Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Rootstown, Ohio

Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School in Rootstown, Ohio enrolled 935 students in 2024-25 with 56.0 full-time teachers, 16.7 students per teacher against the Ohio median of 17.7. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 66-70% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Ohio: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

1,013 students in 2022-23, 960 students in 2023-24, 935 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 56.0 to 56.0.

Students enrolled at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School by school year2022-23: 1,013, 2023-24: 960, 2024-25: 93505001k1.5k2022-231,0132023-249602024-25935
Students enrolled at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School by school year2022-23: 1,013, 2023-24: 960, 2024-25: 93505001k1.5k2022-231,0132023-249602024-25935
Students enrolled at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School by school year2022-23: 1,013, 2023-24: 960, 2024-25: 93505001k1.5k2022-231,0132023-249602024-25935
Students enrolled at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School by school year2022-23: 1,013, 2023-24: 960, 2024-25: 93505001k1.5k2022-231,0132023-249602024-25935
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,01356.018.1
2023-2496054.017.8
2024-2593556.016.7

16.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 of every 100 Ohio schools of this kind

Among the 147 Ohio schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.7; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Ohio other schools, 2024-25147 values from 5.6 to 76.0; This school 16.7; state median 17.7.020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 16.7state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Ohio other schools, 2024-25147 values from 5.6 to 76.0; This school 16.7; state median 17.7.020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 16.7state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Ohio other schools, 2024-25147 values from 5.6 to 76.0; This school 16.7; state median 17.7.020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 16.7state median 17.7U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Ohio other schools, 2024-25147 values from 5.6 to 76.0; This school 16.7; state median 17.7.020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 16.7state median 17.7U.S. 13.8

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 256 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School enrolled 1,024 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 33 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 256 of the 1,024 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions33
  • Chronically absent23.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.1% of students were White, 5.5% of two or more races, 3.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White87.1%
  2. Two or more races5.5%
  3. Hispanic3.2%
  4. Black2.5%
  5. Asian1.7%
  6. American Indian0.1%

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 Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School scored proficient or above: 66-70% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOhio
Reading and language arts, 2021-2266‑70%66‑70%59%
Math, 2022-2344%42‑46% (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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 70 students in Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtOhio
Four-year graduation rate95% or morenot published86.2%
Students in the class70not published132,008

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

  1. Ravenna PreschoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 4.3 miles away: 115 students, 19.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
  2. Barberton PreschoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 20 miles away: 189 students, 27.0 per teacher (2024-25).20 mi
  3. Compare Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School with Ravenna PreschoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School spends per student$9,189 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,189
  5. The largest public schools in OhioBio-Med Science Academy STEM School is the number 12 by size of 182 Ohio schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#12 of 182
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 17.7 for schools of this kind.16.7:1
  7. 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 Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

  1. How many students attend Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School?
    935 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,013 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Rootstown, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School?
    16.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for schools of this kind is 17.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School a Title I school?
    Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School scored proficient or above: 66-70% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School?
    95% or more of the 70 students in Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School in?
    Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School, NCES district ID 3901512. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390151205794 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.

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