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East Palestine Middle School

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East Palestine Middle School ranks 686 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

686^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

East Palestine Middle School is a public middle school serving 269 students in grades 5-8 in East Palestine, Ohio, which is part of the East Palestine City School District. While the school has some areas of concern, there are also opportunities for improvement.

One key challenge for East Palestine Middle School is its consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.1% to 35.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and most nearby schools. Additionally, the school's test scores are generally below the state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts 10-20 percentage points lower than the state averages. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students all in the bottom half of Ohio middle schools.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Boardman Glenwood Junior High, South Range Middle School, and South Side Middle School, East Palestine Middle School lags behind in many key metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism rates, and statewide rankings. The school's declining performance over the past several years, from 386 out of 1,037 Ohio middle schools in 2020-2021 to 686 out of 1,036 in 2024-2025, suggests the need for a comprehensive improvement plan to address these issues and better support student learning and achievement.

265

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,530

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 W Grant St
East Palestine, OH 44413-1664

(330) 426-9451

District: East Palestine City

Students who attend East Palestine Middle School usually attend:

High:

East Palestine High School

Feeder schools for East Palestine Middle School:

Elementary:

East Palestine Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.5%

Two or more races:

4.5%

Hispanic:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (50% vs 57% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg48%

Ohio avg57%

686^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

523^rd of 828East Palestine 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	35.5	686 of 1036	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	704 of 1046	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	655 of 1048	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	530 of 1017	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.5	386 of 1037	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	420 of 1050	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	546 of 1010	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.1	498 of 1038	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.6	552 of 1050	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.3	659 of 1035	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.7	622 of 1008	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.6	676 of 1001	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.8	615 of 989	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.4	529 of 925	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.9	515 of 895	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.0	542 of 858	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.6	587 of 835	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	55.8	475 of 837	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.6	454 of 732	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.6	312 of 692	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.9	257 of 400	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	79.0	50 of 576	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	45.7	336 of 658	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	228 of 643	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	683 of 938	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	656 of 942	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	577 of 943	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.8	332 of 925	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	367 of 910	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	342 of 917	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	539 of 897	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	596 of 983	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	750 of 989	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	670 of 974	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	532 of 947	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.9	187 of 923	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	339 of 945	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	548 of 924	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	665 of 954	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	699 of 958	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	699 of 963	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	682 of 946	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.8	424 of 924	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	430 of 933	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	501 of 916	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	501 of 572	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	428 of 563	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	365 of 590	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	676 of 777	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	698 of 795	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	668 of 805	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	580 of 809	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.8	432 of 781	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	409 of 796	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	547 of 781	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2021)91st percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I60%~ state avg

Science54%-9 vs state

English Language Arts49%-11 vs state

Mathematics46%-5 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, July 30, 2009

East Palestine middle school is awesome! The teachers are super nice and always help if we, the students, need it. There is always something fun going on. I love e.p.m.s! Close Quote

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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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
East Palestine Middle School	Public	5-8	320 W Grant St	East Palestine	44413	Columbiana County	East Palestine City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 426-9451	265	17	15.5		245 (92.5%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	35.5	686^th of 1036 public middle schools	33.8%		33.9	704^th of 1046 public middle schools	32.7%	18	61.5	46.2		72.3	58.9	32.8	21.9		70.8	47.3	40.3	38.5	60.0	$11,530
Crestview Middle School	Public	5-8	44100 Crestview Rd Ste C	Columbiana	44408	Columbiana County	Crestview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 482-4648	367	23	15.9	40.9%	359 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	72.9	288^th of 1036 public middle schools	72.2%		73.6	278^th of 1046 public middle schools	73.4%	10	86.9	65.3		68.7	63.6	69.0	53.4		82.1	65.5	78.4	66.3		$11,855
South Side Middle School	Public	5-8	720 Columbiana Waterford Rd	Columbiana	44408	Columbiana County	Columbiana Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 482-5354	289	13	22.2	40.8%	268 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	85.2	112^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.2%		88.3	77^th of 1046 public middle schools	92.6%	35	93.8	76.0		98.4	80.0	81.7	62.3		90.6	78.7	84.3	77.3	100.0	$11,652
Springfield Intermediate Middle School	Public	5-8	11333 Youngstown Pittsburgh Rd	New Middletown	44442	Mahoning County	Springfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 542-3624	268	19	14.1		259 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	82.4	150^th of 1036 public middle schools	85.5%		84.8	128^th of 1046 public middle schools	87.8%	22	85.4	81.9		76.8	74.1	63.5	59.6		90.2	85.5	74.5	86.1	100.0	$13,460
Beaver Local Middle School	Public	5-8	46088 Bell School Rd	East Liverpool	43920	Columbiana County	Beaver Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 386-8700	558	28	19.9		542 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	74.6	267^th of 1036 public middle schools	74.2%		81.2	176^th of 1046 public middle schools	83.2%	91	78.0	80.9		79.5	59.5	63.6	78.9		81.1	56.3	70.6	66.0	100.0	$9,998
Poland Middle School	Public	4-6	47 College St	Poland	44514	Mahoning County	Poland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 757-7003	380	24	16.0	56.1%	346 (91.1%)	5 (1.3%)	16 (4.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)								(n/a)	82.7		96.0	81.7	82.1			81.5	89.8	86.2				$12,181
South Range Middle School	Public	5-8	11300 Columbiana Canfield Rd	Canfield	44406	Mahoning County	South Range Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 549-4071	397	21	18.9	26.7%	384 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	85.5	102^nd of 1036 public middle schools	90.2%		89	70^th of 1046 public middle schools	93.3%	32	91.7	81.1		95.8	67.1	85.7	79.8		93.8	73.3	79.8	76.7	100.0	$10,397
Boardman Glenwood Junior High	Public	7-8	7635 Glenwood Ave	Youngstown	44512	Mahoning County	Boardman Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 726-3414	550	41	13.5	54.9%	361 (65.6%)	55 (10.0%)	60 (10.9%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.8%)	78.5	211^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.6%		80.2	190^th of 1046 public middle schools	81.8%	21		70.6				73.5	70.0				78.6	65.4	100.0	$13,269
Boardman Center Intermediate School	Public	4-6	7410 Market St	Youngstown	44512	Mahoning County	Boardman Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 726-3400	814	45	18.0	58.7%	541 (66.5%)	75 (9.2%)	88 (10.8%)	24 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (10.3%)								(n/a)	74.1		77.4	77.4	65.5			72.3	82.6	68.1				$11,015
Struthers Middle School	Public	5-8	800 5th St	Struthers	44471	Mahoning County	Struthers City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 755-1064	495	32	15.4		347 (70.1%)	35 (7.1%)	67 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.1%)	53.6	525^th of 1036 public middle schools	49.3%		48.8	594^th of 1046 public middle schools	43.2%	69	65.6	55.8		57.4	47.1	42.6	61.4		64.8	47.5	59.5	57.1	88.0	$11,581

Frequently Asked Questions about East Palestine Middle School

What district is East Palestine Middle School in?

East Palestine City

Is East Palestine Middle School a good school?

East Palestine Middle School ranks 686^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of East Palestine Middle School attend?

Students who attend East Palestine Middle School usually go on to attend East Palestine High School

What is the racial makeup of East Palestine Middle School?

Students at East Palestine Middle School are 92% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend East Palestine Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended East Palestine Middle School.

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