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Joseph Welty Middle School

Q: Is Joseph Welty Middle School a good school?

Joseph Welty Middle School ranks 299 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

299^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 71% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Joseph Welty Middle School is a public middle school located in New Philadelphia, Ohio, serving 656 students in grades 6-8 and part of the New Philadelphia City school district. The school has a strong track record of academic performance, consistently outperforming state and district averages on Ohio state assessments.

One of the school's key strengths is its gifted and talented program, which ranks 5th out of 173 Ohio middle schools, indicating a focus on providing advanced educational opportunities for high-achieving students. The school also effectively serves its population of low-socioeconomic status students, ranking 83rd out of 983 Ohio middle schools in this subgroup. When compared to nearby schools, Dover Middle School for example, Joseph Welty Middle School significantly outperforms in Mathematics and English Language Arts.

While the school has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism over the years, it remains an area of focus, with a rate of 19.3% in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school could improve its support for Hispanic and special education student populations, as their performance on state assessments lags behind the overall school results. Despite these challenges, Joseph Welty Middle School provides a well-rounded and equitable education, spending $8,756 per student, which is slightly higher than the state average but lower than some nearby schools.

668

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,205

Per pupil spending ?

55.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

315 4th St NW
New Philadelphia, OH 44663-1919

(330) 364-0645

District: New Philadelphia City

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.9%

Hispanic:

17.7%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 82nd percentile in 2021 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (70% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 82nd-percentile peak (2021) to 71st (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg64%

Ohio avg55%

299^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	71.7	299 of 1036	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	249 of 1046	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	320 of 1048	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.6	243 of 1017	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	184 of 1037	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	381 of 1050	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	382 of 1010	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.0	329 of 1038	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.7	266 of 1050	74.7%	★★★★☆
2015	53.1	567 of 1035	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.9	497 of 1008	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.2	391 of 1001	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.7	295 of 989	70.2%	★★★★☆
2011	72.8	276 of 925	70.2%	★★★★☆
2010	71.0	313 of 895	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.8	256 of 858	70.2%	★★★★☆
2008	72.3	247 of 835	70.4%	★★★★☆
2007	73.7	231 of 837	72.4%	★★★★☆
2006	73.0	200 of 732	72.7%	★★★★☆
2005	66.4	245 of 692	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.6	131 of 400	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	41.4	306 of 565	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	205 of 576	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	384 of 658	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	290 of 643	54.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	63 of 142	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	57 of 123	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	73 of 113	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	45 of 110	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	33 of 134	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.1	52 of 127	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.0	65 of 107	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	232 of 938	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	202 of 942	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	294 of 943	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.0	233 of 925	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	142 of 910	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	299 of 917	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	411 of 897	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	73.8	5 of 173	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	37.3	135 of 164	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.5	361 of 521	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	133 of 262	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	134 of 239	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	167 of 249	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	121 of 247	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	81 of 228	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	126 of 222	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	154 of 192	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆
2022	51.7	7 of 17	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	83 of 983	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	72.7	232 of 989	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	414 of 974	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	247 of 947	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	203 of 923	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	382 of 945	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	352 of 924	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	364 of 954	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	268 of 958	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	320 of 963	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	226 of 946	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	215 of 924	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.2	424 of 933	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	335 of 916	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	380 of 572	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	324 of 563	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	427 of 590	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	273 of 777	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	207 of 795	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	277 of 805	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	208 of 809	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	158 of 781	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	360 of 796	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	356 of 781	54.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2023)97th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science69%+6 vs state

English Language Arts65%+8 vs state

Mathematics65%+15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Friday, December 27, 2019

This is a great school. I strongly recommend it to anyone. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

This school has major bullying issues that the school officials chose to ignore. Close Quote

Schools Near Joseph Welty Middle School

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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
Joseph Welty Middle School	Public	6-8	315 4th St NW	New Philadelphia	44663	Tuscarawas County	New Philadelphia City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 364-0645	668	36	18.5		527 (78.9%)	5 (0.7%)	118 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	71.7	299^th of 1036 public middle schools	71.1%		75.6	249^th of 1046 public middle schools	76.2%	50		68.9		61.1	56.0	77.3		60.8	69.9	64.4	100.0	$9,205
Central Elementary School	Public	5	145 Ray Ave NW	New Philadelphia	44663	Tuscarawas County	New Philadelphia City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 364-0700	195	10	19.5		149 (76.4%)	3 (1.5%)	36 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)	77.8		73.0				77.4					$9,229
Dover Middle School	Public	6-8	2131 N Wooster Ave	Dover	44622	Tuscarawas County	Dover City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 364-7121	616	31	19.8		462 (75.0%)	14 (2.3%)	125 (20.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	72.7	290^th of 1036 public middle schools	72.0%		78.4	218^th of 1046 public middle schools	79.2%	72		70.0		69.9	67.3	50.7		62.2	77.5	63.2	97.6	$9,335
Tuscarawas Middle School	Public	6-8	261 School St	Tuscarawas	44682	Tuscarawas County	Indian Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 922-4226	397	24	16.8		393 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	74.5	268^th of 1036 public middle schools	74.1%		73.8	275^th of 1046 public middle schools	73.7%	7		74.8		64.6	72.7	63.3		60.9	74.2	60.4	100.0	$11,425
Claymont Middle School	Public	6-8	215 E 6th St	Uhrichsville	44683	Tuscarawas County	Claymont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 922-5241	358	21	17.2		334 (93.3%)	5 (1.4%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	59.3	461^st of 1036 public middle schools	55.5%		56.6	519^th of 1046 public middle schools	50.4%	58		69.6		69.2	49.5	34.3		55.6	61.5	56.8	95.0	$11,157
Sandy Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	5130 State Route 183 NE	Magnolia	44643	Tuscarawas County	Sandy Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 866-3339	263	17	15.4		244 (92.8%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	63.7	411^th of 1036 public middle schools	60.3%		65.3	398^th of 1046 public middle schools	62.0%	13		61.7		53.6	53.8	54.7		68.8	69.5	53.8	88.2	$15,164
Fairless Middle School	Public	6-8	11836 Navarre Rd SW	Navarre	44662	Stark County	Fairless Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 767-4293	293	21	14.2	49.8%	275 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	65.2	393^rd of 1036 public middle schools	62.1%		54.1	541^st of 1046 public middle schools	48.3%	148		65.9		71.3	59.8	50.5		62.1	67.6	48.2	83.3	$13,643
Newcomerstown Middle School	Public	6-8	325 W State St	Newcomerstown	43832	Tuscarawas County	Newcomerstown Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 498-8151	182	15	12.1		164 (90.1%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	53.8	522^nd of 1036 public middle schools	49.6%		61.9	443^rd of 1046 public middle schools	57.6%	79		73.3		61.5	33.9	38.3		61.5	58.1	44.3	85.7	$13,632
Canton South Middle School	Public	6-8	4404 Cleveland Ave S	Canton	44707	Stark County	Canton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 484-8015	378	30	12.6		287 (75.9%)	40 (10.6%)	15 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	62.4	427^th of 1036 public middle schools	58.8%		51.4	567^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.8%	140		69.3		59.2	52.4	48.0		59.0	65.5	55.5	100.0	$13,907
Carrollton Middle School	Public	6-8	205 Scio Road SW	Carrollton	44615	Carroll County	Carrollton Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(330) 627-2181	418	20	20.9	51.4%	389 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)								(n/a)												$11,400

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph Welty Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Joseph Welty Middle School?

Students at Joseph Welty Middle School are 79% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Joseph Welty Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 668 students attended Joseph Welty Middle School.

Is Joseph Welty Middle School a good school?

Joseph Welty Middle School ranks 299^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Joseph Welty Middle School in?

New Philadelphia City

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