Summary:
Struthers, Ohio is home to a single middle school, Struthers Middle School, which serves grades 5–8 and enrolls 495 students as part of the Struthers City district. Because there is only one middle school in the city, there are no in-city peers to compare it against — the useful comparisons are against its own district, the state of Ohio, and its own past years.
The school's standout strength is Algebra I: 96.3% of test-takers were proficient in 2025–2026, versus 61.2% in the district and 61.6% statewide, and 88% in 2024–2025 versus 59.4% statewide. Keep in mind that Algebra I is an end-of-course exam likely taken by a subset of students, so this may reflect a more selective group. Regular grade-level results are a different story. In 2024–2025, four of ten regular tests beat the state average; in 2025–2026, none did. Science is the biggest weak spot — 8th grade science at 42.9% versus the state's 61.2%, and 5th grade science at 50.8% versus 62.7%. 7th grade math, at 35.5% versus 48.6% statewide, is the weakest single grade-level result, and 7th grade overall trails the state by roughly 11 points. 5th grade ELA is a relative bright spot at 68.8%, just 1.6 points below the state.
The school earned 2 stars and ranked in the 40th percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 49th percentile the year before, but still above the district's overall 27th percentile and 1-star rating. Chronic absenteeism sits at about 32% at both the school and district level, meaning roughly one in three students is chronically absent — a significant, district-wide challenge. Per-student spending of $8,819 comes from 2018–2019, so it is not a current measure, and free/reduced lunch data was unavailable, leaving socioeconomic context unknown.
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