Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Summary:

Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School is an alternative public school located in Rootstown, Ohio, serving 1,013 students in grades K-12 with a strong focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education.

The school stands out for its high graduation rates, which have consistently ranged from 94.9% to 98.8% over the past five years, significantly exceeding the state average. Additionally, Bio-Med students have outperformed their peers across Ohio on various state assessments, including science, mathematics, and English language arts. However, the school has a predominantly white student population, with over 90% of students identifying as white, which is higher than the state average. This lack of racial diversity may limit the exposure of students to diverse perspectives and experiences. Another concern is the school's recent spike in chronic absenteeism, which rose from 4.6% in 2019-2020 to 26.8% in 2021-2022, a trend that requires further investigation and intervention.

Compared to nearby schools, Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School appears to be a high-performing institution, particularly in its STEM-focused curriculum and strong academic outcomes. However, the school's lack of racial diversity and the concerning trend in chronic absenteeism are areas that warrant further examination. By addressing these challenges, the school can continue to provide an exceptional educational experience for its students and prepare them for success in the future.


Detail:

Public, Alternative K-12

 4211 State Route 44
       Rootstown, OH  44272-9698


(877) 644-6338

District: Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

SchoolDigger Rank:
654th of 1,577 Ohio Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,480 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  17.7 Help
Number of students:  960

Racial breakdown:

White:
89.7%
Two or more races:
4.4%
Hispanic:
2.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  13.4% Help


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Compare Details Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School ranks better than 58.5% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.17. (See more...)
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Compare Details Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School ranks worse than 56.9% of middle schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.72. (See more...)
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Compare Details Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School ranks better than 84.3% of high schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.08. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (89.7%), two or more races (4.4%), Hispanic (2.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 13.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School is 17.7. (See more...)
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Compare Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School employs 54 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School is $9,480.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School 654th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School 595th of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School 136th of 864 Ohio public high schools. (See Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.06 654th 1610 59.4%
2022 59.76 779th 1588 50.9%
2023 57.92 817th 1596 48.8%
2024 65.17 654th 1577 58.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 33.66 568th 856 33.6%
2024 52.38 355th 900 60.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 72.94 327th 1404 76.7%
2022 64.84 502nd 1419 64.6%
2023 52.44 752nd 1447 48.0%
2024 64.58 531st 1484 64.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 63.64 590th 1467 59.8%
2022 62.17 656th 1488 55.9%
2023 56.40 750th 1483 49.4%
2024 62.92 623rd 1466 57.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 62.34 635th 1499 57.6%
2022 51.59 848th 1518 44.1%
2023 52.45 832nd 1498 44.5%
2024 63.48 636th 1485 57.2%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 54.93 631st 1249 49.5%
2022 46.60 769th 1242 38.1%
2023 45.15 778th 1215 36.0%
2024 54.10 626th 1190 47.4%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 79.23 193rd 1050 81.6%
2021 67.40 363rd 1037 65.0%
2022 59.16 448th 1017 55.9%
2023 57.32 506th 1048 51.7%
2024 48.72 595th 1046 43.1%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 55.22 187th 590 68.3%
2024 39.04 319th 563 43.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 82.92 83rd 945 91.2%
2021 73.03 201st 923 78.2%
2022 61.62 339th 947 64.2%
2023 60.50 386th 974 60.4%
2024 52.98 480th 989 51.5%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.02 155th 897 82.7%
2019 75.49 236th 917 74.3%
2021 61.42 384th 910 57.8%
2022 53.22 474th 925 48.8%
2023 49.90 533rd 943 43.5%
2024 45.75 566th 942 39.9%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 43.50 281st 565 50.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.03 48th 916 94.8%
2019 81.17 141st 933 84.9%
2021 66.22 314th 924 66.0%
2022 55.17 435th 946 54.0%
2023 55.89 452nd 963 53.1%
2024 41.46 586th 958 38.8%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.20 103rd 781 86.8%
2019 70.31 238th 796 70.1%
2021 54.92 374th 781 52.1%
2022 45.12 466th 809 42.4%
2023 42.82 506th 805 37.1%
2024 30.34 606th 795 23.8%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

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Rank History for all high school students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2015 81.05 22nd 778 97.2%
2016 84.92 14th 784 98.2%
2017 86.75 25th 773 96.8%
2018 81.19 37th 800 95.4%
2019 76.35 107th 836 87.2%
2021 82.95 44th 819 94.6%
2022 79.20 84th 836 90.0%
2023 72.15 164th 867 81.1%
2024 75.08 136th 864 84.3%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.81 7th 758 99.1%
2019 84.79 39th 779 95.0%
2021 98.12 2nd 763 99.7%
2022 81.93 68th 773 91.2%
2023 77.59 99th 805 87.7%
2024 76.93 126th 822 84.7%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.44 89th 751 88.1%
2019 70.50 220th 781 71.8%
2021 76.62 132nd 775 83.0%
2022 74.87 161st 794 79.7%
2023 63.52 320th 813 60.6%
2024 68.82 249th 798 68.8%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.04 35th 763 95.4%
2019 84.70 66th 792 91.7%
2021 89.87 22nd 778 97.2%
2022 82.65 87th 808 89.2%
2023 76.30 169th 819 79.4%
2024 80.66 115th 816 85.9%
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Rank History for high school White students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.36 58th 718 91.9%
2019 76.37 139th 739 81.2%
2021 80.75 87th 727 88.0%
2022 71.56 189th 749 74.8%
2023 63.74 290th 756 61.6%
2024 74.83 176th 754 76.7%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Open Quote Worst decision ever made sending my child to biomed. The school cares more about its public image than the students under their care.

Every day was often a different color resulting in a different class schedule. One of many unnecessary stressors when work level is already very demanding. Constant changes made at the expense of the students well being to "see what happens" with them.

Freshman engineering was eventually removed as most failed the course. The two years of online Rosetta stone (spanish or mandarin) done on own time was eventually dropped. No one could actually speak or read either language.. All for show. No actual daily class with a language teacher.

No real gym class, which was only in senoir year anyway. Individual Art class that was done in junior year was removed.

The new biomed school building was supposed to be high tech, but there were not even enough outlets for the students to plug in required computers and ipads daily as needed.

So many students were unable to achieve the A or B grades for their classes, so the staff finally allowed a C grade if the students and parents signed papers accepting the low grade. It was that or 2 weeks of summer school to try and raise the grade before accepting a C.

Students were shamed during group meetings for not excelling in the classes.

Students were eventually forced to walk outside, if temp was atleast 22 F, to the college lunch area due to complaints by neomed college that the biomed students were loud.

Many students were so stressed. Crying in the halls. Depression. Anxiety. Tallk of suicide. Some students did attempt suicide. One honor role student did die. Students were told by a female neomed college campus police officer,
" Suicide happens. Get used to it."

Biomed staff brought in a grief counselor for 4 hours for just one day, but this was only after complaints that nothing was done for the students after the suicide.

Biomed quickly moved on from that suicide.Scrubbed like all the other poor performing students removed from the school that make biomed look bad.

There are better schools to choose from that provide more educational options, and encourage instead of shame when students struggle. The high rating is as fake as the sales pitch they give to prospective families. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2014 141 3 3 2 0 0 6 0 155
2015 228 3 7 3 0 0 5 0 246
2016 287 7 9 6 1 1 10 0 321
2017 310 9 10 5 1 1 10 0 346
2018 528 9 8 8 2 3 17 0 575
2019 580 9 4 9 2 3 17 0 624
2020 770 15 3 9 1 3 20 0 821
2021 920 19 10 14 1 3 29 0 996
2022 948 18 9 12 2 2 33 0 1024
2023 919 21 10 21 2 1 39 0 1013
2024 861 20 14 21 1 1 42 0 960

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2014 155 10.0 15.5 11
2015 246 n/a n/a 12.6
2016 321 17.0 18.8 12.1
2017 346 17.3 19.9 13
2018 575 29.3 19.5 7.1
2019 624 36.8 16.9 6.3
2020 821 45.8 17.8 5.7
2021 996 49.8 19.9 n/a
2022 1024 55.2 18.5 n/a
2023 1013 56.0 18.0 5.1
2024 960 54.0 17.7 13.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2014 155 10.0 15.5 11
2015 246 n/a n/a 12.6
2016 321 17.0 18.8 12.1
2017 346 17.3 19.9 13
2018 575 29.3 19.5 7.1
2019 624 36.8 16.9 6.3
2020 821 45.8 17.8 5.7
2021 996 49.8 19.9 n/a
2022 1024 55.2 18.5 n/a
2023 1013 56.0 18.0 5.1
2024 960 54.0 17.7 13.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $7,090
2022 $7,915
2023 $8,457
2024 $9,480

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 193rd of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 506th of 1048 Middle schools
 29.9%
Ranks 107th of 836 High schoolsRanks 164th of 867 High schools
 6.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School)66.348.9
 17.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School)84.733.7
 51%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
8th Grade Science (Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School)7563.4
 11.6%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School)77.542.2
 35.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School)76.361.8
 14.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%
End of Course American Government (Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School)91.889.2
 2.6%
   End of Course American Government (Ohio)77.772
 5.7%
End of Course American History (Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School)95.896.4
 0.6%
   End of Course American History (Ohio)78.169.7
 8.4%
End of Course Biology (Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School)84.672.6
 12%
   End of Course Biology (Ohio)73.763.7
 10%
End of Course English II (Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School)96.674.7
 21.9%
   End of Course English II (Ohio)66.260.8
 5.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students6241013
 62.3%
African American921
 133.3%
American Indian22
Asian410
 150%
Hispanic921
 133.3%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White580919
 58.4%
Two or More Races1739
 129.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients6.3%5.1%
 1.1%


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Students at Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School are 90% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School ranks 654th of 1577 Ohio alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 960 students attended Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School.


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