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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Upper Sandusky Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
503
Middle
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER SANDUSKY EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 391002402311
Upper Sandusky Middle School
390 W Walker St, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351 · (419) 294-5721 · Wyandot County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
247 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 4 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 130 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 127 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 23% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Upper Sandusky Middle School→Upper Sandusky High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Upper Sandusky Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
70.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.2pp since 2021
Math
78.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.3% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.1% | 80.2% |
| 2022-23 | 68.3% | 70.3% |
| 2021-22 | 68.1% | 72.7% |
% 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
75.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Upper Sandusky Middle School
Upper Sandusky Middle School's state test result (75.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Sandusky Middle School this school | 503 | 49.1% | 75.8% |
| McPherson Middle School Clyde | 449 | 54.1% | 71.1% |
| Pike-Delta-York Middle School Delta | 361 | 46.3% | 75.7% |
| Midview East Intermediate School Grafton | 435 | 49.7% | 71.6% |
| Midview Middle School Grafton | 427 | 46.8% | 70.1% |
| Donnell Middle School Findlay | 522 | 42.7% | 64.4% |
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 Upper Sandusky Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #124 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #158 of 637 ▼ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #230 of 637 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #256 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #260 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #289 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.9% | #333 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #102 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #307 of 410 |
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
503
-38 (-7%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 503 | 30.5 | 16.5:1 | 49% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 31.1 | 16.4:1 | 44% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 25.3 | 20.8:1 | 37% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 29 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 31.5 | 17.0:1 | 38% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 38% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 35% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 781 | 47 | 16.6:1 | 16% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 20 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upper Sandusky Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (535 to 503); teachers down 3% (31.5 to 30.5).
About Upper Sandusky Middle School
In Upper Sandusky, Ohio, part of Wyandot County, Upper Sandusky Middle School is a middle school. The school's enrollment of 503 students covers grades 4 through 8.
Upper Sandusky Exempted Village enrolls 1,560 students, and its 5 schools include Upper Sandusky Middle School.
The large majority of students at Upper Sandusky Middle School, 85%, are White. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Wyandot County's residents are about 95% White, 9 points above the school's share. Upper Sandusky Middle School has a diversity index of 26%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 30.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.5:1. Across middle schools in Ohio, the average ratio is about 17.0:1. The school's lunch program data list 49% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Wyandot County, the average is about the same, 51%.
Upper Sandusky Middle School scores 75.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 70.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Wyandot County, median household income is about $69,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Upper Sandusky Middle School is one of 9 public schools in Wyandot County, which together enroll about 3,289 students.
Nearby, Union Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Upper Sandusky Middle School ranks 4th of 6 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Upper Sandusky Middle School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Upper Sandusky Middle School went from 541 students to 503. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.7:1 in 2020-21, and 16.5:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wyandot County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,598
Census ACS
Median income
$69,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,289 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Upper Sandusky Exempted Village
- Upper Sandusky High SchoolHigh · 546 students
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 129 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 117 students
Other schools in Upper Sandusky
- Upper Sandusky High SchoolHigh · 546 students
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 129 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 117 students
Nearby schools
- Union Elementary School0.0 mi · 265
- South Elementary School0.6 mi · 129
- East Elementary School0.6 mi · 117
- Upper Sandusky High School0.8 mi · 546
- Carey Elementary School9.5 mi · 372
- Carey High School9.5 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Upper Sandusky Middle SchoolHow many students attend Upper Sandusky Middle School?
Upper Sandusky Middle School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Upper Sandusky Middle School serve?
Upper Sandusky Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Upper Sandusky Middle School have?
Upper Sandusky Middle School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Upper Sandusky Middle School?
Student demographics at Upper Sandusky Middle School are roughly 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Upper Sandusky Middle School in?
Upper Sandusky Middle School is part of Upper Sandusky Exempted Village.
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