Enrollment
304
Middle
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION LOCAL·NCES 390460101380
Union Local Middle School
66859 Belmont Morristown Rd, Belmont, OH 43718 · (740) 782-1388 · Belmont County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Ohio public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- 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
12.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
142 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 | 89 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 123 | 40% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Union Local Middle School→Union Local High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Union Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
50.1%
OH avg 59.8% . -6.4pp since 2021
Math
54.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.1% | 54.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.6% | 59.6% |
| 2022-23 | 57.4% | 60.2% |
| 2021-22 | 56.5% | 44.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 71% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Union Local Middle School
Union Local Middle School's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Local Middle School this school | 304 | 46.7% | 57.6% |
| North Union Middle School Richwood | 325 | 44.9% | 64.8% |
| Southeast Junior High School Diamond | 334 | 47.3% | 58.5% |
| Miami East Junior High School Casstown | 327 | 49.8% | 81.0% |
| Valley Middle School Lucasville | 302 | 42.7% | 68.0% |
| Northwestern Middle School West Salem | 284 | 45.8% | 68.6% |
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 Union Local Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Belmont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #284 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #487 of 637 ▼ 65 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #500 of 637 ▼ 44 | #6 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #347 of 629 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #480 of 654 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #41 of 577 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.2% | #569 of 579 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #116 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #257 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
304
-20 (-6%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 304 | 24 | 12.7:1 | 47% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 37% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 19 | 18.0:1 | 32% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 26 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 19 | 17.5:1 | 38% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 19 | 18.7:1 | 45% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 44% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 15 | 25.1:1 | 40% (152) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Local Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (333 to 304); teachers up 26% (19 to 24).
About Union Local Middle School
The public middle school Union Local Middle School is located in Belmont, Ohio. School enrollment was 304 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Ohio average about 482 students.
Union Local counts 3 schools and 1,248 students, including Union Local Middle School.
The student body at Union Local Middle School is 97% White. Union Local Middle School's diversity index is 5%, against a US figure of 70%.
Union Local Middle School operates with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.7:1. On average, middle schools in Ohio have 17.0:1, compared with 12.7:1 here. Union Local Middle School reports 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 65% average for public schools in Belmont County is 18 points.
Measured against Ohio public middle schools, Union Local Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 57.6%, is 13.5 points below the 71.2% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Ohio schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Belmont County show that the median household income is $57,017, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Union Local Middle School, Belmont County has 22 other public schools.
Union Local High School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The school's 57.6% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 4 nearby schools.
Union Local Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Union Local Middle School's enrollment declined from 324 in 2020-21 to 304 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Union Local Middle School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Union Local
- Union Local Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Union Local High SchoolHigh · 382 students
Other schools in Belmont
- Union Local Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Union Local High SchoolHigh · 382 students
Nearby schools
- Union Local High School0.1 mi · 382
- Union Local Elementary School0.3 mi · 562
- Belmont Career Center4.7 mi · 344
- Barnesville Middle School7.7 mi · 418
- Barnesville High School7.7 mi · 385
- St Clairsville Middle School8.4 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Union Local Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Union Local Middle School?
Union Local Middle School enrolls approximately 304 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Union Local Middle School serve?
Union Local Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Union Local Middle School have?
Union Local Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Union Local Middle School?
Student demographics at Union Local Middle School are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Union Local Middle School public or private?
Union Local Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Union Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.