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Hayward Middle School

Q: Is Hayward Middle School a good school?

Hayward Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.8% of Ohio middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Hayward Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Hayward Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hayward Middle School?

Students at Hayward Middle School are 41% African American, 28% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Hayward Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hayward Middle School usually go on to attend Springfield High School

Public Grades 7-8

943^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Hayward Middle School is a 7–8 middle school in Springfield, Ohio, serving 367 students as part of Springfield City School District, a district ranked 704th of 773 Ohio districts.

The school’s 2025–26 statewide rank is 943rd of 1,046, putting it at the 10th percentile with 0 stars. That is below its same-district middle schools—Roosevelt Middle School at the 18th percentile and Schaefer Middle School at the 13th—and far below nearby Jacob Coy Middle School at the 93rd percentile. The school has trended downward over time, from about the 26th percentile in 2016–17 to mostly the 8th–13th percentile since 2020–21. Chronic absenteeism is the clearest challenge: 46.3% in 2025–26, versus 34.7% for the district and higher than every nearby school in the comparison set. Core proficiency is also very low: Science 8 was 24.2%, Math 7 15.8%, Math 8 14.3%, ELA 7 21.2%, and ELA 8 20.9%, roughly 33–41 percentage points below Ohio averages. Algebra I is a bright spot at 76.9%, above the district’s 31.6% and the state’s 61.6%, but it may reflect a smaller, selected group of test-takers and is not unique regionally.

Resources do not appear to be the main limit: the school’s student-teacher ratio improved to 11.8 in 2024–25, better than Roosevelt Middle School at 13.3, and per-student spending was $8,153 in 2018–19, mid-range among nearby schools. That suggests attendance, instructional quality, school climate, and targeted student support are more important levers. Some student groups perform better than others, and the school has seen small gains in a few 2025–26 subjects, but these are not enough to offset a bottom-decile rank, severe absenteeism, and broad core academic gaps. Data limits also matter: free/reduced lunch is blank for the school, spending data is older, and small-group results can be volatile. For parents, the key takeaway is that the school is bottom-decile with a serious attendance problem and low core proficiency, though its Algebra I results and recent upticks are positive signs worth asking about.

367

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,299

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 Clifton Ave
Springfield, OH 45505-4008

(937) 505-4190

District: Springfield City School District

Students who attend Hayward Middle School usually attend:

High:

Springfield High School

Feeder schools for Hayward Middle School:

Elementary:	Fulton Elementary School
	Kenwood Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Perrin Woods Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.1%

White:

27.8%

Hispanic:

16.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (29% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg26%

Ohio avg57%

943^rd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Springfield City School District

704^th of 773Springfield City 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
2026	8.7	943 of 1046	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	956 of 1036	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	948 of 1046	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	908 of 1048	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	915 of 1017	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	903 of 1037	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	874 of 1050	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	785 of 1010	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	768 of 1038	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.6	851 of 1050	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	849 of 1035	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.1	793 of 1008	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.6	840 of 1001	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.0	780 of 989	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	761 of 925	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.8	704 of 895	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.9	680 of 858	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.7	720 of 835	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.5	742 of 837	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.4	669 of 732	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.5	657 of 692	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.4	393 of 400	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	349 of 455	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	390 of 442	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	378 of 429	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	352 of 436	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	358 of 413	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	288 of 385	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	248 of 405	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	184 of 384	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	19.4	544 of 576	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	557 of 643	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	157 of 172	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	108 of 142	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	107 of 123	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	57 of 113	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.2	85 of 110	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	904 of 947	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.2	901 of 938	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	888 of 942	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	848 of 943	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	867 of 925	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	842 of 910	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	785 of 917	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	750 of 897	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	26.7	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	253 of 270	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	230 of 262	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	208 of 239	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	210 of 249	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	229 of 247	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	212 of 228	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	138 of 192	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	11.5	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	918 of 996	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	927 of 983	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	920 of 989	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	859 of 974	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	870 of 947	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	833 of 923	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	797 of 945	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	716 of 924	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	5.9	899 of 955	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	898 of 954	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	910 of 958	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	876 of 963	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	896 of 946	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	875 of 924	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	821 of 933	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	741 of 916	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	4.1	259 of 260	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.1	261 of 263	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	254 of 254	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	242 of 245	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	239 of 239	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	217 of 219	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	196 of 206	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	188 of 205	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	15.1	572 of 590	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	2.1	773 of 790	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	1.5	765 of 777	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	774 of 795	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	768 of 805	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	791 of 809	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.2	772 of 781	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	779 of 796	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	729 of 781	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)23rd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile~ school

Foster Care (2018)8th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2021)6th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)<1st percentile-9 vs school

Homeless (2021)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I77%+15 vs state

Science24%-37 vs state

English Language Arts21%-39 vs state

Mathematics15%-35 vs state

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Saturday, September 25, 2021

The school is good but the teachers don’t pay close attention to kids at school. And suspend kids for the dumbest reasons. Close Quote

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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 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
Hayward Middle School	Public	7-8	1700 Clifton Ave	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4190	367	31	11.8	100.0%	102 (27.8%)	151 (41.1%)	62 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (13.6%)	8.7	943^rd of 1046 public middle schools	9.8%		8	956^th of 1036 public middle schools	7.7%	13		24.2			15.8	14.3			21.2	20.9	76.9	$14,299
Schaefer Middle School	Public	7-8	147 S Fostoria Ave	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4390	285	26	10.9	100.0%	147 (51.6%)	59 (20.7%)	36 (12.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.7%)	10.4	914^th of 1046 public middle schools	12.6%		9.1	927^th of 1036 public middle schools	10.5%	13		21.2			28.2	6.5			28.2	17.0	42.9	$16,161
Shawnee Middle School	Public	7-8	1675 E Possum Rd	Springfield	45502	Clark County	Clark-Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(937) 717-2402	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	71.3	312^th of 1046 public middle schools	70.2%					(n/a)		65.6			64.2	72.7			63.6	67.2	100.0
Roosevelt Middle School	Public	7-8	721 E Home Rd	Springfield	45503	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4370	413	31	13.3	84.2%	161 (39.0%)	134 (32.4%)	51 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (15.7%)	16.1	854^th of 1046 public middle schools	18.4%		16.1	845^th of 1036 public middle schools	18.4%	9		24.6			25.0	11.6			36.6	38.3	100.0	$14,070
Greenon Junior High School	Public	7-8	510 S Xenia Dr	Enon	45323	Clark County	Greenon Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 340-6372	227	12	18.9	96.4%	200 (88.1%)	5 (2.2%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	55.4	515^th of 1046 public middle schools	50.8%		48.6	580^th of 1036 public middle schools	44.0%	65		64.8			57.3	26.4			61.3	65.7	100.0	$11,084
Tecumseh Middle School	Public	6-8	10000 W National Rd	New Carlisle	45344	Clark County	Tecumseh Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 845-4465	586	42	13.9	59.2%	458 (78.2%)	4 (0.7%)	106 (18.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	53	533^rd of 1046 public middle schools	49.0%		50.9	557^th of 1036 public middle schools	46.2%	24		49.7		64.2	45.2	46.2		56.8	57.3	57.8	100.0	$10,564
Southeastern Junior High School	Public	7-8	195 E Jamestown St	South Charleston	45368	Clark County	Southeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 462-8308	101	8	12.6	0.0%	100 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	64.8	393^rd of 1046 public middle schools	62.4%		66.4	372^nd of 1036 public middle schools	64.1%	21		57.6			59.3	48.5			71.7	71.2	96.2	$25,811
Urbana Junior High School	Public	6-8	1673 S Us Highway 68	Urbana	43078	Champaign County	Urbana City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 653-1439	387	24	16.1	0.0%	320 (82.7%)	18 (4.7%)	13 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.8%)	45.6	622^nd of 1046 public middle schools	40.5%		45.8	597^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.4%	25		60.9		48.3	56.0	39.0		37.4	56.6	48.2	85.3	$12,820
Fairborn Middle School	Public	6-8	900 E Dayton Yellow Springs Rd	Fairborn	45324	Greene County	Fairborn City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 878-4681	926	64	14.5	57.2%	638 (68.9%)	114 (12.3%)	47 (5.1%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	109 (11.8%)	46.4	611^th of 1046 public middle schools	41.6%		46	596^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.5%	15		60.9		38.1	33.2	51.7		54.3	50.2	57.5	100.0	$11,080
Bethel Middle School	Public	5-9	7490 State Route 201	Tipp City	45371	Miami County	Bethel Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 845-9430	526	26	20.2	0.0%	451 (85.7%)	22 (4.2%)	20 (3.8%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	66.4	373^rd of 1046 public middle schools	64.3%		69.4	342^nd of 1036 public middle schools	67.0%	31	60.6	67.1	59.2	66.4	47.7	74.3	74.6	57.0	66.2	61.2	97.0	$9,527

Frequently Asked Questions about Hayward Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Hayward Middle School?

Students at Hayward Middle School are 41% African American, 28% White, 17% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races.

Is Hayward Middle School a good school?

Hayward Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.8% of Ohio middle schools.

How many students attend Hayward Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Hayward Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Hayward Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hayward Middle School usually go on to attend Springfield High School

What district is Hayward Middle School in?

Springfield City School District

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