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Enrollment
528
Middle
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORTHINGTON CITY·NCES 390451306085
Perry Middle School
2341 Snouffer Rd, Worthington, OH 43085 · (614) 450-5700 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
236 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 182 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 197 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 149 | 28% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
66.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.0pp since 2021
Math
76.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +8.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.4% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 65.5% |
| 2022-23 | 61.5% | 62.8% |
| 2021-22 | 64.4% | 67.7% |
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% 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 Perry Middle School
Perry Middle School's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Middle School this school | 528 | 44.7% | 66.3% |
| Glenwood Middle School Findlay | 579 | 52.5% | 62.4% |
| Lakota Ridge Junior School West Chester | 695 | 41.4% | 69.2% |
| Hilliard Station Sixth Grade Elementary School Hilliard | 763 | 41.3% | 71.0% |
| Ann Simpson Davis Middle School Dublin | 890 | 44.5% | 66.2% |
| Washington Junior High School Toledo | 504 | 59.9% | 57.8% |
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 Perry Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #225 of 316 | #19 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #191 of 637 ▲ 149 | #16 of 64 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #298 of 637 ▲ 76 | #22 of 64 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #191 of 629 | #13 of 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #238 of 654 | #38 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #57 of 577 | #4 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #67 of 579 | #24 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.7% | #131 of 319 | #14 of 33 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 528 | 40.2 | 13.1:1 | 45% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 37.4 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 36.4 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perry Middle School.
About Perry Middle School
Perry Middle School, located in Worthington, Ohio, is a mid-sized middle school. The school counted 528 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8.
Worthington City enrolls 10,874 students in 19 schools, including Perry Middle School.
The share of White students at Perry Middle School is 52%, a majority. Smaller groups are 20% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
Its ratio of 13.1:1 is based on 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Ohio have an average ratio of 17.0:1. In all, 45% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Perry Middle School is 5.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 66.3% actual, 71.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Ohio.
In Franklin County, the median household earns about $75,176 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Franklin County counts 402 public schools with about 195,359 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Phoenix Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Perry Middle School is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,333,048
Census ACS
Median income
$75,176
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
402
195,359 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Worthington City
- Thomas Worthington High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- Worthington Kilbourne High SchoolHigh · 1,623 students
- Worthingway Middle SchoolMiddle · 640 students
- Mccord Middle SchoolMiddle · 636 students
- Worthington Estates Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Worthington Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
Other schools in Worthington
- Ohio Connections Academy IncCombined · 5,191 students
- Thomas Worthington High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- Worthingway Middle SchoolMiddle · 640 students
- Worthington Estates Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
- Evening Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Slate Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
Other Perry Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Perry Middle. Perry Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Perry Middle SchoolPerry, OH · 443 students
- Perry Middle SchoolPerry, GA · 1,164 students
- Perry Middle SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 825 students
- Perry Middle SchoolPerry, IA · 370 students
Nearby schools
- Phoenix Middle School0.0 mi · 154
- Brookside Elementary School0.4 mi · 319
- Bluffsview Elementary School0.7 mi · 399
- Worthington Kilbourne High School0.9 mi · 1,623
- Mccord Middle School1.1 mi · 636
- Granby Elementary School1.2 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Perry Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Perry Middle School?
Perry Middle School enrolls approximately 528 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Perry Middle School serve?
Perry Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Perry Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Perry Middle School is approximately 13.1:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Perry Middle School?
Perry Middle School reports a student body of 52% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Perry Middle School?
Perry Middle School is overseen by Worthington City in Franklin County.
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