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Morton Middle School

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Morton Middle School ranks 474 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

474^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 54% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Morton Middle School is a public middle school located in Vandalia, Ohio, serving 670 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Vandalia-Butler City School District, which is ranked 329 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morton Middle School consistently performs above the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 79.3% in 8th Grade Science (vs. Ohio average of 63%), 61.3% in 6th Grade Math (vs. Ohio average of 51.9%), and 73.1% in 8th Grade Algebra I (vs. Ohio average of 59.4%). The school's performance is particularly strong in Geometry, with 91.5% of students proficient or better in the End of Course exam in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state average of 42.8%. However, the school's performance for White students and students with disabilities is relatively lower compared to its stronger performance among African American and multi-racial student subgroups.

While Morton Middle School has experienced a gradual increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 16.1% in 2022-2023 to 20.2% in 2024-2025, the school's student-teacher ratio has decreased from 18.5 in 2021-2022 to 16.3 in 2023-2024, indicating a more favorable learning environment for students. Compared to nearby schools, Tippecanoe Middle School stands out with exceptional academic performance, ranking in the top 12% of Ohio middle schools and outperforming Morton Middle School across most subject areas. In contrast, schools within the Dayton City School District, such as Wright Brothers Middle School and Edwin Joel Brown Middle School, have significantly lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to Morton Middle School.

699

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,541

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8555 Peters Pike
Vandalia, OH 45377-9306

(937) 415-6600

District: Vandalia-Butler City

Students who attend Morton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Butler High School

Feeder schools for Morton Middle School:

Elementary:	Demmitt Elementary School
	Helke Early Learning Center
	Smith Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.5%

Two or more races:

11.4%

African American:

10.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (61% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg56%

Ohio avg54%

474^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

329^th of 828Vandalia-Butler City 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	58.3	474 of 1036	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	455 of 1046	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	406 of 1048	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	394 of 1017	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	401 of 1037	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	416 of 1050	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	417 of 1010	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.2	427 of 1038	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.7	460 of 1050	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.2	436 of 1035	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.1	240 of 1008	76.2%	★★★★☆
2013	72.8	299 of 1001	70.1%	★★★★☆
2012	70.6	344 of 989	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.4	265 of 925	71.4%	★★★★☆
2010	76.8	179 of 895	80.0%	★★★★☆
2009	73.9	241 of 858	71.9%	★★★★☆
2008	75.5	194 of 835	76.8%	★★★★☆
2007	78.9	144 of 837	82.8%	★★★★☆
2006	77.0	145 of 732	80.2%	★★★★☆
2005	79.9	114 of 692	83.5%	★★★★☆
2004	61.3	183 of 400	54.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	161 of 442	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	107 of 429	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	116 of 436	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	50.6	158 of 413	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	88 of 385	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	100 of 405	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	151 of 384	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	40.6	314 of 565	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	247 of 576	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	406 of 658	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	351 of 643	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	440 of 938	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	432 of 942	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	396 of 943	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	409 of 925	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	389 of 910	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	438 of 917	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	447 of 897	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	58.0	268 of 521	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	459 of 983	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	432 of 989	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	385 of 974	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	439 of 947	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	393 of 923	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	493 of 945	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.4	411 of 924	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	468 of 954	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	440 of 958	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	381 of 963	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	363 of 946	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	393 of 924	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	338 of 933	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	326 of 916	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	128 of 263	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	101 of 254	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	59 of 245	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	103 of 239	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	116 of 219	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	57 of 206	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	77 of 205	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	374 of 572	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	371 of 563	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	325 of 590	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	418 of 777	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	429 of 795	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.7	352 of 805	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	355 of 809	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	346 of 781	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	365 of 796	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	367 of 781	53.0%	★★★☆☆

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)64th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)49th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Geometry92%+49 vs state

Science79%+16 vs state

Algebra I73%+14 vs state

English Language Arts63%+6 vs state

Mathematics40%-10 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 Geometry (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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Morton Middle School	Public	6-8	8555 Peters Pike	Vandalia	45377	Montgomery County	Vandalia-Butler City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 415-6600	699	43	16.2	36.8%	507 (72.5%)	73 (10.4%)	28 (4.0%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (11.4%)	58.3	474^th of 1036 public middle schools	54.2%		61.1	455^th of 1046 public middle schools	56.5%	19	79.3	61.3	39.3	19.8	59.2	64.2	65.3	91.5	73.1	$12,541
Northridge Middle School	Public	6-8	2011 Timber Ln	Dayton	45414	Montgomery County	Northridge Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 275-6833	355	24	14.7		174 (49.0%)	110 (31.0%)	23 (6.5%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.8%)	8.2	951^st of 1036 public middle schools	8.2%		10.8	915^th of 1046 public middle schools	12.5%	36	20.0	14.9	12.7	4.0	19.8	22.7	16.9		81.3	$13,902
Weisenborn Junior High	Public	7-8	6061 Troy Pike	Huber Heights	45424	Montgomery County	Huber Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 237-6350	845	46	18.4	54.3%	428 (50.7%)	229 (27.1%)	76 (9.0%)	20 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (10.7%)	33	706^th of 1036 public middle schools	31.9%		28.7	735^th of 1046 public middle schools	29.7%	29	47.9		35.4	24.5		48.0	45.5		95.8	$12,665
Edwin Joel Brown Middle School	Public	7-9	31 Willowwood Drive	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5740	326	26	12.5		31 (9.5%)	255 (78.2%)	22 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	3.2	1031^st of 1036 public middle schools	0.5%		4.1	1032^nd of 1046 public middle schools	1.3%	1	7.8		2.4	3.0		4.1	4.4			$16,979
Trotwood-Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	4420 N Union Rd	Trotwood	45426	Montgomery County	Trotwood-Madison City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 854-0017	548	34	16.1		38 (6.9%)	447 (81.6%)	23 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.9%)	11	896^th of 1036 public middle schools	13.5%		8.5	950^th of 1046 public middle schools	9.2%	54	31.4	4.5	14.7	24.5	13.2	26.3	20.1		88.2	$14,667
Northmont Middle School	Public	6-8	4810 National Rd	Clayton	45315	Montgomery County	Northmont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 832-6500	716	44	16.2	50.6%	420 (58.7%)	177 (24.7%)	37 (5.2%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.5%)	72.4	293^rd of 1036 public middle schools	71.7%		60.8	459^th of 1046 public middle schools	56.1%	166	75.7		68.2	48.1		75.1	65.8		96.1	$13,229
Tippecanoe Middle School	Public	6-8	555 N Hyatt St	Tipp City	45371	Miami County	Tipp City Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 667-8454	564	31	18.1	17.7%	523 (92.7%)	6 (1.1%)	16 (2.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	85.1	117^th of 1036 public middle schools	88.7%		84.3	134^th of 1046 public middle schools	87.2%	17	79.0	72.9	71.9	68.1	79.8	86.3	78.0	100.0	100.0	$11,542
Mad River Middle School	Public	5-9	1801 Harshman Rd	Dayton	45424	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 237-4265	562	35	15.8		381 (67.8%)	68 (12.1%)	47 (8.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.0%)	44.1	615^th of 1036 public middle schools	40.6%		40.5	657^th of 1046 public middle schools	37.2%	42	66.0		33.1	24.5		66.9	44.8		86.5	$11,321
Bethel Middle School	Public	5-8	7490 State Route 201	Tipp City	45371	Miami County	Bethel Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 845-9430	526	26	20.2		451 (85.7%)	22 (4.2%)	20 (3.8%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	69.4	342^nd of 1036 public middle schools	67.0%		73.8	273^rd of 1046 public middle schools	73.9%	69	61.3	59.1	66.9	64.9	59.7	69.8	62.8		100.0	$9,527
Jefferson Township Local School District	Public, Virtual	8	200 S Keowee St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Jefferson Township Local	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(937) 835-5682	1	0			0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Morton Middle School

How many students attend Morton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 699 students attended Morton Middle School.

Is Morton Middle School a good school?

Morton Middle School ranks 474^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Morton Middle School?

Students at Morton Middle School are 73% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Morton Middle School in?

Vandalia-Butler City

What high school do graduates of Morton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Morton Middle School usually go on to attend Butler High School

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