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Tiffin Middle School

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Tiffin Middle School ranks 430 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

430^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 58% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Tiffin Middle School is a public middle school serving 515 students in grades 6-8 in Tiffin, Ohio, which is part of the Tiffin City Schools district. The school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating relatively consistent performance compared to other Ohio middle schools.

Tiffin Middle School generally performs above the state average on Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 72.9% proficiency in 8th grade Science, compared to the state average of 63%. The school also had 100% proficiency in American History and Algebra I end-of-course exams, significantly higher than the state averages. However, the school has a higher chronic absenteeism rate around 20%, compared to nearby schools like Upper Sandusky Middle School at 14.4% and Arcadia Middle School at only 4.9%. Tiffin Middle School also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, around 61%, which is higher than some nearby schools.

Compared to the nearby middle schools analyzed, Tiffin Middle School generally performs better on state tests, especially in subjects like Science, American History, and Algebra I. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with relatively high rankings for Hispanic students and low-socioeconomic status students, but lower performance for special education and disabled students. Addressing these areas, as well as the higher chronic absenteeism rate, could help Tiffin Middle School further improve its overall performance and outcomes.

534

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,355

Per pupil spending ?

61.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

103 Shepherd Drive
Tiffin, OH 44883-2702

(419) 447-3358

District: Tiffin City Schools

Students who attend Tiffin Middle School usually attend:

High:

Columbian High School

Feeder schools for Tiffin Middle School:

Elementary:	Krout 2-3 Elementary
	Noble 4-5 Elementary
	Washington K-1 Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.2%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (68% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Ohio median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg62%

Ohio avg57%

430^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

395^th of 828Tiffin City Schools 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	62.1	430 of 1036	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	396 of 1046	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	528 of 1048	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.0	390 of 1017	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.0	396 of 1037	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	471 of 1050	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	428 of 1010	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.3	534 of 1038	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.9	513 of 1050	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.2	579 of 1035	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	74.3	263 of 1008	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	70.1	364 of 1001	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.5	368 of 989	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.8	322 of 925	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.5	271 of 895	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.0	337 of 858	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.3	267 of 835	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.9	271 of 837	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.0	227 of 732	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.0	173 of 692	75.0%	★★★★☆
2004	48.4	259 of 400	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	29.5	418 of 565	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	344 of 576	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	484 of 658	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	578 of 643	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	382 of 938	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	401 of 942	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	492 of 943	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.6	405 of 925	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	397 of 910	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	451 of 917	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	402 of 897	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	63.8	76 of 196	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	113 of 173	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	138 of 241	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.6	125 of 274	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	80 of 164	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	401 of 521	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	146 of 262	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	98 of 228	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	112 of 222	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	38 of 192	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	222 of 983	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	52.7	476 of 974	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	365 of 947	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	364 of 923	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	488 of 945	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.8	388 of 924	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	459 of 954	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	346 of 958	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	508 of 963	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.0	379 of 946	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	371 of 924	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	444 of 933	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	419 of 916	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	409 of 572	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	464 of 563	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	477 of 590	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	452 of 777	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	427 of 795	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	563 of 805	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	441 of 809	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	441 of 781	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	474 of 796	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	444 of 781	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)61st percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American History100%+29 vs state

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science73%+10 vs state

English Language Arts63%+6 vs state

Mathematics49%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests American History (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 American History End of Course	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
Tiffin Middle School	Public	6-8	103 Shepherd Drive	Tiffin	44883	Seneca County	Tiffin City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 447-3358	534	30	17.8		471 (88.2%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.5%)	62.1	430^th of 1036 public middle schools	58.5%		65.7	396^th of 1046 public middle schools	62.1%	34		72.9	100.0			42.5	56.0	48.3			52.5	69.9	66.1	100.0	$11,355
Lakota Middle School	Public	5-8	5200 County Road 13	Kansas	44841	Sandusky County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 986-6630	288	17	16.9	48.3%	245 (85.1%)	3 (1.0%)	26 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	60.7	449^th of 1036 public middle schools	56.7%		59.3	478^th of 1046 public middle schools	54.3%	29	73.4	58.6			64.1	54.4	38.6	72.5		71.9	60.3	61.8	58.6	95.0	$14,246
Seneca East Middle School	Public	6-8	13343 E US Highway 224	Attica	44807	Seneca County	Seneca East Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 426-3312	193	13	15.2		179 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	88.9	59^th of 1036 public middle schools	94.3%		81	182^nd of 1046 public middle schools	82.6%	123		86.1				70.0	82.0	93.2			74.4	87.3	81.9	100.0	$10,802
McPherson Middle School	Public	6-8	4230 Limerick Rd	Clyde	43410	Sandusky County	Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 547-9150	449	32	14.0	54.1%	374 (83.3%)	4 (0.9%)	51 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	76.5	243^rd of 1036 public middle schools	76.5%		71.2	307^th of 1046 public middle schools	70.7%	64		82.4				68.7	56.2	82.4			60.7	74.8	62.4	100.0	$13,229
Arcadia Middle School	Public	7-8	19033 State Route 12	Arcadia	44804	Hancock County	Arcadia Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 894-6431	85	2	42.5		68 (80.0%)	1 (1.2%)	12 (14.1%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	68.4	351^st of 1036 public middle schools	66.1%		76	242^nd of 1046 public middle schools	76.9%	109		55.0					83.3	39.3				88.1	65.0	90.9	$12,092
Fremont Middle School	Public	6-8	1250 North St	Fremont	43420	Sandusky County	Fremont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 332-5569	799	53	14.9		422 (52.8%)	78 (9.8%)	195 (24.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (12.4%)	44.5	613^th of 1036 public middle schools	40.8%		43.6	628^th of 1046 public middle schools	40.0%	15		68.4				47.7	23.4	50.6			27.6	50.8	56.9	87.5	$11,261
Upper Sandusky Middle School	Public	4-8	390 W Walker St	Upper Sandusky	43351	Wyandot County	Upper Sandusky Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 294-5721	503	31	16.4	49.1%	429 (85.3%)	4 (0.8%)	56 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	75.8	251^st of 1036 public middle schools	75.8%		75.2	254^th of 1046 public middle schools	75.7%	3	89.6	77.3		83.6	89.6	68.0	56.6	80.7	72.7	79.1	60.3	70.6	68.8	89.3	$16,404

Frequently Asked Questions about Tiffin Middle School

Is Tiffin Middle School a good school?

Tiffin Middle School ranks 430^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Tiffin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Tiffin Middle School usually go on to attend Columbian High School

How many students attend Tiffin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Tiffin Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Tiffin Middle School?

Students at Tiffin Middle School are 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Tiffin Middle School in?

Tiffin City Schools

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