Enrollment
254
Middle
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY LOCAL·NCES 390501903872
William S Guy Middle School
4115 Shady Rd, Youngstown, OH 44505 · (330) 759-1733 · Trumbull County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
251 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 4 | 88 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 30% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 35% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
William S Guy Middle School→Liberty High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Liberty Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
46.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.2pp since 2021
Math
55.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +17.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 4 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 | 46.9% | 55.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 41.9% |
| 2022-23 | 43.9% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.7% | 38.7% |
% 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 William S Guy Middle School
William S Guy Middle School's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William S Guy Middle School this school | 254 | 98.8% | 51.7% |
| Springfield Middle School Holland | 761 | 89.6% | 60.6% |
| Finland Middle School Columbus | 673 | 87.8% | 52.1% |
| Franklin Woods Intermediate School Columbus | 666 | 85.0% | 41.4% |
| Barberton Middle School Barberton | 741 | 77.3% | 50.6% |
| Woodridge Middle School Peninsula | 415 | 61.4% | 67.3% |
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 William S Guy Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Trumbull County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #302 of 316 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #471 of 637 ▲ 78 | #11 of 14 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #526 of 637 ▼ 68 | #13 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.6pp | #52 of 629 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #541 of 654 | #8 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #461 of 577 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #52 of 579 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #3 of 319 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.9% | #34 of 410 | #3 of 10 |
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
254
-142 (-36%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 33.0:1
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 | 254 | 13 | 19.5:1 | 99% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 11 | 20.9:1 | 99% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 11 | 34.1:1 | 99% (372) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 12 | 33.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 19.5 | 18.3:1 | 63% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 357 | 21 | 17.0:1 | 64% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 22 | 12.8:1 | 89% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 37 | 16.3:1 | 25% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 27 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William S Guy Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (357 to 254); teachers down 33% (19.5 to 13).
About William S Guy Middle School
William S Guy Middle School operates as a low-enrollment middle school in Youngstown, Ohio. The school serves grades 4 through 6. Enrollment is 254 students. By comparison, middle schools in Ohio enroll about 482 students on average.
The district, Liberty Local, has 1,122 students enrolled across 4 schools.
No group is above 50% at William S Guy Middle School; the largest is White, at 42%. Other reported shares: 35% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Trumbull County's residents are about 85% White, 43 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Based on 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, William S Guy Middle School has a ratio of 19.5:1. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio is 2.5 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 99%. The average for public schools in Trumbull County is 55%.
Test results at William S Guy Middle School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (51.7% actual, 51.5% predicted).
The school's county is Trumbull County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $56,435, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 72 public schools in the county, enrolling about 25,240, William S Guy Middle School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Liberty High School, is about 0.1 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, William S Guy Middle School places 3rd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment fell 36% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 33.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.5:1.
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Trumbull County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
200,929
Census ACS
Median income
$56,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
25,240 students
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Frequently asked questions
About William S Guy Middle SchoolHow large is William S Guy Middle School?
William S Guy Middle School enrolls approximately 254 students in grades 04-06.
Is William S Guy Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
William S Guy Middle School is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many teachers does William S Guy Middle School have?
William S Guy Middle School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at William S Guy Middle School?
At William S Guy Middle School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 11% Hispanic, 35% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is William S Guy Middle School public or private?
William S Guy Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Liberty Local.
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