Middle Schools in Beaver Local

Beaver Local has a single middle school, Beaver Local Middle School, serving grades 5–8 to 558 students in East Liverpool, Ohio, within the Beaver Local district.

For parents, the headline is that this school performs well above the Ohio average in most subjects, especially math and science. In 2025–2026, 8th grade math reached 82.5% proficient versus 52.0% statewide, 6th grade math hit 76.2% versus 56.2%, and 5th grade math came in at 77.3% versus 59.1%. Algebra I End of Course was the single most striking result at 100% proficient, compared with 70.2% for the district and 61.6% for the state — though that may reflect a small or selective group of students, since the district figure is lower. Science is also strong: 8th grade science scored 78.7% against a state average of 61.2%, and 5th grade science was 68.2% versus 62.7%. English language arts is more mixed. Fifth grade ELA (80.9%) and 6th grade ELA (67.7%) beat state averages, but 7th grade ELA was the one weak spot at 55.0%, below the state’s 62.7%.

Beyond test scores, the school’s rank has softened even as results stay above state averages — from 176 of 1,046 schools (83rd percentile) in 2023–2024 to 293 of 1,046 (72nd percentile) in 2025–2026, still a 4-star rating. Chronic absenteeism stands at 21.8%, better than the district’s 23.5% but still roughly one in five students. The student-teacher ratio is 19.9:1, and per-student spending was $8,877 in 2018–2019. Free/reduced lunch data is not available, so equity context is limited. Parents should also note that year-over-year grade-level comparisons can mislead, since each grade is a different group of students; tracking the same cohort shows the current 8th graders improved from 63.6% in 7th grade math to 82.5% in 8th grade.