Summary:
Wooster City, Ohio has only one middle school, Edgewood Middle School, which serves grades 5-7 with an enrollment of 738 students. As the sole middle school in the area, Edgewood is the focus of this analysis, which examines its performance, demographics, and other key metrics.
Edgewood Middle School is part of the Wooster City School District, which is ranked 366 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Edgewood's own statewide ranking among Ohio middle schools has fluctuated in recent years, from 357 out of 1,036 in 2024-2025 to 483 out of 1,046 in 2023-2024. The school's performance on state tests varies across subjects and grade levels, but it generally performs at or above the Wooster City and Ohio state averages in most areas. However, the school's 5th grade math scores lag behind the district and state.
Edgewood Middle School faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 16.7% in 2024-2025 and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 52.17% in 2023-2024. Despite these factors, the school is adequately resourced, with a student-teacher ratio of 18.6 and per-student spending of $8,336 in the 2018-2019 school year. Overall, Edgewood Middle School appears to be a solid performer within the Wooster City school system, with some areas of strength and some opportunities for improvement.
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