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Creekside Middle School

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Creekside Middle School ranks 527 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

527^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 49% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Creekside Middle School is a public middle school located in Fairfield, Ohio, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,113 students. The school is part of the Fairfield City School District, which is ranked 383 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Creekside Middle School has consistently performed above the state average in several subject areas, including 8th grade Science, 6th and 7th grade Mathematics, and 7th grade English Language Arts. The school's Algebra I end-of-course proficiency rates have been significantly higher than the Fairfield City and Ohio state averages, reaching up to 100% proficiency in recent years. However, the school's performance in 7th and 8th grade Mathematics has been below the Fairfield City and state averages, indicating an area for improvement. Creekside Middle School has also experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.1% to 22.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Creekside Middle School's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly above the Crossroads Middle School, which is also part of the Fairfield City School District. However, the school lags behind higher-performing nearby schools, such as Lakota Plains Junior School and Ross Middle School, which are in the top 25% of Ohio middle schools. Creekside Middle School could benefit from focusing on improving its 7th and 8th grade Mathematics scores and implementing targeted interventions to support its Special Education and English Language Learner student populations.

1,111

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,310

Per pupil spending ?

65.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 Nilles Rd
Fairfield, OH 45014-2909

(513) 829-4433

District: Fairfield City

Students who attend Creekside Middle School usually attend:

High:

Fairfield High School

Feeder schools for Creekside Middle School:

Elementary:	Fairfield Central Elementary School
	Fairfield South Elementary School
	Fairfield West Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.9%

African American:

22.9%

Hispanic:

20.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg55%

Ohio avg55%

527^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Fairfield City

383^rd of 828Fairfield City 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	527 of 1036	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.7	499 of 1046	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	526 of 1048	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.1	435 of 1017	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	461 of 1037	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	596 of 1050	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	564 of 1010	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.8	466 of 1038	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.4	372 of 1050	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.1	351 of 1035	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.7	394 of 1008	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.8	476 of 1001	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.0	446 of 989	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.5	349 of 925	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.6	268 of 895	70.1%	★★★★☆
2009	72.1	266 of 858	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.4	209 of 835	75.0%	★★★★☆
2007	75.1	203 of 837	75.7%	★★★★☆
2006	74.6	172 of 732	76.5%	★★★★☆
2005	71.8	192 of 692	72.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	84 of 442	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	74 of 429	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	106 of 436	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	66 of 413	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	50 of 385	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	85 of 405	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	96 of 384	75.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	56 of 69	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	53 of 76	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	48 of 67	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	53 of 67	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	49 of 69	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	44 of 66	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.8	60 of 73	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	37.9	337 of 565	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	410 of 576	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	421 of 658	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	469 of 643	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	80 of 142	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	43 of 123	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	71 of 113	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	62 of 110	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	53 of 134	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	70 of 127	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	63 of 107	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	478 of 938	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	467 of 942	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	527 of 943	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	453 of 925	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	453 of 910	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	532 of 917	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	495 of 897	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	37.6	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	7 of 194	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	63.1	81 of 196	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	63 of 241	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	69 of 274	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.0	270 of 521	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	161 of 262	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	139 of 239	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	165 of 249	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	152 of 247	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	113 of 228	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.2	166 of 222	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	150 of 192	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	526 of 983	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	466 of 989	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	499 of 974	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.3	331 of 947	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	354 of 923	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	564 of 945	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	547 of 924	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	548 of 954	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	502 of 958	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	493 of 963	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.8	429 of 946	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	431 of 924	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	577 of 933	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	565 of 916	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	142 of 263	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	132 of 254	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	112 of 245	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	58 of 239	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	84 of 219	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	118 of 206	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	132 of 205	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	454 of 572	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	377 of 563	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	444 of 590	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	384 of 777	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	292 of 795	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	340 of 805	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	334 of 809	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	383 of 781	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	478 of 796	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	441 of 781	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)96th percentile+47 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile+32 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile~ school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-11 vs school

Foster Care (2018)24th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I99%+39 vs state

Science67%+4 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Mathematics44%-6 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 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 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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Creekside Middle School	Public	6-8	1111 Nilles Rd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 829-4433	1,111	56	19.7	65.3%	454 (40.9%)	254 (22.9%)	232 (20.9%)	84 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (7.7%)	53.6	527^th of 1036 public middle schools	49.1%		57.7	499^th of 1046 public middle schools	52.3%	28		67.0		53.5	29.4	49.4		56.1	66.7	45.5	98.7	$10,310
Crossroads Middle School	Public	6-8	255 Donald Dr	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 829-4504	1,111	65	17.0	54.4%	421 (37.9%)	328 (29.5%)	162 (14.6%)	117 (10.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (7.1%)	60.7	448^th of 1036 public middle schools	56.8%		58	493^rd of 1046 public middle schools	52.9%	45		67.2		56.8	33.3	55.5		60.6	66.9	59.4	98.6	$10,475
Pleasant Run Middle School	Public	6-8	11770 Pippin Rd	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 851-2400	661	42	15.6		193 (29.2%)	297 (44.9%)	74 (11.2%)	18 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	72 (10.9%)	33.8	699^th of 1036 public middle schools	32.5%		28.2	739^th of 1046 public middle schools	29.3%	40		44.1		39.0	30.3	34.1		46.6	42.7	42.6	95.8	$11,261
Winton Woods Middle School	Public	7-8	1231 W Kemper Rd	Cincinnati	45240	Hamilton County	Winton Woods City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 619-2240	607	51	11.9		37 (6.1%)	354 (58.3%)	141 (23.2%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.9%)	14.2	864^th of 1036 public middle schools	16.6%		11.8	902^nd of 1046 public middle schools	13.8%	38		29.5			5.0	21.9			39.9	22.2	94.6	$13,004
Garfield Middle School	Public	7-8	250 N Fair Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 887-5035	814	54	15.0		354 (43.5%)	101 (12.4%)	298 (36.6%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.5%)	34 (4.2%)	38	666^th of 1036 public middle schools	35.7%		42.7	637^th of 1046 public middle schools	39.1%	29		54.5			36.6	38.3			51.6	38.6	97.0	$11,250
Ross Middle School	Public	6-8	3425 Hamilton Cleves Rd	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Ross Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 863-1251	628	32	19.7	29.8%	598 (95.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	85.3	108^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.6%		83.6	142^nd of 1046 public middle schools	86.4%	34		79.5		64.2	83.2	81.1		69.7	93.2	73.6		$15,315
Winton Woods Intermediate School	Public	5-6	147 Farragut Rd	Cincinnati	45218	Hamilton County	Winton Woods City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 619-2450	601	27	22.2		34 (5.7%)	323 (53.7%)	177 (29.5%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.7%)								(n/a)	33.5		35.4	22.5			47.9	34.1				$11,718
Wilson Middle School	Public	7-8	714 Eaton Ave	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 887-5170	587	30	19.5		389 (66.3%)	80 (13.6%)	73 (12.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	35 (6.0%)	59.2	463^rd of 1036 public middle schools	55.3%		59	482^nd of 1046 public middle schools	53.9%	19		66.2			48.1	59.4			58.3	55.5	100.0	$11,106
Mt Healthy Junior High School	Public	7-8	8101 Hamilton Ave	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Mt Healthy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 729-0130	407	21	19.3		43 (10.6%)	255 (62.7%)	53 (13.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.5%)	8.3	948^th of 1036 public middle schools	8.5%		15	864^th of 1046 public middle schools	17.4%	84		25.9			11.7	6.3			18.6	21.0	52.6	$12,642
Princeton Community Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Viking Way	Cincinnati	45246	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 864-2000	1,332	75	17.7	66.4%	185 (13.9%)	531 (39.9%)	494 (37.1%)	25 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.0%)	82 (6.2%)	47.5	586^th of 1036 public middle schools	43.4%		41.6	649^th of 1046 public middle schools	38.0%	63		54.8		44.8	48.2	46.8		50.8	56.3	41.8	100.0	$13,108

Frequently Asked Questions about Creekside Middle School

Is Creekside Middle School a good school?

Creekside Middle School ranks 527^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Creekside Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,111 students attended Creekside Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Creekside Middle School?

Students at Creekside Middle School are 41% White, 23% African American, 21% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Creekside Middle School attend?

Students who attend Creekside Middle School usually go on to attend Fairfield High School

What district is Creekside Middle School in?

Fairfield City

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