Summary:
Buckeye Local contains a single middle school — Wallace H Braden Middle School in Ashtabula, Ohio — which serves grades 6–8 to 373 students, meaning the school's results and the district's middle-grade figures are identical. The school earned 2 stars in 2023–24, 2024–25, and 2025–26, ranking 556 of 1,046 schools (47th percentile) most recently, while the district overall holds 3 stars and ranks 350 of 773 (55th percentile). With no other middle school in the area to compare against, parents should weigh the school against Ohio state averages, the district's overall rating, and the school's own prior-year results.
Results are mixed. Algebra I End-of-Course proficiency was 100% in both 2024–25 and 2025–26, well above the district (68.3% and 63.3%) and the state (61.6% and 59.4%), though this likely reflects a small, advanced group of test-takers rather than all 8th graders. Eighth-grade science (69.5%) and 8th-grade ELA (61.9%) also beat the state in 2025–26, and 6th-grade ELA jumped 12.6 points to 52.6%. Mathematics is the clearest weak spot: every grade 6–8 math test fell below the state in both years, with 8th-grade math at 34.4% versus 52.0% statewide — a 17.6-point gap. Seventh-grade ELA also slipped from above state to 1.6 points below it.
Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern: 31.8% of students — roughly 119 of 373 — were chronically absent in 2025–26, slightly above the district's 30.2%. The student-teacher ratio of 21.9 suggests roughly 17 teachers for the school's enrollment. The only spending figure available is $7,765 per student from 2018–19, and free/reduced-lunch data is not reported, so current funding and economic context cannot be judged. Overall, Wallace H Braden offers real strengths in advanced coursework and some above-state ELA and science results, but math, 7th-grade ELA, and attendance are the areas families should watch most closely.
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