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Galion Middle School

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Galion Middle School ranks 623 rd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-9

623^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 40% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Galion Middle School is a grades 6–9 school serving 357 students in the small city of Galion, Ohio, and is part of the Galion City district. In 2025–2026, it ranked 623 out of 1,046 Ohio middle schools — 40th percentile, 2 stars — which is above its own district's 25th percentile, 1-star ranking. That makes the middle school one of the stronger parts of its district, even though it sits in the lower-middle tier statewide: above Mansfield Middle School (10th percentile, 1 star) and roughly level with Bucyrus Middle School (39th percentile, 2 stars), but well behind nearby leaders Ontario Middle School (81st, 4 stars), Shelby Middle School (78th, 4 stars), Lexington Junior High School (72nd, 4 stars) and William Crawford Intermediate Schools (71st, 4 stars).

Test results are uneven across grades. Sixth-grade math is a major weak point — 36.4% proficient versus 56.2% statewide, the lowest among nearby schools with comparable data — and sixth-grade ELA (44.0%) and eighth-grade ELA (46.0%) also fall well below state averages. Bright spots include seventh-grade ELA (65.6% proficient, above the state's 62.7%) and eighth-grade science (64.5% vs. 61.2%). Algebra I and Biology end-of-course results reached 100% proficiency, though these likely reflect a small group of advanced students rather than the whole school. Over the long term, Galion has slipped from the 68th percentile in 2015–2016 to 40th percentile today.

Chronic absenteeism has fallen sharply, from 37.9% in 2021–2022 to 21.0% in 2025–2026, yet it remains higher than at several high-performing nearby schools. With a 64.12% free/reduced lunch rate — the highest among nearby schools reporting data — Galion serves a high-need population, and it performs relatively better with special education students (61st percentile) and low-income students (52nd percentile) than its overall rank suggests. The clearest concern is gifted and talented students, whose ranking dropped from the 66th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 29th in 2025–2026.

357

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,652

Per pupil spending ?

50.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

90.2%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 8.1% (any vaccine)

474 Portland Way N
Galion, OH 44833-1115

(419) 468-3134

District: Galion City

Students who attend Galion Middle School usually attend:

High:

Galion High School

Feeder schools for Galion Middle School:

Elementary:	Galion Intermediate Elementary School
	Galion Primary Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.1%

Two or more races:

7.0%

Hispanic:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016

!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 school60%

District avg52%

Ohio avg58%

623^rd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

576^th of 773Galion 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	45.6	623 of 1046	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.1	547 of 1036	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	540 of 1046	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	520 of 1048	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	537 of 1017	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	607 of 1037	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	662 of 1050	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	514 of 1010	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	66.8	383 of 1038	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.7	335 of 1050	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.4	505 of 1035	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.9	514 of 1008	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.5	562 of 1001	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	66.3	440 of 989	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.4	516 of 925	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.9	626 of 895	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.3	568 of 858	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.8	518 of 835	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.2	507 of 837	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.0	498 of 732	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	66.7	243 of 692	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	94.5	1 of 400	99.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	54.1	173 of 565	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.8	284 of 576	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.0	507 of 658	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	504 of 643	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	513 of 947	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.6	513 of 938	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	531 of 942	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	524 of 943	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	583 of 925	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	626 of 910	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	629 of 917	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	473 of 897	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	132 of 186	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.3	142 of 194	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	65.3	67 of 196	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	10 of 173	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	45.2	173 of 241	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.7	160 of 274	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	72 of 164	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	393 of 521	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	481 of 996	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.2	395 of 983	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	397 of 989	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	266 of 974	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	408 of 947	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	487 of 923	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	629 of 945	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.9	369 of 924	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	659 of 955	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.0	545 of 954	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	505 of 958	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	482 of 963	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	472 of 946	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	539 of 924	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	631 of 933	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	514 of 916	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	224 of 579	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.3	201 of 572	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.1	363 of 563	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	402 of 590	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	615 of 790	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.2	558 of 777	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	585 of 795	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	576 of 805	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	594 of 809	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	646 of 781	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	667 of 796	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	521 of 781	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)69th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)29th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Biology100%+33 vs state

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Science64%+3 vs state

English Language Arts52%-7 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 Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Galion Middle School	Public	6-9	474 Portland Way N	Galion	44833	Crawford County	Galion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 468-3134	357	21	17.2	—	311 (87.1%)	4 (1.1%)	15 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	45.6	623^rd of 1046 public middle schools	40.4%		52.1	547^th of 1036 public middle schools	47.2%	76		64.5			36.4	36.5	50.5			44.0	65.6	46.0	100.0	100.0	90.2%	8.1%	$10,652
William Crawford Intermediate Schools	Public	6-8	5444 Crestline Rd	Crestline	44856	Crawford County	Colonel Crawford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 562-7529	241	12	19.9	27.8%	230 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	71.6	306^th of 1046 public middle schools	70.7%		81.4	166^th of 1036 public middle schools	84.0%	140		83.5			47.3	68.2	50.9			62.0	80.6	74.4		100.0			$11,368
Crestline Middle School	Public	5-8	435 Oldfield Rd	Crestline	44827	Crawford County	Crestline Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(419) 683-3647	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	29.5	755^th of 1046 public middle schools	27.8%					(n/a)	63.9	26.3		19.4	41.5	46.4	41.0		55.6	36.6	44.8	31.6
Ontario Middle School	Public	6-8	447 Shelby Ontario Rd	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Ontario Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 529-5507	471	23	20.5	36.1%	408 (86.6%)	17 (3.6%)	7 (1.5%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	78.8	195^th of 1046 public middle schools	81.4%		81.8	156^th of 1036 public middle schools	84.9%	39		75.9			66.4	64.1	73.4			73.5	77.0	70.5		100.0			$11,361
Bucyrus Middle School	Public	6-8	455 Redman Way	Bucyrus	44820	Crawford County	Bucyrus City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 562-0003	256	13	19.6	—	225 (87.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	43.6	637^th of 1046 public middle schools	39.1%		50.3	562^nd of 1036 public middle schools	45.8%	75		57.5			42.2	31.4	53.7			40.0	48.6	61.6					$3,468
Lexington Junior High School	Public	7-8	103 Clever Ln	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 884-2112	372	22	17.2	—	324 (87.1%)	6 (1.6%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.3%)	71.9	297^th of 1046 public middle schools	71.6%		77.3	227^th of 1036 public middle schools	78.1%	70		63.2				46.5	72.2				72.2	84.2		100.0			$10,935
Shelby Middle School	Public	6-8	109 W Smiley Ave	Shelby	44875	Richland County	Shelby City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 347-5451	474	24	19.8	56.8%	439 (92.6%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	76.8	229^th of 1046 public middle schools	78.1%		78.9	202^nd of 1036 public middle schools	80.5%	27		77.6			62.9	75.6	75.9			67.9	72.7	62.2		100.0			$12,781
Wynford Middle School	Public	6-8	3288 Holmes Center Rd	Bucyrus	44820	Crawford County	Wynford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 562-7828	252	15	17.1	—	249 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	63.2	413^th of 1046 public middle schools	60.5%		57.5	483^rd of 1036 public middle schools	53.4%	70		68.1			56.1	42.4	79.0			57.6	61.2	62.5		100.0			$7,889
Mt Gilead Middle School	Public	6-8	324 W Park Ave	Mount Gilead	43338	Morrow County	Mount Gilead Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 947-9517	226	18	12.6	48.7%	201 (88.9%)	5 (2.2%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	50.8	561^st of 1046 public middle schools	46.4%		49.1	575^th of 1036 public middle schools	44.5%	14		76.9			44.9	34.4	57.3			52.2	48.6	55.1		93.8			$13,186
Eastern Elementary School	Public	4-8	155 Castor Rd	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 884-3610	504	29	17.4	33.5%	450 (89.3%)	6 (1.2%)	10 (2.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)								(n/a)	81.8		81.2	84.2	85.3			72.1	82.0	80.1							$10,346

Frequently Asked Questions about Galion Middle School

What high school do graduates of Galion Middle School attend?

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

What district is Galion Middle School in?

Galion City

How many students attend Galion Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Galion Middle School.

Is Galion Middle School a good school?

Galion Middle School ranks 623^rd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Galion Middle School?

Students at Galion Middle School are 87% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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