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How has Shawnee Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
712
Middle
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE LOCAL·NCES 390457902346
Shawnee Middle School
3235 Zurmehly Rd, Lima, OH 45806 · (419) 998-8057 · Allen County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL712 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
286 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 192 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 164 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 168 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 188 | 26% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Shawnee Middle School→Shawnee High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shawnee Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.7%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.9pp since 2021
Math
73.3%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.7% | 73.3% |
| 2023-24 | 76.8% | 75.6% |
| 2022-23 | 79.4% | 76.7% |
| 2021-22 | 76.5% | 75.1% |
% 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
76.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Shawnee Middle School
Shawnee Middle School's state test result (76.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Middle School this school | 712 | 40.2% | 76.2% |
| Talawanda Middle School Oxford | 679 | 38.3% | 70.3% |
| Howland Middle School Warren | 699 | 45.6% | 73.0% |
| Batavia Middle School Batavia | 584 | 43.5% | 63.6% |
| Van Buren Middle School Kettering | 598 | 40.8% | 71.8% |
| Claggett Middle School Medina | 724 | 34.1% | 74.0% |
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 Shawnee Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #121 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #234 of 637 ▼ 41 | #6 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #180 of 637 ▼ 61 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #95 of 629 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 712 | #118 of 654 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #398 of 577 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.5% | #253 of 579 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.2% | #164 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #243 of 410 | N/A |
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
712
-74 (-9%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 712 | 39 | 18.3:1 | 40% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 714 | 40 | 17.9:1 | 38% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 42 | 17.3:1 | 30% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 786 | 41 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 787 | 39 | 20.2:1 | 29% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 786 | 35 | 22.5:1 | 30% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 799 | 46 | 17.4:1 | 35% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 859 | 44 | 19.5:1 | 16% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 32 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawnee Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (787 to 712); teachers unchanged (39 to 39).
About Shawnee Middle School
Shawnee Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Lima, Ohio. The school's enrollment of 712 students covers grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 48% higher than the average for middle schools in Ohio, which is about 482.
Within Shawnee Local, Shawnee Middle School is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 2,239 students.
About 81% of the student body at Shawnee Middle School is White. Smaller groups are 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 80% White, within a few points of the school. Shawnee Middle School's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.3:1, with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Shawnee Middle School is 40%. Public schools in Allen County average 50%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Shawnee Middle School would be expected to post about 73.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.2%.
Across Allen County, the median household income is $64,038, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Allen County is home to 36 public schools and about 14,579 public school students.
The shortest distance from Shawnee Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Shawnee High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 76.2% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 4 nearby schools.
Shawnee Middle School is coded as Suburb: Small in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 712, a 9% decrease from 786 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,348
Census ACS
Median income
$64,038
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
14,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shawnee Local
- Shawnee High SchoolHigh · 673 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Maplewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
Other schools in Lima
- Lima Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,004 students
- Apollo Career CenterHigh · 745 students
- Bath Elementary SchoolElementary · 727 students
- Shawnee High SchoolHigh · 673 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Other Shawnee Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Shawnee Middle. Shawnee Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Shawnee Middle SchoolShawnee, OK · 693 students
- Shawnee Middle SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 624 students
Nearby schools
- Shawnee High School0.2 mi · 673
- Apollo Career Center0.8 mi · 745
- Elmwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 508
- Maplewood Elementary School1.8 mi · 346
- Cridersville Elementary School3.1 mi · 349
- Lima West Middle School3.7 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Shawnee Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shawnee Middle School?
Shawnee Middle School enrolls approximately 712 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Shawnee Middle School serve?
Shawnee Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Shawnee Middle School have?
Shawnee Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shawnee Middle School?
At Shawnee Middle School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Shawnee Middle School?
Shawnee Middle School is overseen by Shawnee Local in Allen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.