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Enrollment
449
Middle
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLYDE-GREEN SPRINGS EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 391002002166
McPherson Middle School
4230 Limerick Rd, Clyde, OH 43410 · (419) 547-9150 · Sandusky County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
243 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 153 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 162 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 30% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
McPherson Middle School→Clyde High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.4pp since 2021
Math
76.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 76.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.7% | 72.8% |
| 2022-23 | 68.6% | 76.1% |
| 2021-22 | 60.6% | 73.1% |
% 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
71.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 McPherson Middle School
McPherson Middle School's state test result (71.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McPherson Middle School this school | 449 | 54.1% | 71.1% |
| Upper Sandusky Middle School Upper Sandusky | 503 | 49.1% | 75.8% |
| Orrville Middle School Orrville | 462 | 54.3% | 71.7% |
| Pike-Delta-York Middle School Delta | 361 | 46.3% | 75.7% |
| Midview East Intermediate School Grafton | 435 | 49.7% | 71.6% |
| Midview Middle School Grafton | 427 | 46.8% | 70.1% |
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 McPherson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #174 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #174 of 637 ▲ 59 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #306 of 637 ▲ 66 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #210 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #315 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #106 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #297 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #68 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #128 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
449
-55 (-11%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 449 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 54% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 51% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 50% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 31 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 51% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 49% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 30 | 17.9:1 | 42% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 25 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 21 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McPherson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (534 to 449); teachers down 6% (34 to 32).
About McPherson Middle School
McPherson Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school in Clyde, Ohio. Federal data show 449 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village oversees McPherson Middle School and 3 other schools, with 1,998 students in total.
McPherson Middle School is 83% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Sandusky County, where about 84% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, McPherson Middle School scores 29%.
McPherson Middle School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.0:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Ohio is 17.0:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 54% at McPherson Middle School. The average for public schools in Sandusky County is similar, at 52%.
McPherson Middle School scores 71.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 68.4%.
Census data for Sandusky County show median household income comes to about $62,295, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 22 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,558, McPherson Middle School among them.
Clyde Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from McPherson Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Nearby schools with test data average 70.9% proficiency; McPherson Middle School posts 71.1%.
NCES describes the area around McPherson Middle School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 449, down from 504 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 16.3 in 2020-21 to 14.0 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for McPherson Middle School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Sandusky County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,778
Census ACS
Median income
$62,295
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,558 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village
- Clyde High SchoolHigh · 611 students
- Clyde Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Green Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 435 students
Other schools in Clyde
- Clyde High SchoolHigh · 611 students
- Clyde Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
Other McPherson Middle schools
One other US public school is named McPherson Middle. McPherson Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- McPherson Middle SchoolMcPherson, KS · 474 students
Nearby schools
- Clyde Elementary School0.7 mi · 503
- Clyde High School0.8 mi · 611
- Green Springs Elementary School4.5 mi · 435
- Bellevue High School6.6 mi · 521
- Bellevue Middle School6.8 mi · 394
- Bellevue Elementary School7.1 mi · 779
Frequently asked questions
About McPherson Middle SchoolHow large is McPherson Middle School?
McPherson Middle School enrolls approximately 449 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does McPherson Middle School serve?
McPherson Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does McPherson Middle School have?
McPherson Middle School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McPherson Middle School?
At McPherson Middle School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is McPherson Middle School public or private?
McPherson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.