Badger Middle School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Kinsman, Ohio
Badger Middle School in Kinsman, Ohio enrolled 168 students in 2024-25 with 7.2 full-time teachers, 23.3 students per teacher against the Ohio middle-school median of 16.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-67% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
204 students in 2022-23, 178 students in 2023-24, 168 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.2 to 7.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 204 | 7.2 | 28.3 |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 7.7 | 23.1 |
| 2024-25 | 168 | 7.2 | 23.3 |
23.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Ohio middle schools
Among the 640 Ohio middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 432 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Badger Middle School enrolled 216 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 432 of the 216 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent17.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
95.2% of students were White, 3.0% Hispanic, 1.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White95.2%
- Hispanic3.0%
- Two or more races1.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Badger Middle School scored proficient or above: 60-67% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 60‑67% | 62‑70% | 59% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 59% | 52‑60% (2021-22) | 54.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Badger Middle School
- Lakeview Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 10 miles away: 370 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Mathews Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 13 miles away: 139 students, 46.3 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Compare Badger Middle School with Lakeview Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Joseph Badger School District spends per student$15,647 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,647
- The largest public schools in OhioBadger Middle School is the number 602 by size of 650 Ohio middle schools open in 2024-25.#602 of 650
- Ohio schools by students per teacher23.3 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 16.4 for middle schools.23.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Badger Middle School
How many students attend Badger Middle School?
168 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 204 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Kinsman, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at Badger Middle School?
23.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Badger Middle School a Title I school?
Badger Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Badger Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Badger Middle School scored proficient or above: 60-67% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Badger Middle School in?
Joseph Badger School District, NCES district ID 3905017. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390501703865 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.