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Hayward Middle School

Public Grades 7-8
956th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools
Better than 8% of Ohio middle schools
Summary

Hayward Middle School is a public middle school located in Springfield, Ohio, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 375. The school is part of the Springfield City School District, which is ranked 700 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Hayward Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Ohio middle schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 956 out of 1,036 schools and a 0-star rating.

Hayward Middle School faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 38.1% to 49.7% in recent years, well above the state average. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by state test proficiency rates, is consistently well below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 22.1% in 8th grade Science, 11.4% in 7th grade Math, and 17.3% in 7th grade English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 63%, 50%, and 62.9%, respectively. Additionally, the school's student subgroups, such as African American and low socioeconomic status students, perform significantly worse than their peers statewide.

Interestingly, the nearby Roosevelt Middle School and Schaefer Middle School, which are also part of the Springfield City School District, perform significantly better than Hayward Middle School across various metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student subgroup performance. This suggests that the challenges faced by Hayward Middle School may be specific to the school rather than district-wide. Despite the school's consistently poor performance, there has been little to no improvement in its statewide ranking or star rating over the past decade, indicating that the school may be facing systemic challenges that have not been adequately addressed.

367
Students ?
11.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,299
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1700 Clifton Ave
       Springfield, OH  45505-4008

(937) 505-4190

District: Springfield City School District


Students who attend Hayward Middle School usually attend:

High:    Springfield High School

Feeder schools for Hayward Middle School:

Elementary:    Fulton Elementary School
    Kenwood Elementary
    Lincoln Elementary School
    Perrin Woods Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
41.1%
White:
27.8%
Hispanic:
16.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (28% vs 56% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school28%
District avg23%
Ohio avg56%
956th of 1,036
Ohio public middle schools ?
Bottom 8%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3Middle Schools in the Springfield City School District
700th of 828Springfield City School District among Ohio districts
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20258.0956 of 10367.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.5948 of 10469.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.0908 of 104813.4%★☆☆☆☆
20229.1915 of 101710.0%★☆☆☆☆
202110.9903 of 103712.9%★☆☆☆☆
201914.2874 of 105016.8%★☆☆☆☆
201821.1785 of 101022.3%★☆☆☆☆
201724.5768 of 103826.0%★☆☆☆☆
201617.6851 of 105019.0%★☆☆☆☆
201517.8849 of 103518.0%★☆☆☆☆
201427.1793 of 100821.3%★☆☆☆☆
201319.6840 of 100116.1%★☆☆☆☆
201229.0780 of 98921.1%★☆☆☆☆
201123.8761 of 92517.7%★☆☆☆☆
201031.8704 of 89521.3%★☆☆☆☆
200928.9680 of 85820.7%★☆☆☆☆
200818.7720 of 83513.8%★☆☆☆☆
200713.5742 of 83711.4%★☆☆☆☆
200610.4669 of 7328.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20057.5657 of 6925.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20042.4393 of 4001.8%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202516.2390 of 44211.8%★☆☆☆☆
202416.5378 of 42911.9%★☆☆☆☆
202320.5352 of 43619.3%★☆☆☆☆
202218.0358 of 41313.3%★☆☆☆☆
202125.1288 of 38525.2%★☆☆☆☆
201937.5248 of 40538.8%★★☆☆☆
201846.8184 of 38452.1%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202119.4544 of 5765.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.1557 of 64313.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202527.5108 of 14223.9%★☆☆☆☆
202419.1107 of 12313.0%★☆☆☆☆
202344.757 of 11349.6%★★★☆☆
202226.285 of 11022.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20254.2901 of 9383.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.5888 of 9425.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.7848 of 94310.1%★☆☆☆☆
20226.0867 of 9256.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.1842 of 9107.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.7785 of 91714.4%★☆☆☆☆
201815.4750 of 89716.4%★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201826.723 of 258.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202513.8230 of 26212.2%★☆☆☆☆
202413.2208 of 23913.0%★☆☆☆☆
202317.3210 of 24915.7%★☆☆☆☆
202212.4229 of 2477.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.9212 of 2287.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201831.8138 of 19228.1%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202111.518 of 180.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20256.9927 of 9835.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.5920 of 9897.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.7859 of 97411.8%★☆☆☆☆
20229.0870 of 9478.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.6833 of 9239.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.9797 of 94515.7%★☆☆☆☆
201827.1716 of 92422.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20255.9898 of 9545.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.3910 of 9585.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.8876 of 9639.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.6896 of 9465.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.6875 of 9245.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.4821 of 93312.0%★☆☆☆☆
201817.6741 of 91619.1%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20254.1261 of 2630.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.6254 of 2540.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.1242 of 2451.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.8239 of 2390.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.1217 of 2190.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.3196 of 2064.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.2188 of 2058.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202315.1572 of 5903.1%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20251.5765 of 7771.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.4774 of 7952.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.3768 of 8054.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20222.8791 of 8092.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.2772 of 7811.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.0779 of 7962.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.8729 of 7816.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+16 vs school
Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school
Foster Care (2018)8th percentile-14 vs school
Male (2025)6th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school
Disabled (2021)6th percentile-7 vs school
Female (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2023)3rd percentile-10 vs school
White (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school
Homeless (2021)<1st percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I86%+26 vs state
Science22%-41 vs state
English Language Arts18%-41 vs state
Mathematics12%-37 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, September 25, 2021

Open Quote The school is good but the teachers don’t pay close attention to kids at school. And suspend kids for the dumbest reasons. Close Quote


by a student
Saturday, September 25, 2021

Open Quote The school is good but the teachers don’t pay close attention to kids at school. And suspend kids for the dumbest reasons. Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Hayward Middle School.

Hayward Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.7% of Ohio middle schools.

Students who attend Hayward Middle School usually go on to attend Springfield High School

Students at Hayward Middle School are 41% African American, 28% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races.


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