Summary:
ZIP code 44512 in Youngstown, Ohio, has two middle schools, both in the Boardman Local district: Boardman Center Intermediate School, serving grades 4–6 with 814 students, and Boardman Glenwood Junior High, serving grades 7–8 with 550 students. Together they enroll 1,364 students, so families experience them as a pipeline rather than as competing schools — students move from Center on to Glenwood.
Glenwood stands out for state ranking: it placed 225 of 1046 middle schools in 2025–2026, in the 78th percentile with 4 stars, and has held 4 stars for three years, though its percentile drifted from 82 to 80 to 78. Its most eye-catching result is 100% proficiency in Algebra I End of Course in both years, far above the district and state rates — but test-taker counts aren't provided, so this may reflect a selected group rather than all students. Glenwood's 7th grade math was 74.2% proficient versus 48.6% statewide, and 8th grade math 70.8% versus 52.0%. Its chronic absenteeism is 21.0%, slightly above the district's 20.1%.
Center Intermediate's bright spot is 5th grade, where math reached 76.4% proficient versus 59.1% statewide and ELA 79.0% versus 70.4%. Its chronic absenteeism is 16.8%, below the district's 20.1% — an interesting contrast, since the higher-ranked school has the higher absenteeism. Center also has larger enrollment, a higher free/reduced lunch rate (58.72% vs. 54.91%), higher 2018–2019 per-student spending ($7,986 vs. $6,673), and a higher student-teacher ratio (18:1 vs. 13.5:1). Most importantly, every reported test score at both schools beat the Ohio state rate, with math the clear signature strength.
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