Elida Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Elida, Ohio
Elida Middle School in Elida, Ohio enrolled 467 students in 2024-25 with 31.0 full-time teachers, 15.1 students per teacher against the Ohio middle-school median of 16.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 63% 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 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
537 students in 2022-23, 473 students in 2023-24, 467 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 31.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 537 | 29.0 | 18.5 |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 29.0 | 16.3 |
| 2024-25 | 467 | 31.0 | 15.1 |
15.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 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 553 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Elida Middle School enrolled 553 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 65 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 553 of the 553 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions65
- Chronically absent32.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.7% of students were White, 14.3% of two or more races, 13.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White64.7%
- Two or more races14.3%
- Black13.3%
- Hispanic7.1%
- Asian0.6%
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 Elida Middle School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% 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 | 65‑69% | 63‑67% | 59% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 63% | 62‑66% (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 Elida Middle School
- Lima West Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.6 miles away: 334 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Lima North Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.6 miles away: 321 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
- Compare Elida Middle School with Lima West Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Elida Local School District spends per student$13,472 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,472
- The largest public schools in OhioElida Middle School is the number 289 by size of 650 Ohio middle schools open in 2024-25.#289 of 650
- Ohio schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 16.4 for middle schools.15.1:1
- 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 Elida Middle School
How many students attend Elida Middle School?
467 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 537 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Elida, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at Elida Middle School?
15.1 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 Elida Middle School a Title I school?
Elida Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Elida Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Elida Middle School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% 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 Elida Middle School in?
Elida Local School District, NCES district ID 3904577. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390457704223 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.