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Enrollment
474
Middle
DISTRICT 598 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY CITY·NCES 391000901628
Shelby Middle School
109 W Smiley Ave, Shelby, OH 44875 · (419) 347-5451 · Richland County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% 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.
- 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.
- BThree-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
19.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
269 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 6 | 167 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 159 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 147 | 31% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Shelby Middle School→Shelby High School
Based on grade levels within Shelby City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
67.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.6pp since 2021
Math
77.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.5% | 77.8% |
| 2023-24 | 60.8% | 76.8% |
| 2022-23 | 69.1% | 77.2% |
| 2021-22 | 65.9% | 71.9% |
% 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Shelby Middle School
Shelby Middle School's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Middle School this school | 474 | 56.8% | 72.6% |
| St Clairsville Middle School Saint Clairsville | 497 | 56.3% | 75.1% |
| Poland Middle School Poland | 380 | 56.1% | 84.3% |
| Hubbard Middle School Hubbard | 528 | 52.8% | 61.2% |
| Carrollton Middle School Carrollton | 418 | 51.4% | N/A |
| New Richmond Middle School New Richmond | 441 | 51.2% | 59.9% |
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 Shelby Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #158 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #161 of 637 ▲ 5 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #277 of 637 ▲ 69 | #4 of 9 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #248 of 629 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #286 of 654 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #481 of 577 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.0% | #472 of 579 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #56 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #71 of 410 | #2 of 8 |
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
474
-155 (-25%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 474 | 23.8 | 19.9:1 | 57% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 24.8 | 17.4:1 | 99% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 24.3 | 18.7:1 | 99% (451) |
| 2020-21 | 629 | 28 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 30.5 | 19.6:1 | 44% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 47% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 43% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 35 | 11.8:1 | 21% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 406 | 24 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shelby Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (599 to 474); teachers down 22% (30.5 to 23.8).
About Shelby Middle School
Shelby, Ohio, is home to Shelby Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school. Enrollment is 474 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 5 through 8.
Shelby City is responsible for 3 schools, Shelby Middle School included, with 1,794 students in all.
At Shelby Middle School, White students make up 93% of the student body. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Richland County, the White share is about 85%. By the diversity index, Shelby Middle School comes in at 14%.
Teacher staffing is 23.8 full-time equivalents, or about 19.9 students per teacher. The 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 57%.
allk12 grades Shelby Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Shelby Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 72.6% is 5.3 points above the 67.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Federal survey data for Richland County show that median household income is about $59,509, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Shelby Middle School is among the 49 public schools in Richland County.
The closest public school, Shelby Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Shelby Middle School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Shelby Middle School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Shelby Middle School is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
Shelby Middle School saw enrollment fall 25% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 22.5:1 in 2020-21 and 19.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,099
Census ACS
Median income
$59,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
18,772 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelby City
- Shelby Elementary SchoolElementary · 866 students
- Shelby High SchoolHigh · 454 students
Other schools in Shelby
- Pioneer Career & TechnologyHigh · 1,105 students
- Shelby Elementary SchoolElementary · 866 students
- Shelby High SchoolHigh · 454 students
Other Shelby Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Shelby Middle. Shelby Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Shelby MiddleShelby, NC · 588 students
- Shelby Middle SchoolSHELBY, MI · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Shelby Elementary School0.0 mi · 866
- Shelby High School0.2 mi · 454
- Pioneer Career & Technology1.1 mi · 1,105
- Plymouth High School6.9 mi · 118
- Shiloh Middle School6.9 mi · 205
- Shiloh Elementary School7.0 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Shelby Middle SchoolHow many students attend Shelby Middle School?
Shelby Middle School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Shelby Middle School serve?
Shelby Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Shelby Middle School have?
Shelby Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Shelby Middle School?
Student demographics at Shelby Middle School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Shelby Middle School?
Shelby Middle School is overseen by Shelby City in Richland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.