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What's the biggest difference between Donnell Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
522
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FINDLAY CITY·NCES 391000000943
Donnell Middle School
301 Baldwin Ave, Findlay, OH 45840 · (419) 425-8370 · Hancock County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
223 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 6 | 178 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 179 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 165 | 32% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Donnell Middle School→Findlay High School
Based on grade levels within Findlay City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
57.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.3pp since 2021
Math
70.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.3% | 70.4% |
| 2023-24 | 60.2% | 68.2% |
| 2022-23 | 58.8% | 67.7% |
| 2021-22 | 60.6% | 68.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Donnell Middle School
Donnell Middle School's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donnell Middle School this school | 522 | 42.7% | 64.4% |
| Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High School Sylvania | 573 | 43.8% | 66.5% |
| Van Buren Middle School Kettering | 598 | 40.8% | 71.8% |
| Henry F Lamuth Middle School Painesville | 703 | 37.1% | 70.3% |
| Maumee Middle School Maumee | 494 | 46.6% | 67.2% |
| Upper Sandusky Middle School Upper Sandusky | 503 | 49.1% | 75.8% |
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 Donnell Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Hancock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #243 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #285 of 637 ▲ 25 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #429 of 637 ▼ 66 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #156 of 629 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #248 of 654 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #207 of 577 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #207 of 579 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.7% | #142 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #252 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
522
-80 (-13%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 522 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 43% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 39% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 41% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 602 | 36 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 34% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 39 | 15.0:1 | 31% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 33% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 16% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 440 | 27 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Donnell Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (573 to 522); teachers down 6% (36 to 34).
About Donnell Middle School
Donnell Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Findlay, Ohio, under Findlay City. The latest federal count shows 522 students in grades 6 through 8.
Donnell Middle School is part of a district of 11 schools: Findlay City, with 5,694 students.
A majority of students at Donnell Middle School, 76%, are White. The next largest groups are 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 13 points below the 89% share among Hancock County residents. Donnell Middle School has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Donnell Middle School operates with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.3:1. That ratio is under the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. Donnell Middle School reports 43% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Donnell Middle School scores 64.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 72.7%.
In Hancock County (population about 74,866), median household income is about $73,141, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 37 public schools operate in Hancock County, serving about 11,975 students.
Nearest public school: Jefferson Primary School, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Donnell Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Donnell Middle School ranks 3rd of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 64.4% against a local average of 67.9%.
Donnell Middle School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 602 in 2020-21 and 522 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.7:1 in 2020-21 to 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,866
Census ACS
Median income
$73,141
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
11,975 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Findlay City
- Findlay High SchoolHigh · 1,592 students
- Glenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Millstream Career CenterHigh · 455 students
- Wilson Vance Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Northview Primary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Whittier Primary SchoolElementary · 396 students
Other schools in Findlay
- Findlay High SchoolHigh · 1,592 students
- Liberty-Benton Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
- Glenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Liberty-Benton High SchoolHigh · 549 students
- Liberty-Benton Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Millstream Career CenterHigh · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Primary School0.5 mi · 354
- Chamberlin Hill Elementary School1.0 mi · 342
- Whittier Primary School1.0 mi · 396
- Findlay Digital Academy1.2 mi · 230
- Millstream Career Center2.1 mi · 455
- Findlay High School2.2 mi · 1,592
Frequently asked questions
About Donnell Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Donnell Middle School?
Donnell Middle School enrolls approximately 522 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Donnell Middle School serve?
Donnell Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Donnell Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Donnell Middle School is approximately 15.3:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Donnell Middle School?
At Donnell Middle School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Donnell Middle School public or private?
Donnell Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Findlay City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.