Enrollment
394
Middle
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEATH CITY·NCES 390441101055
Heath Middle School
310 Licking View Dr, Heath, OH 43056 · (740) 788-3200 · Licking County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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.
- B+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
20.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
173 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 125 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 135 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 34% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Heath Middle School→Heath High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Heath City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.6pp since 2021
Math
78.4%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.5pp 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 78 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.2% | 78.4% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 76.7% |
| 2022-23 | 70.6% | 71.2% |
| 2021-22 | 65.6% | 70.9% |
% 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
73.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Heath Middle School
Heath Middle School's state test result (73.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Middle School this school | 394 | 43.9% | 73.8% |
| Pleasant Middle School Marion | 438 | 42.5% | 65.7% |
| Bath Middle School Lima | 417 | 45.1% | 79.2% |
| Eaton Middle School Eaton | 410 | 46.6% | 72.5% |
| Crestwood Intermediate School Mantua | 323 | 44.6% | 57.4% |
| Graham Middle School Saint Paris | 362 | 45.9% | 68.5% |
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 Heath Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Licking County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #143 of 316 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #150 of 637 ▲ 17 | #4 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #214 of 637 ▲ 90 | #5 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.6pp | #135 of 629 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #376 of 654 | #10 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #516 of 577 | #13 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #322 of 579 | #8 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #137 of 319 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #363 of 410 | #6 of 7 |
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
394
-24 (-6%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 394 | 19 | 20.7:1 | 44% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 19 | 21.5:1 | 39% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 18 | 22.1:1 | 39% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | 20 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 16.6 | 24.5:1 | 41% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 19 | 20.8:1 | 42% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 22 | 20.9:1 | 35% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 397 | 22 | 18.1:1 | 9% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 400 | 20 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heath Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (406 to 394); teachers up 14% (16.6 to 19).
About Heath Middle School
Heath Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school with an address in Heath, Ohio. Total enrollment is 394 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8.
Heath Middle School is one school in Heath City, a system of 4 schools with 1,560 students.
By race and ethnicity, Heath Middle School is 85% White. The next largest groups are 9% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. In Licking County overall, the White share is about 86%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
Heath Middle School reports a ratio of 20.7 students per teacher, from 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.0:1. Lunch program data show 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is in line with the 43% average for public schools in Licking County.
Heath Middle School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 77% of Ohio public middle schools.
Heath Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 73.8%, compared with a predicted 72.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations.
Licking County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $84,426 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Heath Middle School shares Licking County with 62 other public schools.
The closest school to Heath Middle School is Heath High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Small, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
A 6% decline took enrollment from 418 in 2020-21 to 394 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Heath Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Licking County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,837
Census ACS
Median income
$84,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
29,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Heath City
- Heath High SchoolHigh · 447 students
- Stevenson Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
Other schools in Heath
- Heath High SchoolHigh · 447 students
- Stevenson Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
Other Heath Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Heath Middle. Heath Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Heath Middle SchoolGREELEY, CO · 499 students
- Heath Middle SchoolWest Paducah, KY · 433 students
Nearby schools
- Heath High School0.1 mi · 447
- Garfield Elementary School0.7 mi · 331
- Stevenson Elementary School1.2 mi · 388
- Cherry Valley Elementary School1.7 mi · 346
- McGuffey Elementary School1.9 mi · 415
- Wilson Middle School2.2 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About Heath Middle SchoolHow large is Heath Middle School?
Heath Middle School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Heath Middle School serve?
Heath Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Heath Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Heath Middle School is approximately 20.7:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Heath Middle School?
At Heath Middle School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Heath Middle School public or private?
Heath Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Heath City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.