Buckeye Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Columbus, Ohio

Buckeye Middle School in Columbus, Ohio enrolled 326 students in 2024-25 with 24.0 full-time teachers, 13.6 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, 17-21% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 11% 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 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 25%

359 students in 2022-23, 340 students in 2023-24, 326 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.0 to 24.0.

Students enrolled at Buckeye Middle School by school year2022-23: 359, 2023-24: 340, 2024-25: 32601002003004002022-233592023-243402024-25326
Students enrolled at Buckeye Middle School by school year2022-23: 359, 2023-24: 340, 2024-25: 32601002003004002022-233592023-243402024-25326
Students enrolled at Buckeye Middle School by school year2022-23: 359, 2023-24: 340, 2024-25: 32601002003004002022-233592023-243402024-25326
Students enrolled at Buckeye Middle School by school year2022-23: 359, 2023-24: 340, 2024-25: 32601002003004002022-233592023-243402024-25326
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335932.011.2
2023-2434032.010.6
2024-2532624.013.6

13.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 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.

Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; Buckeye Middle School 13.6; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherBuckeye Middle School 13.6state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; Buckeye Middle School 13.6; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherBuckeye Middle School 13.6state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; Buckeye Middle School 13.6; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherBuckeye Middle School 13.6state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; Buckeye Middle School 13.6; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherBuckeye Middle School 13.6state median 16.4U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Buckeye Middle School enrolled 402 students and reported no counselor; it reported 214 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions214
  • Chronically absent95.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

41.1% of students were Black, 35.3% White, 13.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black41.1%
  2. White35.3%
  3. Hispanic13.2%
  4. Two or more races8.0%
  5. Asian2.1%
  6. American Indian0.3%

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 Buckeye Middle School scored proficient or above: 17-21% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% 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, 2021-2217‑21%31%59%
Math, 2022-2311%20% (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.

Middle schools in Columbus

32 public middle schools in Columbus report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Woodward Park Middle School83616.4not reported
Dominion Middle School74515.5not reported
Hamilton Intermediate School70620.241.4%
Finland Middle School67315.274.0%
Franklin Woods Intermediate School66621.573.4%
Mccord Middle School63615.120.6%
Norton Middle School58314.970.2%
World Language Middle School53617.3not reported

All public schools in Columbus →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Buckeye Middle School

  1. Hamilton Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.1 miles away: 477 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  2. Hamilton Intermediate SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.2 miles away: 706 students, 20.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
  3. Compare Buckeye Middle School with Hamilton Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Columbus City Schools spends per student$22,307 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,307
  5. The largest public schools in OhioBuckeye Middle School is the number 451 by size of 650 Ohio middle schools open in 2024-25.#451 of 650
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 16.4 for middle schools.13.6:1
  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 Buckeye Middle School

  1. How many students attend Buckeye Middle School?
    326 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 359 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Columbus, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Buckeye Middle School?
    13.6 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.
  3. Is Buckeye Middle School a Title I school?
    Buckeye Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Buckeye Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Buckeye Middle School scored proficient or above: 17-21% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% 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 district is Buckeye Middle School in?
    Columbus City Schools, NCES district ID 3904380. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390438000598 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.

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