Middle Schools in Mad River Local

Middle Schools located in Mad River Local (OH) include two schools serving a combined 1,077 students: Mad River Middle School (grades 5–9, enrollment 562) and Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6) (grades 5–6, enrollment 515), within a district ranked 461 of 773 Ohio districts, or the 40th percentile, with 2 stars.

Mad River Middle School stands out for Algebra I End of Course results: 91.5% proficient in 2025–26, up from 86.5%, which is 29.9 points above the state and 31.9 points above the district. This is likely a narrower, accelerated group of students rather than a reflection of the whole school. General math remains the biggest weakness, with 7th grade math at 32.1% (16.5 points below state) and 8th grade math at 28.5% (23.5 points below state), despite a 4.0-point year-over-year gain in 8th grade math. A bright spot was 8th grade ELA, which rose 14.1 points to 58.9%.

Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6) was more consistent, exceeding the district in all five 2025–26 tested areas and the state in three, with 5th grade science at 70.2%, 5th grade ELA at 71.9%, and 5th grade math at 61.4%. Sixth grade is a relative dip: math falls from 61.4% to 51.3% and ELA from 71.9% to 52.8%. Chronic absenteeism is 22.4% there, versus 26.7% districtwide and 28.8% at Mad River Middle School. Spinning Hills also has a higher student-teacher ratio, 19.0 versus 15.8. Note that free/reduced-lunch data are not reported for either school, and the two schools do not share tested grades, so direct same-grade comparisons are not possible.