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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Sheridan Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
516
Middle
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHERN LOCAL·NCES 390490500338
Sheridan Middle School
8660 Sheridan Road, Thornville, OH 43076 · (740) 743-1315 · Perry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% 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.
- DThree-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
17.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 176 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 162 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 34% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Sheridan Middle School→Sheridan High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Northern Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
58.4%
OH avg 59.8% . -7.0pp since 2021
Math
57.7%
OH avg 56.1% . -2.7pp 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 58.2% | 56.9% |
| 2022-23 | 60.4% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.4% | 60.4% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sheridan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #443 of 637 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #412 of 637 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.9pp | #51 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #249 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #349 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.8% | #558 of 579 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #315 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
516
-45 (-8%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 516 | 29.6 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 29.8 | 17.5:1 | 45% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 30.8 | 18.3:1 | 40% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 30 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 27.8 | 19.6:1 | 47% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 77% (386) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 56% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 564 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 25% (140) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sheridan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (546 to 516); teachers up 6% (27.8 to 29.6).
About Sheridan Middle School
Sheridan Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Ohio, with an address in Thornville. It teaches 516 students in grades 6 through 8.
Northern Local is responsible for 5 schools, Sheridan Middle School included, with 2,162 students in all.
A large majority of enrollment at Sheridan Middle School is White, at 97%. Among Perry County residents, the White share is about 96%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 7%.
Its staff includes 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.5 students per teacher. The 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio is close to this figure.
Among Ohio public middle schools, Sheridan Middle School outscored 27%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Perry County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $67,460 a year, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Perry County number 16, with about 5,663 students.
Sheridan High School is the nearest public school to Sheridan Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Sheridan Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's student count decreased 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 17.5 students per teacher, compared with 18.7 in 2020-21.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,535
Census ACS
Median income
$67,460
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northern Local
- Sheridan High SchoolHigh · 711 students
- Thornville Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
- Glenford Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Somerset Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
Other schools in Thornville
- Sheridan High SchoolHigh · 711 students
- Thornville Elementary SchoolElementary · 351 students
Other Sheridan Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Sheridan Middle. Sheridan Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOLSHERIDAN, AR · 564 students
- Sheridan Middle SchoolSheridan, IN · 270 students
Nearby schools
- Sheridan High School0.2 mi · 711
- Somerset Elementary School4.4 mi · 264
- Thornville Elementary School5.4 mi · 351
- Glenford Elementary School5.4 mi · 320
- Fairfield Union High School6.9 mi · 587
- Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School7.1 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Sheridan Middle SchoolHow large is Sheridan Middle School?
Sheridan Middle School enrolls approximately 516 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Sheridan Middle School serve?
Sheridan Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sheridan Middle School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Sheridan Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Sheridan Middle School?
Student demographics at Sheridan Middle School are roughly 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Sheridan Middle School?
Sheridan Middle School is overseen by Northern Local in Perry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.