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Wapakoneta Junior High

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Wapakoneta Junior High ranks 426 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8

426^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 59% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Wapakoneta Junior High is an eighth-grade-only school serving 219 students at 1 Redskin Trail in Wapakoneta, a small city in west-central Ohio, and it is one of two middle-level buildings in the Wapakoneta City district. Its feeder, Wapakoneta Middle School, teaches grades 5–7 (614 students) less than a mile away. Statewide, the junior high ranked 426th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools in 2025–26 — 59th percentile, 3 stars — essentially matching its district's standing.

The school's standout strength is math acceleration. Algebra I End-of-Course proficiency has been at or essentially at 100% for four straight years, while the state rate sat in the 53–62% range and the district's own rate was 69.8%. That almost certainly reflects a small accelerated group rather than the whole class, but it shows the school reliably prepares a cohort of eighth graders for Algebra I. Eighth-grade science (67.7%) and math (57.9%) also beat state averages (61.2% and 52.0%), and chronic absenteeism was cut roughly in half, from 30.9% to 15.4%, before ticking up this year. These results come on the lowest reported per-student spending ($4,491) in the local comparison group, though those figures are compiled on differing bases and are best read as directional.

The clear soft spot is English Language Arts: at 57.0%, the school is below the state (58.3%) and below nearly every nearby non-urban school — Bath Middle School 79.4%, Anna Middle School 72.3%, Shawnee Middle School 71.3%, Spencerville Middle School 69.0%, Elida Middle School 65.2% and St. Marys Middle School 60.7% — beating only Allen East Middle School (52.9%). More broadly, 2025–26 was a step down across the board: the state rank fell from the 74th to the 59th percentile, ELA dropped 7.7 points, science 7.9 and math 4.2, and chronic absenteeism rose to 18.2% — above both the district (15.4%) and the feeder school (12.3%). Low-income students' ranking fell from the 75th to the 37th percentile in a single year, the largest equity swing in the data. Parents should watch whether this is a one-year dip or a trend.

219

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,825

Per pupil spending ?

1.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

1 Redskin Trl
Wapakoneta, OH 45895-9375

(419) 739-2900

District: Wapakoneta City

Students who attend Wapakoneta Junior High usually attend:

High:

Wapakoneta High School

Feeder schools for Wapakoneta Junior High:

Elementary:	Cridersville Elementary School
	Wapakoneta Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.5%

Two or more races:

2.7%

Hispanic:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (71% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg63%

Ohio avg58%

426^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Wapakoneta City

326^th of 773Wapakoneta 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
2026	62.5	426 of 1046	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.0	265 of 1036	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	331 of 1046	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	445 of 1048	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	426 of 1017	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.8	316 of 1037	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	257 of 1050	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	456 of 1010	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.7	440 of 1038	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.3	448 of 1050	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.6	642 of 1035	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.7	480 of 1008	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.2	416 of 1001	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.4	373 of 989	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	27.2	444 of 565	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	346 of 576	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	255 of 658	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.8	562 of 643	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	365 of 947	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.2	193 of 938	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	358 of 942	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	513 of 943	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	500 of 925	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	77.1	184 of 910	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	229 of 917	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	426 of 897	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	624 of 996	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	72.0	243 of 983	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	373 of 989	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	487 of 974	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	383 of 947	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	327 of 923	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	231 of 945	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	421 of 924	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	457 of 955	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.5	322 of 954	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	299 of 958	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	315 of 963	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	361 of 946	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	445 of 924	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	299 of 933	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	495 of 916	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	240 of 579	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.1	253 of 572	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.7	398 of 590	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	456 of 790	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.3	313 of 777	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	366 of 795	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	481 of 805	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	448 of 809	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.0	357 of 781	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	300 of 796	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	524 of 781	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)61st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile~ school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Science68%+6 vs state

Mathematics58%+6 vs state

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Wapakoneta Junior High	Public	8	1 Redskin Trl	Wapakoneta	45895	Auglaize County	Wapakoneta City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 739-2900	219	9	24.2	—	207 (94.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.7%)	62.5	426^th of 1046 public middle schools	59.3%		75	265^th of 1036 public middle schools	74.4%	161		67.7				57.9				57.0	100.0	$3,825
Wapakoneta Middle School	Public	5-7	400 W Harrison St	Wapakoneta	45895	Auglaize County	Wapakoneta City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 739-5100	614	29	21.2	47.1%	576 (93.8%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	76.2	235^th of 1046 public middle schools	77.5%		75.3	261^st of 1036 public middle schools	74.8%	26	73.0		55.9	77.5	68.3		63.6	62.1	69.8			$12,403
Shawnee Middle School	Public	4-8	3235 Zurmehly Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 998-8057	712	39	18.2	40.2%	576 (80.9%)	36 (5.1%)	28 (3.9%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.4%)	74.2	265^th of 1046 public middle schools	74.7%		77	235^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.3%	30	73.5	77.1	77.8	58.0	64.3	60.2	78.3	64.1	80.5	71.3	100.0	$12,392
St. Marys Middle School	Public	6-8	2250 St Rt 66 N	Saint Marys	45885	Auglaize County	St Marys City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 394-2112	445	27	16.3	—	404 (90.8%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.4%)	62.8	418^th of 1046 public middle schools	60.0%		58.6	468^th of 1036 public middle schools	54.8%	50		62.1		75.2	38.6	69.2		59.7	59.3	60.7	100.0	$12,660
Spencerville Middle School	Public	5-8	2500 Wisher Dr	Spencerville	45887	Allen County	Spencerville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 647-4112	315	15	21.0	—	291 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	10 (3.2%)	82.1	152^nd of 1046 public middle schools	85.5%		83.4	138^th of 1036 public middle schools	86.7%	14	82.5	61.9	82.5	85.1	75.0	75.0	87.7	77.3	86.6	69.0	100.0	$11,791
Lima West Middle School	Public	7-8	503 N Cable Rd	Lima	45805	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3150	334	33	10.1	—	89 (26.6%)	134 (40.1%)	29 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (24.3%)	8.1	958^th of 1046 public middle schools	8.4%		10.6	900^th of 1036 public middle schools	13.1%	58		21.4			14.6	10.2			25.6	20.5	44.4	$14,363
Lima North Middle School	Public	5-6	1135 N West St	Lima	45801	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3100	321	23	13.9	—	96 (29.9%)	124 (38.6%)	29 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (22.4%)								(n/a)	19.7		12.6	15.2			31.5	18.7				$12,849
Anna Middle School	Public	6-8	1 McRill Way	Anna	45302	Shelby County	Anna Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 394-4251	250	11	22.7	—	229 (91.6%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	86.9	89^th of 1046 public middle schools	91.5%		90.8	42^nd of 1036 public middle schools	95.9%	47		85.5		80.5	81.0	70.7		79.2	90.5	72.3	100.0	$2,657
Elida Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 Sunnydale St	Elida	45807	Allen County	Elida Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 338-6802	467	31	15.0	59.7%	302 (64.7%)	62 (13.3%)	33 (7.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (14.3%)	69.4	336^th of 1046 public middle schools	67.9%		77.2	230^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.8%	106		69.6		58.3	56.3	64.0		62.5	74.2	65.2	97.7	$12,175
Bath Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Bible Rd	Lima	45801	Allen County	Bath Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 221-1839	417	21	19.8	45.1%	357 (85.6%)	10 (2.4%)	19 (4.6%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	84	130^th of 1046 public middle schools	87.6%		82.9	140^th of 1036 public middle schools	86.5%	10		89.7		67.2	72.6	68.6		73.4	86.3	79.4	100.0	$12,838

Frequently Asked Questions about Wapakoneta Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Wapakoneta Junior High?

Students at Wapakoneta Junior High are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Wapakoneta Junior High attend?

Students who attend Wapakoneta Junior High usually go on to attend Wapakoneta High School

What district is Wapakoneta Junior High in?

Wapakoneta City

How many students attend Wapakoneta Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 219 students attended Wapakoneta Junior High.

Is Wapakoneta Junior High a good school?

Wapakoneta Junior High ranks 426^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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