Enrollment
277
Middle
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALTON LOCAL·NCES 390505403981
Dalton Middle School
250 N Church St, Dalton, OH 44618 · (330) 828-2405 · Wayne County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
212 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 5 | 73 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 26% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Dalton Middle School→Dalton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dalton Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
77.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.3pp since 2021
Math
85.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.6% | 85.3% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 82.1% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 84.1% |
| 2021-22 | 78.9% | 81.5% |
% 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
81.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% 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 22 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 Dalton Middle School
Dalton Middle School's state test result (81.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Middle School this school | 277 | 76.5% | 81.6% |
| Jefferson Middle School Delphos | 248 | 70.6% | 67.4% |
| Bluffton Middle School Bluffton | 294 | 80.3% | 81.5% |
| LaBrae Middle School Leavittsburg | 236 | 68.2% | 56.7% |
| Lakeview Middle School Cortland | 370 | 82.4% | 79.2% |
| 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 Dalton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #70 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.3% | #70 of 637 ▲ 32 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #127 of 637 ▼ 20 | #2 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #373 of 629 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #516 of 654 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #502 of 577 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #423 of 579 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.5% | #20 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #357 of 410 | #5 of 6 |
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
277
0 (0%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 233
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 277 | 13.7 | 20.3:1 | 77% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 15.3 | 18.0:1 | 87% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 28.4 | 10.0:1 | 52% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 14 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 287 | 13.6 | 21.2:1 | 53% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 11 | 25.6:1 | 58% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 214 | 12 | 17.8:1 | 43% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 234 | 12 | 19.5:1 | 22% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 233 | 11 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dalton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (287 to 277); teachers up 1% (13.6 to 13.7).
About Dalton Middle School
Dalton Middle School is a small middle school with its address in Dalton, Ohio. It had 277 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 5 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Ohio enroll about 482 students on average.
Dalton Local is responsible for 3 schools, Dalton Middle School included, with 898 students in all.
White students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Wayne County residents, the White share is about 93%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 20.3:1 is based on 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Ohio have an average ratio of 17.0:1. In all, 77% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Wayne County averages 49%, lower than here.
BeatsExpectations places Dalton Middle School in the top 10% of Ohio schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 21.7 points above it (81.6% actual, 59.9% predicted).
Looking at the county, Wayne County, the median household earns about $73,574 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Dalton Middle School, Wayne County has 45 public schools.
Dalton Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Dalton Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Dalton Middle School is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
Dalton Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment went from 277 in 2020-21 to 277 in 2024-25, a change of zero students.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,588
Census ACS
Median income
$73,574
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
14,479 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dalton Local
- Dalton Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Dalton High SchoolHigh · 282 students
Other schools in Dalton
- Dalton Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Dalton High SchoolHigh · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Dalton Elementary School0.0 mi · 339
- Dalton High School0.2 mi · 282
- Orrville High School4.8 mi · 416
- Heartland Early Learning Program5.0 mi · 40
- Orrville Elementary School5.0 mi · 514
- Tuslaw Middle School5.0 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Dalton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dalton Middle School?
Dalton Middle School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Dalton Middle School serve?
Dalton Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Dalton Middle School have?
Dalton Middle School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dalton Middle School?
At Dalton Middle School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Dalton Middle School?
Dalton Middle School is overseen by Dalton Local in Wayne County.
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