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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER SCIOTO VALLEY LOCAL·NCES 390475202911

Upper Scioto Valley Middle School

510 South Courtright Street, Mc Guffey, OH 45859 · (419) 757-3231 · Hardin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL54 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Ohio public middle schools
  • C-Test 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.
  • AThree-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

Enrollment
54
Middle
DISTRICT 157 · STATE 482
Student : Teacher
54.0:1
1 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 72648%
Grade 82852%
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
5093%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
12%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Two+
36%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
3056%
Female
2444%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Upper Scioto Valley Middle School→Upper Scioto Valley High School
Feeds from
Upper Scioto Valley Elementary SchoolKG–06
Based on grade levels within Upper Scioto Valley Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
59.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +24.4pp since 2021
Math
41.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +15.4pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 24 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2559.1%41.1%
2023-2450.3%33.1%
2022-2360.0%33.8%
2021-2234.8%25.7%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
54
-20 (-27%) vs 2020
-79% since 1990-91, when it was 257
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2554154.0:1N/A
2023-2481181.0:1N/A
2022-2386186.0:1N/A
2020-2174N/AN/AN/A
2017-186579.3:1N/A
2015-166788.4:10% (0)
2010-1195118.6:197% (92)
2000-012511025.1:130% (76)
1990-912571616.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upper Scioto Valley Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 17% (65 to 54); teachers down 86% (7 to 1).

About Upper Scioto Valley Middle School

Upper Scioto Valley Middle School is a public very small middle-grades school in Mc Guffey, Ohio. It had 54 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 7 through 8. Middle schools in Ohio average about 482 students, which makes this school 89% below average.

Upper Scioto Valley Local has 3 schools; together they serve 470 students.

At Upper Scioto Valley Middle School, 93% of students are White. It is also 6% multiracial. Census estimates put Hardin County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Upper Scioto Valley Middle School scores 14%.

There are 1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 54.0:1. The average for middle schools in Ohio, 17.0:1, is lower.

On the allk12 Grade, Upper Scioto Valley Middle School lands at C, ahead of 34% of Ohio public middle schools.

The county, Hardin County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $62,484, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 14, with about 4,050 students.

A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Upper Scioto Valley High School, is the closest to Upper Scioto Valley Middle School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 54, down from 74 in 2020-21.

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Hardin County at a glance

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Population
30,475
Census ACS
Median income
$62,484
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,050 students

Quick facts

School name
Upper Scioto Valley Middle School
District
Upper Scioto Valley Local
Address
510 South Courtright Street, Mc Guffey, OH 45859
Phone
(419) 757-3231
County
Hardin County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
54
Teachers (FTE)
1
Student–teacher ratio
54.0:1
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
390475202911
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Upper Scioto Valley Middle School
How many students attend Upper Scioto Valley Middle School?
Upper Scioto Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 54 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Upper Scioto Valley Middle School serve?
Upper Scioto Valley Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Upper Scioto Valley Middle School?
Approximately 54.0:1 students per teacher at Upper Scioto Valley Middle School.
How diverse is Upper Scioto Valley Middle School?
Upper Scioto Valley Middle School reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Upper Scioto Valley Middle School?
Upper Scioto Valley Middle School is overseen by Upper Scioto Valley Local in Hardin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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