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Norwayne Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 97% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Norwayne Middle School is a public middle school located in Creston, Ohio, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 313 students. The school is part of the Norwayne Local District, which is ranked 89 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Norwayne Middle School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 10% of Ohio middle schools for several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 34th out of 1,036 Ohio middle schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently outperforms the state and nearby schools, such as Claggett Middle School and Green Middle School, in academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas, including mathematics, English language arts, and science.

Norwayne Middle School's strong performance extends to various student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's high rankings for these subgroups suggest that it is effectively meeting the needs of diverse learners and providing equitable educational opportunities. Additionally, Norwayne Middle School has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a student-teacher ratio of 16.8, which are within a reasonable range.

310

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,858

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 S Main St
Creston, OH 44217-9665

(330) 435-1195

District: Norwayne Local

Students who attend Norwayne Middle School usually attend:

High:

Norwayne High School

Feeder schools for Norwayne Middle School:

Elementary:

Norwayne Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.9%

Two or more races:

3.2%

Hispanic:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (87% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Ohio middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg83%

Ohio avg55%

34^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

89^th of 828Norwayne 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	34 of 1036	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	94 of 1046	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	67 of 1048	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	80 of 1017	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	85 of 1037	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	60 of 1050	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	29 of 1010	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	87.7	73 of 1038	93.0%	★★★★★
2016	82.1	152 of 1050	85.5%	★★★★☆
2015	88.4	61 of 1035	94.1%	★★★★★
2014	85.2	38 of 1008	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	85.9	30 of 1001	97.0%	★★★★★
2012	83.3	66 of 989	93.3%	★★★★★
2011	85.3	39 of 925	95.8%	★★★★★
2010	86.9	26 of 895	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	83.1	86 of 858	90.0%	★★★★★
2008	86.7	24 of 835	97.1%	★★★★★
2007	87.7	21 of 837	97.5%	★★★★★
2006	85.6	30 of 732	95.9%	★★★★★
2005	87.6	33 of 692	95.2%	★★★★★
2004	87.3	26 of 400	93.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	65.6	104 of 565	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	142 of 576	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	27 of 658	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	13 of 643	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	49 of 938	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.7	119 of 942	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	83 of 943	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	98 of 925	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	90.2	43 of 910	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	45 of 917	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	56 of 897	93.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	69.4	99 of 521	81.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	47 of 983	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	80 of 989	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	80.2	124 of 974	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	39 of 947	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	78.7	129 of 923	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	25 of 945	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	9 of 924	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	21 of 954	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	78 of 958	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	54 of 963	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	76 of 946	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	113 of 924	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.9	49 of 933	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	20 of 916	97.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	19 of 572	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	66.7	103 of 563	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	43.1	289 of 590	51.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	32 of 777	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	120 of 795	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	88 of 805	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	97 of 809	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	97 of 781	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	63 of 796	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	36 of 781	95.4%	★★★★★

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 (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)81st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science94%+30 vs state

Mathematics87%+37 vs state

English Language Arts81%+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 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 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 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
Norwayne Middle School	Public	5-8	350 S Main St	Creston	44217	Wayne County	Norwayne Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 435-1195	310	19	16.2		291 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	91.7	34^th of 1036 public middle schools	96.7%		87.1	94^th of 1046 public middle schools	91.0%	60		93.5		87.4	91.2	82.6		72.7	89.1	82.6		100.0	$11,858
Rittman Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Saurer St	Rittman	44270	Wayne County	Rittman Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 927-7100	190	18	10.3		179 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	69	346^th of 1036 public middle schools	66.6%		67.1	380^th of 1046 public middle schools	63.7%	34		83.1		44.2	58.9	64.1		50.0	74.6	70.4		100.0	$12,279
Cloverleaf Middle School	Public	6-8	7540 Buffham Rd	Seville	44273	Medina County	Cloverleaf Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 302-0206	588	32	18.4		545 (92.7%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	82.2	151^st of 1036 public middle schools	85.4%		81.3	168^th of 1046 public middle schools	83.9%	17		79.7		67.3	85.1	65.4		65.9	82.1	73.3	100.0	100.0	$12,427
Green Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Smithie Drive	Smithville	44677	Wayne County	Green Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 669-3165	254	16	16.3		223 (87.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	74	277^th of 1036 public middle schools	73.3%		68.7	351^st of 1046 public middle schools	66.4%	74		86.8		54.3	60.0	77.0		51.1	74.7	71.1		100.0	$12,061
Edgewood Middle School	Public	5-7	2695 Graustark Path	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Wooster City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 345-6475	704	43	16.4	51.3%	601 (85.4%)	17 (2.4%)	28 (4.0%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.1%)	67.6	357^th of 1036 public middle schools	65.5%		58.9	483^rd of 1046 public middle schools	53.8%	126	66.4		45.7	60.8	61.0		63.3	58.8	66.8				$14,838
Central Intermediate School	Public	5-6	151 Main St	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 335-1480	606	29	20.8	32.2%	555 (91.6%)	8 (1.3%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)								(n/a)	81.4		74.4	72.7			84.5	73.0					$12,622
Orrville Middle School	Public	4-8	801 Mineral Spring St	Orrville	44667	Wayne County	Orrville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 682-1791	462	30	15.4	54.3%	338 (73.2%)	18 (3.9%)	58 (12.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.1%)	71.3	306^th of 1036 public middle schools	70.5%		72.9	282^nd of 1046 public middle schools	73.0%	24	79.4	67.0	74.8	69.1	52.9	61.0	76.6	63.4	74.3	64.9		100.0	$13,390
Wadsworth Middle School	Public	7-8	150 Silvercreek Rd	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 335-1410	606	38	15.8	30.9%	552 (91.1%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.3%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	86.6	90^th of 1036 public middle schools	91.3%		87	95^th of 1046 public middle schools	90.9%	5		82.6			75.4	69.2			87.3	81.7		100.0	$13,950
A. I. Root Middle School	Public	6-8	333 W Sturbridge Dr	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 636-3500	690	44	15.7	19.3%	608 (88.1%)	15 (2.2%)	25 (3.6%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	86.2	94^th of 1036 public middle schools	90.9%		88.2	79^th of 1046 public middle schools	92.4%	15		83.6		69.9	78.2	69.6		77.0	88.4	77.5	100.0	96.9	$14,870
Northwestern Middle School	Public	6-8	7569 N Elyria Rd	West Salem	44287	Wayne County	Northwestern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 846-3974	284	19	15.0	45.8%	265 (93.3%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	69.4	343^rd of 1036 public middle schools	66.9%		72	291^st of 1046 public middle schools	72.2%	52		69.8		68.3	58.8	43.1		72.0	83.0	52.3		100.0	$12,962

Frequently Asked Questions about Norwayne Middle School

What district is Norwayne Middle School in?

Norwayne Local

What high school do graduates of Norwayne Middle School attend?

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

Is Norwayne Middle School a good school?

Yes! Norwayne Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 34^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Norwayne Middle School?

Students at Norwayne Middle School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Norwayne Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Norwayne Middle School.

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