Middle school (grades 6-8) · Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Roberts Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Roberts Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 390438300770
0/100100/10040/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
50
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Roberts Middle School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#4 of 9
public schools in Cuyahoga Falls · Resource Index
40
Resource Index · Typical
44.8%
free-lunch eligible
372
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Roberts Middle School ranks #4 of 9 public schools in Cuyahoga Falls, OH.

School address

Enrollment

372

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

44.8%

vs 31.6% Ohio avg

+42% vs state

What stands out at Roberts Middle School

Roberts Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, enrolling 372 students.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 44.8% of students eligible for free meals.

With 372 students, its enrollment sits close to the Ohio median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Against 512 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #218.

Its student body is led by White (76%) and Asian (10%) (diversity index 40/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 248 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 40.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The federal civil-rights collection also records 4 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Cuyahoga Falls's middle schools, it stands alongside Bolich Middle School (508 students): Roberts Middle School is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Cuyahoga Falls City also operates Cuyahoga Falls High School (1,198 students) and Bolich Middle School (508 students) alongside Roberts Middle School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Roberts Middle School compares

Roberts Middle School on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 44.8% ▲ 42% 31.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 372 top 54% - -

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

372
Bigger than 43% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
44.8%
free-lunch eligible - 42% above the Ohio average of 31.6%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
40.9%
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
$13,817
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $14,655
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.5 FTE
Per 248 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 43 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 4 expulsions.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 76.1%
Asian 10.2%
African American 5.6%
Two or More 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino 2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 76.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 40.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 40.4, Roberts Middle School is more mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cuyahoga Falls City, which includes Roberts Middle School.

$13,817
Per student
-6%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 59.6%
State 30.6%
Federal 9.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Roberts Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Cuyahoga Falls High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Bolich Middle School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Lincoln Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need No ratio data
Gordon Dewitt Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need No ratio data
Richardson Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need No ratio data

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

Other Schools in This District

Cuyahoga Falls City · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools in Cuyahoga Falls

1 comparable middle schools (grades 6-8) serving the same city.

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Ohio, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Roberts Middle School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Roberts Middle School

How many students attend Roberts Middle School?

Roberts Middle School has 372 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Cuyahoga Falls, OH.

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

44.8% of students at Roberts Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.

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

The largest demographic group at Roberts Middle School is White at 76.1% of enrollment, in Cuyahoga Falls, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Roberts Middle School?

Roberts Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Roberts Middle School rank among public schools in Cuyahoga Falls?

By Resource Investment Index, Roberts Middle School ranks #4 of 9 public schools in Cuyahoga Falls, 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 Cuyahoga Falls on the city page.

Is Roberts Middle School a good school?

Roberts Middle School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Cuyahoga Falls City?

Besides Roberts Middle School, Cuyahoga Falls City also operates Cuyahoga Falls High School (1,198 students), Bolich Middle School (508 students), and Lincoln Elementary School (370 students). See the Cuyahoga Falls 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 2021-22) · 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.

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