Summary:
Johnstown-Monroe Local contains a single middle school — Johnstown Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 412 students (about 137 per grade) at 401 S Oregon St in Johnstown, Ohio, a small city in Licking County. Because it is the district's only middle school, its grade-level test results are identical to the district's, so the meaningful comparison is against the state.
The school is one of Ohio's strongest middle schools. In 2025-2026 it ranked 75th of 1,046 middle schools (93rd percentile) and earned 5 stars, up from 147th of 1,036 (86th percentile) with 4 stars the year before — three straight years between the 86th and 93rd percentile. It beat the state in every subject tested in both years, a 16-for-16 sweep across 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math and ELA, 8th grade science, and Algebra I. Averaged across the seven grade-level tests, the school reached 80.7% proficient versus a 56.4% state average, a gap of roughly 24 points. Algebra I is its calling card at 100% proficient both years, against state rates of 59.4% and 61.6%; note this is an end-of-course exam typically taken by an accelerated subset of students. The widest gaps overall are 7th grade math (+33.2) and 8th grade math (+31.9).
Momentum is broad: seven of eight measures improved year over year, lifting the grade-level average from 74.7% to 80.7% while the state moved only 54.9% to 56.4%, widening the school's edge from about 19.8 to 24.3 points. The biggest single gain was 8th grade ELA (+11.5), followed by 6th grade ELA (+8.4); 7th grade math dipped slightly (−0.8) but still sits far above the state. Relatively softer spots are 6th grade, the lowest-performing grade level (still +18.1 math, +14.8 ELA over state), and chronic absenteeism at 14.0%, better than the district's 16.7% but not low in absolute terms. Context: 23.54% free/reduced-price lunch, a 16.1 student-teacher ratio, and per-student spending of $9,624 (2018-2019, now historical only).
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