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What's the most underrated thing about Highland Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
389
Middle
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLAND LOCAL·NCES 390488003409
Highland Middle School
6506 State Route 229, Marengo, OH 43334 · (419) 768-2781 · Morrow County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
157 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 135 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 144 | 37% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.7pp since 2021
Math
73.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.6% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.2% | 69.8% |
| 2022-23 | 60.7% | 73.5% |
| 2021-22 | 56.9% | 73.9% |
% 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Highland Middle School
Highland Middle School's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Middle School this school | 389 | 40.4% | 65.3% |
| Northwest Middle School Canal Fulton | 405 | 40.0% | 82.1% |
| Champion Middle School Warren | 366 | 41.8% | 80.6% |
| Greeneview Middle School Jamestown | 440 | 40.2% | 69.8% |
| Berkshire Middle School Burton | 388 | 37.4% | 66.7% |
| Crestview Middle School Columbiana | 367 | 40.9% | 70.4% |
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 Highland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #237 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #239 of 637 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #398 of 637 ▲ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #391 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #382 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #268 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.4% | #523 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #161 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #244 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
389
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 389 | 24 | 16.2:1 | 40% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 22 | 17.2:1 | 41% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 23 | 18.5:1 | 27% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 24 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 23 | 18.7:1 | 34% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 23 | 19.8:1 | 37% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 25 | 16.7:1 | 40% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 22 | 18.9:1 | 23% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 12 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (430 to 389); teachers up 4% (23 to 24).
About Highland Middle School
Highland Middle School is a small middle school with an address in Marengo, Ohio. The school counted 389 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8.
Highland Local, which runs Highland Middle School, has 3 schools and 1,693 students.
The share of students at Highland Middle School who are White is 95%. Enrollment also includes 2% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Morrow County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. The school has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.0:1. Federal data show 40% of students (157) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Morrow County is 54%.
Highland Middle School scores 65.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 73.6%.
For the population of Morrow County, the median household earns about $75,283 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Morrow County, 12 public schools serve about 4,685 students.
Highland Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Highland High School, its nearest public school. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 73.7% on proficiency, and Highland Middle School is below that at 65.3%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 404 (2020-21) to 389 (2024-25).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Highland Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Morrow County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,404
Census ACS
Median income
$75,283
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,685 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Highland Local
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 836 students
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 468 students
Other schools in Marengo
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 836 students
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 468 students
Other Highland Middle schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Highland Middle. Highland Middle School is the 14th largest of the 18.
- Highland Middle SchoolMedina, OH · 824 students
- Highland Middle SchoolAnderson, IN · 916 students
- HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLHOBBS, NM · 808 students
- Highland Middle SchoolHighland, IN · 774 students
- Highland MiddleSanford, NC · 762 students
Nearby schools
- Highland High School0.2 mi · 468
- Highland Elementary School0.2 mi · 836
- Centerburg Elementary School6.8 mi · 441
- Centerburg High School7.1 mi · 299
- Centerburg Middle School7.1 mi · 243
- Fredericktown Elementary School9.7 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Middle SchoolHow many students attend Highland Middle School?
Highland Middle School enrolls approximately 389 students in grades 06-08.
Is Highland Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Highland Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Highland Middle School have?
Highland Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Highland Middle School?
Student demographics at Highland Middle School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland Middle School?
Highland Middle School is overseen by Highland Local in Morrow County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.