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Tower Heights Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

79^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Tower Heights Middle School is a grades 6–8 school serving 571 students on North Johanna Drive in Centerville, Ohio, a Dayton suburb within the Centerville City school district. In 2025–26 it ranked 79th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools — the 92nd percentile, a 5-star rating, and the best showing in the ten years of ranking history provided. Five years earlier it sat at the 74th percentile, so this caps a steady multi-year climb rather than one lucky year.

Within its own district, Tower Heights is the clear academic leader. Its average proficiency across seven core grade-level measures is 80.4%, versus 70.2% at Hadley E Watts Middle School and 69.0% at Magsig Middle School — roughly 10 to 11 points higher on the same curriculum, even though Magsig has identical enrollment and Tower Heights runs a slightly larger student–teacher ratio. Every core subject clears the state average by at least 19 points; 8th-grade English language arts (90.9%) is the standout, 32.6 points above the state. Chronic absenteeism also dropped sharply, from 15.4% to 10.6% — about four points below the district's 14.6% and the lowest of the three Centerville middles.

Regionally, Tower Heights is the third-strongest of nine comparison schools, behind only Oakwood Junior High School and Bellbrook Middle School, and far ahead of West Carrollton Middle School and Miamisburg Middle School. Subgroup results are unusually even: female (93rd percentile), low-income (91st) and male (90th) students all rank 5 stars, and special education students rose to the 72nd percentile from 57th. Two caveats: 7th-grade math (67.7%) is the lowest core measure and slipped this year, though it still beats district and state; and the 100% Algebra I and Geometry end-of-course scores reflect small accelerated cohorts, not the whole school.

571

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,626

Per pupil spending ?

20%

Free/discounted lunch ?

195 N Johanna Dr
Centerville, OH 45459-4625

(937) 434-0383

District: Centerville City

Students who attend Tower Heights Middle School usually attend:

High:

Centerville High School

Feeder schools for Tower Heights Middle School:

Elementary:	Stingley Elementary School
	W O Cline Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.3%

Two or more races:

7.4%

African American:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (85% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Ohio middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg74%

Ohio avg56%

79^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	87.4	79 of 1046	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	84.1	129 of 1036	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	164 of 1046	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	148 of 1048	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	168 of 1017	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	265 of 1037	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	140 of 1050	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	104 of 1010	89.7%	★★★★☆
2017	80.6	168 of 1038	83.8%	★★★★☆
2016	82.9	144 of 1050	86.3%	★★★★☆
2015	86.8	77 of 1035	92.6%	★★★★★
2014	82.7	80 of 1008	92.1%	★★★★★
2013	84.2	55 of 1001	94.5%	★★★★★
2012	82.2	90 of 989	90.9%	★★★★★
2011	79.9	134 of 925	85.5%	★★★★☆
2010	79.8	140 of 895	84.4%	★★★★☆
2009	84.4	66 of 858	92.3%	★★★★★
2008	83.4	77 of 835	90.8%	★★★★★
2007	85.2	44 of 837	94.7%	★★★★★
2006	82.8	63 of 732	91.4%	★★★★★
2005	82.3	86 of 692	87.6%	★★★★☆
2004	84.1	45 of 400	88.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	78 of 455	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	80.3	54 of 442	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	114 of 429	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	49.0	168 of 413	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	62.6	32 of 66	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.6	56 of 73	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	42.1	299 of 565	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	331 of 576	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	129 of 658	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	97 of 643	84.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	71 of 947	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	84.8	103 of 938	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	147 of 942	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	110 of 943	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	160 of 925	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	235 of 910	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	156 of 917	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	97 of 897	89.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	70.6	28 of 173	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	133 of 241	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.7	82 of 274	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	123 of 521	76.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	90 of 996	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	82.5	106 of 983	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	197 of 989	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	53 of 974	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	58.8	371 of 947	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	249 of 923	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	190 of 945	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	324 of 924	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	92 of 955	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	81.8	143 of 954	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	180 of 958	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	157 of 963	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	171 of 946	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	275 of 924	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	108 of 933	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	115 of 916	87.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	40.8	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	92 of 260	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.2	48 of 263	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	88 of 254	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	58 of 245	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	65 of 239	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	29 of 219	86.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	161 of 579	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	55.8	178 of 572	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	242 of 563	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	200 of 590	66.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	99 of 790	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	78.6	140 of 777	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	157 of 795	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	137 of 805	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	148 of 809	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	271 of 781	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.8	130 of 796	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	84 of 781	89.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

White (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)84th percentile~ school

African American (2026)83rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)65th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2019)52nd percentile-35 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile-36 vs school

Military Connected (2024)29th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

English Language Arts84%+25 vs state

Science82%+21 vs state

Mathematics76%+24 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, November 7, 2016

Great teachers but the school secretaries need to leave. They really are just plain mean and obviously don't like their jobs or the kids! They are just terrible Close Quote

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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 Geometry (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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tower Heights Middle School

What high school do graduates of Tower Heights Middle School attend?

Students who attend Tower Heights Middle School usually go on to attend Centerville High School

Is Tower Heights Middle School a good school?

Yes. Tower Heights Middle School ranks in the top 7.6% of Ohio middle schools.

What district is Tower Heights Middle School in?

Centerville City

What is the racial makeup of Tower Heights Middle School?

Students at Tower Heights Middle School are 79% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 6% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Tower Heights Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Tower Heights Middle School.

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