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Nelsonville-York Junior High School

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Nelsonville-York Junior High School ranks 768 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

768^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Nelsonville-York Junior High School is a grades 6–8 school serving 239 students in Nelsonville, a small community in Athens County in southeast Ohio, and it is part of the Nelsonville-York City district. In 2025-2026 the school ranked 768th of 1,046 Ohio schools (27th percentile) and earned 1 star — a standing it has held in each of the last ten reported years, with percentiles ranging only from 22 to 29.

In every general grade-level test in 2025-2026, the school came in below the Ohio average, by roughly 20 points on average. Eighth-grade science was 30.9% against the state's 61.2%, eighth-grade math 26.0% against 52.0%, and eighth-grade ELA 36.2% against 58.3%. The closest to the state mark was 7th grade math, at 45.5% versus 48.6%. The striking exception is Algebra I: 88.2% proficient versus 61.6% statewide, about 15 to 34 points above the state. That is a genuine strength, but it reflects a small, selected group of advanced 8th graders rather than the general 8th grade math population.

Chronic absenteeism is 42.0% — roughly 4 in 10 students — higher than the school's own district and about double the rates at Federal Hocking Middle School (22.9%), Logan-Hocking Middle School (23.7%), and The Plains Intermediate School (19.9%). Only Trimble Junior High (43.2%) is comparable, and it is the only nearby school ranked below Nelsonville-York. Per-pupil spending is the lowest in the comparison group at $6,948, though that figure dates to 2018-19. Encouragingly, following one cohort from 6th through 8th grade shows math proficiency rising from 14.1% to 26.0%, suggesting real growth within cohorts even as the school's rank stays flat while surrounding schools climb.

239

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,355

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

3 Buckeye Dr
Nelsonville, OH 45764-9591

(740) 753-1254

District: Nelsonville-York City

Students who attend Nelsonville-York Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Nelsonville-York High School

Feeder schools for Nelsonville-York Junior High School:

Elementary:

Nelsonville-York Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.6%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (43% vs 57% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 30 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg36%

Ohio avg57%

768^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

616^th of 773Nelsonville-York 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	27.6	768 of 1046	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	809 of 1036	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	786 of 1046	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	763 of 1048	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	773 of 1017	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	741 of 1037	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	792 of 1050	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	761 of 1010	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	792 of 1038	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.5	784 of 1050	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.9	623 of 1035	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.9	604 of 1008	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	69.9	374 of 1001	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.9	487 of 989	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.6	597 of 925	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.1	608 of 895	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.1	581 of 858	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.4	640 of 835	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.8	528 of 837	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	67.8	261 of 732	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	26.9	580 of 692	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	38.4	418 of 658	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	669 of 947	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	738 of 938	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	768 of 942	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	687 of 943	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	734 of 925	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	689 of 910	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	732 of 917	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	755 of 897	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	27.0	216 of 241	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	32.6	718 of 996	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	767 of 983	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	723 of 989	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	660 of 974	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	700 of 947	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	634 of 923	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	702 of 945	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	785 of 924	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	779 of 955	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	812 of 954	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	747 of 958	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	745 of 963	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	755 of 946	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	714 of 924	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	765 of 933	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	698 of 916	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	468 of 579	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	555 of 572	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	437 of 563	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	731 of 790	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	741 of 777	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	755 of 795	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	736 of 805	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	770 of 809	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	739 of 781	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	753 of 796	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	743 of 781	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)36th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)10th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I88%+27 vs state

English Language Arts41%-18 vs state

Mathematics35%-18 vs state

Science31%-30 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 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 (2016)	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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Nelsonville-York Junior High School	Public	6-8	3 Buckeye Dr	Nelsonville	45764	Athens County	Nelsonville-York City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 753-1254	239	19	12.5	0.0%	219 (91.6%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	27.6	768^th of 1046 public middle schools	26.6%		20.5	809^th of 1036 public middle schools	21.9%	41		30.9			32.7	45.5	26.0			38.9	48.0	36.2	88.2	$9,355
Trimble Junior High	Public	7-8	1 Tomcat Dr	Glouster	45732	Athens County	Trimble Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 767-3434	172	15	11.4	100.0%	162 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.8%)	11.3	901^st of 1046 public middle schools	13.9%		21.7	796^th of 1036 public middle schools	23.2%	105		34.0				16.0	3.0				30.0	26.0	43.8	$16,045
The Plains Intermediate School	Public	4-6	90 Connett Rd	The Plains	45780	Athens County	Athens City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 797-4572	500	30	16.9	81.7%	421 (84.2%)	16 (3.2%)	11 (2.2%)	24 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)								(n/a)	61.3		72.2	54.1	61.3			67.5	69.3	65.9				$12,569
Athens Middle School	Public	7-8	51 W State St - 55	Athens	45701	Athens County	Athens City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 593-7107	360	31	11.6	36.6%	298 (82.8%)	16 (4.4%)	10 (2.8%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	73.7	271^st of 1046 public middle schools	74.1%		69.8	330^th of 1036 public middle schools	68.1%	59		73.6				54.8	72.9				67.3	72.6	100.0	$14,819
Logan-Hocking Middle School	Public	5-8	13579 Maysville Williams Rd	Logan	43138	Hocking County	Logan-Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 385-8764	1,008	72	14.0	66.2%	943 (93.6%)	6 (0.6%)	24 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.2%)	60.6	448^th of 1046 public middle schools	57.2%		56	499^th of 1036 public middle schools	51.8%	51	65.5	58.6		45.9	47.7	52.9	61.1		82.6	57.1	69.0	62.6	100.0	$11,212
New Lexington Middle School	Public	6-8	2549 Panther Dr NE	New Lexington	43764	Perry County	New Lexington School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 342-4128	381	25	15.5	81.4%	371 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	53	534^th of 1046 public middle schools	48.9%		60.6	450^th of 1036 public middle schools	56.6%	84		57.5			38.7	49.1	68.6			40.9	64.9	57.9	100.0	$15,261
Federal Hocking Middle School	Public	6-8	8461 State Route 144	Stewart	45778	Athens County	Federal Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 662-6691	185	16	11.5	0.0%	172 (93.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	50.9	560^th of 1046 public middle schools	46.5%		34.4	694^th of 1036 public middle schools	33.0%	134		50.7			54.9	42.6	59.1			58.8	52.7	50.0		$11,228

Frequently Asked Questions about Nelsonville-York Junior High School

What district is Nelsonville-York Junior High School in?

Nelsonville-York City

How many students attend Nelsonville-York Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 239 students attended Nelsonville-York Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Nelsonville-York Junior High School?

Students at Nelsonville-York Junior High School are 92% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Nelsonville-York Junior High School a good school?

Nelsonville-York Junior High School ranks 768^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Nelsonville-York Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Nelsonville-York Junior High School usually go on to attend Nelsonville-York High School

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