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Keystone Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
322nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools
Better than 69% of Ohio middle schools
Summary

Keystone Middle School in Lagrange, OH serves grades 6–8 with 340 students in the Keystone Local district, in a small Lorain County community southwest of Cleveland where roughly 36% of students are economically disadvantaged.

Keystone Middle School ranks 322nd of 1,046 Ohio middle schools (69th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025‑26, while Keystone Local ranks 248th of 773 districts. Read this as a dependable, moderately strong school rather than a rising or declining one: across ten reported years it has never left the 65th–79th percentile band, and its one four-star year (2023‑24, 76th percentile) looks like a peak rather than a trend. Reading is the strongest and steadiest asset — English Language Arts beat the state in all four recent years at every grade. Eighth grade is the standout: in 2025‑26 the school posted math 73.5 versus a state 52.0, science 75.5 versus 61.2, and ELA 73.1 versus 58.3, averaging about nine points above the state across its seven regular grade-level tests. Algebra I has been at 100% for four straight years, though that reflects a small accelerated cohort rather than an entire grade.

Among nearby options, Midview Middle School, 5.2 miles away, is the closest match on rank and on eighth grade math and science, though Keystone leads in eighth grade ELA. Columbia Middle School is the local benchmark at 84th percentile with strong eighth grade results, achieved with about double Keystone's poverty rate, smaller classes (14.7 versus 17.8 students per teacher) and higher spending ($12,432 versus $10,275). The three Elyria City Schools middle schools sit in a different tier (21st–37th percentile) with chronic absenteeism of 27.5%–37.0% versus Keystone's 16.9%. Watch two things: sixth grade math is the only subject and grade below the state (48.6 versus 56.2), and the seventh grade math advantage has narrowed from +16.7 to +3.9. Absenteeism improved sharply to 16.9%, the best in five years, but still exceeded the district (14.2%).

340
Students ?
17.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,604
Per pupil spending ?
35.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 501 Opportunity Way
       Lagrange, OH  44050-9016

(440) 355-5133

District: Keystone Local


Students who attend Keystone Middle School usually attend:

High:    Keystone High School

Feeder schools for Keystone Middle School:

Elementary:    Keystone Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
91.5%
Hispanic:
4.7%
Two or more races:
2.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Ohio average (70% vs 57% meeting standards)
✓Above the Ohio median (69th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school70%
District avg68%
Ohio avg57%
322nd of 1,046
Ohio public middle schools ?
Top 31%▼ down 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
248th of 773Keystone 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202670.8322 of 104669.2%★★★☆☆
202568.4353 of 103665.9%★★★☆☆
202475.6250 of 104676.1%★★★★☆
202368.5344 of 104867.2%★★★☆☆
202271.6296 of 101770.9%★★★★☆
202167.4362 of 103765.1%★★★☆☆
201977.2224 of 105078.7%★★★★☆
201869.1344 of 101065.9%★★★☆☆
201772.1290 of 103872.1%★★★★☆
201671.4317 of 105069.8%★★★☆☆
201575.5231 of 103577.7%★★★★☆
201467.7395 of 100860.8%★★★☆☆
201372.1322 of 100167.8%★★★☆☆
201272.9291 of 98970.6%★★★★☆
201173.7257 of 92572.2%★★★★☆
201070.7322 of 89564.0%★★★☆☆
200971.5277 of 85867.7%★★★☆☆
200864.2368 of 83555.9%★★★☆☆
200772.6249 of 83770.3%★★★★☆
200665.9283 of 73261.3%★★★☆☆
200570.9205 of 69270.4%★★★★☆
200475.197 of 40075.8%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202252.5188 of 56566.7%★★★☆☆
202124.4485 of 57615.8%★☆☆☆☆
201861.7165 of 64374.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202667.1338 of 94764.3%★★★☆☆
202566.7340 of 93863.8%★★★☆☆
202470.8281 of 94270.2%★★★★☆
202366.0347 of 94363.2%★★★☆☆
202263.9349 of 92562.3%★★★☆☆
202165.5334 of 91063.3%★★★☆☆
201978.4196 of 91778.6%★★★★☆
201861.7380 of 89757.6%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202156.1150 of 27445.3%★★☆☆☆
201858.7254 of 52151.2%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202665.0345 of 99665.4%★★★☆☆
202560.7398 of 98359.5%★★★☆☆
202474.6203 of 98979.5%★★★★☆
202359.3409 of 97458.0%★★★☆☆
202265.3289 of 94769.5%★★★☆☆
202156.9388 of 92358.0%★★★☆☆
201974.6203 of 94578.5%★★★★☆
201858.6409 of 92455.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202670.3286 of 95570.1%★★★★☆
202564.6350 of 95463.3%★★★☆☆
202476.3207 of 95878.4%★★★★☆
202365.1343 of 96364.4%★★★☆☆
202272.6242 of 94674.4%★★★★☆
202160.8375 of 92459.4%★★★☆☆
201974.2241 of 93374.2%★★★★☆
201870.4258 of 91671.8%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202530.7403 of 57229.5%★☆☆☆☆
202453.3193 of 56365.7%★★★☆☆
202327.0468 of 59020.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202658.7348 of 79055.9%★★★☆☆
202553.0386 of 77750.3%★★★☆☆
202465.2274 of 79565.5%★★★☆☆
202355.9367 of 80554.4%★★★☆☆
202257.5350 of 80956.7%★★★☆☆
202152.2400 of 78148.8%★★☆☆☆
201969.9243 of 79669.5%★★★☆☆
201858.6323 of 78158.6%★★★☆☆
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)
Male (2026)70th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)67th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2026)64th percentile-5 vs school
White (2026)56th percentile-13 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2021)45th percentile-20 vs school
Special Education (2025)30th percentile-36 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
Algebra I100%+38 vs state
Science76%+14 vs state
English Language Arts70%+11 vs state
Mathematics58%+6 vs state

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Students at Keystone Middle School are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Keystone Middle School ranks 322nd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Keystone Middle School.

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Latest Ohio data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 15, 2026
2025–26 Ohio State Tests scoresSep 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025


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

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