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Nordonia Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Nordonia Middle School is a grades 6–8 school at 73 Leonard Ave in Northfield, Ohio, serving 524 students as part of the Nordonia Hills City district in the suburban Cleveland area. In 2025–2026 it ranked 95th of 1,046 Ohio schools — the 91st percentile with 5 stars — well above the typical Ohio school and above its own district's standing (85th of 773 districts, 89th percentile).

Nordonia students scored above the state average in every reported area in 2025–2026: 8th-grade science at 86.3% proficient (state 61.2%), 8th-grade ELA at 85.8% (state 58.3%), 8th-grade math at 80.0% (state 52.0%), 7th-grade ELA at 81.4% (state 62.7%), and 7th-grade math at 64.6% (state 48.6%). Accelerated math is a standout: 100% proficient in Geometry and 98% in Algebra I end-of-course exams, though these are likely small advanced cohorts rather than full-grade averages. Compared with nearby schools, Solon Middle School, Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School, and Independence Middle School post higher results in most core subjects, but Nordonia's 8th-grade ELA edges out Brecksville and Independence. Nordonia clearly beats R B Chamberlin Middle School in science, 8th-grade math, and 8th-grade ELA, and outperforms Milkovich Middle School, Heskett Middle School, and Garfield Heights Middle School by roughly 30–60 percentage points in core subjects.

The clearest academic soft spot is 7th-grade math, which falls below the district and behind the top nearby suburbs, though it remains above the state. Eighth-grade math and ELA have improved substantially, and science has stayed consistently high. Chronic absenteeism improved to 13.2% in 2025–2026 — below the district and better than Chamberlin's 19.2%, though higher than Solon (5.3%), Independence (6.4%), and Brecksville (6.9%). The school ranks in the mid-90s percentile for its work with low-income and special education students, a notable strength. Reported per-student spending was $8,830 in 2018–2019, lower than most higher-performing neighbors, but that figure is outdated and only rough context. Within the district, Lee Eaton Intermediate School is exceptionally high-ranked, suggesting a strong academic pipeline into Nordonia Middle.

524

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,929

Per pupil spending ?

13.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

73 Leonard Ave
Northfield, OH 44067-1913

(330) 467-0584

District: Nordonia Hills City

Students who attend Nordonia Middle School usually attend:

High:

Nordonia High School

Feeder schools for Nordonia Middle School:

Elementary:	Ledgeview Elementary School
	Northfield Elementary School
	Rushwood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.2%

African American:

14.3%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (85% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Ohio middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg79%

Ohio avg55%

95^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

85^th of 773Nordonia Hills 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
2026	86.4	95 of 1046	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	87.5	84 of 1036	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.5	158 of 1046	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	83 of 1048	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	84 of 1017	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	146 of 1037	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	160 of 1050	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	231 of 1010	77.1%	★★★★☆
2017	81.4	159 of 1038	84.7%	★★★★☆
2016	84.7	124 of 1050	88.2%	★★★★☆
2015	85.3	95 of 1035	90.8%	★★★★★
2014	83.3	63 of 1008	93.8%	★★★★★
2013	80.6	117 of 1001	88.3%	★★★★☆
2012	80.9	114 of 989	88.5%	★★★★☆
2011	75.6	216 of 925	76.6%	★★★★☆
2010	75.2	216 of 895	75.9%	★★★★☆
2009	75.6	210 of 858	75.5%	★★★★☆
2008	75.9	189 of 835	77.4%	★★★★☆
2007	74.6	212 of 837	74.7%	★★★★☆
2006	62.8	328 of 732	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.8	281 of 692	59.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	92.2	22 of 455	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	95.1	11 of 442	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	33 of 429	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	21 of 436	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	12 of 413	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	20 of 385	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	19 of 405	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	34 of 384	91.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	74.3	16 of 69	76.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	70.0	86 of 565	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	125 of 576	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	61 of 658	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	47.6	293 of 643	54.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	96.5	4 of 134	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	87.3	67 of 947	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	87.1	72 of 938	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	80.2	158 of 942	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	64 of 943	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	70 of 925	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	77.8	173 of 910	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	150 of 917	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	148 of 897	83.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	42.9	398 of 521	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	1 of 15	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	1 of 15	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	1 of 17	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	5 of 23	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	33 of 996	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	87.2	54 of 983	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	70.3	273 of 989	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	100 of 974	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	92.1	31 of 947	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	86 of 923	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	63.8	344 of 945	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	257 of 924	72.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	114 of 955	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	87.2	80 of 954	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	141 of 958	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	77 of 963	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	84 of 946	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	84 of 924	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	155 of 933	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	308 of 916	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	69 of 260	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	93.5	11 of 263	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	9 of 254	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	20 of 245	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	26 of 239	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	22 of 219	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	47.0	111 of 205	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	27 of 579	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	93.7	20 of 572	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	59.0	150 of 563	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	45 of 590	92.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	93 of 790	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	88.4	46 of 777	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	80.9	133 of 795	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	48 of 805	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	66 of 809	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.1	122 of 781	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	140 of 796	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	210 of 781	73.1%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)97th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)95th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)85th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2021)77th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)73rd percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)24th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I98%+36 vs state

Science86%+25 vs state

English Language Arts84%+23 vs state

Mathematics72%+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 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Nordonia Middle School	Public	6-8	73 Leonard Ave	Northfield	44067	Summit County	Nordonia Hills City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 467-0584	524	40	13.2	13.7%	373 (71.2%)	75 (14.3%)	15 (2.9%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	86.4	95^th of 1046 public middle schools	90.9%		87.5	84^th of 1036 public middle schools	91.9%	11		86.3				64.6	80.0				81.4	85.8	100.0	98.0	$15,929
Lee Eaton Intermediate School	Public	5-6	115 Ledge Rd	Northfield	44067	Summit County	Nordonia Hills City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 467-0582	487	31	15.6	12.9%	336 (69.0%)	81 (16.6%)	11 (2.3%)	22 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.6%)								(n/a)	81.5			84.9	82.9	100.0	100.0		90.7	86.0					$14,945
R B Chamberlin Middle School	Public	7-8	10270 Ravenna Rd	Twinsburg	44087	Summit County	Twinsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 486-2281	564	36	15.8	27.1%	294 (52.1%)	154 (27.3%)	26 (4.6%)	63 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (4.4%)	78.3	208^th of 1046 public middle schools	80.1%		77.7	221^st of 1036 public middle schools	78.7%	13		75.3				59.2	70.0				83.8	69.8	100.0	98.8	$14,535
Geo G Dodge Elementary School	Public	4-6	10225 Ravenna Rd	Twinsburg	44087	Summit County	Twinsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 486-2200	859	54	15.9	27.5%	439 (51.1%)	225 (26.2%)	36 (4.2%)	90 (10.5%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	62 (7.2%)								(n/a)	67.7		88.9	71.1	72.8	100.0		79.5	81.7	75.9					$14,564
Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	6376 Mill Rd	Broadview Heights	44147	Cuyahoga County	Brecksville-Broadview Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 740-4400	790	49	16.2	18.4%	644 (81.5%)	17 (2.2%)	33 (4.2%)	44 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.6%)	91.7	29^th of 1046 public middle schools	97.2%		92.4	26^th of 1036 public middle schools	97.5%	3		89.1			87.6	88.5	91.7			80.5	87.1	80.0	100.0	100.0	$14,815
Heskett Middle School	Public	6-8	5771 Perkins Rd	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 439-4450	592	39	15.1		28 (4.7%)	471 (79.6%)	51 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.1%)	17.1	847^th of 1046 public middle schools	19.0%		17.4	832^nd of 1036 public middle schools	19.7%	15		20.1			20.1	30.0	12.5			25.3	43.0	39.9	81.8	80.8	$13,037
Orchard Middle School	Public	4-8	6800 Som Center Rd	Solon	44139	Cuyahoga County	Solon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 349-6215	730	40	18.2	18.5%	361 (49.5%)	111 (15.2%)	36 (4.9%)	169 (23.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.8%)	96.5	1^st of 1046 public middle schools	99.9%					(n/a)	97.4			99.3	94.1	100.0			96.8	92.9					$15,452
Solon Middle School	Public	7-8	6835 Som Center Rd	Solon	44139	Cuyahoga County	Solon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 349-3848	768	43	17.8	18.9%	360 (46.9%)	128 (16.7%)	32 (4.2%)	190 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.4%)	95.2	5^th of 1046 public middle schools	99.5%		94.8	7^th of 1036 public middle schools	99.3%	2		95.5				85.4	95.9				94.4	94.7	100.0	100.0	$16,171
Milkovich Middle School	Public	5-8	19800 Stafford Ave	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Maple Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 438-6000	664	48	13.8		9 (1.4%)	598 (90.1%)	33 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.2%)	15.9	855^th of 1046 public middle schools	18.3%		18.2	824^th of 1036 public middle schools	20.5%	31		32.5			16.8	18.3	29.3			26.6	35.6	32.5		100.0	$15,168
Independence Middle School	Public	5-8	6111 Archwood Rd	Independence	44131	Cuyahoga County	Independence Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 642-5865	299	22	13.8	11.0%	274 (91.6%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	89.5	55^th of 1046 public middle schools	94.7%		90.8	41^st of 1036 public middle schools	96.0%	14	75.3	89.9		81.5	63.9	81.3	94.0		91.4	84.8	94.3	84.3		100.0	$18,088

Frequently Asked Questions about Nordonia Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Nordonia Middle School?

Students at Nordonia Middle School are 71% White, 14% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Nordonia Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Nordonia Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Nordonia Middle School attend?

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

What district is Nordonia Middle School in?

Nordonia Hills City

Is Nordonia Middle School a good school?

Yes. Nordonia Middle School ranks in the top 9.1% of Ohio middle schools.

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