For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 286 students in Western Local School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle School in Western Local School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 2% of the student body (majority Black and 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
1,279 Schools
# Students
685 Students
573,334 Students
# Teachers
26 Teachers
33,106 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
26:1
26:1
District Rank
Western Local School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 927 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 increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#606 out of 929 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
63%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.04
0.57
# American Indian Students
1 Student
815 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
11,845 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
3 Students
45,443 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
8%
# Black Students
7 Students
129,096 Students
% Black Students
1%
23%
# White Students
672 Students
350,612 Students
% White Students
98%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
594 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
1 Student
34,929 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
28
3,025
# Students in K Grade:
51
15,463
# Students in 1st Grade:
56
15,145
# Students in 2nd Grade:
52
13,450
# Students in 3rd Grade:
51
14,820
# Students in 4th Grade:
53
16,518
# Students in 5th Grade:
55
30,775
# Students in 6th Grade:
53
87,343
# Students in 7th Grade:
42
124,192
# Students in 8th Grade:
54
128,202
# Students in 9th Grade:
64
30,514
# Students in 10th Grade:
59
29,300
# Students in 11th Grade:
32
32,851
# Students in 12th Grade:
35
31,736
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,641 is higher than the state median of $17,216. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,791 is higher than the state median of $17,164. The school district spending/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,641
$17,216
Spending / Student
$20,791
$17,164
Best Western Local School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Western High School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
7959 State Route 124
Latham, OH 45646
(740) 493-2514
Latham, OH 45646
(740) 493-2514
Grades: 7-12
| 286 students
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