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Archbold Middle School

306 Stryker St, Archbold, OH 43502 · (419) 446-2726 · Fulton County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
Enrollment
345
Middle
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 482
Student : Teacher
27.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
102 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 58725%
Grade 67522%
Grade 710029%
Grade 88324%
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
27780%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
5315%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
72%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17450%
Female
17150%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Archbold Middle School→Archbold High School
Feeds from
Archbold Elementary SchoolKG–04
Based on grade levels within Archbold-Area Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
79.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.2pp since 2021
Math
80.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.9pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2579.7%80.9%
2023-2475.3%83.5%
2022-2374.9%77.9%
2021-2276.6%80.0%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
80.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Archbold Middle School

Archbold Middle School's state test result (80.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Archbold Middle School this school34529.6%80.6%
Canaan Middle School
Plain
35433.1%77.7%
Jonathan Alder Junior High
Plain City
38234.0%80.8%
Perry Middle School
Perry
44328.7%74.4%
Eastwood Middle School
Pemberville
36530.1%79.7%
Bowling Green Middle School
Bowling Green
58937.2%69.6%
Matched among Ohio middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Archbold Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Ohio
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
80.6%#83 of 316
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
80.9%#119 of 637
▼ 34
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
79.7%#100 of 637
▲ 38
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+2.0pp#343 of 629
Enrollment
ranked largest first
345#439 of 654
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
27.4:1#573 of 577
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
33.1%#257 of 579
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
29.6%#218 of 319
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.9%#238 of 410
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
345
-37 (-10%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
27.4:1
was 27.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534512.627.4:130% (102)
2023-2436120.118.0:127% (98)
2022-2339219.719.9:121% (83)
2020-213821427.3:1N/A
2017-1838321.318.0:125% (96)
2015-163902118.6:123% (91)
2010-113952416.5:130% (117)
2000-014842618.6:19% (45)
1990-912671616.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Archbold Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 10% (383 to 345); teachers down 41% (21.3 to 12.6).

About Archbold Middle School

Archbold Middle School, located in Archbold, Ohio, is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. Students in grades 5 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 345 students. That compares with an average of about 482 students for middle schools in Ohio.

Archbold-Area Local has 1,112 students spread across 3 schools.

White students are 80% of those enrolled at Archbold Middle School. Next come 15% Hispanic and 2% Black. That compares with about 89% White among all Fulton County residents. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at Archbold Middle School are from different groups.

With 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 27.4:1. The average for middle schools in Ohio is 17.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Archbold Middle School, 30% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 44% for public schools in Fulton County.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 80.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 77.6%.

In Fulton County, the median household earns about $72,864 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Fulton County, 22 public schools serve about 6,935 students.

The closest school to Archbold Middle School is Archbold Elementary School, located about 0.5 miles away. Archbold Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Archbold Middle School at 3rd of 6.

Under the NCES locale system, Archbold Middle School is Rural: Distant.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 345, down from 382 in 2020-21.

Archbold Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Fulton County at a glance

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Population
42,240
Census ACS
Median income
$72,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,935 students

Quick facts

School name
Archbold Middle School
District
Archbold-Area Local
Address
306 Stryker St, Archbold, OH 43502
Phone
(419) 446-2726
County
Fulton County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
345
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
27.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
102 (30%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
390470402759
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Archbold Middle School
How many students attend Archbold Middle School?
Archbold Middle School enrolls approximately 345 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Archbold Middle School serve?
Archbold Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Archbold Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Archbold Middle School is approximately 27.4:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Archbold Middle School?
Student demographics at Archbold Middle School are roughly 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Archbold Middle School public or private?
Archbold Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Archbold-Area Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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