Summary:
Zip code 44321 is served by a single middle school, Copley-Fairlawn Middle School, which enrolls 850 students in grades 5–8 and belongs to the Copley-Fairlawn City district. Because it is the only middle school in the area, there is no local comparison to make — instead, the school's results can be measured against its district and the state of Ohio over time.
The school's profile is strong. It holds a 4-star rating and ranked 156th out of 1,046 Ohio middle schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 85th percentile; the district itself is ranked 75th out of 773 districts with 5 stars. In every reported Ohio State Test for both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, the school scored above the state proficiency rate. Its smallest advantage in 2025–2026 was +10.0 points in 6th grade Mathematics and its largest was +38.4 points on the Algebra I end-of-course exam; in 2024–2025 the smallest was +12.5 points in 8th grade Science and the largest was +57.2 points in Geometry. The school reports 100% proficiency in each end-of-course exam shown — Algebra I in both years, plus Biology and Geometry in 2024–2025 — though those likely reflect smaller, advanced course-taking groups rather than all 850 students.
Results are mixed but generally positive from year to year: Science 5, Math 8, ELA 6, Math 5, ELA 5 and Science 8 improved, while Math 7, ELA 8, Math 6 and ELA 7 declined slightly. Rank has drifted mildly from 124th (2023–2024) to 156th (2025–2026), leaving the school comfortably in the top 15% statewide. Chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 is 10.1% at the school versus 13.0% district-wide — roughly 1 in 10 students versus about 1 in 8. Additional context: a 26.24% free/reduced lunch rate and a 14.9:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025.
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