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Massillon Junior High School

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Massillon Junior High School ranks 690 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

690^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 33% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Massillon Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Massillon, Ohio, with 563 students. Despite being part of the Massillon City school district, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio middle schools over the past 10 years, typically in the 500-600 range out of around 1,000 schools, and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Massillon Junior High School faces significant challenges, with very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 37-48.5% in recent years, far exceeding the state average and nearby schools like Northwest Middle School (5.7% chronic absenteeism) and Tuslaw Middle School (11.7%). The school's test scores also lag behind state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 29.9% of 8th graders proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 47.6%.

Additionally, Massillon Junior High School has particularly low performance for certain student subgroups, with female and male students both ranked in the bottom 25% of Ohio middle schools, and special education students in the bottom 10%. The school also spends less per student ($9,491) than nearby schools like Clarendon Intermediate ($11,300 per student) and McGregor Intermediate ($12,276 per student). These factors suggest the need for substantial improvements to better serve the diverse student population at Massillon Junior High School.

607

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,762

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 29th St NW
Massillon, OH 44647-5910

(330) 830-3902

District: Massillon City

Students who attend Massillon Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Washington High School

Feeder schools for Massillon Junior High School:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary School
	Gorrell Elementary School
	Whittier Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.6%

Two or more races:

14.5%

African American:

13.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg41%

Ohio avg54%

690^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	690 of 1036	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	658 of 1046	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	619 of 1048	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	515 of 1017	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.8	509 of 1037	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	552 of 1050	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	578 of 1010	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.3	618 of 1038	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.2	644 of 1050	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.4	577 of 1035	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.5	523 of 1008	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.6	620 of 1001	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.4	620 of 989	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.1	593 of 925	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.5	623 of 895	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.8	594 of 858	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.0	621 of 835	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.1	616 of 837	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.2	573 of 732	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.1	565 of 692	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.1	338 of 400	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	187 of 442	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	212 of 429	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	193 of 436	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	174 of 413	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	91 of 385	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	47 of 405	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	100 of 384	74.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	23.0	488 of 565	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	351 of 576	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	396 of 658	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	297 of 643	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	679 of 938	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	586 of 942	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	578 of 943	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	446 of 925	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	515 of 910	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	548 of 917	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	574 of 897	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	101 of 194	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.1	74 of 196	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	77 of 274	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	23 of 164	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	16.6	499 of 521	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	203 of 262	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	157 of 239	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.8	88 of 249	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	80 of 247	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	108 of 228	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.1	154 of 222	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	600 of 983	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	505 of 989	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.6	384 of 974	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	224 of 947	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	197 of 923	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	264 of 945	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	305 of 924	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	684 of 954	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	682 of 958	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	614 of 963	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	565 of 946	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	471 of 924	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	504 of 933	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	543 of 916	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	234 of 263	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	219 of 254	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	204 of 245	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.9	113 of 239	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	112 of 219	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	115 of 206	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	133 of 205	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	523 of 572	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	434 of 563	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	476 of 590	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	643 of 777	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	599 of 795	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	538 of 805	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	485 of 809	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	471 of 781	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	555 of 796	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	567 of 781	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)58th percentile+24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)48th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-36 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I95%+36 vs state

Geometry76%+34 vs state

Science50%-13 vs state

English Language Arts46%-13 vs state

Mathematics34%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)					Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Massillon Junior High School	Public	7-8	250 29th St NW	Massillon	44647	Stark County	Massillon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 830-3902	607	37	16.5		374 (61.6%)	84 (13.8%)	55 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	88 (14.5%)	35.1	690^th of 1036 public middle schools	33.4%		40.4	658^th of 1046 public middle schools	37.1%	32		49.8				38.2	29.9				50.9	41.0		76.5	95.0	$19,762
Massillon Intermediate School	Public	4-6	250 29th St NW	Massillon	44647	Stark County	Massillon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 830-3902	900	48	18.8		547 (60.8%)	134 (14.9%)	76 (8.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	139 (15.4%)								(n/a)	52.4		52.1	45.3	41.4			40.4	56.3	47.9						$2,288
Tuslaw Middle School	Public	5-8	1723 Manchester Ave NW	Massillon	44647	Stark County	Tuslaw Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 837-7807	432	18	24.0	30.3%	404 (93.5%)	5 (1.2%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	86.4	91^st of 1036 public middle schools	91.2%		85.3	123^rd of 1046 public middle schools	88.2%	32	93.2	88.1		89.3	81.2	80.6	69.0		81.6	72.3	82.5	73.4			100.0	$10,382
Edison Middle School	Public	7-8	4201 13th St SW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 478-6167	585	35	16.8	44.6%	508 (86.8%)	23 (3.9%)	20 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	85.1	116^th of 1036 public middle schools	88.8%		77.7	221^st of 1046 public middle schools	78.9%	105		86.0				69.7	84.8				78.1	73.2			100.0	$11,857
Pfeiffer Intermediate School	Public	5-6	4315 13th St SW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 478-6163	587	35	16.8	49.7%	488 (83.1%)	23 (3.9%)	30 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.2%)								(n/a)	85.0			74.8	68.7				77.3	70.7						$11,898
Fairless Middle School	Public	6-8	11836 Navarre Rd SW	Navarre	44662	Stark County	Fairless Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 767-4293	293	21	14.2	49.8%	275 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	65.2	393^rd of 1036 public middle schools	62.1%		54.1	541^st of 1046 public middle schools	48.3%	148		65.9			71.3	59.8	50.5			62.1	67.6	48.2			83.3	$13,643
Jackson Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	7355 Mudbrook Rd NW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Jackson Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 830-8034	1,313	67	19.6	24.2%	1,100 (83.8%)	44 (3.4%)	30 (2.3%)	57 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (6.2%)	86.3	93^rd of 1036 public middle schools	91.0%		85.4	121^st of 1046 public middle schools	88.4%	28		85.3			74.0	75.4	73.4			71.3	85.4	79.3	100.0	100.0	99.3	$10,827
Dalton Middle School	Public	5-8	250 N Church St	Dalton	44618	Wayne County	Dalton Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 828-2405	277	14	20.2	76.5%	250 (90.3%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	85.2	115^th of 1036 public middle schools	88.9%		84.3	135^th of 1046 public middle schools	87.1%	20	88.9	83.3		95.8	86.4	68.8	75.7		83.3	79.7	81.7	65.8			100.0	$11,893
Clarendon Intermediate School	Public	4-6	412 Clarendon Ave NW	Canton	44708	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 453-7681	258	17	15.6		79 (30.6%)	90 (34.9%)	46 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	40 (15.5%)								(n/a)	19.0		30.4	7.5	19.3			27.9	27.5	24.7						$14,758
McGregor Intermediate School	Public	4-7	2339 17th St SW	Canton	44706	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 452-7069	206	16	13.2		82 (39.8%)	68 (33.0%)	21 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (17.0%)								(n/a)	25.0		40.3	28.3	32.8			41.8	30.0	29.5						$18,248

Frequently Asked Questions about Massillon Junior High School

What high school do graduates of Massillon Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Massillon Junior High School usually go on to attend Washington High School

What is the racial makeup of Massillon Junior High School?

Students at Massillon Junior High School are 62% White, 14% Two or more races, 14% African American, 9% Hispanic.

How many students attend Massillon Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended Massillon Junior High School.

Is Massillon Junior High School a good school?

Massillon Junior High School ranks 690^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Massillon Junior High School in?

Massillon City

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