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Buckeye United School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 340 students in Buckeye United School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle Schools in Buckeye United School District have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 16% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 77% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Ohio public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,244 Schools
# Students
340 Students
562,575 Students
# Teachers
36 Teachers
34,189 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
District Rank
Buckeye United School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 918 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 6-9% has increased from 5% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#905 out of 929 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
52%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
60%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
63%

Graduation Rate
6-9%
86%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.57
# American Indian Students
n/a
880 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
12,445 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
23 Students
46,562 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
9%
# Black Students
223 Students
124,734 Students
% Black Students
66%
22%
# White Students
79 Students
343,151 Students
% White Students
23%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
597 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
14 Students
34,206 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
3,390
# Students in K Grade:
-
15,303
# Students in 1st Grade:
-
14,499
# Students in 2nd Grade:
-
14,677
# Students in 3rd Grade:
-
14,116
# Students in 4th Grade:
-
16,037
# Students in 5th Grade:
-
29,340
# Students in 6th Grade:
1
86,380
# Students in 7th Grade:
2
123,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
6
124,479
# Students in 9th Grade:
69
29,628
# Students in 10th Grade:
90
28,184
# Students in 11th Grade:
94
32,624
# Students in 12th Grade:
78
30,287
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
Best Buckeye United School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Indian River (Irjcf)
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
2775 Indian River Rd
Massillon, OH 44647
(330) 837-4211
Massillon, OH 44647
(330) 837-4211
Grades: 7-12
| 125 students
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Luther E Ball (Chjcf)
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
4321 Green Rd
Cleveland, OH 44128
(216) 285-9911
Cleveland, OH 44128
(216) 285-9911
Grades: 6-12
| 107 students
Rank: #33.
Ralph C Starkey (Cjcf)
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
640 Island Rd
Circleville, OH 43113
(740) 571-8282
Circleville, OH 43113
(740) 571-8282
Grades: 8-12
| 108 students
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