Summary:
The Buckeye Local school district in Ohio has only one middle school, Buckeye Local Junior High, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 178 students. The school has faced challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 447th out of 1,048 Ohio middle schools in 2022-2023 to 714th out of 1,036 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating declining from 3 stars to 2 stars.
Buckeye Local Junior High struggles with high chronic absenteeism, reaching 46.0% in the 2024-2025 school year, and student performance on state tests is generally below the state average across subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 47.2% of 8th graders were proficient in science, compared to the state average of 63%, and just 31.3% of 6th graders were proficient in math, compared to the state average of 51.9%. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 69.66% in 2023-2024.
With only one middle school in the Buckeye Local district, there are no clear standout schools to highlight. However, the data suggests that Buckeye Local Junior High is facing significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student engagement, and resource allocation, which may require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement to address these issues and better support the educational needs of its students.
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