For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 266 students in Kenton City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle School in Kenton City School District have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less 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
1,843 Students
562,575 Students
# Teachers
115 Teachers
34,189 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Kenton City 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 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#558 out of 929 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
52%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
60%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
63%

Graduation Rate
90-94%
86%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.57
# American Indian Students
2 Students
880 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
12 Students
12,445 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
106 Students
46,562 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
9%
# Black Students
19 Students
124,734 Students
% Black Students
1%
22%
# White Students
1,661 Students
343,151 Students
% White Students
90%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
597 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
43 Students
34,206 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
80
3,390
# Students in K Grade:
155
15,303
# Students in 1st Grade:
126
14,499
# Students in 2nd Grade:
123
14,677
# Students in 3rd Grade:
125
14,116
# Students in 4th Grade:
140
16,037
# Students in 5th Grade:
130
29,340
# Students in 6th Grade:
151
86,380
# Students in 7th Grade:
139
123,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
127
124,479
# Students in 9th Grade:
148
29,628
# Students in 10th Grade:
138
28,184
# Students in 11th Grade:
133
32,624
# Students in 12th Grade:
128
30,287
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,847 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,287. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,821 is less than the state median of $17,235. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$27 MM
$28,879 MM

Spending
$27 MM
$28,792 MM

Revenue / Student
$14,847
$17,287

Spending / Student
$14,821
$17,235

Best Kenton City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Kenton Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
300 Oriental St
Kenton, OH 43326
(419) 673-1237
Kenton, OH 43326
(419) 673-1237
Grades: 7-8
| 266 students
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