Western Reserve Middle School

Summary:

Western Reserve Middle School is a public middle school located in Berlin Center, Ohio, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 142 students. The school is part of the Western Reserve Local District, which is ranked 147 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Western Reserve Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Ohio, ranking as high as 63rd out of 1,046 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's students perform exceptionally well on state assessments, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 88.9% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 46.3%. The school's students also excel in specific subgroups, such as male students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking among the top schools in the state for these groups. Additionally, Western Reserve Middle School has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.5% to 18.3% in recent years, which is significantly lower than some nearby schools, such as Chaney Middle at McGuffey and Salem Junior High School, which have chronic absenteeism rates exceeding 35%.

The student-teacher ratio at Western Reserve Middle School ranges from 15.6 to 17.7 in recent years, which is generally lower than the ratios of many nearby schools, such as Jackson-Milton Middle School, which has a significantly higher student-teacher ratio of 34.1. This efficient use of resources may be a contributing factor to the school's academic success and the high performance of its student subgroups.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 13850 W Akron Canfield Rd
       Berlin Center, OH  44401-9752


(330) 547-4100

District: Western Reserve Local

SchoolDigger Rank:
63rd of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools


Students who attend Western Reserve Middle School usually attend:

High:    Western Reserve High School

Feeder schools for Western Reserve Middle School:

Elementary:    Western Reserve Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.7 Help
Number of students:  142

Racial breakdown:

White:
95.1%
Two or more races:
2.8%
Hispanic:
2.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  0% Help


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Compare Details Western Reserve Middle School ranks better than 94% of middle schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Western Reserve Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Western Reserve Middle School 63rd of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See Western Reserve Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Western Reserve Local:

SchoolDigger ranks Western Reserve Local 147th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Western Reserve Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Western Reserve Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 79.77 72nd 400 82.0%
2005 84.13 66th 692 90.5%
2006 80.35 96th 732 86.9%
2007 82.60 87th 837 89.6%
2008 83.76 69th 835 91.7%
2009 71.30 281st 858 67.2%
2010 82.88 89th 895 90.1%
2011 81.25 106th 925 88.5%
2012 70.77 341st 989 65.5%
2013 75.77 232nd 1001 76.8%
2014 75.33 233rd 1008 76.9%
2015 80.72 167th 1035 83.9%
2016 71.79 303rd 1050 71.1%
2017 75.49 242nd 1038 76.7%
2018 76.44 213th 1010 78.9%
2019 79.06 196th 1050 81.3%
2021 79.41 185th 1037 82.2%
2022 84.49 125th 1017 87.7%
2023 85.07 118th 1048 88.7%
2024 89.53 63rd 1046 94.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Western Reserve Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.85 47th 924 94.9%
2019 84.01 67th 945 92.9%
2021 84.57 85th 923 90.8%
2022 83.94 80th 947 91.6%
2023 82.34 95th 974 90.2%
2024 92.85 22nd 989 97.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Western Reserve Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.56 100th 897 88.9%
2019 74.65 246th 917 73.2%
2021 68.07 298th 910 67.3%
2022 76.75 200th 925 78.4%
2023 81.46 140th 943 85.2%
2024 81.65 141st 942 85.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Western Reserve Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 30.12 500th 658 24.0%
2021 75.93 66th 576 88.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Western Reserve Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.26 370th 916 59.6%
2019 74.62 235th 933 74.8%
2021 84.16 115th 924 87.6%
2022 88.27 79th 946 91.6%
2023 86.77 86th 963 91.1%
2024 93.09 24th 958 97.5%
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Rank History for White students at Western Reserve Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.56 247th 781 68.4%
2019 72.33 217th 796 72.7%
2021 70.39 212th 781 72.9%
2022 77.03 158th 809 80.5%
2023 80.50 127th 805 84.2%
2024 86.82 63rd 795 92.1%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Western Reserve Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 238 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 238
1989 232 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 233
1990 240 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 240
1991 228 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 229
1992 242 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 242
1993 236 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 238
1994 238 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 239
1995 270 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 270
1996 270 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 270
1997 266 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 266
1998 270 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 272
1999 267 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 269
2000 267 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 269
2001 253 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 254
2002 271 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 273
2003 271 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 273
2004 247 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 250
2005 261 1 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 264
2006 254 2 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 260
2007 233 0 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 238
2008 236 0 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 240
2009 239 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a 1 242
2010 239 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 3 242
2011 238 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 241
2012 228 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 231
2013 233 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 237
2014 175 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 179
2015 190 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 192
2016 179 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 186
2017 177 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 183
2018 166 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 170
2019 155 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 161
2020 141 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 150
2021 129 0 0 7 0 0 5 0 141
2022 135 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 145
2023 135 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 142

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Western Reserve Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 238 11.0 21.6 0
1989 233 10.0 23.3 n/a
1990 240 9.0 26.6 n/a
1991 229 9.0 25.4 n/a
1992 242 9.0 26.8 10.7
1993 238 9.0 26.4 10.9
1994 239 9.3 25.7 10
1995 270 11.0 24.5 12.6
1996 270 11.0 24.5 12.6
1997 266 11.6 22.9 11.7
1998 272 12.8 21.3 12.5
1999 269 12.6 21.3 16.4
2000 269 14.0 19.2 12.3
2001 254 16.0 15.9 12.2
2002 273 16.6 16.4 16.1
2003 273 16.6 16.4 16.1
2004 250 15.7 15.9 20.4
2005 264 15.0 17.6 15.5
2006 260 12.6 20.6 13.1
2007 238 12.0 19.8 16.4
2008 240 14.0 17.1 n/a
2009 242 14.0 17.3 21.6
2010 242 15.0 16.1 24.3
2011 241 16.0 15.0 25.7
2012 231 9.0 25.6 19.5
2013 237 9.0 26.3 n/a
2014 179 10.0 17.9 0
2015 192 n/a n/a 0
2016 186 9.0 20.6 0
2017 183 9.0 20.3 n/a
2018 170 9.0 18.8 n/a
2019 161 10.0 16.1 n/a
2020 150 10.5 14.2 n/a
2021 141 9.0 15.6 n/a
2022 145 8.5 17.0 n/a
2023 142 8.0 17.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Western Reserve Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 238 11.0 21.6 0
1989 233 10.0 23.3 n/a
1990 240 9.0 26.6 n/a
1991 229 9.0 25.4 n/a
1992 242 9.0 26.8 10.7
1993 238 9.0 26.4 10.9
1994 239 9.3 25.7 10
1995 270 11.0 24.5 12.6
1996 270 11.0 24.5 12.6
1997 266 11.6 22.9 11.7
1998 272 12.8 21.3 12.5
1999 269 12.6 21.3 16.4
2000 269 14.0 19.2 12.3
2001 254 16.0 15.9 12.2
2002 273 16.6 16.4 16.1
2003 273 16.6 16.4 16.1
2004 250 15.7 15.9 20.4
2005 264 15.0 17.6 15.5
2006 260 12.6 20.6 13.1
2007 238 12.0 19.8 16.4
2008 240 14.0 17.1 n/a
2009 242 14.0 17.3 21.6
2010 242 15.0 16.1 24.3
2011 241 16.0 15.0 25.7
2012 231 9.0 25.6 19.5
2013 237 9.0 26.3 n/a
2014 179 10.0 17.9 0
2015 192 n/a n/a 0
2016 186 9.0 20.6 0
2017 183 9.0 20.3 n/a
2018 170 9.0 18.8 n/a
2019 161 10.0 16.1 n/a
2020 150 10.5 14.2 n/a
2021 141 9.0 15.6 n/a
2022 145 8.5 17.0 n/a
2023 142 8.0 17.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Western Reserve Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,460
2022 $12,986
2023 $15,240

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Western Reserve Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 196th of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 118th of 1048 Middle schools
 7.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Western Reserve Middle School)66.780.4
 13.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Western Reserve Local)65.380.4
 15.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Western Reserve Middle School)72.980.4
 7.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Western Reserve Local)72.980.4
 7.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Western Reserve Middle School)71.281
 9.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Western Reserve Local)71.281.4
 10.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Western Reserve Middle School)78.892.9
 14.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Western Reserve Local)78.893
 14.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (Western Reserve Middle School)82.177.8
 4.3%
   8th Grade Science (Western Reserve Local)82.177.8
 4.3%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Western Reserve Middle School)87.861.3
 26.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Western Reserve Local)87.861.3
 26.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Western Reserve Middle School)69.668.9
 0.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Western Reserve Local)69.668.9
 0.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%
End of Course Algebra I (Western Reserve Middle School)100100
   End of Course Algebra I (Western Reserve Local)91.174.5
 16.6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students161142
 11.8%
African American00
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic43
 25%
Pacific Islander00
White155135
 12.9%
Two or More Races24
 100%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Western Reserve Middle School

Yes. Western Reserve Middle School ranks in the top 6.0% of Ohio middle schools.

Students at Western Reserve Middle School are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 142 students attended Western Reserve Middle School.

Students who attend Western Reserve Middle School usually go on to attend Western Reserve High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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