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Schaefer Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

927^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Schaefer Middle School is a public middle school located in Springfield, Ohio, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 264 students. The school is part of the Springfield City School District, which is ranked 700 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Schaefer Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Ohio middle schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 740-927 out of over 1,000 middle schools.

Schaefer Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.6% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 47.6% statewide. Similarly, only 17.8% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 54.4% statewide. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 38.1% to 44.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Schaefer Middle School's performance is significantly worse than the other middle schools in the Springfield City School District, as well as many other nearby schools in surrounding districts. For example, Hayward Middle School and Roosevelt Middle School, which are also part of the Springfield City School District, outperform Schaefer Middle School across most academic metrics. The high chronic absenteeism rates and low spending per student at Schaefer Middle School may be contributing factors to the school's poor academic performance.

285

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,161

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

147 S Fostoria Ave
Springfield, OH 45505-1406

(937) 505-4390

District: Springfield City School District

Students who attend Schaefer Middle School usually attend:

High:

Springfield High School

Feeder schools for Schaefer Middle School:

Elementary:	Mann Elementary School
	Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.6%

African American:

20.7%

Two or more races:

14.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (27% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg23%

Ohio avg56%

927^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Springfield City School District

700^th of 828Springfield 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
2025	9.1	927 of 1036	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	842 of 1046	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	860 of 1048	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	857 of 1017	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	797 of 1037	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	740 of 1050	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	729 of 1010	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	778 of 1038	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	878 of 1050	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.1	888 of 1035	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.1	800 of 1008	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	812 of 1001	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.6	792 of 989	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.2	758 of 925	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	784 of 895	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.8	707 of 858	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.4	712 of 835	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.2	700 of 837	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.0	660 of 732	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.3	626 of 692	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.5	370 of 400	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	307 of 442	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	292 of 429	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	273 of 436	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	260 of 413	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	173 of 385	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	223 of 405	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	170 of 384	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	20.2	537 of 576	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	399 of 658	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	358 of 643	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	121 of 142	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	892 of 938	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	819 of 942	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	800 of 943	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	812 of 925	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	774 of 910	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	694 of 917	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	691 of 897	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	251 of 262	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	138 of 239	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	116 of 249	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.5	194 of 247	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	200 of 228	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.8	88 of 192	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	24.9	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	905 of 983	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	801 of 989	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	798 of 974	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	810 of 947	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	712 of 923	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	635 of 945	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	646 of 924	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	875 of 954	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	798 of 958	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	817 of 963	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	859 of 946	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	743 of 924	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	708 of 933	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	727 of 916	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	259 of 263	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	238 of 254	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	239 of 245	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	236 of 239	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	197 of 219	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	116 of 206	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	6.7	199 of 205	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.1	769 of 777	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	772 of 795	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	779 of 805	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	782 of 809	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	754 of 781	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	719 of 796	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	697 of 781	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)31st percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2021)17th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2021)7th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I69%+10 vs state

Science26%-37 vs state

English Language Arts19%-39 vs state

Mathematics13%-36 vs state

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Schools Near Schaefer 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 8th 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 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
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		147 (51.6%)	59 (20.7%)	36 (12.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.7%)	9.1	927^th of 1036 public middle schools	10.5%		17.1	842^nd of 1046 public middle schools	19.5%	85	25.9		16.4	9.6		20.9	17.8	69.2	$16,161
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		102 (27.8%)	151 (41.1%)	62 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (13.6%)	8	956^th of 1036 public middle schools	7.7%		8.5	948^th of 1046 public middle schools	9.4%	8	22.1		11.4	12.7		17.3	17.9	85.7	$14,299
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		161 (39.0%)	134 (32.4%)	51 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (15.7%)	16.1	845^th of 1036 public middle schools	18.4%		13.1	884^th of 1046 public middle schools	15.5%	39	26.9		19.1	8.9		44.2	29.3	87.5	$14,070
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		100 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	66.4	372^nd of 1036 public middle schools	64.1%		70.4	319^th of 1046 public middle schools	69.5%	53	56.4		61.8	58.3		70.9	64.1	100.0	$25,811
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	41.4%	200 (88.1%)	5 (2.2%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	48.6	580^th of 1036 public middle schools	44.0%		53.8	545^th of 1046 public middle schools	47.9%	35	55.7		60.8	18.6		63.7	50.9	96.6	$11,084
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	63.0%	320 (82.7%)	18 (4.7%)	13 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.8%)	45.8	597^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.4%		44	626^th of 1046 public middle schools	40.2%	29	55.3	55.5	60.7	22.8	43.1	60.2	37.7	87.1	$12,820
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		458 (78.2%)	4 (0.7%)	106 (18.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	50.9	557^th of 1036 public middle schools	46.2%		48.1	601^st of 1046 public middle schools	42.5%	44	57.6	45.0	47.1	48.1	51.4	60.7	47.8	100.0	$10,564
Mechanicsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	60 High St	Mechanicsburg	43044	Champaign County	Mechanicsburg Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 834-2453	180	10	18.0		163 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (6.7%)	81.6	160^th of 1036 public middle schools	84.6%		86	107^th of 1046 public middle schools	89.8%	53	95.1	59.6	78.2	81.0	64.2	75.0	68.9	100.0	$13,850
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		638 (68.9%)	114 (12.3%)	47 (5.1%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	109 (11.8%)	46	596^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.5%		48.5	596^th of 1046 public middle schools	43.0%		63.9	37.4	23.4	44.6	50.9	55.4	55.9	100.0	$11,080
London MIddle School	Public	6-8	270 E Keny Blvd	London	43140	Madison County	London City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 852-5700	493	16	30.8	50.5%	414 (84.0%)	17 (3.4%)	18 (3.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.7%)	45.5	601^st of 1036 public middle schools	42.0%		45.7	618^th of 1046 public middle schools	40.9%	17	57.6	34.9	44.8	46.2	38.9	61.3	50.0	100.0	$10,432

Frequently Asked Questions about Schaefer Middle School

What district is Schaefer Middle School in?

Springfield City School District

What is the racial makeup of Schaefer Middle School?

Students at Schaefer Middle School are 52% White, 21% African American, 15% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Schaefer Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Schaefer Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Schaefer Middle School.

Is Schaefer Middle School a good school?

Schaefer Middle School ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Ohio middle schools.

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