Defiance Middle School

Public 6-8

 1755 Palmer Dr
       Defiance, OH  43512-2856


(419) 782-0050

District: Defiance City

SchoolDigger Rank:
569th of 1,048 Ohio Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,755 Help


Students who attend Defiance Middle School usually attend:

High:    Defiance High School

Feeder schools for Defiance Middle School:

Elementary:    Defiance Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.4 Help
Number of students:  586

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.0%
Hispanic:
28.5%
African American:
4.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  54.3% Help


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Compare Details Defiance Middle School ranks worse than 54.3% of middle schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.69. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64%), Hispanic (28.5%), African American (4.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Defiance Middle School is 17.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Defiance Middle School is $9,755.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Defiance Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Defiance Middle School 569th of 1048 Ohio public middle schools. (See Defiance Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Defiance City:

SchoolDigger ranks Defiance City 502nd of 835 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Defiance Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Defiance Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 54.38 376th 692 45.7%
2006 65.30 290th 732 60.4%
2007 69.01 290th 837 65.4%
2008 67.39 325th 835 61.1%
2009 67.58 343rd 858 60.0%
2010 66.89 391st 895 56.3%
2011 62.57 464th 925 49.8%
2012 56.87 580th 989 41.4%
2013 54.02 625th 1001 37.6%
2014 51.23 649th 1008 35.6%
2015 58.15 509th 1035 50.8%
2016 56.75 527th 1050 49.8%
2017 59.73 506th 1038 51.3%
2018 57.05 504th 1010 50.1%
2019 52.73 581st 1050 44.7%
2021 51.93 555th 1037 46.5%
2022 53.16 521st 1017 48.8%
2023 51.69 569th 1048 45.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Defiance Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 30.62 424th 590 28.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Defiance Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.81 438th 924 52.6%
2019 45.66 589th 945 37.7%
2021 42.76 543rd 923 41.2%
2022 44.53 556th 947 41.3%
2023 47.48 531st 974 45.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Defiance Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.07 515th 897 42.6%
2019 47.87 574th 917 37.4%
2021 43.71 558th 910 38.7%
2022 49.96 509th 925 45.0%
2023 49.36 536th 943 43.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Defiance Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.06 620th 643 3.6%
2019 34.18 463rd 658 29.6%
2021 31.45 406th 576 29.5%
2022 27.45 442nd 565 21.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Defiance Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 69.57 57th 274 79.2%
2022 57.50 119th 241 50.6%
2023 69.39 35th 173 79.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Defiance Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.87 446th 916 51.3%
2019 53.12 494th 933 47.1%
2021 48.62 499th 924 46.0%
2022 46.50 523rd 946 44.7%
2023 46.14 558th 963 42.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Defiance Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.42 86th 385 77.7%
2022 68.94 93rd 413 77.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Defiance Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.33 97th 192 49.5%
2019 34.61 156th 222 29.7%
2021 48.33 119th 228 47.8%
2022 52.76 104th 247 57.9%
2023 59.55 90th 249 63.9%
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Rank History for White students at Defiance Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.95 416th 781 46.7%
2019 49.85 437th 796 45.1%
2021 41.72 497th 781 36.4%
2022 41.45 504th 809 37.7%
2023 34.98 581st 805 27.8%
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Enrollment information for Defiance Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 402 5 2 97 0 n/a n/a 0 506
1989 405 6 2 94 0 n/a n/a 0 507
1990 387 19 3 105 0 n/a n/a 0 514
1991 383 16 5 98 0 n/a n/a 0 502
1992 424 17 2 102 0 n/a n/a 0 545
1993 456 21 2 97 0 n/a n/a 10 586
1994 466 15 2 107 1 n/a n/a 0 591
1995 442 31 5 94 1 n/a n/a 0 573
1996 442 31 5 94 1 n/a n/a 0 573
1997 403 28 5 80 0 n/a n/a 0 516
1998 385 23 4 76 0 n/a n/a 0 488
1999 388 19 4 81 0 n/a n/a 0 492
2000 372 13 3 76 0 n/a n/a 0 464
2001 334 16 3 81 0 n/a n/a 0 434
2002 326 15 1 67 0 n/a n/a 14 423
2003 326 15 1 67 0 n/a n/a 14 423
2004 290 18 2 58 0 n/a n/a 9 377
2005 290 17 4 68 0 n/a n/a 21 400
2006 281 15 2 71 0 n/a n/a 28 397
2007 259 17 2 67 1 n/a n/a 21 367
2008 272 17 3 76 1 n/a n/a 22 391
2009 392 27 5 94 0 n/a n/a 66 584
2010 403 27 3 86 0 n/a n/a 74 593
2011 416 31 1 103 0 0 59 0 610
2012 402 34 3 116 0 0 34 0 589
2013 429 41 3 117 1 0 13 0 604
2014 394 49 7 122 1 0 11 0 584
2015 378 43 4 118 1 0 8 0 552
2016 387 41 3 126 0 0 10 0 567
2017 403 27 2 139 0 0 15 0 586
2018 374 23 1 159 0 0 16 0 573
2019 391 34 2 158 0 0 20 0 605
2020 356 38 1 168 0 0 29 0 592
2021 397 38 3 156 0 0 21 0 615
2022 373 26 2 158 0 0 17 0 576
2023 375 26 3 167 0 0 15 0 586

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Defiance Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 506 32.0 15.8 0
1989 507 32.0 15.8 n/a
1990 514 34.9 14.7 n/a
1991 502 34.9 14.3 n/a
1992 545 31.0 17.5 27.9
1993 586 31.0 18.9 35.2
1994 591 32.0 18.5 31.5
1995 573 34.0 16.9 27.7
1996 573 34.0 16.9 27.7
1997 516 32.7 15.8 29.5
1998 488 32.8 14.9 26.6
1999 492 32.0 15.4 33.7
2000 464 31.8 14.6 33.6
2001 434 33.0 13.2 39.4
2002 423 34.3 12.3 53.1
2003 423 34.3 12.3 53.1
2004 377 30.0 12.6 61.7
2005 400 29.4 13.6 61.2
2006 397 33.1 12.0 67.8
2007 367 38.0 9.7 82.9
2008 391 31.0 12.6 n/a
2009 584 30.7 19.0 50
2010 593 44.1 13.4 56.5
2011 610 42.5 14.3 54.6
2012 589 38.6 15.2 54.2
2013 604 35.3 17.0 59.3
2014 584 34.8 16.7 68.7
2015 552 n/a n/a 61.2
2016 567 34.0 16.6 59.3
2017 586 40.6 14.4 51.9
2018 573 39.6 14.4 62.5
2019 605 39.6 15.2 52.7
2020 592 39.6 14.9 53.2
2021 615 37.3 16.4 n/a
2022 576 31.8 18.0 n/a
2023 586 33.5 17.4 54.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Defiance Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 506 32.0 15.8 0
1989 507 32.0 15.8 n/a
1990 514 34.9 14.7 n/a
1991 502 34.9 14.3 n/a
1992 545 31.0 17.5 27.9
1993 586 31.0 18.9 35.2
1994 591 32.0 18.5 31.5
1995 573 34.0 16.9 27.7
1996 573 34.0 16.9 27.7
1997 516 32.7 15.8 29.5
1998 488 32.8 14.9 26.6
1999 492 32.0 15.4 33.7
2000 464 31.8 14.6 33.6
2001 434 33.0 13.2 39.4
2002 423 34.3 12.3 53.1
2003 423 34.3 12.3 53.1
2004 377 30.0 12.6 61.7
2005 400 29.4 13.6 61.2
2006 397 33.1 12.0 67.8
2007 367 38.0 9.7 82.9
2008 391 31.0 12.6 n/a
2009 584 30.7 19.0 50
2010 593 44.1 13.4 56.5
2011 610 42.5 14.3 54.6
2012 589 38.6 15.2 54.2
2013 604 35.3 17.0 59.3
2014 584 34.8 16.7 68.7
2015 552 n/a n/a 61.2
2016 567 34.0 16.6 59.3
2017 586 40.6 14.4 51.9
2018 573 39.6 14.4 62.5
2019 605 39.6 15.2 52.7
2020 592 39.6 14.9 53.2
2021 615 37.3 16.4 n/a
2022 576 31.8 18.0 n/a
2023 586 33.5 17.4 54.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Defiance Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,655
2022 $10,050
2023 $9,755

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Defiance Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 581st of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 569th of 1048 Middle schools
 1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Defiance Middle School)58.138.6
 19.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Defiance City)58.138.6
 19.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Defiance Middle School)54.448.2
 6.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Defiance City)54.448.2
 6.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Defiance Middle School)46.542.6
 3.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Defiance City)46.542.6
 3.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Defiance Middle School)66.961.2
 5.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Defiance City)66.961.2
 5.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (Defiance Middle School)67.966
 1.9%
   8th Grade Science (Defiance City)67.966
 1.9%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Defiance Middle School)53.643.3
 10.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Defiance City)53.643.3
 10.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Defiance Middle School)52.759.3
 6.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Defiance City)52.759.3
 6.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%
End of Course Algebra I (Defiance Middle School)86.498.1
 11.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Defiance City)64.656.9
 7.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students605586
 3.1%
African American3426
 23.5%
American Indian00
Asian23
 50%
Hispanic158167
 5.7%
Pacific Islander00
White391375
 4.1%
Two or More Races2015
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients52.7%54.3%
 1.5%


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

Students at Defiance Middle School are 64% White, 28% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Defiance Middle School ranks 569th of 1048 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 586 students attended Defiance Middle School.


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