Summary:
There is one middle school in Columbiana Exempted Village, Ohio: South Side Middle School, which serves grades 5–8 and enrolls 289 students in a district ranked 92nd out of 773 Ohio districts (88th percentile, 4 stars). Because it is the only middle school in the district, it is the sole school-level option for these grades, and its grade-level test results are identical to the district’s for most subjects except Algebra I.
South Side Middle School is a standout school. In 2025–26, it ranked 39th out of 1,046 Ohio middle schools—the 96th percentile, or 5 stars—placing it in roughly the top 3.7% of ranked middle schools statewide. That is stronger than the district’s overall 88th percentile. It also earned 5 stars in 2023–24 and rebounded from 4 stars and a 112th rank in 2024–25. Proficiency is far above state averages: 2025–26 results ranged from 77.9% in 7th grade math to 100% in Algebra I, with every reported grade and subject at least 21.4 percentage points above the state. Algebra I was 100% proficient versus 61.6% statewide, and the school also beat the district’s Algebra I rate by 15 points.
Attendance is a strength: chronic absenteeism was 9.3% in 2025–26, below the district’s 11.6%. The school also posted strong outcomes despite a 40.83% free/reduced-price lunch rate and a 22.2 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25. Year-over-year, the biggest gains came in 6th grade math (+18.4 points to 98.4%), 8th grade math (+15.7 to 78%), 6th grade ELA (+9.2 to 87.9%), and 8th grade science (+8.1 to 84.1%). Watch areas include 7th grade math (77.9%, down 3.8 points) and 5th grade math (94%, down 4.4 points), though both remain well above state averages.
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