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Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Q: Is Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School a good school?

Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School ranks 833 rd of 1558 Ohio alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

833^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Alternative Schools

Better than 47% of Ohio alternative schools

Summary

Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School is an alternative public school located in Rootstown, Ohio, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 960 students. This high-performing school has consistently maintained impressive four-year graduation rates, ranging from 94.9% to 98.8% over the past five school years.

Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School consistently outperforms the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels, particularly in English Language Arts and American History/Government. The school's proficiency rates in subjects like Biology, English II, and Integrated Math I/II are significantly higher than the state averages. However, the school struggles in Mathematics, with proficiency rates below the state average in several grade levels. Compared to the nearby AkroTech High School and APS Online, Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School significantly outperforms these schools in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels.

The school has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 5.13% to 13.44% over the past three school years, suggesting a relatively affluent student population. The student-teacher ratio at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School is lower than the state average, ranging from 17.7 to 18.5 over the past three school years, indicating a more favorable learning environment. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rates have fluctuated significantly, with a high of 26.8% in the 2021-2022 school year and a low of 8.3% in the 2020-2021 school year, which could indicate potential challenges in student engagement or attendance policies that the school may need to address.

935

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,805

Per pupil spending ?

14%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4211 State Route 44
Rootstown, OH 44272-9698

(330) 325-6186

District: Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.1%

Two or more races:

5.5%

Hispanic:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2022 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2022

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

833^rd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 13 pts since 2021

From top 41% (2021) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

532^nd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 33 pts since 2019

From top 18% (2019) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

253^rd of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	833 of 1558	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.2	654 of 1577	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	817 of 1596	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.8	779 of 1588	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.1	654 of 1610	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	890 of 1452	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.9	623 of 1466	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	750 of 1483	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.2	656 of 1488	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	590 of 1467	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	826 of 1473	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.6	531 of 1484	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	752 of 1447	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.8	502 of 1419	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.9	327 of 1404	76.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	754 of 1466	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.5	636 of 1485	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	832 of 1498	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	848 of 1518	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.3	635 of 1499	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	253 of 935	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	355 of 900	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	568 of 856	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	790 of 1175	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	626 of 1190	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	778 of 1215	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	769 of 1242	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	631 of 1249	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	532 of 1036	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	595 of 1046	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.3	506 of 1048	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	448 of 1017	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	363 of 1037	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.2	193 of 1050	81.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	43.5	281 of 565	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	483 of 938	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	566 of 942	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	533 of 943	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	474 of 925	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.4	384 of 910	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	236 of 917	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	155 of 897	82.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	556 of 983	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.0	480 of 989	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	386 of 974	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	339 of 947	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.0	201 of 923	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	83 of 945	91.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	544 of 954	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	586 of 958	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.9	452 of 963	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	435 of 946	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	314 of 924	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.2	141 of 933	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	48 of 916	94.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	197 of 263	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	245 of 572	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	319 of 563	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	187 of 590	68.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	523 of 777	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	606 of 795	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	506 of 805	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	466 of 809	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	374 of 781	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	238 of 796	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	103 of 781	86.8%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	253 of 855	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	136 of 864	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	164 of 867	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	84 of 836	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	44 of 819	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	76.3	107 of 836	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	37 of 800	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	86.7	25 of 773	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	84.9	14 of 784	98.2%	★★★★★
2015	81.0	22 of 778	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	360 of 809	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	249 of 798	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	320 of 813	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.9	161 of 794	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	132 of 775	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	220 of 781	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	89 of 751	88.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	204 of 815	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	126 of 822	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	99 of 805	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	68 of 773	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	2 of 763	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	39 of 779	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	7 of 758	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	263 of 817	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.7	115 of 816	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	169 of 819	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	87 of 808	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	89.9	22 of 778	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	66 of 792	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	35 of 763	95.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	130 of 617	78.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	315 of 748	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.8	176 of 754	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	290 of 756	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	189 of 749	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	87 of 727	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	139 of 739	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	58 of 718	91.9%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-24 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History85%+13 vs state

American Government78%+6 vs state

English II74%+14 vs state

Biology71%+6 vs state

Science61%~ state avg

English Language Arts61%~ state avg

Integrated Math I56%+11 vs state

Mathematics49%-8 vs state

Integrated Math II32%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Worst decision ever made sending my child to biomed. The school cares more about its public image than the students under their care.

Every day was often a different color resulting in a different class schedule. One of many unnecessary stressors when work level is already very demanding. Constant changes made at the expense of the students well being to "see what happens" with them.

Freshman engineering was eventually removed as most failed the course. The two years of online Rosetta stone (spanish or mandarin) done on own time was eventually dropped. No one could actually speak or read either language.. All for show. No actual daily class with a language teacher.

No real gym class, which was only in senoir year anyway. Individual Art class that was done in junior year was removed.

The new biomed school building was supposed to be high tech, but there were not even enough outlets for the students to plug in required computers and ipads daily as needed.

So many students were unable to achieve the A or B grades for their classes, so the staff finally allowed a C grade if the students and parents signed papers accepting the low grade. It was that or 2 weeks of summer school to try and raise the grade before accepting a C.

Students were shamed during group meetings for not excelling in the classes.

Students were eventually forced to walk outside, if temp was atleast 22 F, to the college lunch area due to complaints by neomed college that the biomed students were loud.

Many students were so stressed. Crying in the halls. Depression. Anxiety. Tallk of suicide. Some students did attempt suicide. One honor role student did die. Students were told by a female neomed college campus police officer,
" Suicide happens. Get used to it."

Biomed staff brought in a grief counselor for 4 hours for just one day, but this was only after complaints that nothing was done for the students after the suicide.

Biomed quickly moved on from that suicide.Scrubbed like all the other poor performing students removed from the school that make biomed look bad.

There are better schools to choose from that provide more educational options, and encourage instead of shame when students struggle. The high rating is as fake as the sales pitch they give to prospective families. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4211 State Route 44	Rootstown	44272	Portage County	Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 325-6186	935	56	16.6	14.0%	814 (87.1%)	23 (2.5%)	30 (3.2%)	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.5%)								(n/a)	64.2	58.2	78.2	84.6	38.3	55.4	59.7	59.8	48.9	30.3	51.1	69.6	77.6	59.0	58.5	51.0	70.9	74.4		56.0	31.8		$10,805
Rocket Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	9000 Kirby Ln	Streetsboro	44241	Portage County	Streetsboro City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(330) 626-4900	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
APS Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	65 Steiner Ave	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(330) 761-2718	192	1	192.0		73 (38.0%)	79 (41.1%)	11 (5.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (14.1%)								(n/a)		30.0	39.5	35.3					16.7	10.0					25.0	20.0	29.4	24.3	8.1			16.0	$3,347

Frequently Asked Questions about Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

What is the racial makeup of Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School?

Students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School are 87% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School a good school?

Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School ranks 833^rd of 1558 Ohio alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 935 students attended Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School.

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