Tuslaw Middle School

Tuslaw Middle School is one of the middle-of-the-pack junior highs in Massillon, Ohio, run under Tuslaw Local, with 432 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8.

Tuslaw Local comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,282 students; Tuslaw Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Tuslaw Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest comes out to 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 30% of students at Tuslaw Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Tuslaw Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 77.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 83.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Stark County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,934 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tuslaw Middle School is one of 101 public schools in Stark County (combined enrollment of about 53,798 students).

The closest other public school is Tuslaw High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tuslaw Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 78.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tuslaw Middle School has held roughly steady, going from 439 students in 2018 to 432 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.