Enrollment
362
Middle
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAHAM LOCAL·NCES 390461902464
Graham Middle School
9644 Us Highway 36, Saint Paris, OH 43072 · (937) 663-5339 · Champaign County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Ohio public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
21.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
166 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 111 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 120 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 131 | 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
Graham Middle School→Graham High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Graham Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +21.6pp since 2021
Math
68.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +13.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 22 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 68.5% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 57.8% |
| 2021-22 | 49.4% | 55.2% |
% 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
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Graham Middle School
Graham Middle School's state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Middle School this school | 362 | 45.9% | 68.5% |
| Southeast Junior High School Diamond | 334 | 47.3% | 58.5% |
| Eaton Middle School Eaton | 410 | 46.6% | 72.5% |
| North Union Middle School Richwood | 325 | 44.9% | 64.8% |
| Champion Middle School Warren | 366 | 41.8% | 80.6% |
| Celina Middle School Celina | 348 | 49.4% | 69.7% |
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 Graham Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #206 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #309 of 637 ▲ 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #217 of 637 ▲ 79 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.4pp | #8 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #417 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #531 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #480 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #121 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #116 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 2024-25Enrollment
362
-37 (-9%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 362 | 17 | 21.3:1 | 46% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 46% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 23 | 16.9:1 | 38% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 21 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 27.6 | 15.7:1 | 32% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 26 | 18.9:1 | 34% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 46% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 14% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 338 | 15 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Graham Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (434 to 362); teachers down 38% (27.6 to 17).
About Graham Middle School
This page covers Graham Middle School, a small middle school in Saint Paris, Ohio. The latest federal count shows 362 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Ohio is about 482 students, so this school is 25% smaller than average.
Graham Middle School is one school in a 3-school district, Graham Local, which enrolls 1,588 students.
The large majority of students at Graham Middle School, 93%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 92% White share among all Champaign County residents. By the diversity index, Graham Middle School comes in at 14%.
Staffing totals 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in Ohio average 17.0:1. Graham Middle School reports 46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Champaign County is 57%.
Graham Middle School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 60% of Ohio public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Graham Middle School scores 68.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 71.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Champaign County show that median household income is about $75,556, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 15 public schools in Champaign County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,135.
The closest public school to Graham Middle School is Graham Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The nearest schools with test data average 66.9%, lower than Graham Middle School's 68.5%.
Locale data from NCES put Graham Middle School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Graham Middle School went from 399 students to 362. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.0:1 to 21.3:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Graham Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Champaign County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,804
Census ACS
Median income
$75,556
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,135 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Graham Local
- Graham Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
- Graham High SchoolHigh · 491 students
Other schools in Saint Paris
- Graham Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
- Graham High SchoolHigh · 491 students
Other Graham Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Graham Middle. Graham Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Graham MiddleGraham, NC · 553 students
- Graham MiddleBluefield, VA · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Graham Elementary School0.2 mi · 735
- Graham High School1.8 mi · 491
- Northwestern Elementary School9.3 mi · 950
- Northwestern Junior/Senior High School9.4 mi · 731
- Miami East Junior High School9.5 mi · 327
- Miami East Elementary9.5 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About Graham Middle SchoolHow large is Graham Middle School?
Graham Middle School enrolls approximately 362 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Graham Middle School serve?
Graham Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Graham Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Graham Middle School is approximately 21.3:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Graham Middle School?
At Graham Middle School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Graham Middle School?
Graham Middle School is overseen by Graham Local in Champaign County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.