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Enrollment
600
Middle
DISTRICT 651 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN BROWN LOCAL·NCES 390460600427
Mt Orab Middle School
472 W Main St, Mount Orab, OH 45154 · (937) 444-2529 · Brown County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Ohio public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- 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
15.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
361 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 5 | 160 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 158 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 132 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 150 | 25% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Mt Orab Middle School→Western Brown High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Western Brown Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.0pp since 2021
Math
75.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +12.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 75.1% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 71.8% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 71.3% |
| 2021-22 | 61.9% | 62.9% |
% 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
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Mt Orab Middle School
Mt Orab Middle School's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Orab Middle School this school | 600 | 60.2% | 70.8% |
| Greenville Middle School Greenville | 658 | 58.4% | 60.2% |
| West Branch Middle School Beloit | 627 | 55.7% | 79.5% |
| Shelby Middle School Shelby | 474 | 56.8% | 72.6% |
| West Muskingum Middle School Zanesville | 514 | 52.1% | 68.2% |
| St Clairsville Middle School Saint Clairsville | 497 | 56.3% | 75.1% |
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 Mt Orab Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #177 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #205 of 637 ▲ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #349 of 637 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.6pp | #137 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #190 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #242 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.3% | #537 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #46 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #242 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
600
-23 (-4%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
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 | 600 | 38.1 | 15.8:1 | 60% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 35.2 | 17.7:1 | 57% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 34.1 | 17.9:1 | 48% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 36 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 32 | 20.8:1 | 51% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 725 | 33 | 22.0:1 | 50% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 710 | 34 | 20.9:1 | 51% (363) |
| 2000-01 | 680 | 33 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt Orab Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (664 to 600); teachers up 19% (32 to 38.1).
About Mt Orab Middle School
The public middle school Mt Orab Middle School is located in Mount Orab, Ohio. Students in grades 5 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 600 students. Middle schools in Ohio average about 482 students, which makes this school 24% bigger than average.
Mt Orab Middle School is one school in Western Brown Local, a system of 4 schools with 2,604 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Mt Orab Middle School is White, at 95%. Other reported shares: 3% multiracial. Among Brown County residents, the White share is about 95%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.
The school had 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Ohio is 17.0:1. The school reported 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Brown County is similar, at 60%.
On the allk12 Grade, Mt Orab Middle School lands at A-, ahead of 80% of Ohio public middle schools.
Mt Orab Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.8% and a predicted 66.1%.
In Brown County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $71,270, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 17 public schools and about 6,534 students.
Western Brown High School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Mt Orab Middle School places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Mt Orab Middle School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment fell 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.8:1.
The discussion board for Mt Orab Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,845
Census ACS
Median income
$71,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western Brown Local
- Western Brown High SchoolHigh · 765 students
- Mt Orab Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
- Hamersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
Other schools in Mount Orab
- Western Brown High SchoolHigh · 765 students
- Mt Orab Primary Elementary SchoolElementary · 683 students
Nearby schools
- Western Brown High School0.2 mi · 765
- Mt Orab Primary Elementary School0.2 mi · 683
- Williamsburg Elementary School7.0 mi · 402
- Williamsburg High School7.1 mi · 531
- Hamersville Elementary School8.2 mi · 556
- Sardinia Elementary School8.3 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Orab Middle SchoolHow large is Mt Orab Middle School?
Mt Orab Middle School enrolls approximately 600 students in grades 05-08.
Is Mt Orab Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mt Orab Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Mt Orab Middle School have?
Mt Orab Middle School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mt Orab Middle School?
At Mt Orab Middle School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mt Orab Middle School in?
Mt Orab Middle School is part of Western Brown Local.
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