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What's the most underrated thing about West Holmes Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
384
Middle
DISTRICT 239 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST HOLMES LOCAL·NCES 390476902950
West Holmes Middle School
10901 State Route 39, Millersburg, OH 44654 · (330) 674-4761 · Holmes County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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.
- CBeats 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
16.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
156 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 125 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 139 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 120 | 31% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
West Holmes Middle School→West Holmes High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Holmes Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
62.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.6pp since 2021
Math
71.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.6% | 71.3% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 71.8% |
| 2022-23 | 67.4% | 63.5% |
| 2021-22 | 64.2% | 60.7% |
% 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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 West Holmes Middle School
West Holmes Middle School's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Holmes Middle School this school | 384 | 40.6% | 69.0% |
| Carlisle Intermediate Elementary School Carlisle | 363 | 42.7% | 61.1% |
| Pleasant Middle School Marion | 438 | 42.5% | 65.7% |
| Highland Middle School Marengo | 389 | 40.4% | 65.3% |
| Northwest Middle School Canal Fulton | 405 | 40.0% | 82.1% |
| Firelands Middle School Oberlin | 407 | 41.8% | 73.8% |
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 West Holmes Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #201 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #274 of 637 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #359 of 637 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #212 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #388 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #256 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.4% | #500 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #159 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #55 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
384
-90 (-19%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 384 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 41% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 44% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 35% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 27 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 24 | 20.7:1 | 40% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 43% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 32 | 18.9:1 | 45% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 33 | 18.9:1 | 26% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 397 | 20 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Holmes Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (497 to 384); teachers unchanged (24 to 24).
About West Holmes Middle School
West Holmes Middle School, a low-enrollment middle school, is located in Millersburg, Ohio. It enrolled 384 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Ohio average about 482 students each.
West Holmes Local runs 7 schools with a combined 1,675 students. West Holmes Middle School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show West Holmes Middle School is 93% White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers at West Holmes Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.0:1. That is lower than the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. The lunch program counts 41% of students at West Holmes Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Holmes County report 31%.
West Holmes Middle School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of Ohio public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
West Holmes Middle School is 4.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (69.0% versus 73.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Ohio.
County data help place the school in context: in Holmes County, the median household income is $76,140, roughly 11% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Holmes County is home to 17 public schools and about 3,271 public school students.
The shortest distance from West Holmes Middle School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to West Holmes High School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, West Holmes Middle School is 4th among 5 schools close by.
The federal government classifies West Holmes Middle School's location as Rural: Remote.
2024-25 enrollment was 384, a 19% decrease from 474 in 2020-21. The ratio was 17.6:1 in 2020-21 and 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Holmes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,418
Census ACS
Median income
$76,140
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Holmes Local
- West Holmes High SchoolHigh · 478 students
- Millersburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Killbuck Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
- Lakeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 100 students
- Nashville Elementary SchoolElementary · 97 students
- West Holmes Digital AcademyHigh · 34 students
Other schools in Millersburg
- West Holmes High SchoolHigh · 478 students
- Hiland High SchoolHigh · 395 students
- Millersburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Wise Elementary SchoolMiddle · 67 students
- West Holmes Digital AcademyHigh · 34 students
- Buckeye Career Center Annex-Hiland SatelliteHigh · 6 students
Nearby schools
- West Holmes High School0.1 mi · 478
- Nashville Elementary School5.0 mi · 97
- Millersburg Elementary School5.6 mi · 361
- Killbuck Elementary School5.8 mi · 221
- West Holmes Digital Academy5.9 mi · 34
- Holmesville Elementary School6.0 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About West Holmes Middle SchoolHow many students attend West Holmes Middle School?
West Holmes Middle School enrolls approximately 384 students in grades 06-08.
Is West Holmes Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Holmes Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does West Holmes Middle School have?
West Holmes Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at West Holmes Middle School?
Student demographics at West Holmes Middle School are roughly 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees West Holmes Middle School?
West Holmes Middle School is overseen by West Holmes Local in Holmes County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.