Enrollment
325
Middle
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH UNION LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 390503303917
North Union Middle School
12555 Mulvane Rd, Richwood, OH 43344 · (740) 943-2369 · Union County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% 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.
- C-Beats 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
18.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
146 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 101 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 106 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 36% |
Student demographics
10%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
North Union Middle School→North Union High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within North Union Local School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -9.5pp since 2021
Math
57.6%
OH avg 56.1% . -6.4pp 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 58 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 57.6% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.9% | 71.1% |
| 2021-22 | 67.5% | 63.9% |
% 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 North Union Middle School
North Union Middle School's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Union Middle School this school | 325 | 44.9% | 64.8% |
| Union Local Middle School Belmont | 304 | 46.7% | 57.6% |
| Valley Middle School Lucasville | 302 | 42.7% | 68.0% |
| Southeast Junior High School Diamond | 334 | 47.3% | 58.5% |
| Graham Middle School Saint Paris | 362 | 45.9% | 68.5% |
| Champion Middle School Warren | 366 | 41.8% | 80.6% |
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 North Union Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #241 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #446 of 637 ▼ 146 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #417 of 637 ▼ 106 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.9pp | #20 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #459 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #388 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.5% | #533 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.9% | #130 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #218 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
325
-25 (-7%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 325 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 45% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 46% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 18.5 | 19.7:1 | 37% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 18 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 19 | 19.2:1 | 45% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 22 | 15.4:1 | 48% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 17 | 21.0:1 | 48% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 15% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 18 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Union Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (364 to 325); teachers down 5% (19 to 18).
About North Union Middle School
North Union Middle School is a small middle school located in Richwood, Ohio. Federal data show 325 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 482 students for middle schools in Ohio.
The district, North Union Local School District, operates 3 schools serving 1,364 students.
By race and ethnicity, North Union Middle School is 95% White. Other groups include 3% multiracial. The county population is about 85% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, North Union Middle School has a ratio of 18.1:1. Across middle schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.0:1. Income data for the school show 45% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 19% average for public schools in Union County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Ohio public middle schools, North Union Middle School outscored 26%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
In Ohio, North Union Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 64.8% actual against a predicted 71.8%.
The school is in Union County, where the median household earns about $112,322 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. North Union Middle School shares Union County with 18 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, North Union Middle School is closest to North Union Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: North Union Middle School ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 64.8% versus a 65.7% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
A 7% decline took enrollment from 350 in 2020-21 to 325 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.1:1) than in 2020-21 (19.4:1).
This page is set up for the North Union Middle School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,324
Census ACS
Median income
$112,322
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
12,597 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Union Local School District
- North Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 654 students
- North Union High SchoolHigh · 385 students
Other schools in Richwood
- North Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 654 students
- North Union High SchoolHigh · 385 students
Other North Union Middle schools
One other US public school is named North Union Middle. North Union Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- North Union Middle SchoolSwea City, IA · 110 students
Nearby schools
- North Union Elementary School0.1 mi · 654
- North Union High School0.3 mi · 385
- Elgin Middle School9.5 mi · 257
- Elgin High School9.5 mi · 275
- Elgin Elementary School9.5 mi · 490
- Pleasant Middle School10.1 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About North Union Middle SchoolHow large is North Union Middle School?
North Union Middle School enrolls approximately 325 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does North Union Middle School serve?
North Union Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does North Union Middle School have?
North Union Middle School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at North Union Middle School?
Student demographics at North Union Middle School are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is North Union Middle School public or private?
North Union Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Union Local School District.
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