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Enrollment
514
Middle
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST MUSKINGUM LOCAL·NCES 390488803444
West Muskingum Middle School
100 Kimes Rd, Zanesville, OH 43701 · (740) 455-4055 · Muskingum County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Ohio public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
19.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
268 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 5 | 131 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 133 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 131 | 25% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Muskingum Middle School→West Muskingum High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Muskingum Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
68.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +10.1pp since 2021
Math
65.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +14.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.6% | 65.7% |
| 2023-24 | 70.5% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.8% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.5% | 51.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Muskingum Middle School
West Muskingum Middle School's state test result (68.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Muskingum Middle School this school | 514 | 52.1% | 68.2% |
| Hubbard Middle School Hubbard | 528 | 52.8% | 61.2% |
| New Richmond Middle School New Richmond | 441 | 51.2% | 59.9% |
| London MIddle School London | 493 | 50.5% | 53.4% |
| Indian Lake Middle School Lewistown | 393 | 52.9% | 76.1% |
| Shelby Middle School Shelby | 474 | 56.8% | 72.6% |
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 West Muskingum Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Muskingum County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #207 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #349 of 637 ▲ 15 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #259 of 637 ▼ 65 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.4pp | #27 of 629 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #251 of 654 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #473 of 577 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #418 of 579 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.1% | #76 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.6% | #58 of 169 | 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
514
+62 (+14%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 514 | 26 | 19.8:1 | 52% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 26 | 20.3:1 | 57% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 20.8 | 23.9:1 | 43% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 20 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 41% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 49% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 27 | 13.5:1 | 47% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 437 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 17% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 20 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Muskingum Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (441 to 514); teachers unchanged (26 to 26).
About West Muskingum Middle School
West Muskingum Middle School is a middle-grades school located in Zanesville, Ohio, in Muskingum County. The school runs grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 514 students.
West Muskingum Local includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 1,636 students.
White students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. It is also 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Among Muskingum County residents, the White share is about 91%. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at West Muskingum Middle School are from different groups.
The school has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 19.8 students per teacher. Middle schools in Ohio have an average ratio of 17.0:1. The school reported 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
West Muskingum Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Ohio public middle schools.
In Ohio, West Muskingum Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 68.2% actual against a predicted 69.1%.
In the surrounding county, Muskingum County, the median household earns about $60,780 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting West Muskingum Middle School, Muskingum County has 33 public schools.
West Muskingum Elementary School sits about 0.1 miles from West Muskingum Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 514, from 452 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 22.6 to 19.8 over 4 years.
The West Muskingum Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Muskingum County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,411
Census ACS
Median income
$60,780
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
14,311 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Muskingum Local
- West Muskingum Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- West Muskingum High SchoolHigh · 431 students
Other schools in Zanesville
- Zane Grey Elementary SchoolElementary · 915 students
- Maysville Elementary SchoolElementary · 737 students
- Zanesville CampusHigh · 729 students
- West Muskingum Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- Zanesville High SchoolHigh · 689 students
- John McIntire Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
Nearby schools
- West Muskingum Elementary School0.1 mi · 691
- West Muskingum High School0.3 mi · 431
- John McIntire Elementary School3.6 mi · 604
- Zanesville High School3.7 mi · 689
- Zanesville Middle School3.7 mi · 466
- Zane Grey Elementary School4.5 mi · 915
Frequently asked questions
About West Muskingum Middle SchoolHow many students attend West Muskingum Middle School?
West Muskingum Middle School enrolls approximately 514 students in grades 05-08.
Is West Muskingum Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Muskingum Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Muskingum Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Muskingum Middle School is approximately 19.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Muskingum Middle School?
At West Muskingum Middle School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is West Muskingum Middle School public or private?
West Muskingum Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Muskingum Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.