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $80,925 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Lake County number 65, with about 27,899 students.
Willowick Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Royalview Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Willowick Middle School is behind the 56.2% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.
Willowick Middle School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 23% decline, from 528 to 404. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.9:1 to 13.3:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Willowick Middle School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
232,216
Census ACS
Median income
$80,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
27,899 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Willoughby-Eastlake City
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,231 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 995 students
- Royalview Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
- Willoughby Middle SchoolMiddle · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Royalview Elementary School0.0 mi · 689
- Northern Career Institute1.0 mi · 148
- Edison Elementary School1.5 mi · 543
- Longfellow Elementary School1.6 mi · 432
- North High School1.7 mi · 1,231
- Willoughby-Eastlake Preschool1.7 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Willowick Middle SchoolHow large is Willowick Middle School?
Willowick Middle School enrolls approximately 404 students in grades 06-08.
Is Willowick Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Willowick Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Willowick Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Willowick Middle School is approximately 13.3:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Willowick Middle School?
At Willowick Middle School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 5% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Willowick Middle School in?
Willowick Middle School is part of Willoughby-Eastlake City.
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