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Barberton Intermediate School

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Barberton Intermediate School ranks 1149 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

1149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Barberton Intermediate School in Barberton, Ohio, serves 655 students in grades 3–5 and is part of Barberton City School District, in a community near Akron. Its 2025–26 state rank is 1,149 of 1,560 (26th percentile, 1 star), down from 945 of 1,558 (39th percentile) the prior year and the lowest percentile in the school’s displayed history. The district is also ranked 26th percentile with 1 star.

In 2025–26, Barberton Intermediate was below the state in every tested subject and grade. Grade 4 was comparatively stronger: math 61.9% versus 67.3% statewide and ELA 53.2% versus 61.8%. Grade 5 was the clearest pressure point: science 34.9% versus 62.7%, math 28.1% versus 59.1%, and ELA 54.5% versus 70.4%. Year over year, grade 5 science fell 24.1 points, grade 5 math fell 18.4 points, and grade 3 ELA fell 10.9 points, while grade 4 changed only slightly. Nearby, Norton Elementary School (80th percentile, 4 stars) and Coventry Elementary School (69th percentile, 3 stars) are much stronger; the school is above Pfeiffer Elementary School (13th percentile) in most areas but behind Voris Community Learning Center and Sam Salem Community Learning Center in several ELA and science measures.

Chronic absenteeism was 31.5% in 2025–26, up from 27.5% in 2024–25. It is lower than the Barberton City district average of 34.1% and lower than Pfeiffer Elementary School (38.2%), Sam Salem Community Learning Center (35.5%), and Rimer Community Learning Center (33.1%), but far above Norton Elementary School (8.3%) and Coventry Elementary School (11.0%). The student-teacher ratio is 19.8, tied with Coventry Elementary School for the highest among nearby schools and well above Norton Elementary School’s 14.8. Per-student spending was $9,566 in 2018–19, in the middle of the nearby group. Subgroup effectiveness varies: low-income students rank at the 30th percentile, special education students at the 12th, and gifted students at the 75th percentile in 2022–23. Overall, Barberton Intermediate is not the lowest-performing nearby school, but it is far behind the strongest nearby benchmarks, and grade 5 is the area to watch most closely.

655

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,146

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

292 Robinson Ave
Barberton, OH 44203-3518

(330) 745-5492

District: Barberton City

Students who attend Barberton Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Barberton Middle School
High:	Barberton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.2%

African American:

15.4%

Two or more races:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (47% vs 64% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg51%

Ohio avg64%

1,149^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

569^th of 773Barberton City among Ohio districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	1149 of 1560	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.9	945 of 1558	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	1032 of 1577	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	1000 of 1596	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	814 of 1588	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.8	858 of 1610	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	867 of 1676	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	907 of 1636	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.4	877 of 1651	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.5	1005 of 1678	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.4	993 of 1684	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.4	827 of 1687	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.2	862 of 1701	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	13.5	1523 of 1709	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.1	1243 of 1686	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.7	1147 of 1662	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.5	1123 of 1610	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.6	1207 of 1582	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.3	1204 of 1609	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.7	1233 of 1504	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.2	1068 of 1501	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	56.4	762 of 1471	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	366 of 631	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.0	227 of 615	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	293 of 603	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	281 of 610	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	165 of 601	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.4	158 of 533	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	165 of 605	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	49.8	284 of 598	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	31.0	582 of 824	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.5	415 of 765	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	579 of 956	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	439 of 1021	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	1063 of 1452	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.8	863 of 1452	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1003 of 1466	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	950 of 1483	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.1	711 of 1488	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	789 of 1467	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	907 of 1502	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	950 of 1518	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	46.4	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2023	54.5	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	22 of 71	69.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	27 of 108	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.8	138 of 219	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	68 of 126	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	371 of 759	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	102 of 315	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.7	80 of 259	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	63 of 234	73.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	1023 of 1467	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.1	779 of 1473	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	917 of 1484	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	819 of 1447	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.8	505 of 1419	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	649 of 1404	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	595 of 1465	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	623 of 1465	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	1154 of 1467	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.6	943 of 1466	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	988 of 1485	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	987 of 1498	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	830 of 1518	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	851 of 1499	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.6	586 of 1535	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	715 of 1536	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	193 of 220	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	150 of 218	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	156 of 202	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	115 of 183	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.6	32 of 139	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	32.4	110 of 154	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	122 of 166	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	804 of 914	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	623 of 935	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	641 of 900	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	726 of 856	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	1073 of 1181	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	905 of 1175	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	951 of 1190	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	949 of 1215	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	783 of 1242	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	787 of 1249	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	700 of 1271	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	728 of 1309	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)69th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile+16 vs school

Foster Care (2024)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

Male (2026)21st percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)12th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%-14 vs state

Mathematics46%-17 vs state

Science35%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	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 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	Total
Barberton Intermediate School	Public	3-5	292 Robinson Ave	Barberton	44203	Summit County	Barberton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 745-5492	655	33	19.8	69.4%	427 (65.2%)	101 (15.4%)	34 (5.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	86 (13.1%)	28.6	1149^th of 1560 public elementary schools	26.3%		46.9	945^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.3%	204	34.9	48.3	61.9	28.1		46.2	53.2	54.5		$13,146
Sam Salem Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	1222 W Waterloo Rd	Akron	44314	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 848-5231	357	26	14.0	100.0%	164 (45.9%)	112 (31.4%)	23 (6.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.7%)	35.9	1078^th of 1560 public elementary schools	30.9%		38.3	1033^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	33.7%	45	43.2	38.5	47.8	43.2		69.2	47.8	68.2		$12,912
Barberton Primary School	Public	K-2	1151 Shannon Ave	Barberton	44203	Summit County	Barberton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 825-2183	671	41	16.3	0.0%	413 (61.5%)	124 (18.5%)	34 (5.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (14.0%)								(n/a)										$13,288
Coventry Elementary School	Public	K-4	3089 Manchester Rd	Akron	44319	Summit County	Coventry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 644-8469	476	24	19.8	46.0%	384 (80.7%)	32 (6.7%)	15 (3.2%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	72.2	489^th of 1560 public elementary schools	68.7%		78.3	357^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.1%	132		69.1	83.7			74.2	72.4			$12,557
Norton Primary Elementary School	Public	PK-K	3163 Greenwich Rd	Norton	44203	Summit County	Norton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 825-5133	220	16	14.1	31.2%	200 (90.9%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)								(n/a)										$10,860
Imagine Akron Academy	Public, Charter	K	2405 Romig Rd	Akron	44320	Summit County	Imagine Akron Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 753-1000	27	4	6.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	24 (88.9%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)								(n/a)										$10,094
Imagine Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	1-6	2405 Romig Rd	Akron	44320	Summit County	Imagine Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 753-1000	145	10	14.5	100.0%	2 (1.4%)	130 (89.7%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	27.9	1162^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	25.5%		16.5	1306^th of 1558 public elementary schools	16.2%	144	5.9	81.5	29.6	35.3	20.0	63.0	37.0	23.5	53.3	$7,606
Rimer Community Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-5	2370 Manchester Rd	Akron	44314	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7905	277	24	11.5	100.0%	107 (38.6%)	118 (42.6%)	10 (3.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.0%)	25.4	1190^th of 1560 public elementary schools	23.7%		33.7	1082^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	30.6%	108	45.7	39.0	63.4	40.0		34.1	41.5	50.0		$13,839
Pfeiffer Elementary School	Public	K-5	2081 9th St SW	Akron	44314	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 848-5244	194	17	11.5	100.0%	63 (32.5%)	88 (45.4%)	13 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (14.4%)	13.1	1363^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	12.6%		8.5	1431^st of 1558 public elementary schools	8.2%	68	36.8	18.9	30.8	21.1		29.7	30.8	57.9		$15,336
Norton Elementary School	Public	1-4	3390 S Cleveland Massillon Rd	Norton	44203	Summit County	Norton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 825-3828	564	38	14.8	38.8%	505 (89.5%)	7 (1.2%)	11 (2.0%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	79.3	317^th of 1560 public elementary schools	79.7%		80.8	283^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	81.8%	34		76.1	95.2			71.8	81.0			$9,808

Frequently Asked Questions about Barberton Intermediate School

What district is Barberton Intermediate School in?

Barberton City

Is Barberton Intermediate School a good school?

Barberton Intermediate School ranks 1149^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Barberton Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Barberton Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Barberton Middle School
High : Barberton High School

How many students attend Barberton Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 655 students attended Barberton Intermediate School.

What is the racial makeup of Barberton Intermediate School?

Students at Barberton Intermediate School are 65% White, 15% African American, 13% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

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