Enrollment
299
Middle
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRONTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 390441400359
Ironton Middle School
302 Delaware St, Ironton, OH 45638 · (740) 532-3347 · Lawrence County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- 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
15.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 94 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 31% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Ironton Middle School→Ironton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ironton City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
58.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +6.9pp since 2021
Math
72.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 7 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 | 58.5% | 72.3% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 69.8% |
| 2022-23 | 64.5% | 69.3% |
| 2021-22 | 51.6% | 64.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ironton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #253 of 637 ▲ 28 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #410 of 637 ▼ 17 | #4 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.2pp | #116 of 629 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #484 of 654 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #239 of 577 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.7% | #396 of 579 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #217 of 410 | #4 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
299
-29 (-9%) vs 2020
+20% since 2000-01, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 299 | 19 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 19 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 19 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 19 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 19 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 20 | 17.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 249 | 17 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ironton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (335 to 299); teachers unchanged (19 to 19).
About Ironton Middle School
The public middle school Ironton Middle School is located in Ironton, Ohio. Enrollment stands at 299 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 38% below the average of about 482 students for middle schools in Ohio.
Ironton City School District, which runs Ironton Middle School, has 3 schools and 1,276 students.
Of every 100 students at Ironton Middle School, about 89 are White. It is also 8% multiracial and 3% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
Ironton Middle School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.7:1. Middle schools in Ohio have an average ratio of 17.0:1.
Ironton Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of Ohio public middle schools.
Lawrence County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $58,325, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lawrence County's 24 public schools enroll about 8,980 students and include Ironton Middle School.
Ironton Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The NCES locale for Ironton Middle School is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 9%, from 328 to 299. Students per teacher dropped from 17.3 in 2020-21 to 15.7 in 2024-25.
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Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,819
Census ACS
Median income
$58,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
8,980 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ironton City School District
- Ironton Elementary SchoolElementary · 600 students
- Ironton High SchoolHigh · 377 students
Other schools in Ironton
- Rock Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 736 students
- Ironton Elementary SchoolElementary · 600 students
- Dawson-Bryant Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Ironton High SchoolHigh · 377 students
- Rock Hill Sr High SchoolHigh · 325 students
- Rock Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Ironton Elementary School0.0 mi · 600
- Campbell Elementary School1.7 mi · 313
- Raceland-Worthington High School1.8 mi · 387
- Raceland-Worthington Middle School1.8 mi · 391
- Russell-McDowell Intermediate School2.5 mi · 442
- Ironton High School2.8 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Ironton Middle SchoolHow large is Ironton Middle School?
Ironton Middle School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Ironton Middle School serve?
Ironton Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Ironton Middle School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Ironton Middle School.
How diverse is Ironton Middle School?
Ironton Middle School reports a student body of 89% White, 0% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Ironton Middle School public or private?
Ironton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ironton City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.