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Middletown City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 941 students in Middletown City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle School in Middletown City School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 52% 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
10 Schools
1,244 Schools
# Students
5,978 Students
562,575 Students
# Teachers
348 Teachers
34,189 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Middletown 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 86% has increased from 85% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#694 out of 929 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
52%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
60%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
63%

Graduation Rate
86%
86%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.68
0.57
# American Indian Students
12 Students
880 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
27 Students
12,445 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
1,103 Students
46,562 Students
% Hispanic Students
18%
9%
# Black Students
1,128 Students
124,734 Students
% Black Students
19%
22%
# White Students
2,950 Students
343,151 Students
% White Students
49%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
7 Students
597 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
751 Students
34,206 Students
% of Two or more races Students
13%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
76
3,390
# Students in K Grade:
482
15,303
# Students in 1st Grade:
451
14,499
# Students in 2nd Grade:
519
14,677
# Students in 3rd Grade:
429
14,116
# Students in 4th Grade:
480
16,037
# Students in 5th Grade:
487
29,340
# Students in 6th Grade:
465
86,380
# Students in 7th Grade:
494
123,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
446
124,479
# Students in 9th Grade:
466
29,628
# Students in 10th Grade:
494
28,184
# Students in 11th Grade:
363
32,624
# Students in 12th Grade:
326
30,287
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,645 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 $16,345 is less than the state median of $17,235. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$94 MM
$28,879 MM

Spending
$98 MM
$28,792 MM

Revenue / Student
$15,645
$17,287

Spending / Student
$16,345
$17,235

Best Middletown City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Middletown Middle School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
551 N Breiel Blvd
Middletown, OH 45042
(513) 420-4528
Middletown, OH 45042
(513) 420-4528
Grades: 6-8
| 941 students
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