Bio-Med Science Academy

Bio-Med Science Academy is a public STEM+M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, plus Medicine) high school located on the campus of the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) in Rootstown, Ohio, United States. The school houses grades 9 through 12 at its Rootstown location, known as the Upper Academy, and grades 6 through 8 in Shalersville, known as the Lower Academy. An additional campus, the Ravenna campus, serves 4th and 5th graders. Originally the school opened as a community charter school in August 2012, but in April 2013 the school received a formal STEM designation for the State of Ohio. This new designation required the closing of the community school which occurred June 30, 2013, and the opening of Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School on July 1, 2013. With its new title it became an official independent and public STEM school.[1]

Bio-Med Science Academy
Address
4209 State Route 44 Rootstown , Ohio 44272 United States
Coordinates	41°06′11″N 81°14′43″W
Information
Funding type	Public
Founded	2012
Chief Administrative Officer	Stephanie Lammlein
Chief Operating Officer/Principal	Lindsey McLaughlin - Upper Academy Charmayne Polen - Lower Academy
Staff	56
Grades	4–12
Enrollment	> 800 (2019–20)
Language	English
Campus	Rural
Color(s)	Lime Green and blue
Team name	Bees
Accreditations	Ohio Department of Education STEM Accreditation
Communities served	Portage County, Northeast Ohio
Affiliation	Northeast Ohio Medical University
Website	biomedscienceacademy.org
Main entrance, 2015

The academy began with an initial freshmen class of 70 students, though only 41 graduated from the Academy. 119 students were admitted for the 2013–14 academic year, 109 were accepted for the 2014–15 year and 110 for the 2015–16 year.[2] For the 2017-18 school year, Bio-Med expanded to grades 6-12 with the opening of the Lower Academy in Shalersville Township. Total enrollment in the academy now surpasses 800 students from over 41 district across 8 counties.[3] There is a 50/50 male to female ratio.[3]

The school operates on a year-round academic schedule and is a member of the Akron hub of the Ohio Stem Learning Network.[4] The Upper Academy is housed on the third floor of the NEOMED Education and Wellness (NEW) Center, which opened in August 2014. Previously, the school was located in another part of the NEOMED campus for the first two academic years. Bio-Med Science Academy was granted Ohio STEM designation in April 2013. Within its first year, the school claimed first place at the Regional Engineer Career Day. Bio-Med Science Academy was one of seven schools recognized by Ohio Governor John Kasich in January 2017 as a recipient of the governor's innovation awards.[5]