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Bucyrus Middle School

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Bucyrus Middle School ranks 637 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 39% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Bucyrus Middle School is the only middle school in the Bucyrus City district, serving 256 students in grades 6–8 at 455 Redman Way in Bucyrus, a small-city and rural community in north-central Ohio whose nearest peer, Wynford Middle School, sits just 1.77 miles away.

The school currently outperforms its own district. Bucyrus City is rated 1 star and the 21st percentile among Ohio districts, while Bucyrus Middle School holds 2 stars and reached the 39th percentile in 2025-26 — the strongest tier in the district. The longer trend is upward but uneven: the school climbed from the 30th percentile in 2021-22 to a five-year high of 46th in 2024-25, then slipped back to 39th. Inside the building, 8th grade is the clear strength, with math and ELA both edging above state benchmarks, while 6th and 7th grade trail the state by roughly 14–17 points in both subjects, and 7th grade math fell sharply from 46.3 to 31.4 in a single year. Among nearby schools, Wynford Middle School and William Crawford Intermediate Schools sit 20–30 percentile points higher, while Upper Sandusky Middle School and Ontario Middle School post the strongest results in the comparison group.

Chronic absenteeism is the clearest structural challenge: 26.7% of students are chronically absent, the second-highest rate among the nine comparable middle schools, roughly triple Wynford's rate, and persistently above the district's 22.1%. It has nonetheless improved a great deal from 37.2% in 2021-22. The student-teacher ratio (19.6) is mid-pack and does not track results — Ulysses S. Grant Middle School has the smallest classes in the group but the weakest outcomes. Free/reduced-lunch percentages and per-pupil spending are not reported for this school, so poverty and resourcing context cannot be established from the available data.

256

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,468

Per pupil spending ?

455 Redman Way
Bucyrus, OH 44820-1774

(419) 562-0003

District: Bucyrus City

Students who attend Bucyrus Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bucyrus Secondary School

Feeder schools for Bucyrus Middle School:

Elementary:

Bucyrus Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.9%

Two or more races:

7.8%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2021 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (48% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Ohio avg56%

637^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 3 pts since 2021

From bottom 36% (2021) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

614^th of 773Bucyrus City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	637 of 1046	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.3	562 of 1036	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	651 of 1046	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	652 of 1048	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	709 of 1017	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	665 of 1037	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	17.0	543 of 565	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	510 of 576	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	590 of 947	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	555 of 938	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	600 of 942	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	634 of 943	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	705 of 925	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	635 of 910	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	109 of 186	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	153 of 194	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.1	42 of 196	78.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	698 of 996	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	532 of 983	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	605 of 989	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	575 of 974	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	664 of 947	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	597 of 923	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	638 of 955	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.4	542 of 954	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	655 of 958	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	631 of 963	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	652 of 946	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	640 of 924	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	127 of 263	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	418 of 579	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	539 of 563	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	566 of 590	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	644 of 790	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.3	557 of 777	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	652 of 795	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	667 of 805	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	722 of 809	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	671 of 781	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)41st percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile~ school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science58%-4 vs state

English Language Arts50%-9 vs state

Mathematics42%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)					Ohio State Tests Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th 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 4th 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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Bucyrus Middle School	Public	6-8	455 Redman Way	Bucyrus	44820	Crawford County	Bucyrus City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 562-0003	256	13	19.6		225 (87.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	43.6	637^th of 1046 public middle schools	39.1%		50.3	562^nd of 1036 public middle schools	45.8%	75		57.5			42.2	31.4	53.7			40.0	48.6	61.6			$3,468
Wynford Middle School	Public	6-8	3288 Holmes Center Rd	Bucyrus	44820	Crawford County	Wynford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 562-7828	252	15	17.1		249 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	63.2	413^th of 1046 public middle schools	60.5%		57.5	483^rd of 1036 public middle schools	53.4%	70		68.1			56.1	42.4	79.0			57.6	61.2	62.5		100.0	$7,889
William Crawford Intermediate Schools	Public	6-8	5444 Crestline Rd	Crestline	44856	Crawford County	Colonel Crawford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 562-7529	241	12	19.9	27.8%	230 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	71.6	306^th of 1046 public middle schools	70.7%		81.4	166^th of 1036 public middle schools	84.0%	140		83.5			47.3	68.2	50.9			62.0	80.6	74.4		100.0	$11,368
Galion Middle School	Public	6-9	474 Portland Way N	Galion	44833	Crawford County	Galion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 468-3134	357	21	17.2		311 (87.1%)	4 (1.1%)	15 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	45.6	623^rd of 1046 public middle schools	40.4%		52.1	547^th of 1036 public middle schools	47.2%	76		64.5			36.4	36.5	50.5			44.0	65.6	46.0	100.0	100.0	$10,652
Buckeye Central Middle School	Public	5-8	938 S Kibler St	New Washington	44854	Crawford County	Buckeye Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 492-1035	198	9	22.0		188 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	68	349^th of 1046 public middle schools	66.6%		83.6	134^th of 1036 public middle schools	87.1%	215	78.9	77.3		71.1	74.4	59.0	44.8		78.9	55.8	61.5	77.3		100.0	$17,445
Crestline Middle School	Public	5-8	435 Oldfield Rd	Crestline	44827	Crawford County	Crestline Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(419) 683-3647	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	29.5	755^th of 1046 public middle schools	27.8%					(n/a)	63.9	26.3		19.4	41.5	46.4	41.0		55.6	36.6	44.8	31.6
Upper Sandusky Middle School	Public	4-8	390 W Walker St	Upper Sandusky	43351	Wyandot County	Upper Sandusky Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 294-5721	503	31	16.4	49.1%	429 (85.3%)	4 (0.8%)	56 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	78.8	197^th of 1046 public middle schools	81.2%		75.8	251^st of 1036 public middle schools	75.8%	54	83.9	73.9	95.8	85.5	76.8	60.7	81.5	77.5	88.7	69.4	70.5	71.8		100.0	$16,404
River Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	4334 Marion Mount Gilead Rd	Caledonia	43314	Marion County	River Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 725-5700	481	26	18.5		419 (87.1%)	9 (1.9%)	15 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	59	471^st of 1046 public middle schools	55.0%		61.5	442^nd of 1036 public middle schools	57.3%	29		76.0			67.6	46.9	41.9			64.7	55.6	54.1		75.0	$13,259
Shelby Middle School	Public	6-8	109 W Smiley Ave	Shelby	44875	Richland County	Shelby City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 347-5451	474	24	19.8	56.8%	439 (92.6%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	76.8	229^th of 1046 public middle schools	78.1%		78.9	202^nd of 1036 public middle schools	80.5%	27		77.6			62.9	75.6	75.9			67.9	72.7	62.2		100.0	$12,781
Ulysses S. Grant Middle School	Public	6-8	420 Presidential Dr	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4402	917	67	13.6		670 (73.1%)	53 (5.8%)	85 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (11.7%)	21.5	814^th of 1046 public middle schools	22.2%		23.1	784^th of 1036 public middle schools	24.3%	30		48.0			30.5	5.9	25.1			32.2	34.9	42.7		91.1	$13,219

Frequently Asked Questions about Bucyrus Middle School

How many students attend Bucyrus Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Bucyrus Middle School.

What district is Bucyrus Middle School in?

Bucyrus City

Is Bucyrus Middle School a good school?

Bucyrus Middle School ranks 637^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Bucyrus Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bucyrus Middle School usually go on to attend Bucyrus Secondary School

What is the racial makeup of Bucyrus Middle School?

Students at Bucyrus Middle School are 88% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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