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Langston Middle School

Q: Is Langston Middle School a good school?

Langston Middle School ranks 362 nd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-9

362^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 65% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Langston Middle School is a public middle school located in Oberlin, Ohio, serving 196 students in grades 6-8. This school is part of the Oberlin City Schools district, which is ranked 406 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Langston Middle School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in various subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 62.7% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 63% and the district average of 62.7%. The school also had higher proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts across multiple grade levels. Additionally, Langston Middle School stands out in its performance for specific student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of Ohio middle schools for African American students and in the top 35% for White students and Multi-racial students.

Langston Middle School also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.1 to 10.4 over the past few years, indicating a more personalized learning environment for students. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Northwood Middle School and Durling Middle School, Langston Middle School generally outperforms these schools in terms of academic achievement and performance metrics. However, the school lags behind higher-performing districts like Amherst Exempted Village and Firelands Local in some areas.

184

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,484

Per pupil spending ?

47.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 N Pleasant St
Oberlin, OH 44074-1177

(440) 775-7961

District: Oberlin City Schools

Students who attend Langston Middle School usually attend:

High:

Oberlin High School

Feeder schools for Langston Middle School:

Elementary:

Oberlin Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.5%

Two or more races:

20.1%

African American:

16.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (72% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓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 school72%

District avg60%

Ohio avg55%

362^nd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

406^th of 828Oberlin City Schools 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
2025	67.1	362 of 1036	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	506 of 1046	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	529 of 1048	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.7	417 of 1017	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	421 of 1037	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	608 of 1050	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	610 of 1010	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	69.0	352 of 1038	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.7	265 of 1050	74.8%	★★★★☆
2015	62.6	443 of 1035	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.6	613 of 1008	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.7	611 of 1001	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.1	551 of 989	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.8	554 of 925	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.5	533 of 895	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.3	522 of 858	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.9	614 of 835	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.2	629 of 837	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.9	600 of 732	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.2	606 of 692	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.2	326 of 400	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	112 of 442	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	136 of 429	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	143 of 436	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	205 of 385	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	213 of 405	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	171 of 384	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	38.5	330 of 565	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	301 of 576	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	408 of 658	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.5	621 of 643	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	367 of 938	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	539 of 942	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	493 of 943	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.0	415 of 925	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	382 of 910	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	604 of 917	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	602 of 897	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	60.6	111 of 241	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	94 of 274	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	75 of 164	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	404 of 521	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	438 of 983	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	604 of 989	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	601 of 974	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.7	221 of 947	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	358 of 923	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.1	715 of 945	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	638 of 924	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	360 of 954	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	433 of 958	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	532 of 963	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	426 of 946	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	427 of 924	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	507 of 933	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	559 of 916	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	116 of 263	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	159 of 254	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	168 of 245	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	150 of 239	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	123 of 219	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	108 of 206	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	114 of 205	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	287 of 572	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	337 of 563	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	237 of 590	59.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	269 of 777	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.3	189 of 795	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	304 of 805	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	214 of 809	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	168 of 781	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	47.0	465 of 796	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	432 of 781	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)75th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)54th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Biology100%+35 vs state

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Geometry92%+50 vs state

English Language Arts67%+9 vs state

Science63%~ state avg

Mathematics56%+7 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 Biology (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	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 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 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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Langston Middle School	Public	6-9	150 N Pleasant St	Oberlin	44074	Lorain County	Oberlin City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 775-7961	184	20	9.3	47.8%	91 (49.5%)	31 (16.8%)	23 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (20.1%)	67.1	362^nd of 1036 public middle schools	65.1%		57.4	506^th of 1046 public middle schools	51.6%	144		62.7			61.8	50.9	56.4			58.2	72.6	68.9	100.0	92.3	100.0	$18,484
Firelands Middle School	Public	6-8	10521 Vermilion Rd	Oberlin	44074	Lorain County	Firelands Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 986-7021	407	26	15.9	41.8%	364 (89.4%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	80.9	171^st of 1036 public middle schools	83.5%		76.9	228^th of 1046 public middle schools	78.2%	57		76.5			66.9	71.0	78.8			68.6	74.8	72.2			100.0	$11,563
Amherst Junior High School	Public	6-8	548 Milan Ave	Amherst	44001	Lorain County	Amherst Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 988-0324	859	42	20.6	34.9%	626 (72.9%)	30 (3.5%)	144 (16.8%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.5%)	75.5	256^th of 1036 public middle schools	75.3%		74.3	265^th of 1046 public middle schools	74.7%	9		73.3			64.3	52.2	77.1			62.1	78.4	71.3		100.0	100.0	$10,808
Keystone Middle School	Public	6-8	501 Opportunity Way	Lagrange	44050	Lorain County	Keystone Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 355-5133	340	19	17.8	35.9%	311 (91.5%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	68.4	353^rd of 1036 public middle schools	65.9%		75.6	250^th of 1046 public middle schools	76.1%	103		69.4			38.8	60.2	65.3			60.4	81.4	64.2			100.0	$13,604
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		178 (37.1%)	114 (23.8%)	94 (19.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (19.0%)	19.8	817^th of 1036 public middle schools	21.1%		26.2	750^th of 1046 public middle schools	28.3%	67	52.0	40.0		39.8	24.4	24.3	22.6		50.0	26.9	35.9	32.4			100.0	$12,486
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
Midview Middle School	Public	7-8	12865 Grafton Rd	Grafton	44044	Lorain County	Midview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 748-2122	427	27	16.1	46.8%	364 (85.2%)	13 (3.0%)	30 (7.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	66.6	368^th of 1036 public middle schools	64.5%		69.8	333^rd of 1046 public middle schools	68.2%	35		85.4				45.3	54.2				65.6	63.5		97.3	100.0	$11,844
Mccormick Middle School	Public	4-8	627 S Main St	Wellington	44090	Lorain County	Wellington Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 647-2342	338	24	14.0	45.3%	301 (89.1%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.0%)	45.4	602^nd of 1036 public middle schools	41.9%		39.5	663^rd of 1046 public middle schools	36.6%	61	73.5	66.7	73.3	39.7	29.4	45.9	26.8	65.6	72.1	53.3	55.2	51.9			91.7	$13,995
Midview East Intermediate School	Public	5-6	13060 Durkee Rd	Grafton	44044	Lorain County	Midview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(877) 644-6338	435	23	19.1	49.7%	364 (83.7%)	15 (3.4%)	32 (7.4%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)								(n/a)	71.9			55.7	59.3	97.8			72.5	61.7						$11,989
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		137 (30.6%)	73 (16.3%)	198 (44.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.7%)	22.8	785^th of 1036 public middle schools	24.2%		28.9	733^rd of 1046 public middle schools	29.9%	52	52.0	40.0		11.7	31.1	19.1	17.5		46.6	37.9	37.4	37.1			80.0	$10,475

Frequently Asked Questions about Langston Middle School

What district is Langston Middle School in?

Oberlin City Schools

What is the racial makeup of Langston Middle School?

Students at Langston Middle School are 49% White, 20% Two or more races, 17% African American, 13% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Langston Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 184 students attended Langston Middle School.

Is Langston Middle School a good school?

Langston Middle School ranks 362^nd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Langston Middle School attend?

Students who attend Langston Middle School usually go on to attend Oberlin High School

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