Middle Schools in Zanesville City

There is one middle school in the Zanesville City district: Zanesville Middle School, serving grades 7–8 and enrolling 466 students. The district is ranked 552 out of 773 Ohio districts, placing it at the 29th percentile with 1 star. The school’s record includes a student-teacher ratio of 18.6 in 2024–25, per-student spending of $7,267 from 2018–19, and chronic absenteeism of 35.4% in 2025–26, compared with 30.0% for the district. Free/reduced lunch data is not available, so it is unknown rather than zero.

Academically, Zanesville Middle School is improving. Its overall rank rose from 746 of 1046 in 2023–24 (29th percentile, 1 star) to 726 of 1036 in 2024–25 (30th percentile, 2 stars) and 668 of 1046 in 2025–26 (36th percentile, 2 stars). In 2025–26, it beat the district in all six reported tests, and every non-Algebra test improved from the prior year. The largest gain was 8th-grade English language arts, up 15.2 points to 52.6%, while 8th-grade math rose 8.8 points to 36.7%. Algebra I remains a standout at 90.5% proficient in 2025–26, after 100% in 2024–25, far above the district’s 42.2% and the state’s 61.6% in 2025–26. However, middle-school Algebra I typically serves an accelerated group, so it may not reflect overall grade-level math performance.

For parents, the main academic concern is that core grade-level results remain below state averages. In 2025–26, 8th-grade math was 36.7% versus 52.0% statewide, 7th-grade ELA was 50.5% versus 62.7%, 7th-grade math was 39.4% versus 48.6%, 8th-grade science was 52.4% versus 61.2%, and 8th-grade ELA was 52.6% versus 58.3%. Chronic absenteeism at 35.4% is higher than the district’s 30.0% and is a significant red flag. With only one middle school, there is no local school-to-school comparison, and the dated spending figure and missing lunch data limit context. Overall, the school is making meaningful progress and has an exceptional Algebra I result, but it still needs improvement in core subjects and attendance.