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Enrollment
475
Middle
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI-VALLEY LOCAL·NCES 390488704376
Tri-Valley Middle School
1360 Main St, Dresden, OH 43821 · (740) 754-3531 · Muskingum County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
22.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
198 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 3 | 1% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 7 | 238 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 233 | 49% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
65.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.3pp since 2021
Math
68.4%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.9pp 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 68 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 down about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.9% | 68.4% |
| 2023-24 | 60.9% | 69.4% |
| 2022-23 | 70.8% | 73.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.6% | 70.3% |
% 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
68.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Tri-Valley Middle School
Tri-Valley Middle School's state test result (68.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-Valley Middle School this school | 475 | 41.7% | 68.1% |
| Benjamin Logan Middle School Bellefontaine | 496 | 41.9% | 73.8% |
| Greeneview Middle School Jamestown | 440 | 40.2% | 69.8% |
| Northwest Middle School Canal Fulton | 405 | 40.0% | 82.1% |
| Highland Middle School Marengo | 389 | 40.4% | 65.3% |
| Crestview Middle School Columbiana | 367 | 40.9% | 70.4% |
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 Tri-Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Muskingum County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #208 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #310 of 637 ▼ 20 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #308 of 637 ▲ 36 | #3 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #430 of 629 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #285 of 654 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #546 of 577 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #490 of 579 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #150 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #331 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
475
-39 (-8%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 475 | 21 | 22.6:1 | 42% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 23 | 21.0:1 | 39% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 24 | 18.9:1 | 38% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 21 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 21.3 | 23.5:1 | 41% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 21 | 23.4:1 | 44% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | 23 | 22.3:1 | 41% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 23 | 20.7:1 | 14% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 10 | 44.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tri-Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (499 to 475); teachers down 1% (21.3 to 21).
About Tri-Valley Middle School
Tri-Valley Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Dresden, Ohio. The grade span is 5 through 8, and enrollment is 475 students.
The district, Tri-Valley Local, operates 6 schools serving 2,785 students.
Federal enrollment data show Tri-Valley Middle School is 93% White. It is also 6% multiracial. That is close to the 91% White share among all Muskingum County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 21 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 22.6:1. That is 5.6 students per teacher above the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 42%. For comparison, public schools in Muskingum County average 45%.
allk12 grades Tri-Valley Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Tri-Valley Middle School is 73.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Muskingum County show that the median household income is $60,780, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Tri-Valley Middle School is one of 33 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Tri-Valley Middle School is Dresden Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Tri-Valley Middle School is behind the 75.7% nearby average, ranking 5th of 6.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 39 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.6:1) than in 2020-21 (24.5:1).
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Muskingum County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,411
Census ACS
Median income
$60,780
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
14,311 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tri-Valley Local
- Tri-Valley High SchoolHigh · 730 students
- Nashport Elementary SchoolElementary · 540 students
- Dresden Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Frazeysburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Adamsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
Other schools in Dresden
- Tri-Valley High SchoolHigh · 730 students
- Dresden Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
Other Tri-Valley Middle schools
One other US public school is named Tri-Valley Middle. Tri-Valley Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Tri-Valley Middle SchoolDowns, IL · 450 students
Nearby schools
- Dresden Elementary School0.2 mi · 491
- Tri-Valley High School0.5 mi · 730
- Frazeysburg Elementary School5.7 mi · 294
- Nashport Elementary School6.1 mi · 540
- Adamsville Elementary School7.3 mi · 255
- Zanesville High School10.6 mi · 689
Frequently asked questions
About Tri-Valley Middle SchoolHow many students attend Tri-Valley Middle School?
Tri-Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 475 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Tri-Valley Middle School serve?
Tri-Valley Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Tri-Valley Middle School?
Approximately 22.6:1 students per teacher at Tri-Valley Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tri-Valley Middle School?
At Tri-Valley Middle School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Tri-Valley Middle School public or private?
Tri-Valley Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tri-Valley Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.