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Middletown High School

Public Grades 9-12

698^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 18% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Middletown High School is a public high school in Middletown, Ohio, serving 1,649 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Middletown City School District, which is ranked 650 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Middletown High School consistently ranks in the bottom third of Ohio high schools, with a statewide ranking between 649-698 out of 800-867 schools over the past 10 years. Its performance on state assessments is significantly below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 20-53% across various subject areas, compared to the state averages of 42-73%. The school also has a lower 4-year graduation rate of around 84-87%, compared to nearby high-performing schools like Springboro High School (98.7%) and Carlisle High School (97.2%). Additionally, Middletown High School has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 35-55% in recent years, which is much higher than the state average and the nearby schools.

The data suggests that Middletown High School faces significant challenges in academic performance, graduation rates, and student engagement, particularly among its student population with a high percentage of low socioeconomic status, around 60-65% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that targets the root causes of the school's struggles and leverages the strengths of the surrounding high-performing schools.

1,587

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,097

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 N Breiel Blvd
Middletown, OH 45042-3801

(513) 420-4500

District: Middletown City

Feeder schools for Middletown High School:

Elementary:	Amanda Elementary School
	Central Academy Nongraded Elementary School
	Creekview Elementary School
	Mayfield Elementary School
	More...
	Miller Ridge Elementary School
	Rosa Parks Elementary School
	Wildwood Elementary School
Middle:	Highview 6th Grade Center
	Middletown Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.4%

African American:

21.9%

Hispanic:

21.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (38% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 31 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg40%

Ohio avg62%

698^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

650^th of 828Middletown 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	16.1	698 of 855	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	678 of 864	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	665 of 867	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	659 of 836	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	656 of 819	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	665 of 836	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	649 of 800	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	672 of 773	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	675 of 784	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	678 of 778	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.7	662 of 769	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	657 of 767	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.5	689 of 832	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.4	667 of 818	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.3	660 of 819	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.3	674 of 791	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.0	634 of 767	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.6	619 of 756	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.5	615 of 696	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.6	595 of 689	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.2	623 of 681	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	225 of 328	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	220 of 318	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	197 of 323	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	217 of 306	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	170 of 284	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	235 of 303	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	178 of 279	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	24.2	479 of 606	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	514 of 596	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	567 of 628	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	488 of 550	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	118 of 128	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	82 of 111	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	98 of 107	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	87 of 111	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	114 of 119	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	102 of 112	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	69 of 100	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	689 of 809	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	679 of 798	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	656 of 813	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	651 of 794	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	638 of 775	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	671 of 781	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	631 of 751	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	29.5	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	165 of 244	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.0	266 of 280	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	230 of 308	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	223 of 312	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	300 of 349	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	233 of 272	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	483 of 538	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	225 of 270	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	233 of 273	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	236 of 270	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	200 of 260	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	215 of 239	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	190 of 207	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	140 of 184	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	36.6	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	659 of 815	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	648 of 822	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	602 of 805	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	582 of 773	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	588 of 763	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	619 of 779	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	559 of 758	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	672 of 817	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	672 of 816	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	673 of 819	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	663 of 808	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	667 of 778	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	675 of 792	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	627 of 763	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	231 of 254	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	223 of 242	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	219 of 239	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	207 of 222	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	190 of 211	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	204 of 208	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	178 of 201	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	585 of 617	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	527 of 598	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	536 of 614	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	661 of 748	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	657 of 754	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	626 of 756	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	638 of 749	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	634 of 727	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	631 of 739	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	629 of 718	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)37th percentile+13 vs school

Foster Care (2024)33rd percentile+12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)32nd percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government53%-19 vs state

Biology45%-21 vs state

American History42%-29 vs state

English II40%-21 vs state

Algebra I28%-31 vs state

Geometry20%-22 vs state

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Sunday, August 26, 2012

This is one of the greatest school I ever been. Im a junior and we have an awesome arts and music program. Close Quote

Schools Near Middletown High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)		Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)		Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (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 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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 English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Middletown High School	Public	9-12	601 N Breiel Blvd	Middletown	45042	Butler County	Middletown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 420-4500	1,587	90	17.7		705 (44.4%)	348 (21.9%)	335 (21.1%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	188 (11.8%)	16.1	698^th of 855 public high schools	18.4%		17.4	678^th of 864 public high schools	21.5%	20		53.3	41.9					44.8	39.5	20.4	28.2	$11,097
Marshall High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4720 Roosevelt Blvd	Middletown	45044	Butler County	Marshall High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 318-7078	654	31	20.9		387 (59.2%)	82 (12.5%)	117 (17.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.9%)	3.5	817^th of 855 public high schools	4.4%		5.9	788^th of 864 public high schools	8.8%	29		27.8	29.8					21.4	14.0	6.8	6.8	$9,268
WCCC @ Atrium	Public	11-12	5757 Innovation Dr	Middletown	45005	Warren County	Warren County Vocational School	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 932-5677	127	9	14.9	40.9%	97 (76.4%)	6 (4.7%)	14 (11.0%)	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	3 (2.4%)								(n/a)
Summit Academy Secondary School - Middletown	Public, Charter	7-12	3029 Yankee Rd	Middletown	45044	Butler County	Summit Academy Secondary School - Middletown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 420-9767	81	8	10.1		69 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.1%)	15.9	700^th of 855 public high schools	18.1%					(n/a)	17.6		53.8	0.0	11.8	38.5	5.9	33.3	36.4			$6,611
Franklin High School	Public	9-12	750 E 4th St	Franklin	45005	Warren County	Franklin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 743-8610	676	32	21.1		580 (85.8%)	30 (4.4%)	33 (4.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	46.7	504^th of 855 public high schools	41.1%		54.5	406^th of 864 public high schools	53.0%	98		80.3	77.6					68.6	52.8	35.4	39.1	$13,476
Carlisle High School	Public	9-12	250 Jamaica Rd	Carlisle	45005	Warren County	Carlisle Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 746-4481	415	34	12.2	40.0%	386 (93.0%)	5 (1.2%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.4%)	56.4	386^th of 855 public high schools	54.9%		55.4	393^rd of 864 public high schools	54.5%	7		85.5	79.8					65.7	73.0	34.6	55.6	$13,932
Madison High School	Public	9-12	5797 W Alexandria Rd	Middletown	45042	Butler County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 420-4760	438	32	13.6	80.6%	406 (92.7%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	51.3	457^th of 855 public high schools	46.5%		52.3	437^th of 864 public high schools	49.4%	20		80.0	77.1					66.4	51.0	43.6	61.6	$17,395
Monroe High School	Public	9-12	220 Yankee Rd	Monroe	45050	Butler County	Monroe Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 539-8471	871	41	21.2	34.9%	660 (75.8%)	49 (5.6%)	89 (10.2%)	31 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.7%)	64.5	268^th of 855 public high schools	68.7%		69.2	207^th of 864 public high schools	76.0%	61		80.5	79.9					81.6	79.7	50.5	57.5	$12,353
Butler Technical Natural Science Center	Public	11-12	640 Hamilton Lebanon Rd	Monroe	45050	Butler County	Butler Technology & Career Development Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 539-0818	104	0		74.0%	73 (70.2%)	9 (8.7%)	13 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.7%)								(n/a)
Springboro High School	Public	9-12	1675 S Main St	Springboro	45066	Warren County	Springboro Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 748-3950	2,035	78	26.1	12.3%	1,778 (87.4%)	52 (2.6%)	65 (3.2%)	74 (3.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	63 (3.1%)	82.2	55^th of 855 public high schools	93.6%		82.3	56^th of 864 public high schools	93.5%	1		90.9	93.0					89.5	87.0	70.8	82.3	$9,251

Frequently Asked Questions about Middletown High School

Is Middletown High School a good school?

Middletown High School ranks in the bottom 18.4% of Ohio high schools.

What schools feed into Middletown High School?

Middletown High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Amanda Elementary School
Elementary : Central Academy Nongraded Elementary School
Elementary : Creekview Elementary School
Elementary : Mayfield Elementary School
Elementary : Miller Ridge Elementary School
Elementary : Rosa Parks Elementary School
Elementary : Wildwood Elementary School
Middle : Highview 6th Grade Center
Middle : Middletown Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Middletown High School?

Students at Middletown High School are 44% White, 22% African American, 21% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

How many students attend Middletown High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,587 students attended Middletown High School.

What district is Middletown High School in?

Middletown City

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