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If you had an hour of school board time for Barnesville Middle School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
418
Middle
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARNESVILLE EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 390452010822
Barnesville Middle School
970 Shamrock Dr, Barnesville, OH 43713 · (740) 425-3116 · Belmont County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Ohio public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 93 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 111 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 27% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 54% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Barnesville Middle School→Barnesville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Barnesville Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
61.2%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.3pp since 2021
Math
62.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +19.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.2% | 62.9% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 49.2% |
| 2022-23 | 64.5% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.5% | 43.5% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Barnesville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Belmont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #375 of 637 ▲ 144 | #3 of 6 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #377 of 637 ▼ 4 | #3 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.1pp | #72 of 629 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #343 of 654 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #521 of 577 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.4% | #557 of 579 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #396 of 410 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
418
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 418 | 20.1 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 21.1 | 20.4:1 | 58% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 21.1 | 20.7:1 | 38% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 23 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 24.1 | 17.6:1 | 35% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 64% (275) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barnesville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (423 to 418); teachers down 17% (24.1 to 20.1).
About Barnesville Middle School
Barnesville Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school in Barnesville, Ohio. It is open to students in grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 418 students.
Barnesville Middle School reports to Barnesville Exempted Village, which has 3 schools and 1,319 students.
White students account for 96% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 7, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio is 3.8 students per teacher.
Among Ohio public middle schools, Barnesville Middle School outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's county is Belmont County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $57,017, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Belmont County's 23 public schools enroll about 8,619 students and include Barnesville Middle School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Barnesville High School, is about 0.2 miles. There are 2 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Barnesville Middle School had a net gain of 13 students, or 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.6:1 in 2020-21, and 20.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Belmont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,473
Census ACS
Median income
$57,017
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
8,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barnesville Exempted Village
- Barnesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Barnesville High SchoolHigh · 385 students
Other schools in Barnesville
- Barnesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Barnesville High SchoolHigh · 385 students
Nearby schools
- Barnesville High School0.2 mi · 385
- Barnesville Elementary School1.3 mi · 516
- Union Local High School7.6 mi · 382
- Union Local Middle School7.7 mi · 304
- Union Local Elementary School7.8 mi · 562
- Belmont Career Center11.8 mi · 344
Frequently asked questions
About Barnesville Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Barnesville Middle School?
Barnesville Middle School enrolls approximately 418 students in grades 05-08.
Is Barnesville Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barnesville Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Barnesville Middle School have?
Barnesville Middle School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
How diverse is Barnesville Middle School?
Barnesville Middle School reports a student body of 96% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Barnesville Middle School in?
Barnesville Middle School is part of Barnesville Exempted Village.
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