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Benjamin Logan Middle School

Public Grades 5-8
264th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools
Better than 75% of Ohio middle schools
Summary

Benjamin Logan Middle School is a public middle school located in Bellefontaine, Ohio, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 496 students. The school is part of the Benjamin Logan Local School District, which is ranked 246 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benjamin Logan Middle School consistently ranks in the top 20% of Ohio middle schools, with students performing significantly better than the state average on Ohio State Tests across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 83% proficiency in 5th grade Science (vs. 63.4% state average) and 74.1% proficiency in 7th grade English Language Arts (vs. 62.9% state average). The school's Algebra I end-of-course proficiency rate is an impressive 100%, compared to 59.4% statewide. While the school performs well across different student subgroups, its rankings for special education and low socioeconomic status students are more mixed compared to other subgroups.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Bellefontaine Middle School is outperformed by Benjamin Logan Middle School in academic metrics, such as test scores and rankings. However, Benjamin Logan Middle School's chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 10.6% to 13.2% in recent years, is higher than some of the nearby schools, such as Bunsold Middle School and West Liberty-Salem Middle School. Overall, Benjamin Logan Middle School is a strong-performing middle school that excels in academic achievement, particularly in core subject areas and advanced coursework, but may need to address its relatively high chronic absenteeism rate and focus on improving outcomes for certain student subgroups.

496
Students ?
17.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,421
Per pupil spending ?
41.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4626 County Road 26
       Bellefontaine, OH  43311-9532

(937) 599-2386

District: Benjamin Logan Local


Students who attend Benjamin Logan Middle School usually attend:

High:    Benjamin Logan High School

Feeder schools for Benjamin Logan Middle School:

Elementary:    Benjamin Logan Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
94.8%
Two or more races:
3.6%
Hispanic:
1.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Ohio average (72% vs 57% meeting standards)
Above the Ohio median (75th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 82nd-percentile peak (2016) to 75th (2025)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school72%
District avg70%
Ohio avg57%
264th of 1,036
Ohio public middle schools ?
Top 25%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From top 31% (2015) to top 25% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
246th of 828Benjamin Logan Local 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
202575.0264 of 103674.5%★★★★☆
202478.6215 of 104679.4%★★★★☆
202380.0189 of 104882.0%★★★★☆
202279.4188 of 101781.5%★★★★☆
202176.7238 of 103777.0%★★★★☆
201973.3276 of 105073.7%★★★★☆
201875.1232 of 101077.0%★★★★☆
201775.0251 of 103875.8%★★★★☆
201678.7186 of 105082.3%★★★★☆
201570.9316 of 103569.5%★★★☆☆
201467.5399 of 100860.4%★★★☆☆
201374.5258 of 100174.2%★★★★☆
201274.5258 of 98973.9%★★★★☆
201168.6366 of 92560.4%★★★☆☆
201071.6295 of 89567.0%★★★☆☆
200966.9355 of 85858.6%★★★☆☆
200867.1329 of 83560.6%★★★☆☆
200766.6324 of 83761.3%★★★☆☆
200667.5263 of 73264.1%★★★☆☆
200562.4295 of 69257.4%★★★☆☆
200457.4213 of 40046.8%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202272.376 of 56586.5%★★★★☆
202152.7200 of 57665.3%★★★☆☆
201966.2131 of 65880.1%★★★★☆
201865.4138 of 64378.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202577.1213 of 93877.3%★★★★☆
202477.7194 of 94279.4%★★★★☆
202379.2170 of 94382.0%★★★★☆
202277.7187 of 92579.8%★★★★☆
202177.8174 of 91080.9%★★★★☆
201967.2354 of 91761.4%★★★☆☆
201868.1292 of 89767.4%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201867.5134 of 52174.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202565.5330 of 98366.4%★★★☆☆
202476.7173 of 98982.5%★★★★☆
202374.1196 of 97479.9%★★★★☆
202276.9150 of 94784.2%★★★★☆
202167.1268 of 92371.0%★★★★☆
201965.7315 of 94566.7%★★★☆☆
201873.3196 of 92478.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202569.3297 of 95468.9%★★★☆☆
202476.5203 of 95878.8%★★★★☆
202378.7178 of 96381.5%★★★★☆
202277.8178 of 94681.2%★★★★☆
202170.4266 of 92471.2%★★★★☆
201977.3193 of 93379.3%★★★★☆
201875.5190 of 91679.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202549.4218 of 57261.9%★★★☆☆
202455.1180 of 56368.0%★★★☆☆
202327.5464 of 59021.4%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202562.2302 of 77761.1%★★★☆☆
202467.5252 of 79568.3%★★★☆☆
202372.5210 of 80573.9%★★★★☆
202270.8219 of 80972.9%★★★★☆
202166.8258 of 78167.0%★★★☆☆
201964.1290 of 79663.6%★★★☆☆
201863.6267 of 78165.8%★★★☆☆
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)
Disabled (2022)87th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)77th percentile+3 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2018)74th percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)69th percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school
Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-13 vs school
White (2025)61st percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I100%+41 vs state
Science81%+18 vs state
English Language Arts67%+7 vs state
Mathematics66%+15 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 496 students attended Benjamin Logan Middle School.

Students at Benjamin Logan Middle School are 95% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Benjamin Logan Middle School ranks 264th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Benjamin Logan Middle School usually go on to attend Benjamin Logan High School


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