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Chardon Middle School

Public Grades 4-7

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Chardon Middle School is a 716-student school serving grades 4–7 in the small northeastern Ohio community of Chardon, part of the Chardon Local district, and it ranks 38th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools in 2025–2026 — the 96th percentile, with 5 stars.

That high ranking isn't a one-year spike. The school has earned 5 stars every year since 2017–2018 and peaked at 9th in the state in 2022–2023. In 2025–2026, every reported test score beat the Ohio average, including 8th-grade math at 100%, 8th-grade ELA at 98.3%, and Algebra I at 100%, plus 4th-grade math at 94.4% and 5th-grade science at 90.2%. (The profile lists grades 4–7, but state results also include 8th-grade and Algebra I data.) Locally, Chardon trails West Geauga Middle School (14th) and School of Innovation (23rd) overall, but is ahead of Kirtland Middle School (53rd) and far ahead of other nearby schools. Its district, Chardon Local, is itself a 5-star, 95th-percentile district, so this is a system-wide success rather than one standout building — unlike School of Innovation, which shines inside a much lower-ranked Willoughby-Eastlake City district.

Two areas are worth watching. School effectiveness for special education students sits at the 69th percentile (3 stars) and for low-income students at the 76th percentile (4 stars), both slipping over the past three years even as the school overall stays elite. Chronic absenteeism has improved sharply, from 23.8% in 2021–2022 to 14.4% in 2025–2026 — better than its district and most neighbors, but behind Kirtland Middle School (7.1%), School of Innovation (9.4%), and West Geauga Middle School (10.4%). Notably, Chardon serves a higher share of low-income students (25%) than West Geauga Local or Kirtland Local while spending less per student, which makes its results stand out.

716

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,507

Per pupil spending ?

25.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

424 North St
Chardon, OH 44024-1036

(440) 285-4062

District: Chardon Local

Students who attend Chardon Middle School usually attend:

High:

Chardon High School

Feeder schools for Chardon Middle School:

Elementary:	Munson Elementary School
	Park Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.1%

Hispanic:

4.7%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (87% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Ohio middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school87%

District avg84%

Ohio avg60%

Elementary school

113^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

38^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th of 773Chardon Local 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
2026	87.1	113 of 1560	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	83.3	214 of 1558	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	188 of 1577	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.1	102 of 1596	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	74 of 1588	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	88 of 1610	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	158 of 1676	90.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	83.2	78 of 824	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	48 of 765	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	69.7	206 of 956	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	72 of 1452	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	80.8	246 of 1452	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	156 of 1466	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	56 of 1483	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	59 of 1488	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	100 of 1467	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	97 of 1502	93.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	64.1	65 of 233	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.8	7 of 216	96.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	85.8	118 of 1467	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	81.1	199 of 1473	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	142 of 1484	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	29 of 1447	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	68 of 1419	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	52 of 1404	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	67 of 1465	95.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	105 of 1467	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	85.4	144 of 1466	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	151 of 1485	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	110 of 1498	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	62 of 1518	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	48 of 1499	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	172 of 1535	88.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	117 of 914	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.9	162 of 935	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	201 of 900	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	142 of 856	83.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	105 of 1181	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	77.5	239 of 1175	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	157 of 1190	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	71 of 1215	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	56 of 1242	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	87.9	79 of 1249	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	168 of 1271	86.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	38 of 1046	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	89.1	58 of 1036	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	32 of 1046	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	9 of 1048	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	21 of 1017	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	43 of 1037	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	38 of 1050	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	45 of 1010	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	83.9	122 of 1038	88.2%	★★★★☆
2016	84.6	126 of 1050	88.0%	★★★★☆
2015	85.3	94 of 1035	90.9%	★★★★★
2014	79.6	132 of 1008	86.9%	★★★★☆
2013	80.4	118 of 1001	88.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.4	210 of 989	78.8%	★★★★☆
2011	77.4	184 of 925	80.1%	★★★★☆
2010	77.1	174 of 895	80.6%	★★★★☆
2009	78.9	143 of 858	83.3%	★★★★☆
2008	82.9	87 of 835	89.6%	★★★★☆
2007	83.7	67 of 837	92.0%	★★★★★
2006	84.7	42 of 732	94.3%	★★★★★
2005	87.7	30 of 692	95.7%	★★★★★
2004	88.8	16 of 400	96.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	79.0	50 of 565	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	55.3	175 of 576	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.7	63 of 658	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	67.6	126 of 643	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	88.3	53 of 947	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	80.8	159 of 938	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	56 of 942	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	62 of 925	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	110 of 910	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	24 of 917	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	59 of 897	93.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	73.4	41 of 521	92.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	236 of 996	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	186 of 983	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	92.0	25 of 989	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	29 of 947	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.6	72 of 923	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	33 of 945	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	55 of 924	94.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	89 of 955	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	87.4	78 of 954	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	54 of 958	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	19 of 946	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	46 of 924	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	99 of 933	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	89.7	45 of 916	95.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	181 of 579	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.9	159 of 572	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	123 of 563	78.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	92 of 790	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	79.8	131 of 777	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	67 of 795	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	61 of 809	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	83 of 781	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	85 of 796	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	50 of 781	93.6%	★★★★★

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

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile~ school

White (2026)91st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)72nd percentile-22 vs school

Middle school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2018)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)88th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Science90%+27 vs state

Mathematics88%+31 vs state

English Language Arts84%+22 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)					Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (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/reduced lunch (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 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
Chardon Middle School	Public	4-7	424 North St	Chardon	44024	Geauga County	Chardon Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 285-4062	716	43	16.6	25.0%	631 (88.1%)	14 (2.0%)	34 (4.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.5%)	90.5	38^th of 1046 public middle schools	96.4%		89.1	58^th of 1036 public middle schools	94.4%	20	90.2		94.4	81.8	87.3	76.7	100.0	79.5	87.3	73.9	79.2	98.3			100.0	$14,507
Henry F Lamuth Middle School	Public	5-7	6700 Auburn Rd	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 354-4394	703	36	19.5	37.1%	537 (76.4%)	38 (5.4%)	80 (11.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.8%)	71.8	300^th of 1046 public middle schools	71.3%		73.2	283^rd of 1036 public middle schools	72.7%	17	72.5			52.1	63.5	46.2	100.0		76.0	63.9	70.1					$14,113
Berkshire Middle School	Public	5-8	14155 Claridon Troy Rd	Burton	44021	Geauga County	Berkshire Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 834-4616	388	20	19.8	37.4%	369 (95.1%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	64.7	395^th of 1046 public middle schools	62.2%		68.5	350^th of 1036 public middle schools	66.2%	45	63.5	71.8		56.3	48.0	58.1	56.2		63.5	50.0	73.9	71.6			100.0	$15,220
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	8979 Mentor Ave	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 974-2250	852	54	15.7	27.0%	726 (85.2%)	36 (4.2%)	33 (3.9%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.8%)	84	131^st of 1046 public middle schools	87.5%		81.4	164^th of 1036 public middle schools	84.2%	33		75.3			74.0	75.5	80.2			73.2	82.8	74.2			100.0	$10,067
Kirtland Middle School	Public	6-8	9152 Chillicothe Rd	Kirtland	44094	Lake County	Kirtland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 256-3358	262	13	20.1	12.2%	250 (95.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	89.6	53^rd of 1046 public middle schools	94.9%		91.6	36^th of 1036 public middle schools	96.5%	17		77.8			88.0	76.3	81.0			83.8	88.6	86.4			89.7	$14,316
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	135 Cedarbrook Dr	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5250	602	39	15.4	—	94 (15.6%)	88 (14.6%)	368 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.0%)	21.8	810^th of 1046 public middle schools	22.6%		23.3	781^st of 1036 public middle schools	24.6%	29		42.7			30.8	21.4	33.8			27.7	37.1	37.1	100.0		100.0	$12,121
West Geauga Middle School	Public	6-8	8611 Cedar Rd	Chesterland	44026	Geauga County	West Geauga Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 729-5940	493	23	21.3	18.7%	440 (89.2%)	11 (2.2%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	93.7	14^th of 1046 public middle schools	98.7%		93.8	19^th of 1036 public middle schools	98.2%	5		90.8			90.0	87.3	95.0			86.2	90.3	87.0		100.0	100.0	$15,009
Cardinal Middle School	Public	5-8	16175 Almeda Dr.	Middlefield	44062	Geauga County	Cardinal Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 632-0261	5	0	13.9	—	5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Shore Middle School	Public	6-8	5670 Hopkins Rd	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 255-4444	752	47	16.1	35.1%	642 (85.4%)	18 (2.4%)	36 (4.8%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	73.6	274^th of 1046 public middle schools	73.8%		73.6	280^th of 1036 public middle schools	73.0%	6		66.1			66.7	64.4	61.2			71.3	80.1	63.2			98.6	$9,369
Willoughby Middle School	Public	6-8	5000 Shankland Rd	Willoughby	44094	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 975-3600	509	45	11.3	52.5%	294 (57.8%)	143 (28.1%)	22 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	44.6	628^th of 1046 public middle schools	40.0%		42.4	640^th of 1036 public middle schools	38.2%	12		52.4			44.9	48.8	27.6			59.1	58.5	45.7		73.7	55.0	$14,547

Frequently Asked Questions about Chardon Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Chardon Middle School?

Students at Chardon Middle School are 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Chardon Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 716 students attended Chardon Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Chardon Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chardon Middle School usually go on to attend Chardon High School

What district is Chardon Middle School in?

Chardon Local

Is Chardon Middle School a good school?

Yes! Chardon Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 38^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools.

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