Summary:
Buckeye Central Local has one middle school, Buckeye Central Middle School in New Washington, Ohio, serving grades 5–8 with 198 students in a district ranked 186 of 773 and rated 4 stars.
Its strongest result is Algebra I: 100% proficient in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, far above district and state. In 2025–2026, it was 24 points above the district and 38.4 points above the state. Other strengths include 8th grade Science at 77.3% and 8th grade ELA at 77.3%, both well above state averages. Fifth grade improved in 2025–2026, with ELA reaching 78.9% and Math 71.1%. The school remained above the state in 8 of 11 tested subjects.
However, 2025–2026 also brought a noticeable slide. The school’s statewide rank fell from 116 of 1046 in 2023–2024 and 134 of 1036 in 2024–2025 to 349 of 1046, and its rating dropped from 4 stars to 3 stars, though it still ranks in the 67th percentile. Eighth grade Math dropped from 69.7% to 44.8%, falling 7.2 points below the state, and 7th grade ELA fell from 81.8% to 61.5%. Chronic absenteeism is 13.9%, above the district’s 11.3%. With only 198 students, year-to-year changes can be volatile, so parents should watch whether these trends continue. The student-teacher ratio is 22:1, and per-student spending is $13,460 from 2018–2019.
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