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Southview Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

959^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Southview Middle School is a grades 6–8 public school at 2321 Fairless Dr in Lorain, Ohio, serving 423 students as part of the Lorain City district — a district that ranks 733rd of 773 Ohio districts (5th percentile, 0 stars). The school itself ranks 959th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools in 2025–26, placing it at the 8th percentile with 0 stars, a step down from the 16th–18th percentile band it occupied from 2018 to 2022.

Test scores sit far below state norms. In grade 7 math, just 1% of students were proficient against a state average of 48.6% — the fourth straight year at or below 3%, and the sharpest signal in the data. Other tested grades range from 8.3% to 26.1% proficient, while the state runs roughly 56% to 63%. One bright spot is Algebra I: 88% passed in 2025–26, up from 44% four years earlier and far above the district's 28.4% and the state's 61.6% — though this likely reflects a small accelerated group. Grade 8 math (24.4%) also leads the district.

Attendance is the most encouraging trend: chronic absenteeism fell 21 points over four years to 53.4%, now below the district average and the best of the three Lorain City middle schools — General Johnnie Wilson Middle School (58.7%) and Longfellow Middle School (57.8%). Still, nearby Avon Middle School runs 11.0% and Troy Intermediate Elementary School 13.3%, and Avon — 3.77 miles away — sits at the 92nd percentile with 5 stars. Southview's student–teacher ratio (13.2) is actually better than Avon's (18.1), so staffing isn't the obvious explanation.

423

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,387

Per pupil spending ?

77.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

2321 Fairless Dr
Lorain, OH 44055-3516

(440) 830-4280

District: Lorain City

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.4%

African American:

25.1%

White:

16.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2019 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (38% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg21%

Ohio avg57%

959^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 9 pts since 2019

From bottom 18% (2019) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Lorain City

733^rd of 773Lorain 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	8.1	959 of 1046	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	957 of 1036	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	964 of 1046	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	944 of 1048	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	846 of 1017	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	871 of 1037	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	866 of 1050	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	381 of 455	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	402 of 442	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	387 of 429	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	401 of 436	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	369 of 413	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	224 of 385	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	239 of 405	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	264 of 384	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	40.0	307 of 576	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	450 of 658	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	441 of 643	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	153 of 172	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	109 of 113	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	97 of 110	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	116 of 134	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	99 of 127	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	90 of 107	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	860 of 947	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	886 of 938	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	913 of 942	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	898 of 943	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	844 of 925	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	822 of 910	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	808 of 917	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	732 of 897	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	159 of 186	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.7	169 of 194	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	190 of 196	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	166 of 173	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	235 of 241	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	136 of 164	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	506 of 521	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	243 of 270	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	243 of 262	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	231 of 239	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	229 of 249	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	218 of 247	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	218 of 228	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	193 of 222	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	162 of 192	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	912 of 996	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	919 of 983	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	922 of 989	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	888 of 974	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	802 of 947	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	804 of 923	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	794 of 945	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	729 of 924	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.0	915 of 955	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	904 of 954	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	889 of 958	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	879 of 963	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	803 of 946	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	849 of 924	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	802 of 933	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	785 of 916	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	256 of 260	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	235 of 239	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	194 of 206	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	166 of 205	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	1.8	776 of 790	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.5	750 of 777	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	778 of 795	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.8	790 of 805	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	751 of 809	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.0	774 of 781	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	738 of 796	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	716 of 781	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2021)47th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)15th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I88%+26 vs state

Mathematics44%-8 vs state

English Language Arts23%-36 vs state

Science17%-44 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, November 3, 2018

Reasons why I think this is a bad school:
1: Some the cheese in the pizza is blue
2: Food is nasty
3: Mean teachers and some substitutes don't even care
4: There was a total of 8 fights in one day
5: A student got handcuffed
6: Ends school too early
That is all i have to say Close Quote

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 Science 8th 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 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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Southview Middle School	Public	6-8	2321 Fairless Dr	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 830-4280	423	32	13.2	77.8%	70 (16.5%)	106 (25.1%)	213 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	8.1	959^th of 1046 public middle schools	8.3%		8	957^th of 1036 public middle schools	7.6%	2		16.8		8.3	1.0	24.4		16.5	26.1	25.2		88.0	$13,387
Westwood Middle School	Public	5-8	42350 Adelbert St	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8017	480	44	11.0	65.2%	178 (37.1%)	114 (23.8%)	94 (19.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (19.0%)	24.8	787^th of 1046 public middle schools	24.8%		19.8	817^th of 1036 public middle schools	21.1%	30	41.5	36.8	24.2	47.8	18.2	33.7	40.0	31.1	41.8	36.6		90.9	$12,486
Durling Middle School	Public	5-8	100 N Ridge Rd W	Lorain	44053	Lorain County	Clearview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 233-6869	448	25	17.9	71.7%	137 (30.6%)	73 (16.3%)	198 (44.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.7%)	23.5	796^th of 1046 public middle schools	23.9%		22.8	785^th of 1036 public middle schools	24.2%	11	53.1	35.2	13.6	21.0	24.0	9.9	58.0	38.0	56.6	40.4		80.0	$10,475
Brookside Middle School	Public	7-8	1662 Harris Rd	Sheffield Village	44054	Lorain County	Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 949-4228	259	14	19.0	—	207 (79.9%)	5 (1.9%)	25 (9.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	59.9	456^th of 1046 public middle schools	56.4%		66.9	363^rd of 1036 public middle schools	65.0%	93		63.9			58.6	59.8			62.4	50.4		100.0	$12,733
Northwood Middle School	Public	5-8	570 Abbe Rd N	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8016	599	43	14.0	76.3%	309 (51.6%)	88 (14.7%)	90 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (18.7%)	38.3	685^th of 1046 public middle schools	34.5%		34.3	695^th of 1036 public middle schools	32.9%	10	47.5	54.7	34.5	46.4	28.6	19.8	51.4	46.1	57.4	52.3		74.5	$13,262
General Johnnie Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Washington Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1020	439	32	13.7	77.9%	78 (17.8%)	126 (28.7%)	189 (43.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.0%)	9.9	924^th of 1046 public middle schools	11.7%		9.3	920^th of 1036 public middle schools	11.2%	4		25.6		16.4	4.4	13.1		21.8	32.0	27.8		100.0	$13,344
Longfellow Middle School	Public	6-8	305 Louisiana Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1020	398	29	13.7	66.8%	93 (23.4%)	123 (30.9%)	140 (35.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.3%)	14.1	878^th of 1046 public middle schools	16.1%		13.8	867^th of 1036 public middle schools	16.3%	11		34.4		27.4	13.3	15.8		30.2	31.3	25.8		100.0	$14,703
Avon Middle School	Public	6-8	3445 Long Rd	Avon	44011	Lorain County	Avon Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 934-3800	976	54	18.1	—	794 (81.4%)	39 (4.0%)	63 (6.5%)	36 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.4%)	87.2	85^th of 1046 public middle schools	91.9%		86	97^th of 1036 public middle schools	90.6%	12		81.8		85.9	80.4	68.6		84.0	83.2	77.6	100.0	100.0	$11,970
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1110 W 4th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 242-2023	102	6	18.3	59.8%	20 (19.6%)	27 (26.5%)	47 (46.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.9%)	6.7	980^th of 1046 public middle schools	6.3%		8.2	949^th of 1036 public middle schools	8.4%	31	25.0	23.8	16.7	12.5	9.5	19.0	25.0	6.3	4.8	19.0			$9,769
Eastern Heights Middle School	Public	5-8	528 Garford Ave	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8015	549	43	12.9	99.5%	247 (45.0%)	87 (15.8%)	95 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (21.9%)	23.6	795^th of 1046 public middle schools	24.0%		24	775^th of 1036 public middle schools	25.2%	20	35.5	45.0	15.9	26.9	20.0	17.4	39.3	35.3	45.7	43.6		79.4	$13,282

Frequently Asked Questions about Southview Middle School

What district is Southview Middle School in?

Lorain City

How many students attend Southview Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Southview Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Southview Middle School?

Students at Southview Middle School are 50% Hispanic, 25% African American, 17% White, 8% Two or more races.

Is Southview Middle School a good school?

Southview Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Ohio middle schools.

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