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New Lexington Middle School

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New Lexington Middle School ranks 450 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

450^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 57% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

New Lexington Middle School is a public middle school serving 389 students in grades 6-8 in New Lexington, Ohio. The school is part of the New Lexington School District, which is ranked 458 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

New Lexington Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in several subject areas, including 8th grade Science, 7th grade Mathematics, and 7th grade English Language Arts. The school's Algebra I end-of-course proficiency rate is an impressive 100%, significantly higher than the state average. However, the school struggles in 6th grade Mathematics, where proficiency rates are below the state average. The school performs particularly well for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 25% of Ohio middle schools for this subgroup, and it excels in serving gifted and talented students, ranking in the top 10% of Ohio middle schools for this population. Conversely, the school's performance for white students and students with disabilities is relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom half of Ohio middle schools for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, New Lexington Middle School generally outperforms Zanesville Middle School and Trimble Junior High School in test scores and student subgroup performance. However, the school lags behind higher-performing nearby schools like West Muskingum Middle School, Logan-Hocking Middle School, and Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School in several academic metrics. One area of concern is the school's higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate, which could be an important focus for improvement.

381

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,261

Per pupil spending ?

81.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2549 Panther Dr NE
New Lexington, OH 43764-1396

(740) 342-4128

District: New Lexington School District

Students who attend New Lexington Middle School usually attend:

High:

New Lexington High School

Feeder schools for New Lexington Middle School:

Elementary:	Junction City Elementary School
	New Lexington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.4%

Two or more races:

1.8%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (63% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Ohio median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg59%

Ohio avg55%

450^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

458^th of 828New Lexington School District 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	60.6	450 of 1036	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	534 of 1046	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	589 of 1048	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	501 of 1017	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	501 of 1037	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	640 of 1050	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	463 of 1010	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.5	542 of 1038	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.1	653 of 1050	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.6	777 of 1035	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.4	738 of 1008	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.9	689 of 1001	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.5	664 of 989	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.3	650 of 925	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.1	618 of 895	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.0	623 of 858	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.6	595 of 835	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.5	657 of 837	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.5	576 of 732	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.2	563 of 692	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.2	331 of 400	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	39.8	318 of 565	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	287 of 576	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	184 of 658	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	83 of 643	87.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	423 of 938	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	560 of 942	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	603 of 943	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	524 of 925	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	458 of 910	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	628 of 917	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	527 of 897	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	74.1	12 of 196	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	71.5	19 of 173	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	42.3	179 of 241	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	68.1	68 of 274	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	43.3	117 of 164	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	439 of 521	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	234 of 983	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	281 of 989	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	344 of 974	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	197 of 947	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	184 of 923	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	393 of 945	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	177 of 924	80.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	456 of 954	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	461 of 958	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	510 of 963	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	451 of 946	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	498 of 924	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	574 of 933	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.6	377 of 916	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	286 of 572	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	325 of 563	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	232 of 590	60.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	499 of 777	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	571 of 795	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	590 of 805	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	549 of 809	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	518 of 781	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	649 of 796	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	490 of 781	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2024)94th percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science66%+3 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Mathematics56%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
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		371 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	60.6	450^th of 1036 public middle schools	56.6%		55	534^th of 1046 public middle schools	48.9%	84		65.9		47.1	62.0	58.1		52.1	63.1	54.0	100.0	$15,261
Crooksville Middle School	Public	5-8	12400 Tunnel Hill Rd	Crooksville	43731	Perry County	Crooksville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 982-7010	317	21	14.7		307 (96.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	35.6	685^th of 1036 public middle schools	33.9%		30.4	720^th of 1046 public middle schools	31.2%	35	48.6	61.3	35.7	33.8	39.2	30.2	58.6	37.5	31.1	51.3	76.5	$12,941
Sheridan Middle School	Public	6-8	8660 Sheridan Road	Thornville	43076	Perry County	Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 743-1315	516	30	17.4		498 (96.5%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	64.5	401^st of 1036 public middle schools	61.3%		66.9	385^th of 1046 public middle schools	63.2%	16		72.9		49.1	66.2	57.7		56.1	67.6	51.5		$10,438
Maysville Middle School	Public	6-8	3725 Panther Dr	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Maysville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 454-7982	457	24	19.0		416 (91.0%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	42.9	633^rd of 1036 public middle schools	38.9%		49.4	590^th of 1046 public middle schools	43.6%	43		50.0		43.4	41.3	38.1		49.7	63.8	35.3	72.7	$9,214
Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School	Public	5-8	6409 Cincinnati Zanesville Rd	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Fairfield Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 536-7249	612	35	17.4		583 (95.3%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	69.6	336^th of 1036 public middle schools	67.6%		69.6	337^th of 1046 public middle schools	67.8%	1	78.0	78.8	51.8	54.1	47.6	58.7	77.3	67.8	70.9	66.2	100.0	$10,959
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		943 (93.6%)	6 (0.6%)	24 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.2%)	56	499^th of 1036 public middle schools	51.8%		52.9	552^nd of 1046 public middle schools	47.2%	53	62.1	56.0	67.0	46.7	60.2	54.9	79.7	46.4	68.9	49.2	100.0	$11,212
West Muskingum Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Kimes Rd	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	West Muskingum Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 455-4055	514	26	19.7	52.1%	462 (89.9%)	10 (1.9%)	12 (2.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	70.3	325^th of 1036 public middle schools	68.6%		69.5	340^th of 1046 public middle schools	67.5%	15	72.2	78.3	61.9	59.4	71.8	35.6	66.7	59.4	86.4	62.0	100.0	$8,405
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		219 (91.6%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	20.5	809^th of 1036 public middle schools	21.9%		22.9	786^th of 1046 public middle schools	24.9%	23		41.3		33.3	20.7	11.8		32.0	37.9	30.2	75.0	$9,355
Philo Junior High School	Public	6-8	225 Market St	Philo	43771	Muskingum County	Franklin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 674-5210	439	29	15.4		420 (95.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	39.4	658^th of 1036 public middle schools	36.5%		49.1	593^rd of 1046 public middle schools	43.3%	65		35.3		47.0	45.9	32.0		38.3	60.6	45.3	100.0	$11,147
Zanesville Middle School	Public	7-8	1429 Blue Ave	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Zanesville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 450-1413	466	25	18.6		311 (66.7%)	48 (10.3%)	17 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (18.9%)	30.6	726^th of 1036 public middle schools	29.9%		27.1	746^th of 1046 public middle schools	28.7%	20		49.1			34.7	27.9			45.1	37.4	100.0	$11,944

Frequently Asked Questions about New Lexington Middle School

What is the racial makeup of New Lexington Middle School?

Students at New Lexington Middle School are 97% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is New Lexington Middle School in?

New Lexington School District

What high school do graduates of New Lexington Middle School attend?

Students who attend New Lexington Middle School usually go on to attend New Lexington High School

Is New Lexington Middle School a good school?

New Lexington Middle School ranks 450^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend New Lexington Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended New Lexington Middle School.

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