Middle Schools in Fairland Local

Fairland Middle School is the only middle school in Fairland Local, serving grades 6–8 for 331 students in Proctorville, Ohio. Because it is the district's sole middle school, the school and the district are the same students at these grade levels, so where district numbers differ (8th grade Math, ELA, and Science, plus Algebra I), other district schools are folded into the district average. Parents should know there is no other middle school in this area to compare against — this is the only option, and the relevant comparison is against Ohio statewide averages.

The school's performance is genuinely above average. It earned a 4-star rating in all three years reported, and its statewide rank climbed from 238th to 159th to 148th out of roughly 1,046 Ohio middle schools — the 86th percentile in 2025-26. Every one of the 16 reported test results across two years beat the state average. Math is the standout: school average 76.9 versus 52.3 statewide across grades 6–8, with 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Math all roughly 23–25 points above Ohio. ELA averages 77.8 versus 59.0. Algebra I end-of-course proficiency was 100% in both years against state rates near 60%, though that reflects a small, select group of students. The 9.7-to-1 student-teacher ratio is low and likely supports these results. Note that per-student spending of $7,728 dates to 2018-19 and is too old to interpret, and free/reduced lunch data is not reported.

Three areas are worth monitoring. 8th grade Science shows the smallest edge over the state — 65.0 versus 61.2, a gap of just +3.8 points, down from +17.4 the prior year — and 8th grade ELA is up +11.6 points (69.9 versus 58.3). Grade-level scores swing widely year to year, but that reflects new cohorts of students rather than sudden changes in teaching; the overall average held steady (78.1 to 78.6). The one metric where the school trails its own district is chronic absenteeism: 18.8% versus the district's 15.2%. Only one year of attendance data exists, so no trend can be confirmed, but attendance and achievement tend to move together and it is worth watching.