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North Ridgeville Academic Center

Q: Is North Ridgeville Academic Center a good school?

North Ridgeville Academic Center ranks 360 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-8

360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 65% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

North Ridgeville Academic Center is a public middle school serving grades 3-8 in the North Ridgeville City School District, with 1,864 students, making it the largest middle school in the district. The school has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks in the top 30% of Ohio middle schools.

North Ridgeville Academic Center consistently outperforms the state average on Ohio state tests across all grade levels and subjects, with 77.9% of 5th graders proficient or better in Science compared to the state average of 63.4%, and 68.7% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Math compared to 64.4% statewide. The school also ranks in the top 25% of Ohio middle schools for gifted and talented student performance. However, the school has seen a slight increase in chronic absenteeism and a significant increase in free/reduced lunch recipients, suggesting some challenges with its growing economically disadvantaged student population.

Compared to nearby schools, North Ridgeville Academic Center outperforms most, with the exception of Ranger High Technical Academy, which consistently ranks in the top 5% of Ohio middle schools and outperforms North Ridgeville Academic Center across most metrics. The school performs particularly well for African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, ranking in the top 25% of Ohio middle schools for these subgroups, but struggles more with special education and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom 50% for these subgroups. Additionally, North Ridgeville Academic Center stands out for its exceptional performance in Algebra I and Geometry end-of-course exams, with over 95% of students scoring proficient or better.

1,855

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,307

Per pupil spending ?

31.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

34620 Bainbridge Rd
North Ridgeville, OH 44039

(440) 353-1131

District: North Ridgeville City

Students who attend North Ridgeville Academic Center usually attend:

High:

North Ridgeville High School

Feeder schools for North Ridgeville Academic Center:

Elementary:	Liberty Elementary School
	North Ridgeville Early Childhood Learning Community

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.3%

Hispanic:

8.5%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (70% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg69%

Ohio avg58%

Elementary school

583^rd of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From top 42% (2019) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

360^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the North Ridgeville City

143^rd of 828North Ridgeville 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	583 of 1558	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	610 of 1577	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	639 of 1596	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	534 of 1588	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	828 of 1610	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.6	707 of 1676	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	52.5	321 of 824	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.1	642 of 765	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	494 of 956	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	633 of 1021	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	468 of 1452	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	467 of 1466	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	546 of 1483	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.7	478 of 1488	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	770 of 1467	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	625 of 1502	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	677 of 1518	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	69.7	14 of 108	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	49.6	142 of 219	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.9	4 of 126	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	43.1	631 of 759	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	73 of 259	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	37 of 234	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	46 of 233	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	16 of 216	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	60.0	62 of 189	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	49 of 228	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	36 of 239	84.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	627 of 1473	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	621 of 1484	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	576 of 1447	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	409 of 1419	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	40.6	854 of 1404	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.9	642 of 1465	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	594 of 1465	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	633 of 1466	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	674 of 1485	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	664 of 1498	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	544 of 1518	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	813 of 1499	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.0	629 of 1535	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	657 of 1536	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	124 of 218	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	146 of 202	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.3	84 of 183	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	61 of 166	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	578 of 935	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	646 of 900	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	531 of 856	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	594 of 1175	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	623 of 1190	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	664 of 1215	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	603 of 1242	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.3	860 of 1249	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	722 of 1271	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	776 of 1309	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	360 of 1036	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	314 of 1046	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	299 of 1048	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	282 of 1017	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	414 of 1037	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	352 of 1050	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	362 of 1010	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.9	402 of 1038	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.2	294 of 1050	72.0%	★★★★☆
2015	66.5	378 of 1035	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.4	230 of 1008	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	72.1	320 of 1001	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.9	427 of 989	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.1	337 of 925	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.2	413 of 895	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.7	525 of 858	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.0	425 of 835	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.2	383 of 837	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.7	406 of 732	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.9	351 of 692	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.1	321 of 400	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	68.4	94 of 413	77.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	39.2	322 of 565	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	349 of 576	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.8	111 of 658	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	38.0	413 of 643	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	297 of 938	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	297 of 942	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	234 of 943	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	255 of 925	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	396 of 910	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	266 of 917	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	317 of 897	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	49 of 194	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	35 of 196	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	41 of 173	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	89 of 241	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	155 of 274	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.7	12 of 164	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	46.3	373 of 521	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	116 of 262	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.8	55 of 239	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	70 of 249	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	70 of 247	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	83 of 228	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	79 of 222	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	103 of 192	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	413 of 983	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	344 of 989	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	356 of 974	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	285 of 947	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	54.8	419 of 923	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	343 of 945	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	299 of 924	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	400 of 954	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	320 of 958	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	344 of 963	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	290 of 946	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	410 of 924	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.6	385 of 933	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	368 of 916	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	89 of 263	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	75 of 254	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	45 of 245	81.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	378 of 572	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	373 of 563	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	461 of 590	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	375 of 777	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	352 of 795	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	343 of 805	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	292 of 809	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	428 of 781	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	381 of 796	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	369 of 781	52.8%	★★★☆☆

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

Gifted and Talented (2023)87th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

African American (2022)77th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)75th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Geometry98%+55 vs state

Algebra I96%+37 vs state

Science77%+14 vs state

English Language Arts68%+7 vs state

Mathematics62%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Geometry (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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th 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 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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
North Ridgeville Academic Center	Public	3-8	34620 Bainbridge Rd	North Ridgeville	44039	Lorain County	North Ridgeville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 353-1131	1,855	91	20.3	31.8%	1,526 (82.3%)	38 (2.0%)	157 (8.5%)	39 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	88 (4.7%)	67.3	360^th of 1036 public middle schools	65.3%		70.7	314^th of 1046 public middle schools	70.0%	46	77.9	76.3	68.7	77.2	63.0	53.1	55.4	54.6	67.1	72.8	73.2	58.9	77.0	57.1	97.5	96.2	$10,307
Ranger High Technical Academy	Public	3-8	5580 Lear Nagle Rd	North Ridgeville	44039	Lorain County	North Ridgeville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 353-1178	259	18	14.3	14.7%	229 (88.4%)	8 (3.1%)	17 (6.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	93.9	15^th of 1036 public middle schools	98.6%		91.5	39^th of 1046 public middle schools	96.3%	24	73.0	91.9	90.7	86.5	64.3	87.2	88.9	82.4	83.7	77.1	97.3	88.9	95.7	89.2		100.0	$14,290
Olmsted Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	27045 Bagley Rd	Olmsted Falls	44138	Cuyahoga County	Olmsted Falls City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 427-6200	747	50	15.0	25.8%	653 (87.4%)	21 (2.8%)	41 (5.5%)	20 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	77.1	233^rd of 1036 public middle schools	77.5%		77.6	222^nd of 1046 public middle schools	78.8%	11		78.7				65.2	67.9	69.1				69.9	71.1	62.4	100.0	98.3	$14,697
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		309 (51.6%)	88 (14.7%)	90 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (18.7%)	34.3	695^th of 1036 public middle schools	32.9%		40.3	660^th of 1046 public middle schools	36.9%	35	52.9	56.3			34.9	25.5	36.6	17.9			62.2	42.0	54.5	44.5		65.7	$13,262
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	16.4%	794 (81.4%)	39 (4.0%)	63 (6.5%)	36 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.4%)	86	97^th of 1036 public middle schools	90.6%		89.1	69^th of 1046 public middle schools	93.4%	28		87.0				74.1	80.1	59.1				79.7	84.3	82.3	100.0	100.0	$11,970
North Olmsted Middle School	Public	6-8	27401 Butternut Ridge Rd	North Olmsted	44070	Cuyahoga County	North Olmsted City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 588-5703	813	42	19.1		644 (79.2%)	47 (5.8%)	73 (9.0%)	24 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.7%)	68.3	354^th of 1036 public middle schools	65.8%		66.1	392^nd of 1046 public middle schools	62.5%	38		73.4				54.5	57.2	63.1				61.8	68.8	58.6		98.2	$12,870
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		247 (45.0%)	87 (15.8%)	95 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (21.9%)	24	775^th of 1036 public middle schools	25.2%		18.8	823^rd of 1046 public middle schools	21.3%	48	49.6	44.3			22.6	20.3	26.7	27.0			46.0	29.3	46.6	34.7		86.4	$13,282
Lee Burneson Middle School	Public	7-8	2260 Dover Center Rd	Westlake	44145	Cuyahoga County	Westlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 835-6340	501	38	13.1	24.2%	373 (74.5%)	20 (4.0%)	42 (8.4%)	30 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.0%)	84.7	123^rd of 1036 public middle schools	88.1%		85.6	113^th of 1046 public middle schools	89.2%	10		80.3					79.2	63.9					87.1	76.5	100.0	100.0	$16,167
Dover Intermediate School	Public	5-6	2240 Dover Center Rd	Westlake	44145	Cuyahoga County	Westlake City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 835-6325	471	36	13.0	23.1%	360 (76.4%)	10 (2.1%)	25 (5.3%)	37 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.3%)								(n/a)	93.5				86.1	74.4					91.4	78.8					$18,411
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		70 (16.5%)	106 (25.1%)	213 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	8	957^th of 1036 public middle schools	7.6%		7.6	964^th of 1046 public middle schools	7.8%	7		23.2				12.3	3.0	14.8				16.4	22.0	16.5		76.5	$13,387

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North Ridgeville City

How many students attend North Ridgeville Academic Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,855 students attended North Ridgeville Academic Center.

Is North Ridgeville Academic Center a good school?

North Ridgeville Academic Center ranks 360^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of North Ridgeville Academic Center attend?

Students who attend North Ridgeville Academic Center usually go on to attend North Ridgeville High School

What is the racial makeup of North Ridgeville Academic Center?

Students at North Ridgeville Academic Center are 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

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2023–24 school spending dataDec 2, 2024

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.