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Enrollment
611
Middle
DISTRICT 832 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI TRACE LOCAL·NCES 391001002696
Miami Trace Middle School
3800 State Route 41 NW, Washington Court House, OH 43160 · (740) 333-4900 · Fayette County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL611 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
20.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
291 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 206 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 213 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 192 | 31% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Miami Trace Middle School→Miami Trace High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Miami Trace Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
58.4%
OH avg 59.8% . -6.1pp since 2021
Math
68.7%
OH avg 56.1% . -4.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 68.7% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 67.5% |
| 2022-23 | 66.3% | 72.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.5% | 73.4% |
% 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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% 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 Miami Trace Middle School
Miami Trace Middle School's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Trace Middle School this school | 611 | 47.6% | 65.7% |
| Madison Middle School Madison | 605 | 48.6% | 62.8% |
| Pfeiffer Intermediate School Massillon | 587 | 49.7% | 75.0% |
| Sailorway Middle School Vermilion | 511 | 46.2% | 70.2% |
| Edison Middle School Massillon | 585 | 44.6% | 78.2% |
| Edgewood Middle School Wooster | 704 | 51.3% | 63.9% |
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 Miami Trace Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #232 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #303 of 637 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #413 of 637 ▼ 56 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.4pp | #42 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 611 | #179 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #519 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.8% | #354 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #111 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #289 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
611
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 611 | 29.3 | 20.8:1 | 48% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 29.3 | 20.7:1 | 58% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 30 | 20.3:1 | 38% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 30 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 31 | 21.3:1 | 47% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 51% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 47% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 16% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 515 | 27 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miami Trace Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (659 to 611); teachers down 5% (31 to 29.3).
About Miami Trace Middle School
Miami Trace Middle School is a middle-grades school with a street address in Washington Court House, Ohio. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 611 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Ohio is about 482 students, so this school is 27% bigger than average.
Miami Trace Local counts 3 schools and 2,497 students, including Miami Trace Middle School.
Miami Trace Middle School's enrollment is 87% White. The remaining shares are 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 29.3 full-time equivalents, or about 20.8 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Ohio have 17.0:1, compared with 20.8:1 here. About 48% of students, or 291, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 47% average for public schools in Fayette County.
allk12 grades Miami Trace Middle School a C. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Ohio, Miami Trace Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 65.7% actual against a predicted 70.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Fayette County, the median household income is $63,275, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 7 public schools in Fayette County, enrolling about 4,322 students in all.
The closest public school, Miami Trace Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles from Miami Trace Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 6. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Miami Trace Middle School ranks 4th of 4 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, Miami Trace Middle School's enrollment grew 4%, to 611. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 19.6:1 to 20.8:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Miami Trace Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,876
Census ACS
Median income
$63,275
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
4,322 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Miami Trace Local
- Miami Trace Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,139 students
- Miami Trace High SchoolHigh · 747 students
Other schools in Washington Court House
- Miami Trace High SchoolHigh · 747 students
- Washington High SchoolHigh · 522 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Miami Trace Elementary School0.2 mi · 1,139
- Miami Trace High School0.3 mi · 747
- Cherry Hill Primary3.3 mi · 503
- Washington High School3.5 mi · 522
- Washington Middle School3.6 mi · 405
- Belle Aire Intermediate4.3 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Miami Trace Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Miami Trace Middle School?
Miami Trace Middle School enrolls approximately 611 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Miami Trace Middle School serve?
Miami Trace Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Miami Trace Middle School?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Miami Trace Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Miami Trace Middle School?
Student demographics at Miami Trace Middle School are roughly 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Miami Trace Middle School?
Miami Trace Middle School is overseen by Miami Trace Local in Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.