Enrollment
113
Middle
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIGHT LOCAL·NCES 390476104938
Whiteoak Junior High School
44 North High Street, Mowrystown, OH 45155 · (937) 442-3114 · Highland County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL113 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% 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.
- ·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
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 82% · 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 7 | 57 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 50% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Whiteoak Junior High School→Whiteoak High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bright Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
68.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +13.3pp since 2021
Math
69.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +16.9pp 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 70 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 13 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.8% | 69.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 61.2% |
| 2022-23 | 63.1% | 55.7% |
| 2021-22 | 55.5% | 52.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Whiteoak Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #288 of 637 ▲ 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #254 of 637 ▲ 200 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.1pp | #14 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 113 | #632 of 654 |
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
113
+10 (+10%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 104
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 25.8:1
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 | 113 | 5 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 104 | 4 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 95 | 4 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 103 | 4 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 107 | 5 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 102 | 6 | 17.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 104 | 5 | 20.8:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whiteoak Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (107 to 113); teachers unchanged (5 to 5).
About Whiteoak Junior High School
In Mowrystown, Ohio, part of Highland County, Whiteoak Junior High School is a middle school. Classes run from 7 through 8, and the school has 113 students. The average for middle schools in Ohio is about 482 students, so this school is 77% smaller than average.
Whiteoak Junior High School is one school in a 3-school district, Bright Local, which enrolls 719 students.
Whiteoak Junior High School enrolls a student body that is 95% White. The rest of enrollment is 4% multiracial. The White share in Highland County as a whole is similar, at about 95%. Whiteoak Junior High School has a diversity index of 10%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1 at Whiteoak Junior High School, with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio is lower than this school's figure.
The allk12 Grade for Whiteoak Junior High School is B. Compared with Ohio public middle schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Highland County has these Census figures: median household income is about $65,785, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Highland County number 18 and enroll about 6,468.
The shortest distance from Whiteoak Junior High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Whiteoak High School. The five-mile area around Whiteoak Junior High School holds 2 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Whiteoak Junior High School had 103 students in 2020-21 and 113 in 2024-25, a 10% increase. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.8:1 to 22.6:1 over the same years.
The Whiteoak Junior High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Highland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,517
Census ACS
Median income
$65,785
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bright Local
- Bright Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Whiteoak High SchoolHigh · 174 students
Nearby schools
- Whiteoak High School0.0 mi · 174
- Sardinia Elementary School3.8 mi · 274
- Bright Elementary School5.1 mi · 432
- Eastern High School6.0 mi · 259
- Eastern MS6.1 mi · 254
- Mt Orab Primary Elementary School10.0 mi · 683
Frequently asked questions
About Whiteoak Junior High SchoolHow large is Whiteoak Junior High School?
Whiteoak Junior High School enrolls approximately 113 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Whiteoak Junior High School serve?
Whiteoak Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Whiteoak Junior High School have?
Whiteoak Junior High School employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Whiteoak Junior High School?
Student demographics at Whiteoak Junior High School are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Whiteoak Junior High School public or private?
Whiteoak Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bright Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.