Middle school (grades 6-8) · Sheffield Village, OH

Brookside Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Brookside Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 390447601622
0/100100/10048/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
48
📋 Attendance
26
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Brookside Middle School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#4 of 5
public schools in Sheffield Village · Resource Index
48
Resource Index · Typical
29.9%
free-lunch eligible
259
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Brookside Middle School ranks #4 of 5 public schools in Sheffield Village, OH.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+2 students YoY

Brookside Middle School held near 253 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount).

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+2 students YoY 390447601622 · Sheffield Village, OH Middle · SMALL · TRAD

259 enr · 29.9% lunch · RII 48

Nearest enrollment peer: Brookside Intermediate School (416 students)

Brookside Middle School held near 253 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Ohio schools → · Find another →

Brookside Middle School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Brookside Middle School reports 259 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Brookside Middle School compares

Brookside Middle School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 29.9% ▼ 5% 31.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 259 top 75% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

259
Bigger than 27% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
29.9%
free-lunch eligible - 5% below the Ohio average of 31.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Engagement
29.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,832
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $15,819
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 259 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
67
in-school suspensions + 54 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 25.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 46.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

White 79.9%
Hispanic or Latino 9.7%
Two or More 6.9%
African American 1.9%
Asian 1.5%

Largest group: White at 79.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 34.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 34.7, Brookside Middle School is about as mixed as the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City reports $15,832 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Brookside Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Brookside Intermediate School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Brookside High School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Knollwood Elementary School Similar size Higher economic need No ratio data
Forestlawn Early Learning Center Smaller Similar economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Brookside Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide middle schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Brookside Middle School

How many students attend Brookside Middle School?

Brookside Middle School has 259 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Sheffield Village, OH. CCD year-over-year: 251 (2022-23) → 253 (2023-24), nearly flat (+2).

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Brookside Middle School?

29.9% of students at Brookside Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Brookside Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Brookside Middle School is White at 79.9% of enrollment, in Sheffield Village, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Brookside Middle School?

Brookside Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Brookside Middle School rank among public schools in Sheffield Village?

By Resource Investment Index, Brookside Middle School ranks #4 of 5 public schools in Sheffield Village, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Sheffield Village on the city page.

What other schools are in Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City?

Besides Brookside Middle School, Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City also operates Brookside Intermediate School (416 students), Brookside High School (415 students), and Knollwood Elementary School (202 students). See the Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.