Enrollment
226
Middle
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT GILEAD EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 390455302267
Mt Gilead Middle School
324 W Park Ave, Mount Gilead, OH 43338 · (419) 947-9517 · Morrow County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL226 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
110 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Mt Gilead Middle School→Mt Gilead High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mount Gilead Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.7pp since 2021
Math
56.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
226
-61 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.9:1
% White
89%
was 94%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Mt Gilead Middle School
As a tight-knit 6-8 campus in Mount Gilead, Ohio, Mt Gilead Middle School caters to 226 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Mount Gilead Exempted Village. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Mt Gilead Middle School sits 53% smaller than that benchmark.
Mt Gilead Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by Mount Gilead Exempted Village, a district that caters to 975 students overall.
Looking at the student body, Mt Gilead Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 49% of students at Mt Gilead Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mt Gilead Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.5%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Morrow County) records that the typical household earns roughly $75,283 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Morrow County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,685 students), of which Mt Gilead Middle School is one.
The closest other public school is Mt Gilead High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mt Gilead Middle School comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 65.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mt Gilead Middle School has edged down 21%, going from 287 students in 2018 to 226 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 94% to 89% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.
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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 Mount Gilead Exempted Village
- Park Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Mt Gilead High SchoolHigh · 274 students
Other schools in Mount Gilead
- Park Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Mt Gilead High SchoolHigh · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Mt Gilead High School0.0 mi · 274
- Park Avenue Elementary School0.1 mi · 475
- Cardington-Lincoln High School5.0 mi · 245
- Cardington-Lincoln Middle School5.0 mi · 283
- Tomorrow Center5.0 mi · 106
- Cardington-Lincoln Elementary School5.2 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Gilead Middle SchoolHow many students attend Mt Gilead Middle School?
Mt Gilead Middle School enrolls approximately 226 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mt Gilead Middle School serve?
Mt Gilead Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mt Gilead Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mt Gilead Middle School is approximately 12.7:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mt Gilead Middle School?
At Mt Gilead Middle School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Mt Gilead Middle School public or private?
Mt Gilead Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mount Gilead Exempted Village.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.