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Best Middle Schools in Paulding, OH

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At a glance

School

251

Students

Top rankedPaulding Middle School440^th of 1,036 Ohio middle schools

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Biggest riser

Paulding Middle School up 93 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Paulding, Ohio is home to a single middle school, Paulding Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has been somewhat inconsistent over the past few years, with fluctuations in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating.

Paulding Middle School has generally outperformed the state averages in Ohio State Tests for 8th grade Science, 6th grade Mathematics, and Algebra I End of Course. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts and 7th/8th grade Mathematics has been more mixed, with some grades performing below the state average. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $7,016, and the student-teacher ratio was 14.1 for the 2023-2024 school year.

While the data provides a snapshot of Paulding Middle School's performance and characteristics, additional information would be needed to conduct a more comprehensive analysis and identify specific areas for improvement. The school's fluctuating performance and mixed test scores suggest that it may be facing challenges in maintaining a consistently high level of academic achievement, and the school may need to focus on improving its curriculum and instructional strategies in certain subject areas.

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Ranking:

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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 (2016)	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 8th 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 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
Paulding Middle School	Public	6-8	405 N Water St	Paulding	45879	Paulding County	Paulding Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 399-4656	251	17	14.9	0.0%	212 (84.5%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	61.5	440^th of 1036 public middle schools	57.5%		55	533^rd of 1046 public middle schools	49.0%	93	70.0	75.4	54.9	51.3	52.2	55.7	51.5	100.0	$12,884

Cities Near Paulding

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Haviland	6.27 mi	1	207^th
Antwerp	7.95 mi	3	167^th
Payne	8.69 mi	1	255^th
Grover Hill	9.86 mi	1	179^th
Oakwood	11.2 mi	1	40^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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