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Best Middle Schools in Muskingum County, OH

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Schools

2,874

Students

Districts

Top rankedEast Muskingum Middle School268^th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools

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Biggest riser

Philo Junior High School up 87 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Philo Junior High School 15.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Zanesville Middle School	Public	7-8	1429 Blue Ave	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Zanesville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 450-1413	466	25	18.6		311 (66.7%)	48 (10.3%)	17 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (18.9%)	40.3	668^th of 1046 public middle schools	36.1%		30.6	726^th of 1036 public middle schools	29.9%	58		52.4			39.4	36.7			50.5	52.6	90.5	$11,944
Zanesville Online Academy	Public, Virtual	7-9	956 Moxahala Ave	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Zanesville City	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(740) 454-9751	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
East Muskingum Middle School	Public	4-8	13120 John Glenn School Rd	New Concord	43762	Muskingum County	East Muskingum Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 826-7631	523	26	20.3		497 (95.0%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	74	268^th of 1046 public middle schools	74.4%		76.7	236^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.2%	32		71.7		83.0	67.5	53.1		66.7	67.6	69.7	100.0	$9,002
Philo Junior High School	Public	6-8	225 Market St	Philo	43771	Muskingum County	Franklin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 674-5210	439	29	15.4		420 (95.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	49.8	571^st of 1046 public middle schools	45.4%		39.4	658^th of 1036 public middle schools	36.5%	87		57.6		47.5	50.0	48.6		47.2	52.4	60.0	100.0	$11,147
Maysville Middle School	Public	6-8	3725 Panther Dr	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Maysville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 454-7982	457	24	19.0		416 (91.0%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	50.6	563^rd of 1046 public middle schools	46.2%		42.9	633^rd of 1036 public middle schools	38.9%	70		63.9		53.0	33.6	48.1		45.5	62.9	58.2	96.2	$9,214
Tri-Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1360 Main St	Dresden	43821	Muskingum County	Tri-Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 754-3531	475	21	22.6	41.7%	443 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	67.4	359^th of 1046 public middle schools	65.7%		66.1	374^th of 1036 public middle schools	63.9%	15		61.1			61.3	58.3			74.1	62.4	100.0	$11,009
West Muskingum Middle School	Public	5-9	100 Kimes Rd	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	West Muskingum Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 455-4055	514	26	19.7	52.1%	462 (89.9%)	10 (1.9%)	12 (2.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	71.2	315^th of 1046 public middle schools	69.9%		70.3	325^th of 1036 public middle schools	68.6%	10	76.0	83.7	72.9	49.6	61.2	59.8	79.8	52.8	82.9	76.2	100.0	$8,405

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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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