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Chillicothe Middle School

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Chillicothe Middle School ranks 589 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

589^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 43% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Chillicothe Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Chillicothe, Ohio, part of the Chillicothe City School District. With 381 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Ohio middle schools, typically in the 600s out of around 1,000 schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chillicothe Middle School faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 39.9% to 45.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and most nearby schools. The school's test scores are generally below the state averages across all subjects and grade levels, though it excels in Algebra I, where proficiency rates have been around 90-97% in recent years. Performance varies significantly by student subgroup, with the school struggling for certain groups like White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Compared to nearby middle schools like Zane Trace Middle School and Southeastern Middle School, Chillicothe Middle School generally performs worse across most metrics. The school's performance for its homeless student population is also quite variable, ranking anywhere from 6th to 14th out of 15-18 Ohio middle schools in this subgroup, suggesting the school may be struggling to adequately support these students.

404

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,048

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

381 Yoctangee Pkwy
Chillicothe, OH 45601-1658

(740) 773-2241

District: Chillicothe City

Students who attend Chillicothe Middle School usually attend:

High:

Chillicothe High School

Feeder schools for Chillicothe Middle School:

Elementary:	Chillicothe Intermediate School
	Chillicothe Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.2%

Two or more races:

12.6%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 31st percentile in 2022 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2025) from a 31st-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg49%

Ohio avg56%

589^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

569^th of 828Chillicothe 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
2025	47.0	589 of 1036	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	652 of 1046	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	636 of 1048	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	706 of 1017	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	676 of 1037	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	627 of 1050	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	606 of 1010	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.5	617 of 1038	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	661 of 1050	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.9	400 of 1035	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.8	686 of 1008	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.0	711 of 1001	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.0	643 of 989	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.1	622 of 925	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.8	616 of 895	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.9	561 of 858	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.2	566 of 835	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.1	447 of 837	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.7	489 of 732	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.4	446 of 692	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.2	227 of 400	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	188 of 442	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	234 of 429	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	165 of 436	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	169 of 413	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.3	285 of 385	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	20.9	530 of 576	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.6	206 of 658	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.4	513 of 643	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	550 of 938	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	596 of 942	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	568 of 943	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	642 of 925	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	621 of 910	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	496 of 917	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	591 of 897	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	25.0	192 of 247	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	47.4	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆
2022	24.7	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.6	2 of 23	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	67.2	7 of 21	66.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	441 of 983	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	501 of 989	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	441 of 974	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	573 of 947	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	505 of 923	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	366 of 945	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	358 of 924	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	607 of 954	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	679 of 958	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	659 of 963	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	728 of 946	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	664 of 924	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	657 of 933	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	584 of 916	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	141 of 263	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	148 of 254	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	143 of 245	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	166 of 239	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	134 of 219	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	129 of 206	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	136 of 205	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	557 of 572	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	527 of 563	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	507 of 590	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	603 of 777	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	663 of 795	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	647 of 805	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	723 of 809	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	677 of 781	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	626 of 796	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	616 of 781	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)60th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2022)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2021)8th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I98%+38 vs state

Science63%~ state avg

English Language Arts54%-5 vs state

Mathematics38%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Chillicothe Middle School	Public	7-8	381 Yoctangee Pkwy	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Chillicothe City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 773-2241	404	31	13.2		312 (77.2%)	24 (5.9%)	15 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.6%)	47	589^th of 1036 public middle schools	43.1%		41	652^nd of 1046 public middle schools	37.7%	63		62.9			48.7	26.7			57.0	51.1	97.7	$13,048
Unioto Middle School	Public	6-8	160 Moundsville Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Union-Scioto Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 773-5211	486	20	24.3		430 (88.5%)	7 (1.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	72.1	297^th of 1036 public middle schools	71.3%		76.2	235^th of 1046 public middle schools	77.5%	62		70.4		61.9	59.0	64.5		60.6	75.9	63.6	100.0	$8,977
Zane Trace Middle School	Public	5-8	946 State Route 180	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Zane Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 773-5842	392	23	17.0		368 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	68	355^th of 1036 public middle schools	65.7%		74.2	268^th of 1046 public middle schools	74.4%	87	53.9	78.3	54.9	54.8	54.2	43.1	67.6	64.3	71.9	69.9	92.0	$11,577
Southeastern Middle School	Public	5-8	2003 Lancaster Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Southeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 774-2003	281	14	20.0		261 (92.9%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	73.5	281^st of 1036 public middle schools	72.9%		72.4	285^th of 1046 public middle schools	72.8%	4	76.2	68.9	68.3	83.1	51.4	60.7	76.2	72.7	66.7	67.2		$12,368
Huntington Middle School	Public	5-8	188 Huntsman Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Huntington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 663-6079	313	22	14.2		293 (93.6%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	36.5	678^th of 1036 public middle schools	34.6%		37.1	676^th of 1046 public middle schools	35.4%	2	52.3	35.1	63.1	57.4	36.8	32.5	53.8	48.5	45.6	35.5		$13,835
Adena Middle School	Public	6-8	3367 County Road 550	Frankfort	45628	Ross County	Adena Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 998-2313	263	18	14.6		244 (92.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	28.6	741^st of 1036 public middle schools	28.5%		47.1	608^th of 1046 public middle schools	41.9%	133		43.0		26.1	46.2	14.8		31.8	44.0	44.3	66.7	$10,663
Paint Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	7454 Us Highway 50 W	Bainbridge	45612	Ross County	Paint Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 634-3454	166	10	16.6		159 (95.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	48.9	577^th of 1036 public middle schools	44.3%		49.7	587^th of 1046 public middle schools	43.9%	10		52.2		44.4	54.4	50.0		42.6	64.9	42.2		$12,469
Waverly Junior High School	Public	6-8	3 Tiger Drive	Waverly	45690	Pike County	Waverly City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 947-4527	383	27	14.1		359 (93.7%)	13 (3.4%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	41.7	646^th of 1036 public middle schools	37.6%		46.3	614^th of 1046 public middle schools	41.3%	32		46.3		36.2	50.0	23.2		50.8	60.9	46.3	92.5	$11,010
Circleville Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Clark Dr	Circleville	43113	Pickaway County	Circleville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 474-2345	476	26	18.3		431 (90.5%)	6 (1.3%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	43.5	626^th of 1036 public middle schools	39.6%		38.2	669^th of 1046 public middle schools	36.0%	43		58.5		41.0	28.1	49.3		44.6	53.1	49.0	93.5	$10,925

Frequently Asked Questions about Chillicothe Middle School

What district is Chillicothe Middle School in?

Chillicothe City

Is Chillicothe Middle School a good school?

Chillicothe Middle School ranks 589^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Chillicothe Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chillicothe Middle School usually go on to attend Chillicothe High School

What is the racial makeup of Chillicothe Middle School?

Students at Chillicothe Middle School are 77% White, 13% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Chillicothe Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Chillicothe Middle School.

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