Middle Schools in Arcanum-Butler Local

Summary:

The Arcanum-Butler Local school district in Ohio is home to one standout middle school, Butler Middle School, which serves grades 5-8. This school consistently demonstrates exceptional academic performance, ranking in the top 12.4% of Ohio middle schools and maintaining a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past few years.

Butler Middle School's test scores are significantly above state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels, with 90.8% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 67.7%. The school's Algebra I end-of-course proficiency rate was an impressive 100% in both 2024-2025 and 2023-2024, far exceeding the state averages. Additionally, Butler Middle School's chronic absenteeism rate of 9.7% in 2024-2025 is lower than the state average, indicating strong student engagement and attendance.

The Arcanum-Butler Local school district as a whole is performing well above average, ranked 102 out of 828 districts in Ohio and rated 4 out of 5 stars. This likely contributes to the exceptional performance of Butler Middle School, which benefits from the district's allocation of resources, with per-student spending of $9,432 in 2018-2019, higher than the state average.

District Detail

2011 Trojan Ave
Arcanum, OH 45304-1381

(937) 692-5174

SchoolDigger Rank:
102^nd of 828 Ohio districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,155

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Butler Middle School	Public	5-8	2011 Trojan Ave	Arcanum	45304	Darke County	Arcanum-Butler Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 692-5174	321	17	18.7		306 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	84.2	128^th of 1036 public middle schools	87.6%		82.9	152^nd of 1046 public middle schools	85.5%	24	78.9	85.2	80.3	67.5	73.3	71.0	90.8	75.3	81.8	74.1	100.0	$11,327

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Franklin Monroe Local	3.6 mi	2	188^th
Tri-Village Local	8.83 mi	3	60^th
Greenville City	9 mi	4	445^th
Tri-County North Local	10.03 mi	3	357^th
Milton-Union Exempted Village	11.03 mi	3	438^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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