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Ontario Middle School

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Ontario Middle School ranks 156 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 85% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Ontario Middle School is a public middle school located in Mansfield, Ohio, serving grades 5-9 with a total enrollment of 472 students. The school is part of the Ontario Local District, which is ranked 136 out of 828 districts in Ohio and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Ontario Middle School consistently ranks among the top 15% of Ohio middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 85-156 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on Ohio State Tests is significantly higher than the state average across multiple subjects and grade levels, particularly in 8th grade Science and Algebra I End of Course exams, where the school has achieved 100% proficiency in the past three school years. Ontario Middle School also performs exceptionally well for its student subgroups, with high rankings among Ohio middle schools for female students, male students, white students, multi-racial students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby schools, Clear Fork Middle School and Mansfield Middle School, Ontario Middle School outperforms them in academic performance, with higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings. Additionally, Ontario Middle School has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.7% to 14.8% over the past three school years, which is lower than the state average. The school's consistent high performance and ability to outperform many of its nearby counterparts make it an attractive option for families in the region.

471

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,361

Per pupil spending ?

36.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

447 Shelby Ontario Rd
Mansfield, OH 44906-1029

(419) 529-5507

District: Ontario Local

Students who attend Ontario Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ontario High School

Feeder schools for Ontario Middle School:

Elementary:

Stingel Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.6%

Two or more races:

5.5%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 92nd percentile in 2022 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (77% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Ohio middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 92nd-percentile peak (2022) to 85th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg77%

Ohio avg55%

156^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

136^th of 828Ontario 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	81.8	156 of 1036	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	126 of 1046	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	133 of 1048	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	85 of 1017	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	82.3	162 of 1037	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	226 of 1050	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	192 of 1010	81.0%	★★★★☆
2017	79.1	185 of 1038	82.2%	★★★★☆
2016	73.3	275 of 1050	73.8%	★★★★☆
2015	74.9	242 of 1035	76.6%	★★★★☆
2014	71.0	332 of 1008	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.2	413 of 1001	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.9	358 of 989	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.5	331 of 925	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.2	367 of 895	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.1	250 of 858	70.9%	★★★★☆
2008	72.0	256 of 835	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.0	142 of 837	83.0%	★★★★☆
2006	75.6	162 of 732	77.9%	★★★★☆
2005	70.6	210 of 692	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	78.6	79 of 400	80.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	86.6	26 of 565	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	54.3	186 of 576	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	351 of 658	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.8	144 of 643	77.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	158 of 938	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	174 of 942	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	117 of 943	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	77 of 925	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	116 of 910	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	217 of 917	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	225 of 897	74.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	63.3	188 of 521	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	100 of 983	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	52 of 989	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	77 of 974	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	25 of 947	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	75 of 923	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	77.4	157 of 945	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	148 of 924	84.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	145 of 954	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	69 of 958	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	120 of 963	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	85 of 946	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	76.6	189 of 924	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	208 of 933	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	147 of 916	84.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	55 of 263	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	66 of 254	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	84 of 206	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.5	45 of 205	78.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	76 of 572	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	159 of 563	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	53 of 590	91.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	168 of 777	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	105 of 795	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	135 of 805	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	79 of 809	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	76.2	165 of 781	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	200 of 796	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	192 of 781	75.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2022)95th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)64th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science83%+20 vs state

English Language Arts77%+20 vs state

Mathematics69%+19 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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Ontario Middle School	Public	6-8	447 Shelby Ontario Rd	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Ontario Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 529-5507	471	23	20.5	36.1%	408 (86.6%)	17 (3.6%)	7 (1.5%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	81.8	156^th of 1036 public middle schools	84.9%		85	126^th of 1046 public middle schools	88.0%	30		83.3			54.2	74.0	77.4			69.8	78.1	82.7		100.0	$11,361
Mansfield Middle School	Public	7-8	124 N Linden Rd	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6307	387	35	10.9		178 (46.0%)	111 (28.7%)	18 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (19.9%)	13.3	876^th of 1036 public middle schools	15.4%		16.7	849^th of 1046 public middle schools	18.8%	27		24.4				10.0	12.7				39.3	27.8		75.0	$13,837
Eastern Elementary School	Public	4-8	155 Castor Rd	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 884-3610	504	29	17.4	33.5%	450 (89.3%)	6 (1.2%)	10 (2.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)								(n/a)	82.5		82.6	83.1	81.3			79.3	82.2	75.0					$10,346
Lexington Junior High School	Public	7-8	103 Clever Ln	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 884-2112	372	22	17.2		324 (87.1%)	6 (1.6%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.3%)	77.3	227^th of 1036 public middle schools	78.1%		73.3	280^th of 1046 public middle schools	73.2%	53		73.7				60.0	59.9				86.4	72.6		98.5	$10,935
Galion Middle School	Public	6-8	474 Portland Way N	Galion	44833	Crawford County	Galion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 468-3134	357	21	17.2		311 (87.1%)	4 (1.1%)	15 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	52.1	547^th of 1036 public middle schools	47.2%		54.2	540^th of 1046 public middle schools	48.4%	7		77.8			38.7	24.5	61.9			50.0	52.1	57.3	100.0	100.0	$10,652
Shelby Middle School	Public	5-8	109 W Smiley Ave	Shelby	44875	Richland County	Shelby City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 347-5451	474	24	19.8	56.8%	439 (92.6%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	78.9	202^nd of 1036 public middle schools	80.5%		72.4	288^th of 1046 public middle schools	72.5%	86		86.1			64.4	69.5	77.3			69.6	64.4	68.5		100.0	$12,781
Madison Middle School	Public	5-8	1419 Grace St	Mansfield	44905	Richland County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 522-0471	761	56	13.5	70.4%	614 (80.7%)	44 (5.8%)	28 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.5%)	54.3	512^th of 1036 public middle schools	50.6%		57.1	512^th of 1046 public middle schools	51.1%		73.2	62.4		58.5	50.3	43.1	56.6		66.9	47.1	68.0	46.4		97.8	$10,631
William Crawford Intermediate Schools	Public	6-8	5444 Crestline Rd	Crestline	44827	Crawford County	Colonel Crawford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 562-7529	241	12	19.9	27.8%	230 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	81.4	166^th of 1036 public middle schools	84.0%		83.6	143^rd of 1046 public middle schools	86.3%	23		80.5			67.1	63.6	60.3			76.7	85.9	77.0		100.0	$11,368
Lucas Heritage Middle School	Public	6-7	80 Lucas North Rd	Lucas	44843	Richland County	Lucas Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 892-2338	70	6	11.6		65 (92.9%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	63.7	412^th of 1036 public middle schools	60.2%		55.4	527^th of 1046 public middle schools	49.6%	115					58.1	62.9				41.9	77.1				$18,106
Crestview Middle School	Public	5-8	1575 State Route 96	Ashland	44805	Richland County	Crestview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 895-1700	271	20	13.5	62.4%	258 (95.2%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	64.4	403^rd of 1036 public middle schools	61.1%		74.9	259^th of 1046 public middle schools	75.2%	144	70.8	68.3		56.5	59.7	54.2	40.8		73.6	54.7	76.3	65.1		100.0	$14,635

Frequently Asked Questions about Ontario Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Ontario Middle School?

Students at Ontario Middle School are 87% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 1% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Ontario Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ontario Middle School usually go on to attend Ontario High School

How many students attend Ontario Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Ontario Middle School.

What district is Ontario Middle School in?

Ontario Local

Is Ontario Middle School a good school?

Ontario Middle School ranks 156^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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