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Enrollment
497
Middle
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST CLAIRSVILLE-RICHLAND CITY·NCES 390459902397
St Clairsville Middle School
104 Woodrow Ave, Saint Clairsville, OH 43950 · (740) 659-1591 · Belmont County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
17.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
280 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 115 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 129 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 118 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 27% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
St Clairsville Middle School→St Clairsville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within St Clairsville-Richland City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.6pp since 2021
Math
76.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 78 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 have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.6% | 72.3% |
| 2022-23 | 81.5% | 78.1% |
| 2021-22 | 78.5% | 72.4% |
% 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
75.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 St Clairsville Middle School
St Clairsville Middle School's state test result (75.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Clairsville Middle School this school | 497 | 56.3% | 75.1% |
| Shelby Middle School Shelby | 474 | 56.8% | 72.6% |
| Hubbard Middle School Hubbard | 528 | 52.8% | 61.2% |
| Poland Middle School Poland | 380 | 56.1% | 84.3% |
| West Muskingum Middle School Zanesville | 514 | 52.1% | 68.2% |
| Bellefontaine Middle School Bellefontaine | 465 | 52.0% | 65.4% |
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 St Clairsville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Belmont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #130 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #189 of 637 ▲ 52 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #123 of 637 ▲ 9 | #1 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #365 of 629 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #265 of 654 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #371 of 577 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #358 of 579 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #57 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #251 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
497
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 497 | 27.9 | 17.8:1 | 56% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 530 | 29.3 | 18.1:1 | 45% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 30.2 | 16.9:1 | 44% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 28 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 25.9 | 21.1:1 | 66% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 25 | 20.7:1 | 55% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 70% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 28 | 19.1:1 | 23% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 594 | 29 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St Clairsville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (547 to 497); teachers up 7% (25.9 to 27.9).
About St Clairsville Middle School
St Clairsville Middle School is a middle-grades school in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, and it is part of St Clairsville-Richland City. Its 497 students are spread across grades 5 through 8.
The district for St Clairsville Middle School is St Clairsville-Richland City, with 3 schools and 1,619 students.
St Clairsville Middle School enrolls a student body that is 87% White. The school is also 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. For comparison, Belmont County is about 91% White. The chance that two students picked at random at St Clairsville Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
Teacher staffing is 27.9 full-time equivalents, or about 17.8 students per teacher. Among middle schools in Ohio, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. About 56% of students, or 280, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 65% average for public schools in Belmont County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Ohio public middle schools, St Clairsville Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, St Clairsville Middle School would be expected to post about 67.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 75.1%.
Among Belmont County residents, median household income is about $57,017, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 23 public schools in Belmont County, with a combined enrollment of about 8,619.
Nearest public school: St Clairsville High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, St Clairsville Middle School ranks 3rd of 4 on average proficiency.
St Clairsville Middle School is coded as Suburb: Small in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 501 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 497.
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Belmont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,473
Census ACS
Median income
$57,017
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
8,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St Clairsville-Richland City
- St Clairsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- St Clairsville High SchoolHigh · 501 students
Other schools in Saint Clairsville
- St Clairsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- St Clairsville High SchoolHigh · 501 students
- Belmont Career CenterHigh · 344 students
Nearby schools
- St Clairsville High School0.0 mi · 501
- St Clairsville Elementary School0.2 mi · 621
- Belmont Career Center3.7 mi · 344
- Bellaire Elementary School5.3 mi · 489
- The Bridgeport School District - Elementary6.3 mi · 338
- The Bridgeport School DIstrict - Middle School6.3 mi · 218
Frequently asked questions
About St Clairsville Middle SchoolHow many students attend St Clairsville Middle School?
St Clairsville Middle School enrolls approximately 497 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does St Clairsville Middle School serve?
St Clairsville Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at St Clairsville Middle School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at St Clairsville Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at St Clairsville Middle School?
At St Clairsville Middle School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is St Clairsville Middle School public or private?
St Clairsville Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St Clairsville-Richland City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.