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Fairborn Middle School

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Fairborn Middle School ranks 611 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Fairborn Middle School in Fairborn, OH, near Dayton, serves 926 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Fairborn City school district.

Fairborn Middle School has ranked around the 42nd percentile with 2 stars for a decade, placing it 611th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools in 2025–2026. It performs slightly above its district, Fairborn City, which is at the 38th percentile. Compared with nearby schools, it is similar to Tecumseh Middle School, Mad River Middle School, and Warner Middle School, stronger than Wright Brothers Middle School and Weisenborn Junior High, but far behind Kettering Middle School, Herman K Ankeney Middle School, and Jacob Coy Middle School, which is at the 93rd percentile. Chronic absenteeism has improved from 50.5% in 2021–2022 to 30.5% in 2025–2026, but it remains higher than the district rate (26.6%) and most nearby schools.

Academically, Algebra I is a signature strength: 100% proficient, far above district and state. 8th-grade math, ELA, and science are near state averages. However, 6th- and 7th-grade math are clear weak points: 6th-grade math 38.1% vs. state 56.2%, and 7th-grade math 33.2% vs. state 48.6%. 7th-grade ELA is also low at 50.2% vs. state 62.7%. The student-teacher ratio is 14.5, favorable compared to many nearby schools. Low-income students rank at the 53rd percentile with 3 stars, above the school’s overall percentile, while special education students improved from the 16th to the 42nd percentile. Gifted and talented students slipped from the 83rd to the 53rd percentile. Male students (34th percentile) trail female students (43rd percentile). Per-student spending was $7,920 in 2018–2019.

926

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,080

Per pupil spending ?

51.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 E Dayton Yellow Springs Rd
Fairborn, OH 45324-5349

(937) 878-4681

District: Fairborn City

Students who attend Fairborn Middle School usually attend:

High:

Fairborn High School

Feeder schools for Fairborn Middle School:

Elementary:	Fairborn Intermediate School
	Fairborn Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

African American:

12.3%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

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 (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg52%

Ohio avg57%

611^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

476^th of 773Fairborn 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	46.4	611 of 1046	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	596 of 1036	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	596 of 1046	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	620 of 1048	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	622 of 1017	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	615 of 1037	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	607 of 1050	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	566 of 1010	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.6	652 of 1038	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.9	621 of 1050	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.0	469 of 1035	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	38.8	732 of 1008	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.7	746 of 1001	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.6	731 of 989	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.1	655 of 925	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.4	603 of 895	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.0	616 of 858	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.1	583 of 835	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.5	467 of 837	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.7	463 of 732	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.0	509 of 692	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	235 of 455	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.4	258 of 442	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	185 of 429	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	237 of 436	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	223 of 413	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.6	108 of 385	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	112 of 405	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	48.6	173 of 384	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	16.1	568 of 576	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	492 of 658	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	419 of 643	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	538 of 947	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	574 of 938	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	538 of 942	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	598 of 943	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	596 of 925	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	598 of 910	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	558 of 917	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	470 of 897	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	88 of 186	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.5	91 of 194	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	41 of 241	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	58 of 274	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.9	303 of 521	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	143 of 270	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.6	125 of 262	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	94 of 239	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	92 of 249	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	161 of 247	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	106 of 228	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	53 of 222	76.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	467 of 996	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.9	455 of 983	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	393 of 989	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	406 of 974	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	403 of 947	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	371 of 923	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	331 of 945	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	522 of 924	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	629 of 955	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	602 of 954	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	600 of 958	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	603 of 963	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	642 of 946	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	592 of 924	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	592 of 933	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	595 of 916	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.0	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2018	22.9	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	132 of 260	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	163 of 263	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	134 of 254	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	161 of 245	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	179 of 239	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	137 of 219	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	160 of 206	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	161 of 205	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	338 of 579	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.3	434 of 572	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	472 of 563	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	514 of 590	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	603 of 790	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.5	566 of 777	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	578 of 795	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	589 of 805	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	617 of 809	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	617 of 781	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	580 of 796	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	520 of 781	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile+12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)49th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)48th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)34th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-18 vs school

Military Connected (2026)18th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2021)1st percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Science61%~ state avg

English Language Arts54%-5 vs state

Mathematics41%-11 vs state

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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
Fairborn Middle School	Public	6-8	900 E Dayton Yellow Springs Rd	Fairborn	45324	Greene County	Fairborn City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 878-4681	926	64	14.5		638 (68.9%)	114 (12.3%)	47 (5.1%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	109 (11.8%)	46.4	611^th of 1046 public middle schools	41.6%		46	596^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.5%	15		60.9		38.1	33.2	51.7		54.3	50.2	57.5		100.0	$11,080
Jacob Coy Middle School	Public	6-8	1786 Dayton Xenia Rd	Xenia	45385	Greene County	Beavercreek City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 429-7577	1,058	53	19.7	19.8%	835 (78.9%)	48 (4.5%)	47 (4.4%)	71 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.2%)	87.5	77^th of 1046 public middle schools	92.6%		87.5	83^rd of 1036 public middle schools	92.0%	6		87.5		79.9	77.2	77.9		75.7	80.9	81.3	100.0	100.0	$11,280
Spinning Hills Middle School (5-6)	Public	5-6	5001 Eastman Ave	Dayton	45432	Greene County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 259-6635	515	27	19.0		351 (68.2%)	67 (13.0%)	31 (6.0%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.5%)								(n/a)	70.2		61.4	51.3			71.9	52.8					$12,091
Greenon Junior High School	Public	7-8	510 S Xenia Dr	Enon	45323	Clark County	Greenon Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 340-6372	227	12	18.9	41.4%	200 (88.1%)	5 (2.2%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	55.4	515^th of 1046 public middle schools	50.8%		48.6	580^th of 1036 public middle schools	44.0%	65		64.8			57.3	26.4			61.3	65.7		100.0	$11,084
Mad River Middle School	Public	5-9	1801 Harshman Rd	Dayton	45424	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 237-4265	562	35	15.8		381 (67.8%)	68 (12.1%)	47 (8.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.0%)	48.2	590^th of 1046 public middle schools	43.6%		44.1	615^th of 1036 public middle schools	40.6%	25		67.3			32.1	28.5			65.2	58.9		91.5	$11,321
Herman K Ankeney Middle School	Public	6-8	4085 Shakertown Rd	Beavercreek	45430	Montgomery County	Beavercreek City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 429-7567	799	43	18.4	26.5%	659 (82.5%)	25 (3.1%)	48 (6.0%)	33 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	81.2	167^th of 1046 public middle schools	84.0%		76.7	238^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.0%	71		82.5		76.4	67.6	64.9		70.7	77.6	75.8	100.0	98.9	$11,714
Wright Brothers Middle School	Public	7-8	1361 Huffman Ave	Dayton	45403	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5940	374	21	17.8		111 (29.7%)	136 (36.4%)	93 (24.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	4.3	1021^st of 1046 public middle schools	2.4%		5.1	1002^nd of 1036 public middle schools	3.3%	19		11.7			7.3	1.4			20.8	11.0		13.6	$15,315
Warner Middle School	Public	5-9	600 Buckskin Trl	Xenia	45385	Greene County	Xenia Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 376-9488	728	44	16.5		508 (69.8%)	88 (12.1%)	21 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (15.2%)	49.3	575^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.0%		46.8	592^nd of 1036 public middle schools	42.9%	17		61.1		56.7	41.0	38.3		52.7	50.5	60.1		100.0	$13,491
Weisenborn Junior High	Public	7-8	6061 Troy Pike	Huber Heights	45424	Montgomery County	Huber Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 237-6350	845	46	18.4	54.3%	428 (50.7%)	229 (27.1%)	76 (9.0%)	20 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (10.7%)	32.3	738^th of 1046 public middle schools	29.4%		33	706^th of 1036 public middle schools	31.9%	32		43.4			31.6	29.3			55.5	44.2		92.8	$12,665
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairborn Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Fairborn Middle School?

Students at Fairborn Middle School are 69% White, 12% African American, 12% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Fairborn Middle School attend?

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

Is Fairborn Middle School a good school?

Fairborn Middle School ranks 611^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Fairborn Middle School in?

Fairborn City

How many students attend Fairborn Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 926 students attended Fairborn Middle School.

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