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Brown Middle School

Q: Is Brown Middle School a good school?

Brown Middle School ranks 772 nd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Brown Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Brown Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Brown Middle School?

Students at Brown Middle School are 68% White, 15% African American, 13% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Q: What high school do graduates of Brown Middle School attend?

Students who attend Brown Middle School usually go on to attend Ravenna High School

Public Grades 5-8

772^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 25% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Brown Middle School is a public middle school located in Ravenna, Ohio, serving 524 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Ravenna City School District, which is ranked 592 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brown Middle School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 36.8% to 39.0% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools like Waterloo Middle School (23.0%) and Lakeview Elementary School (18.4%). The school's test scores are also generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, with the percentage of students proficient or better in Math ranging from 15.4% (7th grade) to 37.9% (6th grade), compared to the state averages of 50.0% to 56.7%.

Interestingly, Brown Middle School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While the school performs relatively well for African American students (ranked 276th out of 442 Ohio middle schools), it struggles with White students (ranked 715th out of 777) and students with disabilities (ranked 517th out of 572). Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from 519th out of 1,035 Ohio middle schools in 2014-2015 to 772nd out of 1,036 in 2024-2025, suggesting a concerning trend of declining academic performance.

508

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,676

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

228 S Scranton St
Ravenna, OH 44266-2642

(330) 296-3849

District: Ravenna City

Students who attend Brown Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ravenna High School

Feeder schools for Brown Middle School:

Elementary:	West Main Elementary School
	West Park Elementary School
	Willyard Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.9%

African American:

14.8%

Two or more races:

12.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Ohio avg57%

772^nd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

592^nd of 828Ravenna 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
2025	24.3	772 of 1036	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	723 of 1046	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	739 of 1048	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	753 of 1017	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	737 of 1037	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	732 of 1050	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	676 of 1010	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.2	620 of 1038	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.2	556 of 1050	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.4	519 of 1035	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.0	631 of 1008	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.8	656 of 1001	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.8	717 of 989	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.8	634 of 925	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.7	552 of 895	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.2	486 of 858	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.4	424 of 835	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.1	538 of 837	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.9	450 of 732	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.6	520 of 692	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	276 of 442	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	270 of 429	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	262 of 436	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	355 of 413	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	215 of 385	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	240 of 405	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.6	136 of 384	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	437 of 565	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	462 of 576	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	530 of 658	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	483 of 643	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	728 of 938	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	694 of 942	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	724 of 943	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	733 of 925	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	676 of 910	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	657 of 917	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	631 of 897	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	9.0	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	45.8	170 of 241	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.5	206 of 274	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	105 of 164	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	430 of 521	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	61.6	7 of 23	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	725 of 983	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	659 of 989	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	627 of 974	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	669 of 947	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	624 of 923	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	616 of 945	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	514 of 924	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	758 of 954	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	725 of 958	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	721 of 963	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	750 of 946	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	730 of 924	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	750 of 933	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	671 of 916	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	200 of 263	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	218 of 254	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	194 of 245	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	193 of 239	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	186 of 219	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	182 of 206	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	175 of 205	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	517 of 572	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	492 of 563	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	423 of 590	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	715 of 777	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	686 of 795	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	718 of 805	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	742 of 809	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	708 of 781	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	693 of 796	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	647 of 781	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)70th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)29th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-18 vs school

Foster Care (2022)<1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I67%+7 vs state

Science41%-22 vs state

English Language Arts38%-22 vs state

Mathematics28%-24 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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Brown Middle School	Public	5-8	228 S Scranton St	Ravenna	44266	Portage County	Ravenna City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 296-3849	508	36	14.0		345 (67.9%)	75 (14.8%)	22 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (12.8%)	24.3	772^nd of 1036 public middle schools	25.5%		30	723^rd of 1046 public middle schools	30.9%	49	45.8	36.9		28.8	37.9	15.4	28.7		43.7	36.4	47.9	24.5	66.7	$10,676
Rootstown/Mabel Schnee Bldg Middle School	Public	6-8	4140 State Route 44	Rootstown	44272	Portage County	Rootstown Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 325-9956	229	16	14.3	40.2%	206 (90.0%)	5 (2.2%)	8 (3.5%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	63.7	414^th of 1036 public middle schools	60.0%		67.9	365^th of 1046 public middle schools	65.1%	49		81.7			48.8	33.3	73.6			53.8	63.2	66.7	100.0	$14,757
Stanton Middle School	Public	6-8	1175 Hudson Rd	Kent	44240	Portage County	Kent City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 676-8300	616	44	14.1	50.3%	407 (66.1%)	100 (16.2%)	26 (4.2%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.2%)	76.4	246^th of 1036 public middle schools	76.3%		66.7	387^th of 1046 public middle schools	63.0%	141		74.2			66.5	70.0	54.1			69.7	77.0	68.0	97.9	$17,136
Streetsboro Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Annalane Dr	Streetsboro	44241	Portage County	Streetsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 626-4905	462	32	14.4	43.3%	279 (60.4%)	119 (25.8%)	16 (3.5%)	19 (4.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	65.5	383^rd of 1036 public middle schools	63.0%		60.8	458^th of 1046 public middle schools	56.2%	75		80.4			49.7	54.2	57.3			56.7	66.2	60.4	97.1	$14,502
Henry Defer Intermediate Elementary School	Public	4-6	1895 Annalane Dr	Streetsboro	44241	Portage County	Streetsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 422-2480	288	16	18.0	44.1%	186 (64.6%)	67 (23.3%)	6 (2.1%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)								(n/a)	74.5		77.2	61.4				68.5	74.5					$12,952
Field Middle School	Public	6-8	1379 Saxe Rd	Mogadore	44260	Portage County	Field Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 673-4176	442	30	14.8	41.2%	367 (83.0%)	30 (6.8%)	14 (3.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.0%)	77.8	220^th of 1036 public middle schools	78.8%		75.1	256^th of 1046 public middle schools	75.5%	36		72.3			67.7	74.8	81.1			61.5	73.8	63.5	100.0	$12,129
Kimpton Middle School	Public	7-8	380 N River Rd	Munroe Falls	44262	Summit County	Stow-Munroe Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 689-5288	773	36	21.5	33.5%	621 (80.3%)	55 (7.1%)	24 (3.1%)	35 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.8%)	77.1	232^nd of 1036 public middle schools	77.6%		71.4	301^st of 1046 public middle schools	71.2%	69		79.8				65.0	55.7				77.3	72.9	94.6	$10,945
Tallmadge Middle School	Public	6-8	484 East Ave	Tallmadge	44278	Summit County	Tallmadge City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 633-4994	614	33	18.8	31.6%	466 (75.9%)	34 (5.5%)	23 (3.7%)	61 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.4%)	75.7	255^th of 1036 public middle schools	75.4%		71.7	298^th of 1046 public middle schools	71.5%	43		71.3			67.2	57.5	75.6			66.7	72.2	67.7	100.0	$12,997
Waterloo Middle School	Public	7-8	1464 Industry Rd	Atwater	44201	Portage County	Waterloo Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 947-2124	131	6	21.8		121 (92.4%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	49.6	568^th of 1036 public middle schools	45.2%		66.2	391^st of 1046 public middle schools	62.6%	177		59.7				55.2	18.2				72.4	47.1	100.0	$12,915
Lakeview Elementary School	Public	5-6	1819 Graham Rd	Stow	44224	Summit County	Stow-Munroe Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 689-5250	745	38	19.4		599 (80.4%)	42 (5.6%)	19 (2.6%)	46 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.0%)								(n/a)	63.9			68.5	69.5				79.8	59.7				$12,026

Frequently Asked Questions about Brown Middle School

What district is Brown Middle School in?

Ravenna City

What high school do graduates of Brown Middle School attend?

Students who attend Brown Middle School usually go on to attend Ravenna High School

Is Brown Middle School a good school?

Brown Middle School ranks 772^nd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Brown Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Brown Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Brown Middle School?

Students at Brown Middle School are 68% White, 15% African American, 13% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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