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Hadley E Watts Middle School

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Hadley E Watts Middle School ranks 226 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 78% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Hadley E Watts Middle School is a 6–8 middle school serving 777 students in Centerville, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio, and part of the Centerville City district. It is the largest of the district's three middle schools — roughly 36% larger than Tower Heights Middle School and Magsig Middle School — and in 2025–26 it ranked 226th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools (78th percentile, 4 stars), inside a district that ranks 142nd of 773 statewide.

The big picture is a long slide from elite to merely good. From 2015–16 through 2017–18, Hadley sat at the 93rd percentile with 5 stars three years running; since then it has settled into a 77th–88th percentile band with 4 stars each year. It is now the lowest-ranked of the three Centerville middle schools, trailing Tower Heights (79th statewide, 5 stars) by nearly 150 places, while Magsig ranks 246th. Within district test results, Hadley falls below the district average in nearly every tested cell — most sharply in 8th grade ELA (68.8 vs. 76.8 district) — though it still beats Ohio's proficiency rate in all seven tested cells, by margins of +7.8 to +19.3 points.

Two trends stand out. Chronic absenteeism has fallen four straight years, from 18.6% to 11.6% — well under the district's 14.6% and 5th-lowest among 11 comparable middle schools. At the same time, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility has climbed from 16.45% to 26.25% in two years, and the low-income subgroup ranking dropped from the 64th to the 39th percentile. A repeated pattern shows math proficiency falling about 10–11 points between 6th and 7th grade. English learners, by contrast, improved from the 46th to the 88th percentile, now the school's strongest subgroup.

777

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,024

Per pupil spending ?

26.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7056 Mcewen Rd
Dayton, OH 45459-3238

(937) 434-0370

District: Centerville City

Students who attend Hadley E Watts Middle School usually attend:

High:

Centerville High School

Feeder schools for Hadley E Watts Middle School:

Elementary:	Dr John Hole Elementary School
	Normandy Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.3%

Asian:

13.5%

African American:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (77% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Ohio middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg74%

Ohio avg56%

226^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Centerville City

142^nd of 773Centerville 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	76.9	226 of 1046	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	191 of 1036	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	217 of 1046	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	125 of 1048	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	212 of 1017	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	237 of 1037	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	181 of 1050	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	66 of 1010	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	87.9	69 of 1038	93.4%	★★★★★
2016	88.3	74 of 1050	93.0%	★★★★★
2015	87.3	72 of 1035	93.0%	★★★★★
2014	81.9	93 of 1008	90.8%	★★★★★
2013	81.6	91 of 1001	90.9%	★★★★★
2012	80.6	119 of 989	88.0%	★★★★☆
2011	82.9	79 of 925	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	80.5	126 of 895	85.9%	★★★★☆
2009	84.7	62 of 858	92.8%	★★★★★
2008	83.8	68 of 835	91.9%	★★★★★
2007	84.4	61 of 837	92.7%	★★★★★
2006	82.0	71 of 732	90.3%	★★★★★
2005	84.5	59 of 692	91.5%	★★★★★
2004	78.7	77 of 400	80.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	115 of 455	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	59.5	136 of 442	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.3	65 of 429	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	46 of 436	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	100 of 413	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	77 of 385	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	28 of 405	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	13 of 384	96.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	33 of 78	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.6	18 of 69	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	24 of 76	68.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	19 of 67	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	33 of 69	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	31 of 66	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	35 of 73	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	51.4	201 of 565	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	150 of 576	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	136 of 658	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	89 of 643	86.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	21 of 172	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	69.6	28 of 142	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	43.5	66 of 123	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	48 of 134	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	201 of 947	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.9	201 of 938	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	218 of 942	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	132 of 943	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	236 of 925	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	228 of 910	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	190 of 917	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	79 of 897	91.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	52.7	172 of 274	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.5	112 of 521	78.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	97 of 270	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.5	115 of 262	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	58 of 247	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	612 of 996	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.3	403 of 983	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	356 of 989	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	274 of 974	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	444 of 947	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	476 of 923	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	341 of 945	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.8	106 of 924	88.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	254 of 955	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.0	201 of 954	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	202 of 958	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	98 of 963	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	183 of 946	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	209 of 924	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	147 of 933	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	62 of 916	93.2%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	50.7	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	56 of 260	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	82.7	33 of 263	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	17 of 254	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	16 of 245	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	71.0	53 of 205	74.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	278 of 579	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.5	182 of 572	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	188 of 563	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	93 of 590	84.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	226 of 790	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	185 of 777	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	221 of 795	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	150 of 805	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	236 of 809	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	208 of 781	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	179 of 796	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	66 of 781	91.5%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2026)88th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)78th percentile~ school

African American (2026)75th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)58th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile-26 vs school

Military Connected (2024)43rd percentile-36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile-40 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)37th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

English Language Arts75%+16 vs state

Science73%+12 vs state

Mathematics65%+12 vs state

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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 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 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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Hadley E Watts Middle School	Public	6-8	7056 Mcewen Rd	Dayton	45459	Montgomery County	Centerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 434-0370	777	44	17.4	26.3%	531 (68.3%)	61 (7.9%)	32 (4.1%)	105 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.2%)	76.9	226^th of 1046 public middle schools	78.4%		79.3	191^st of 1036 public middle schools	81.6%	35		72.8		73.9	56.4	63.5		73.7	82.0	68.8	100.0	100.0	$12,024
Magsig Middle School	Public	6-8	192 W Franklin St	Centerville	45459	Montgomery County	Centerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 433-0965	571	33	17.4	28.4%	370 (64.8%)	50 (8.8%)	16 (2.8%)	94 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	75.3	246^th of 1046 public middle schools	76.5%		78.7	203^rd of 1036 public middle schools	80.4%	43		76.5		68.7	63.5	51.4		65.9	83.6	73.6	100.0	100.0	$14,276
Tower Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	195 N Johanna Dr	Centerville	45459	Montgomery County	Centerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 434-0383	571	33	17.5	20.0%	453 (79.3%)	32 (5.6%)	12 (2.1%)	32 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.4%)	87.4	79^th of 1046 public middle schools	92.4%		84.1	129^th of 1036 public middle schools	87.5%	50		82.2		82.3	67.7	78.1		75.3	86.4	90.9	100.0	100.0	$13,626
Van Buren Middle School	Public	6-8	3775 Shroyer Rd	Kettering	45429	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 499-1800	598	40	14.7	40.8%	468 (78.3%)	31 (5.2%)	39 (6.5%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	46 (7.7%)	73.2	277^th of 1046 public middle schools	73.5%		75.1	263^rd of 1036 public middle schools	74.6%	14		76.2		67.9	60.4	50.0		66.5	77.7	72.2	100.0	96.1	$14,944
West Carrollton Intermediate School	Public	5-6	4100 S Dixie Dr	Moraine	45439	Montgomery County	West Carrollton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 859-5121	453	28	16.1		250 (55.2%)	102 (22.5%)	53 (11.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)								(n/a)	48.8		43.8	36.1			59.2	52.5					$11,510
West Carrollton Middle School	Public	7-8	424 E Main St	West Carrollton	45449	Montgomery County	West Carrollton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 859-5121	479	31	15.4		262 (54.7%)	116 (24.2%)	36 (7.5%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.1%)	27.8	765^th of 1046 public middle schools	26.9%		23.2	783^rd of 1036 public middle schools	24.4%	18		41.4			27.1	34.9			43.6	43.3		100.0	$12,767
Miamisburg Middle School	Public	6-8	8668 Miamisburg Springboro Rd	Miamisburg	45342	Montgomery County	Miamisburg City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 865-0011	1,105	72	15.3	52.3%	814 (73.7%)	114 (10.3%)	77 (7.0%)	33 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (5.9%)	57.9	482^nd of 1046 public middle schools	53.9%		55.9	500^th of 1036 public middle schools	51.7%	18		61.0		48.7	57.6	39.4		56.8	71.0	62.1		97.7	$12,231
Kettering Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 Glengarry Dr	Kettering	45420	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 499-1550	982	69	14.2	57.2%	714 (72.7%)	97 (9.9%)	67 (6.8%)	20 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	79 (8.0%)	75.3	245^th of 1046 public middle schools	76.6%		70.5	320^th of 1036 public middle schools	69.1%	75		78.2		60.9	68.1	66.4		63.2	73.3	71.8	100.0	98.3	$14,311
Oakwood Junior High School	Public	7-8	1200 Far Hills Ave	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Oakwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 297-5328	319	27	11.8		255 (79.9%)	8 (2.5%)	15 (4.7%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	93.9	12^th of 1046 public middle schools	98.9%		91.9	30^th of 1036 public middle schools	97.1%	18		89.1			88.0	87.9			94.6	90.9	100.0	100.0	$14,088
Bellbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	3600 Feedwire Rd	Bellbrook	45305	Greene County	Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 848-2141	665	33	20.1	22.1%	553 (83.2%)	28 (4.2%)	23 (3.5%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)	89.7	52^nd of 1046 public middle schools	95.0%		88.6	64^th of 1036 public middle schools	93.8%	12		91.8		85.2	80.0	86.8		75.2	82.3	80.8		100.0	$10,712

Frequently Asked Questions about Hadley E Watts Middle School

What high school do graduates of Hadley E Watts Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hadley E Watts Middle School usually go on to attend Centerville High School

What is the racial makeup of Hadley E Watts Middle School?

Students at Hadley E Watts Middle School are 68% White, 14% Asian, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Hadley E Watts Middle School in?

Centerville City

How many students attend Hadley E Watts Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 777 students attended Hadley E Watts Middle School.

Is Hadley E Watts Middle School a good school?

Hadley E Watts Middle School ranks 226^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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