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Edison Middle School

Q: Is Edison Middle School a good school?

Edison Middle School ranks 116 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Edison Middle School is a public middle school located in Massillon, Ohio, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 620 students. The school is part of the Perry Local School District, which is ranked 197 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Edison Middle School has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Ohio middle schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Edison Middle School consistently outperforms the state and district averages on Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 86% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to 63% statewide. In Mathematics, 84.8% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 47.6% statewide. The school also ranks in the top 2% and 4% of Ohio middle schools for African American and Hispanic students, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year, indicating it effectively supports the academic achievement of these historically underserved populations.

Despite having a significant population of low-socioeconomic status (SES) students (46.61% in 2023-2024), Edison Middle School ranks in the top 5% of Ohio middle schools for this subgroup, suggesting the school is effectively supporting the academic achievement of economically disadvantaged students. When compared to nearby schools, such as Massillon Junior High School, Edison Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, maintaining its 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 years.

585

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,857

Per pupil spending ?

44.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4201 13th St SW
Massillon, OH 44646-3447

(330) 478-6167

District: Perry Local

Students who attend Edison Middle School usually attend:

High:

Perry High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.8%

Two or more races:

5.5%

African American:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (82% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Ohio middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg77%

Ohio avg56%

116^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

197^th of 828Perry 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	85.1	116 of 1036	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	221 of 1046	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	246 of 1048	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	209 of 1017	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	168 of 1037	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	228 of 1050	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	131 of 1010	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	80.3	173 of 1038	83.3%	★★★★☆
2016	84.5	127 of 1050	87.9%	★★★★☆
2015	83.2	130 of 1035	87.4%	★★★★☆
2014	80.7	109 of 1008	89.2%	★★★★☆
2013	80.7	112 of 1001	88.8%	★★★★☆
2012	72.5	303 of 989	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.3	392 of 925	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.0	243 of 895	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	71.5	279 of 858	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.0	270 of 835	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.3	264 of 837	68.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	2 of 442	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	9 of 429	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	76.1	72 of 436	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	70 of 405	82.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	42.7	293 of 565	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	183 of 576	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	219 of 658	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	278 of 643	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	102 of 938	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	201 of 942	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	215 of 943	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	186 of 925	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	138 of 910	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	273 of 917	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	171 of 897	80.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	73.5	8 of 173	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	62.6	100 of 241	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	38 of 274	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	63 of 164	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	377 of 521	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	4 of 262	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	77.0	43 of 239	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	58 of 249	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	16 of 247	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	10 of 228	95.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	51 of 983	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	117 of 989	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	62 of 974	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	93 of 947	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	74 of 923	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.4	75 of 945	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	43 of 924	95.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	116 of 954	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	237 of 958	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	223 of 963	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	241 of 946	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	172 of 924	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	211 of 933	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	112 of 916	87.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	44 of 263	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	90 of 254	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	119 of 245	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	115 of 239	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.0	45 of 219	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	43 of 206	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	44 of 205	78.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	192 of 572	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	344 of 563	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	342 of 590	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	126 of 777	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	236 of 795	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	221 of 805	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	228 of 809	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	186 of 781	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	215 of 796	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	136 of 781	82.6%	★★★★☆

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)100th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)95th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science86%+23 vs state

Mathematics77%+28 vs state

English Language Arts76%+17 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 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 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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Edison Middle School	Public	7-8	4201 13th St SW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 478-6167	585	35	16.8	44.6%	508 (86.8%)	23 (3.9%)	20 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	85.1	116^th of 1036 public middle schools	88.8%		77.7	221^st of 1046 public middle schools	78.9%	105		86.0				69.7	84.8				78.1	73.2			100.0	$11,857
Pfeiffer Intermediate School	Public	5-6	4315 13th St SW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 478-6163	587	35	16.8	49.7%	488 (83.1%)	23 (3.9%)	30 (5.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.2%)								(n/a)	85.0			74.8	68.7				77.3	70.7						$11,898
McGregor Intermediate School	Public	4-7	2339 17th St SW	Canton	44706	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 452-7069	206	16	13.2		82 (39.8%)	68 (33.0%)	21 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (17.0%)								(n/a)	25.0		40.3	28.3	32.8			41.8	30.0	29.5						$18,248
Clarendon Intermediate School	Public	4-6	412 Clarendon Ave NW	Canton	44708	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 453-7681	258	17	15.6		79 (30.6%)	90 (34.9%)	46 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	40 (15.5%)								(n/a)	19.0		30.4	7.5	19.3			27.9	27.5	24.7						$14,758
Canton South Middle School	Public	6-8	4404 Cleveland Ave S	Canton	44707	Stark County	Canton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 484-8015	378	30	12.6		287 (75.9%)	40 (10.6%)	15 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	62.4	427^th of 1036 public middle schools	58.8%		51.4	567^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.8%	140		69.3			59.2	52.4	48.0			59.0	65.5	55.5			100.0	$13,907
Glenwood Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1015 44th St NW	Canton	44709	Stark County	Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 491-3780	817	37	21.9	50.6%	558 (68.3%)	131 (16.0%)	21 (2.6%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (11.6%)								(n/a)	78.5			70.5	72.2				76.3	69.5						$9,690
Massillon Junior High School	Public	7-8	250 29th St NW	Massillon	44647	Stark County	Massillon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 830-3902	607	37	16.5		374 (61.6%)	84 (13.8%)	55 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	88 (14.5%)	35.1	690^th of 1036 public middle schools	33.4%		40.4	658^th of 1046 public middle schools	37.1%	32		49.8				38.2	29.9				50.9	41.0		76.5	95.0	$19,762
Massillon Intermediate School	Public	4-6	250 29th St NW	Massillon	44647	Stark County	Massillon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 830-3902	900	48	18.8		547 (60.8%)	134 (14.9%)	76 (8.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	139 (15.4%)								(n/a)	52.4		52.1	45.3	41.4			40.4	56.3	47.9						$2,288
Jackson Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	7355 Mudbrook Rd NW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Jackson Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 830-8034	1,313	67	19.6	24.2%	1,100 (83.8%)	44 (3.4%)	30 (2.3%)	57 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (6.2%)	86.3	93^rd of 1036 public middle schools	91.0%		85.4	121^st of 1046 public middle schools	88.4%	28		85.3			74.0	75.4	73.4			71.3	85.4	79.3	100.0	100.0	99.3	$10,827
Crenshaw Middle School	Public	6-8	2525 19th St NE	Canton	44705	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 454-7717	744	32	23.2		260 (34.9%)	243 (32.7%)	99 (13.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (18.1%)	21	803^rd of 1036 public middle schools	22.5%		19.6	811^th of 1046 public middle schools	22.5%	8		36.9				27.6	29.3				38.7	24.3			94.7	$11,757

Frequently Asked Questions about Edison Middle School

Is Edison Middle School a good school?

Edison Middle School ranks 116^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Edison Middle School attend?

Students who attend Edison Middle School usually go on to attend Perry High School

What is the racial makeup of Edison Middle School?

Students at Edison Middle School are 87% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Edison Middle School in?

Perry Local

How many students attend Edison Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Edison Middle School.

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