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Enrollment
598
Middle
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHEELERSBURG LOCAL·NCES 390496604660
Wheelersburg Middle School
800 Pirate Dr, Wheelersburg, OH 45694 · (740) 574-2515 · Scioto County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% 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.
- 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
20.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
227 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 126 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 22% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Wheelersburg Middle School→Wheelersburg High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wheelersburg Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
77.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.0pp since 2021
Math
67.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.6% | 67.1% |
| 2023-24 | 77.8% | 70.7% |
| 2022-23 | 78.9% | 69.5% |
| 2021-22 | 74.6% | 63.2% |
% 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
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Wheelersburg Middle School
Wheelersburg Middle School's state test result (73.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelersburg Middle School this school | 598 | 38.0% | 73.7% |
| Talawanda Middle School Oxford | 679 | 38.3% | 70.3% |
| Taylor Middle School Cleves | 599 | 33.4% | 72.7% |
| Licking Valley Middle School Newark | 523 | 36.3% | 59.9% |
| Eastern Elementary School Lexington | 504 | 33.5% | 81.9% |
| Ontario Middle School Mansfield | 471 | 36.1% | 78.0% |
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 Wheelersburg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Scioto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #146 of 316 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #328 of 637 ▼ 63 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #128 of 637 ▼ 20 | #1 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #268 of 629 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #194 of 654 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #513 of 577 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #414 of 579 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #170 of 319 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #336 of 410 | 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
598
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 604
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 598 | 29 | 20.6:1 | 38% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 31 | 19.3:1 | 41% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 29 | 21.3:1 | 20% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 56 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 30 | 20.9:1 | 38% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 29 | 21.2:1 | 40% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 30 | 20.1:1 | 40% (242) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheelersburg Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (627 to 598); teachers down 3% (30 to 29).
About Wheelersburg Middle School
Wheelersburg Middle School is a middle-grades school in Wheelersburg, Ohio, according to federal school records. The school's enrollment of 598 students covers grades 4 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Ohio average about 482 students each.
Wheelersburg Local has 1,591 students spread across 3 schools.
The student body at Wheelersburg Middle School is 90% White. The rest of enrollment is 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. That is close to the 93% White share among all Scioto County residents. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Wheelersburg Middle School operates with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 20.6:1. On average, middle schools in Ohio have 17.0:1, compared with 20.6:1 here. Wheelersburg Middle School reports 38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Wheelersburg Middle School is B+. Compared with Ohio public middle schools, the school scored higher than 68% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Wheelersburg Middle School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 73.7%. Predicted: 74.5%.
Across Scioto County, the median household income is $50,609, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. In all, Scioto County has 32 public schools and roughly 10,849 students.
The closest public school to Wheelersburg Middle School is Wheelersburg High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Wheelersburg Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Wheelersburg Middle School comes in 2nd of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when Wheelersburg Middle School had 617 students, to 2024-25, when it had 598. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 11.0:1 to 20.6:1.
Community posts for Wheelersburg Middle School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Scioto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,627
Census ACS
Median income
$50,609
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
10,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wheelersburg Local
- Wheelersburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Wheelersburg High SchoolHigh · 457 students
Other schools in Wheelersburg
- Wheelersburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Wheelersburg High SchoolHigh · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Wheelersburg High School0.0 mi · 457
- Wheelersburg Elementary School0.0 mi · 536
- Sciotoville Community School3.4 mi · 373
- East Portsmouth Elementary3.8 mi · 134
- Glenwood High School5.2 mi · 147
- Stanton Primary Elementary School5.2 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About Wheelersburg Middle SchoolHow many students attend Wheelersburg Middle School?
Wheelersburg Middle School enrolls approximately 598 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Wheelersburg Middle School serve?
Wheelersburg Middle School serves grades 04-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wheelersburg Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wheelersburg Middle School is approximately 20.6:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wheelersburg Middle School?
At Wheelersburg Middle School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Wheelersburg Middle School public or private?
Wheelersburg Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wheelersburg Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.