Enrollment
166
Middle
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAINT VALLEY LOCAL·NCES 390495103616
Paint Valley Middle School
7454 Us Highway 50 W, Bainbridge, OH 45612 · (740) 634-3454 · Ross County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Ohio public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- 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
16.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 58 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 29% |
Student demographics
8%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
Paint Valley Middle School→Paint Valley High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Paint Valley Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
49.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.5pp since 2021
Math
49.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +16.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.9% | 49.6% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 48.7% |
| 2022-23 | 52.5% | 45.9% |
| 2021-22 | 46.4% | 33.5% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Paint Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Ross County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #522 of 637 ▲ 1 | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #504 of 637 ▲ 13 | #5 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.8pp | #64 of 629 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #608 of 654 | #7 of 7 |
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
166
-32 (-16%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 269
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 8.3:1
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 | 166 | 10 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 11 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 161 | 13 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 198 | 24 | 8.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 199 | 10 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 207 | 12 | 17.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 227 | 12 | 18.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 254 | 12 | 21.2:1 | 36% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 269 | 12 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paint Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (199 to 166); teachers unchanged (10 to 10).
About Paint Valley Middle School
Paint Valley Middle School is a public middle-grades school in Bainbridge, Ohio. The school reports 166 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Ohio is about 482 students.
A total of 3 schools make up Paint Valley Local, with 721 students enrolled.
White students are the large majority at Paint Valley Middle School, with 96% of enrollment. Paint Valley Middle School has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 10 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.6:1. Across middle schools in Ohio, the average ratio is about 17.0:1.
Measured against Ohio public middle schools, Paint Valley Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Ross County has these Census figures: median household income is about $61,303, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Paint Valley Middle School is among the 26 public schools in Ross County.
Paint Valley Elementary is the public school closest to Paint Valley Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Paint Valley Middle School has 2 other public schools within five miles.
Federal data place Paint Valley Middle School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 166 was 16% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 198. Students per teacher rose from 8.3 in 2020-21 to 16.6 in 2024-25.
The Paint Valley Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Ross County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
76,492
Census ACS
Median income
$61,303
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
10,625 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paint Valley Local
- Paint Valley ElementaryElementary · 371 students
- Paint Valley High SchoolHigh · 184 students
Other schools in Bainbridge
- Paint Valley ElementaryElementary · 371 students
- Rainsboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- Paint Valley High SchoolHigh · 184 students
Nearby schools
- Paint Valley Elementary0.0 mi · 371
- Paint Valley High School0.0 mi · 184
- Buckskin Elementary School8.3 mi · 202
- Huntington Elementary School8.4 mi · 404
- Huntington High School8.4 mi · 300
- Huntington Middle School8.4 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Paint Valley Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Paint Valley Middle School?
Paint Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 166 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Paint Valley Middle School serve?
Paint Valley Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paint Valley Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paint Valley Middle School is approximately 16.6:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paint Valley Middle School?
At Paint Valley Middle School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Paint Valley Middle School public or private?
Paint Valley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paint Valley Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.