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Mad River Middle School

Q: Is Mad River Middle School a good school?

Mad River Middle School ranks 615 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Mad River Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Mad River Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mad River Middle School?

Students at Mad River Middle School are 68% White, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Mad River Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mad River Middle School usually go on to attend Stebbins High School

Public Grades 5-9

615^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 41% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Mad River Middle School is a public middle school in Dayton, Ohio, serving 556 students in grades 5-9. The school is part of the Mad River Local School District, which is ranked 522 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past decade, Mad River Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio middle schools, typically in the 600s or 700s out of around 1,000 schools, and has maintained a 2-star rating. The school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.1% to 36.4%, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools like Baker Middle School and Kettering Middle School. Additionally, Mad River Middle School's test scores are generally below the state and local district averages across various subjects and grade levels.

While the school performs relatively well for African American and Hispanic students, it struggles with White and multi-racial student performance, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of Ohio middle schools for these groups. With a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.68% to 59.67%, the school's resource allocation and utilization may be factors contributing to its overall underperformance compared to nearby schools within the same and other districts.

562

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,321

Per pupil spending ?

54.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 Harshman Rd
Dayton, OH 45424-5019

(937) 237-4265

District: Mad River Local

Students who attend Mad River Middle School usually attend:

High:

Stebbins High School

Feeder schools for Mad River Middle School:

Elementary:	Beverly Gardens Elementary School
	Brantwood Elementary School
	Saville Elementary School
	Virginia Stevenson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

African American:

12.1%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg47%

Ohio avg56%

615^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

522^nd of 828Mad River 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	615 of 1036	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	657 of 1046	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	701 of 1048	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	611 of 1017	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	663 of 1037	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	615 of 1050	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	687 of 1010	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.0	763 of 1038	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.8	714 of 1050	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.6	663 of 1035	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.2	681 of 1008	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.6	647 of 1001	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.5	663 of 989	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.7	462 of 925	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.0	448 of 895	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.0	572 of 858	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.8	620 of 835	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.4	585 of 837	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.7	560 of 732	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.4	599 of 692	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	158 of 442	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	159 of 429	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	174 of 436	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	84 of 413	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	52 of 385	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	101 of 405	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	101 of 384	73.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	46.0	250 of 565	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.0	381 of 576	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	545 of 658	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	448 of 643	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	86 of 142	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	69 of 123	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	61 of 110	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	65 of 134	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	20 of 107	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	601 of 938	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	634 of 942	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	639 of 943	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	590 of 925	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	639 of 910	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	549 of 917	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	623 of 897	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	58.7	99 of 196	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	126 of 173	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.7	136 of 241	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	195 of 274	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.4	59 of 164	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	255 of 521	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	124 of 262	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	151 of 239	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	99 of 247	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	135 of 228	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	131 of 222	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	113 of 192	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	497 of 983	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	637 of 989	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	691 of 974	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.0	480 of 947	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.8	568 of 923	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	541 of 945	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	635 of 924	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	598 of 954	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	646 of 958	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	720 of 963	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	629 of 946	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	628 of 924	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	609 of 933	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	688 of 916	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	14 of 14	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	9 of 13	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.7	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.0	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	132 of 263	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.3	198 of 254	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	181 of 245	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	165 of 239	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	145 of 219	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	98 of 206	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.4	178 of 205	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	366 of 572	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	475 of 563	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	628 of 777	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	635 of 795	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	696 of 805	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	641 of 809	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	684 of 781	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	598 of 796	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	680 of 781	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)49th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-21 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I86%+27 vs state

Science66%+3 vs state

English Language Arts56%-3 vs state

Mathematics29%-20 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 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 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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Mad River Middle School	Public	5-9	1801 Harshman Rd	Dayton	45424	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 237-4265	562	35	15.8		381 (67.8%)	68 (12.1%)	47 (8.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.0%)	44.1	615^th of 1036 public middle schools	40.6%		40.5	657^th of 1046 public middle schools	37.2%	42		66.0			33.1	24.5			66.9	44.8		86.5	$11,321
Wright Brothers Middle School	Public	7-8	1361 Huffman Ave	Dayton	45403	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5940	374	21	17.8		111 (29.7%)	136 (36.4%)	93 (24.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	5.1	1002^nd of 1036 public middle schools	3.3%		5.7	1005^th of 1046 public middle schools	3.9%	3		16.3			8.8	2.7			15.6	10.0		9.1	$15,315
Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6)	Public	4-6	5001 Eastman Ave	Dayton	45432	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 259-6635	515	27	19.0		351 (68.2%)	67 (13.0%)	31 (6.0%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.5%)								(n/a)	74.9		54.5	49.4			66.2	56.2					$12,091
Kettering City Schools MCESC Remote Learning Center	Public, Virtual	5	200 S Keowee St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(937) 225-4598	1	0			0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)								(n/a)
Jefferson Township Local School District	Public, Virtual	8	200 S Keowee St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Jefferson Township Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(937) 835-5682	1	0			0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)								(n/a)
Weisenborn Junior High	Public	7-8	6061 Troy Pike	Huber Heights	45424	Montgomery County	Huber Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 237-6350	845	46	18.4	54.3%	428 (50.7%)	229 (27.1%)	76 (9.0%)	20 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (10.7%)	33	706^th of 1036 public middle schools	31.9%		28.7	735^th of 1046 public middle schools	29.7%	29		47.9			35.4	24.5			48.0	45.5		95.8	$12,665
Northridge Middle School	Public	6-8	2011 Timber Ln	Dayton	45414	Montgomery County	Northridge Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 275-6833	355	24	14.7		174 (49.0%)	110 (31.0%)	23 (6.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.8%)	8.2	951^st of 1036 public middle schools	8.2%		10.8	915^th of 1046 public middle schools	12.5%	36		20.0		14.9	12.7	4.0		19.8	22.7	16.9		81.3	$13,902
Edwin Joel Brown Middle School	Public	7-9	31 Willowwood Drive	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5740	326	26	12.5		31 (9.5%)	255 (78.2%)	22 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	3.2	1031^st of 1036 public middle schools	0.5%		4.1	1032^nd of 1046 public middle schools	1.3%	1		7.8			2.4	3.0			4.1	4.4			$16,979
Oakwood Junior High School	Public	7-8	1200 Far Hills Ave	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Oakwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 297-5328	319	27	11.8		255 (79.9%)	8 (2.5%)	15 (4.7%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	91.9	30^th of 1036 public middle schools	97.1%		94.4	14^th of 1046 public middle schools	98.7%	16		90.1			84.1	79.7			90.6	88.0	100.0	100.0	$14,088
Herman K Ankeney Middle School	Public	6-8	4085 Shakertown Rd	Beavercreek	45430	Greene County	Beavercreek City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 429-7567	799	43	18.4	26.5%	659 (82.5%)	25 (3.1%)	48 (6.0%)	33 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	76.7	238^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.0%		79	211^th of 1046 public middle schools	79.8%	27		78.4		69.9	69.6	48.1		70.9	78.6	67.6	94.1	98.3	$11,714

Frequently Asked Questions about Mad River Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Mad River Middle School?

Students at Mad River Middle School are 68% White, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Mad River Middle School a good school?

Mad River Middle School ranks 615^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mad River Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Mad River Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Mad River Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mad River Middle School usually go on to attend Stebbins High School

What district is Mad River Middle School in?

Mad River Local

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