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Enrollment
397
Middle
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIAN VALLEY LOCAL·NCES 390502803902
Tuscarawas Middle School
261 School St, Tuscarawas, OH 44682 · (740) 922-4226 · Tuscarawas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Ohio public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- B-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
16.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · 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 | 129 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 130 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 35% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Tuscarawas Middle School→Indian Valley High School
Based on grade levels within Indian Valley Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
65.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.4pp since 2021
Math
75.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.2% | 75.2% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 73.7% |
| 2022-23 | 68.2% | 74.2% |
| 2021-22 | 62.7% | 73.2% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Tuscarawas Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Tuscarawas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #203 of 637 ▲ 14 | #1 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #313 of 637 ▲ 7 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #331 of 629 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #372 of 654 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #313 of 577 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.0% | #579 of 579 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #190 of 410 | #5 of 6 |
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
397
-41 (-9%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 397 | 23.5 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 23.5 | 17.0:1 | 49% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | N/A | N/A | 38% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 25 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 27.8 | 16.3:1 | 43% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 48% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 52% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 38% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 23 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tuscarawas Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (453 to 397); teachers down 15% (27.8 to 23.5).
About Tuscarawas Middle School
Tuscarawas Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in Tuscarawas, Ohio. Its 397 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
Tuscarawas Middle School is one school in a 4-school district, Indian Valley Local, which enrolls 1,589 students.
About 99% of the student body at Tuscarawas Middle School is White. Pick two students at random and there is a 2% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Tuscarawas Middle School total 23.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.9:1. That matches the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio fairly closely.
allk12 grades Tuscarawas Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Among Tuscarawas County residents, the median household income is $65,044, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides Tuscarawas Middle School, Tuscarawas County has 43 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Claymont High School, about 2.3 miles away. Tuscarawas Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Tuscarawas Middle School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Tuscarawas Middle School dropped 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 438 to 397 students.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Tuscarawas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,385
Census ACS
Median income
$65,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
15,660 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Indian Valley Local
- Indian Valley High SchoolHigh · 422 students
- Midvale Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Port Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
Nearby schools
- Claymont High School2.3 mi · 394
- Claymont Elementary School2.9 mi · 226
- Claymont Middle School3.1 mi · 358
- Midvale Elementary School3.2 mi · 390
- Claymont Primary School3.2 mi · 210
- Indian Valley High School3.3 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About Tuscarawas Middle SchoolHow many students attend Tuscarawas Middle School?
Tuscarawas Middle School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Tuscarawas Middle School serve?
Tuscarawas Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Tuscarawas Middle School have?
Tuscarawas Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tuscarawas Middle School?
At Tuscarawas Middle School, the student body is approximately 99% White, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Tuscarawas Middle School?
Tuscarawas Middle School is overseen by Indian Valley Local in Tuscarawas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.