Enrollment
311
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTFALL LOCAL·NCES 390491003497
Westfall Middle School
19545 Pherson Pike, Williamsport, OH 43164 · (740) 986-2941 · Pickaway County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
23.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
149 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 103 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 119 | 38% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Westfall Middle School→Westfall High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Westfall Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
64.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.6pp since 2021
Math
62.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.4% | 62.1% |
| 2023-24 | 57.8% | 62.5% |
| 2022-23 | 62.9% | 62.4% |
| 2021-22 | 59.8% | 58.7% |
% 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Westfall Middle School
Westfall Middle School's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfall Middle School this school | 311 | 47.9% | 62.4% |
| Clermont Northeastern Middle School Batavia | 300 | 50.7% | 51.9% |
| Fairless Middle School Navarre | 293 | 49.8% | 60.3% |
| Mccormick Middle School Wellington | 338 | 45.3% | 54.8% |
| Bethel-Tate Middle School Bethel | 298 | 50.0% | 74.0% |
| 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 Westfall Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #258 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #386 of 637 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #330 of 637 ▲ 73 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #234 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #476 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #558 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #448 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.9% | #108 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #285 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
311
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 311 | 13 | 23.9:1 | 48% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 13 | 24.9:1 | 64% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | N/A | N/A | 43% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 19 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 17 | 19.8:1 | 42% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 16 | 20.8:1 | 44% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 19 | 21.2:1 | 47% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 26 | 15.9:1 | 22% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 439 | 22 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westfall Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (336 to 311); teachers down 24% (17 to 13).
About Westfall Middle School
Westfall Middle School, a low-enrollment middle-grades school, is located in Williamsport, Ohio. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 311 students. Middle schools in Ohio have about 482 students on average; enrollment here is 35% lower.
Westfall Middle School is part of Westfall Local, where 3 schools serve 1,342 students.
Roughly 91% of students at Westfall Middle School are White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Pickaway County residents are about 91% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Westfall Middle School is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 23.9 students per teacher. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 48% of students at Westfall Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Ohio public middle schools, Westfall Middle School outscored 32%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Westfall Middle School is -8.3 points: 62.4% actual, 70.7% predicted.
For the population of Pickaway County, median household income comes to about $74,040, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pickaway County counts 22 public schools with about 9,815 students.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Westfall High School, is the closest to Westfall Middle School. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Westfall Middle School.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Westfall Middle School had a net loss of 18 students, or 5%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.3:1 in 2020-21, and 23.9:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Pickaway County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,131
Census ACS
Median income
$74,040
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
9,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westfall Local
- Westfall Elementary SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Westfall High SchoolHigh · 407 students
Other schools in Williamsport
- Westfall Elementary SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Westfall High SchoolHigh · 407 students
Nearby schools
- Westfall High School0.1 mi · 407
- Westfall Elementary School0.3 mi · 624
- South Bloomfield Elementary7.8 mi · 595
- Teays Valley West Middle School8.5 mi · 574
- Scioto Elementary School8.6 mi · 644
- Ralph C Starkey (Cjcf)9.4 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About Westfall Middle SchoolHow large is Westfall Middle School?
Westfall Middle School enrolls approximately 311 students in grades 06-08.
Is Westfall Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westfall Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westfall Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westfall Middle School is approximately 23.9:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Westfall Middle School?
Westfall Middle School reports a student body of 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Westfall Middle School?
Westfall Middle School is overseen by Westfall Local in Pickaway County.
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