Enrollment
294
Middle
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUFFTON EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 390452101366
Bluffton Middle School
116 S Jackson St, Bluffton, OH 45817 · (419) 358-7961 · Allen County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
236 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 108 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 36% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Bluffton Middle School→Bluffton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bluffton Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
79.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +8.2pp since 2021
Math
82.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.9pp 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 83 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.8% | 82.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.2% | 81.3% |
| 2022-23 | 77.7% | 78.7% |
| 2021-22 | 71.6% | 78.8% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Ohio's top 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 Bluffton Middle School
Bluffton Middle School's state test result (81.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Middle School this school | 294 | 80.3% | 81.5% |
| Lakeview Middle School Cortland | 370 | 82.4% | 79.2% |
| Dalton Middle School Dalton | 277 | 76.5% | 81.6% |
| Utica Middle School Utica | 349 | 92.6% | 65.5% |
| Northridge Middle School Johnstown | 270 | 93.0% | 64.1% |
| Schrop Intermediate School Akron | 382 | 73.3% | 58.2% |
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 Bluffton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #71 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #95 of 637 ▲ 17 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #98 of 637 ▼ 3 | #2 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #154 of 629 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #492 of 654 | #8 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #464 of 577 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #482 of 579 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #17 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.0% | #63 of 169 | 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
294
+20 (+7%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 297
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 294 | 15 | 19.6:1 | 80% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 15 | 17.9:1 | 79% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 15 | 18.9:1 | 58% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 17 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 258 | 16 | 16.1:1 | 67% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 16 | 16.5:1 | 71% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 15 | 17.8:1 | 61% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | 15 | 19.8:1 | 30% (88) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bluffton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (258 to 294); teachers down 6% (16 to 15).
About Bluffton Middle School
Bluffton Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Bluffton, Ohio, (ZIP code 45817). Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 294 students. The school's enrollment is 39% smaller than the 482 average for middle schools in Ohio.
The Bluffton Exempted Village system has 3 schools and 1,248 students.
Most students at Bluffton Middle School are White: 93% of enrollment. Other students are 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is higher than the 80% White share among all Allen County residents. Bluffton Middle School has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 19.6:1, with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in Ohio average 17.0:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 80%. Across public schools in Allen County, the average is 50%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 81.5%, is 23.0 points above the 58.5% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Ohio schools.
Within Allen County, median household income is about $64,038, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 36 public schools in Allen County, with a combined enrollment of about 14,579.
Bluffton Elementary School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Bluffton Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Bluffton Middle School comes in 2nd of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Bluffton Middle School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Bluffton Middle School had 274 students in 2020-21 and 294 in 2024-25, a 7% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.1:1 in 2020-21 to 19.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,348
Census ACS
Median income
$64,038
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
14,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bluffton Exempted Village
- Bluffton Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Bluffton High SchoolHigh · 420 students
Other schools in Bluffton
- Bluffton Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Bluffton High SchoolHigh · 420 students
Other Bluffton Middle schools
One other US public school is named Bluffton Middle. Bluffton Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bluffton MiddleBluffton, SC · 921 students
Nearby schools
- Bluffton Elementary School0.1 mi · 534
- Bluffton High School0.1 mi · 420
- Cory-Rawson Elementary School5.5 mi · 236
- Cory-Rawson High School5.5 mi · 265
- Pandora-Gilboa Middle School5.8 mi · 158
- Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School5.8 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About Bluffton Middle SchoolHow large is Bluffton Middle School?
Bluffton Middle School enrolls approximately 294 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bluffton Middle School serve?
Bluffton Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Bluffton Middle School have?
Bluffton Middle School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bluffton Middle School?
At Bluffton Middle School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Bluffton Middle School in?
Bluffton Middle School is part of Bluffton Exempted Village.
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