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Garfield Middle School

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Garfield Middle School ranks 662 nd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

662^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Garfield Middle School is a grades 7–8 school at 250 N Fair Ave in Hamilton, Ohio, enrolling 814 students as part of the Hamilton City school district. In 2025–26 state rankings, Garfield Middle School placed 662nd of 1,046 schools (37th percentile, 2 stars), while its district ranked 570th of 773 Ohio districts (26th percentile, 1 star). That gap suggests Garfield performs somewhat better than the district average, though still below the state midpoint. Its rank history over the past decade has been stable but modest — mostly 2-star ratings, with percentiles ranging from 31 to 42, peaking at 42nd in 2021–22.

The academic picture is split. Algebra I End-of-Course proficiency was 97.7% in 2025–26, far above the district's 65.6% and the state's 61.6%, and consistent over several years (97.0%, 97.6%, and 100%). Because Algebra I is typically taken by advanced middle schoolers, this likely reflects a smaller, selective group rather than all students. General proficiency, however, is below state averages: 7th-grade math 30.6% (state 48.6%), 8th-grade math 48.7% (state 52%), 7th-grade ELA 54.7% (state 62.7%), 8th-grade ELA 46.6% (state 58.3%), and 8th-grade science 52.7% (state 61.2%). Most subjects improved from 2024–25, but all remain below the state mark.

Chronic absenteeism was 31.4% in 2025–26, down sharply from 49.8% in 2021–22 and close to the district's 31.1%, yet still far above nearby schools such as Ross Middle School (8.9%), Lakota Plains Junior School (12.9%), Crossroads Middle School (18.2%), and Creekside Middle School (18.7%). Among nearby middle schools, Garfield outperforms Winton Woods Middle School, Pleasant Run Middle School, and New Miami Middle School, is similar to Wilson Middle School, and trails Edgewood Middle School, Crossroads, Creekside, Lakota Ridge Junior School, Lakota Plains, and Ross. Subgroup effectiveness is uneven: results are strongest for African American students, special education students, and gifted students, while English Language Learner results fell from 3 stars in 2023 to 1 star in 2025. Garfield's student–teacher ratio of 15.0 is relatively favorable, and its 2018–19 per-student spending of $5,556 was the lowest among nearby schools with data. Free/reduced-lunch data is not reported for Garfield.

814

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,250

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 N Fair Ave
Hamilton, OH 45011-4222

(513) 887-5035

District: Hamilton City

Students who attend Garfield Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hamilton High School

Feeder schools for Garfield Middle School:

Elementary:	Crawford Woods Elementary School
	Fairwood Elementary School
	Linden Elementary School
	Ridgeway Elementary School
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	Riverview Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.5%

Hispanic:

36.6%

African American:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

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 school55%

District avg50%

Ohio avg57%

662^nd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Hamilton City

570^th of 773Hamilton 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	40.8	662 of 1046	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	666 of 1036	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	637 of 1046	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	618 of 1048	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	588 of 1017	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	621 of 1037	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	678 of 1050	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	654 of 1010	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.5	719 of 1038	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.3	728 of 1050	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.3	728 of 1035	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.3	718 of 1008	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.8	745 of 1001	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.1	734 of 989	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.5	712 of 925	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.6	675 of 895	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.1	674 of 858	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.5	626 of 835	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.6	642 of 837	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.3	641 of 732	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.4	640 of 692	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	171 of 455	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.0	204 of 442	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	131 of 429	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	139 of 436	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	167 of 413	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	181 of 385	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	203 of 405	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	138 of 384	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	28.8	425 of 565	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	385 of 576	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	549 of 658	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	563 of 643	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	123 of 172	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.8	81 of 142	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	50 of 123	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	59 of 113	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	70 of 110	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	47 of 134	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	76 of 127	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	59 of 107	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	599 of 947	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.8	624 of 938	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	629 of 942	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	606 of 943	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	563 of 925	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	608 of 910	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	645 of 917	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	622 of 897	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	56 of 194	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	26 of 164	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	34.9	440 of 521	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	152 of 270	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.8	175 of 262	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	143 of 239	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	132 of 249	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	150 of 247	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	129 of 228	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	143 of 222	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	119 of 192	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	57.0	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆
2021	38.8	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	10 of 23	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	569 of 996	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	570 of 983	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	468 of 989	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	382 of 974	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	336 of 947	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	373 of 923	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	607 of 945	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	584 of 924	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	681 of 955	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	687 of 954	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	607 of 958	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	582 of 963	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	597 of 946	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	593 of 924	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	646 of 933	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	643 of 916	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	197 of 260	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.6	131 of 263	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	151 of 254	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	153 of 245	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.4	185 of 206	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	149 of 205	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	252 of 579	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.9	340 of 572	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	357 of 563	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	401 of 590	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	573 of 790	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.7	607 of 777	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	612 of 795	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	543 of 805	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	500 of 809	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	563 of 781	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	624 of 796	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	642 of 781	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)71st percentile+35 vs school

Homeless (2022)65th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)62nd percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile~ school

Male (2026)29th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)24th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I98%+36 vs state

Science53%-8 vs state

English Language Arts51%-10 vs state

Mathematics40%-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 8th 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 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
Garfield Middle School	Public	7-8	250 N Fair Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 887-5035	814	54	15.0		354 (43.5%)	101 (12.4%)	298 (36.6%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.5%)	34 (4.2%)	40.8	662^nd of 1046 public middle schools	36.7%		38	666^th of 1036 public middle schools	35.7%	4	52.7		30.6	48.7		54.7	46.6		97.7	$11,250
Wilson Middle School	Public	7-8	714 Eaton Ave	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 887-5170	587	30	19.5		389 (66.3%)	80 (13.6%)	73 (12.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	35 (6.0%)	43.2	641^st of 1046 public middle schools	38.7%		59.2	463^rd of 1036 public middle schools	55.3%	178	51.5		25.0	61.2		52.6	49.7		100.0	$11,106
New Miami Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Seven Mile Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	New Miami Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 863-0833	138	9	15.3		113 (81.9%)	2 (1.4%)	12 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	25.4	778^th of 1046 public middle schools	25.6%		42.5	639^th of 1036 public middle schools	38.3%	139	27.3	30.6	34.7	15.0	30.6	63.3	36.4		76.9	$12,052
Crossroads Middle School	Public	6-8	255 Donald Dr	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 829-4504	1,111	65	17.0	54.4%	421 (37.9%)	328 (29.5%)	162 (14.6%)	117 (10.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (7.1%)	63.4	410^th of 1046 public middle schools	60.8%		60.7	448^th of 1036 public middle schools	56.8%	38	66.9	62.5	41.1	60.7	57.2	69.1	64.6		100.0	$10,475
Creekside Middle School	Public	6-8	1111 Nilles Rd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 829-4433	1,111	56	19.7	65.3%	454 (40.9%)	254 (22.9%)	232 (20.9%)	84 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (7.7%)	52.1	547^th of 1046 public middle schools	47.7%		53.6	527^th of 1036 public middle schools	49.1%	20	63.3	42.3	38.4	57.8	46.9	68.0	55.2		97.2	$10,310
Lakota Plains Junior School	Public	7-8	5500 Princeton Road	Liberty Township	45011	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 644-1130	745	29	26.1	29.7%	404 (54.2%)	101 (13.6%)	89 (11.9%)	107 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	78.6	200^th of 1046 public middle schools	80.9%		80.6	177^th of 1036 public middle schools	82.9%	23	76.3		76.1	56.6		76.3	76.5	100.0	100.0	$11,996
Edgewood Middle School	Public	6-9	5005 Oxford State Rd	Trenton	45067	Butler County	Edgewood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 867-7425	801	44	18.2	50.6%	679 (84.8%)	24 (3.0%)	39 (4.9%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (6.1%)	52.1	550^th of 1046 public middle schools	47.4%		46.1	595^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.6%	45	55.3	60.8	52.0	32.8	52.1	66.5	52.3		93.2	$11,053
Ross Middle School	Public	6-8	3425 Hamilton Cleves Rd	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Ross Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 863-1251	628	32	19.7	29.8%	598 (95.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	88	69^th of 1046 public middle schools	93.4%		85.3	108^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.6%	39	88.0	76.2	70.0	90.4	73.2	86.6	84.9			$15,315
Pleasant Run Middle School	Public	6-8	11770 Pippin Rd	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 851-2400	661	42	15.6		193 (29.2%)	297 (44.9%)	74 (11.2%)	18 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	72 (10.9%)	32.5	734^th of 1046 public middle schools	29.8%		33.8	699^th of 1036 public middle schools	32.5%	35	41.2	37.3	20.3	43.4	46.7	52.3	40.7		97.6	$11,261
Lakota Ridge Junior School	Public	7-8	6199 Beckett Ridge Blvd	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 777-0552	695	29	24.3	41.4%	332 (47.8%)	141 (20.3%)	115 (16.5%)	55 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	48 (6.9%)	78.9	192^nd of 1046 public middle schools	81.6%		70.4	322^nd of 1036 public middle schools	68.9%	130	75.9		68.5	65.4		76.0	73.9	100.0	100.0	$12,218

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Middle School

Is Garfield Middle School a good school?

Garfield Middle School ranks 662^nd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Garfield Middle School in?

Hamilton City

What high school do graduates of Garfield Middle School attend?

Students who attend Garfield Middle School usually go on to attend Hamilton High School

How many students attend Garfield Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 814 students attended Garfield Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Middle School?

Students at Garfield Middle School are 43% White, 37% Hispanic, 12% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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