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Chaney Middle

Public Grades 6-8

1007^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Chaney Middle at McGuffey is a public middle school in Youngstown, Ohio, serving 252 students in grades 6-8. Unfortunately, the school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state, with significant challenges in academic achievement, student engagement, and supporting diverse learners.

Chaney Middle at McGuffey's academic performance is consistently well below state and district averages, with only 2.7% of 6th-grade students proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 54.5%. The school also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 57.9% to 76.8% in recent years. These issues are particularly concerning for the school's African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, who perform in the bottom 5-10% of Ohio middle schools.

In comparison, nearby middle schools like Boardman Center Intermediate School and Rayen Early College Middle School, which are also part of the Youngstown City School District, demonstrate much higher academic proficiency and lower chronic absenteeism. Addressing the root causes of Chaney Middle at McGuffey's challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement, including evidence-based instructional strategies, targeted interventions, and community partnerships to better support the needs of all students.

253

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,542

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 S Schenley Ave
Youngstown, OH 44511-3001

(330) 744-7999

District: Youngstown City

Students who attend Chaney Middle usually attend:

High:

Chaney High

Feeder schools for Chaney Middle:

Elementary:	Paul C Bunn Elementary School
	Volney Rogers Elementary at McGuffey
Prekindergarten:	Youngstown Preschool

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.0%

Hispanic:

21.7%

Two or more races:

14.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2019 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (9% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 51 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg19%

Ohio avg55%

1,007^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Youngstown City

703^rd of 828Youngstown 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	5.1	1569 of 1610	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1626 of 1676	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	1542 of 1636	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	1477 of 1651	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.6	1363 of 1678	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	1418 of 1684	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.9	1432 of 1687	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.7	1234 of 1701	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.2	1296 of 1709	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.6	1440 of 1686	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	1454 of 1662	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.4	1379 of 1610	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.1	1413 of 1582	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.2	1287 of 1609	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.7	1254 of 1504	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.9	1411 of 1501	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.5	1420 of 1471	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	1007 of 1036	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1015 of 1046	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	991 of 1048	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	989 of 1017	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	997 of 1037	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	1007 of 1050	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	13.7	405 of 429	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	417 of 436	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	412 of 413	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	381 of 405	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	368 of 384	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	39.7	395 of 658	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	558 of 643	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	920 of 938	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	941 of 942	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	926 of 943	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	915 of 925	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	853 of 910	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	904 of 917	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	840 of 897	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	248 of 262	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	235 of 239	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	234 of 249	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	245 of 247	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	961 of 983	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	982 of 989	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	931 of 974	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	937 of 947	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	913 of 923	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	917 of 945	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	866 of 924	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	946 of 954	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	939 of 958	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	923 of 963	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	942 of 946	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	887 of 933	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	885 of 916	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	9.3	244 of 254	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	223 of 245	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	1.6	794 of 805	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	786 of 809	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Disabled (2019)40th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2024)6th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2023)1st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science25%-38 vs state

English Language Arts7%-51 vs state

Mathematics5%-45 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Found out my Son has been getting bullied as well as many other kids at this school. My thing is how do they not know kids are being bullied for the past few weeks? I understand that teachers cant be everywhere and the student teacher ratio isnt the best but I feel that the staff in general are failing the students as both temporary guardians for the students mental and physical well being while they are at school and, are failing to notice the maltreatment by the childrens peers. It is their jobs to keep our kids safe at school while providing them education outside of the home. BLATANT LACK OF AWARENESS, While I am of the conviction that school personnel are responsible for keeping kids safe, I am equally convinced that teachers today have so much on their plates that safeguarding kids’ emotional well-being is a real challenge for them. Nonetheless, be clear I believe that educators and parents share a collective responsibility to create a culture in which bullying is unacceptable and to protect kids from physical and psychological harm. When schoolchildren are bullied relentlessly and without adult intervention, they have difficulty succeeding academically. For this reason alone (notwithstanding their moral obligation), bullying is a problem educators are duty-bound to address. These issues will be documented each time and the plan of actions discussed with the teacher, If progress is not made or I hear the bland lip service such as:

• I didn’t see it happening and I can’t just take your child’s word that it did.
• Kids will be kids, you know.
• This stuff just happens. It’ll all blow over soon.
• Your child just needs to have a thicker skin.
• The child you are accusing of bullying is an honor student and Vice President of the Student Council. I just can’t believe he would do such a thing. Are you sure your child isn’t exaggerating?
I will then take further steps up the school board all the way to the very top if thats what sadly it will take to force teachers to do their moral oath and obligations to the parents and most importantly the students in which they are charged of protecting and educating, or else why come to work. This is not a threat this is a promise. I personally as a parent and human being take my childs mental and physical health serious, Close Quote

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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 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	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
Chaney Middle	Public	6-8	2400 S Schenley Ave	Youngstown	44511	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7999	253	22	11.5		35 (13.8%)	124 (49.0%)	55 (21.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.2%)	4.9	1007^th of 1036 public middle schools	2.8%		5	1015^th of 1046 public middle schools	3.0%	8		25.0			4.1	3.4	8.3			2.7	10.2	6.8		$23,542
Austintown Middle School	Public	6-8	800 S Raccoon Rd	Youngstown	44515	Mahoning County	Austintown Local Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 797-3900	986	51	19.3		669 (67.8%)	130 (13.2%)	92 (9.3%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (8.5%)	67.5	358^th of 1036 public middle schools	65.4%		63.6	416^th of 1046 public middle schools	60.2%	58		65.0			52.9	55.1	59.5			67.3	73.8	59.5	100.0	$9,449
Rayen Early College Middle School	Public	5-8	58 Williamson Ave	Youngstown	44507	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7602	370	20	18.5		51 (13.8%)	171 (46.2%)	100 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.7%)	40.8	653^rd of 1036 public middle schools	37.0%		45.1	622^nd of 1046 public middle schools	40.5%	31	65.0	59.0		17.5	15.8	32.3	40.0		42.5	40.6	62.4	54.2	83.3	$17,829
Boardman Center Intermediate School	Public	4-6	7410 Market St	Youngstown	44512	Mahoning County	Boardman Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 726-3400	814	45	18.0	58.7%	541 (66.5%)	75 (9.2%)	88 (10.8%)	24 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (10.3%)								(n/a)	74.1		77.4	77.4	65.5			72.3	82.6	68.1				$11,015
Boardman Glenwood Junior High	Public	7-8	7635 Glenwood Ave	Youngstown	44512	Mahoning County	Boardman Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 726-3414	550	41	13.5	54.9%	361 (65.6%)	55 (10.0%)	60 (10.9%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.8%)	78.5	211^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.6%		80.2	190^th of 1046 public middle schools	81.8%	21		70.6				73.5	70.0				78.6	65.4	100.0	$13,269
Canfield Village Middle School	Public	5-8	42 Wadsworth St	Canfield	44406	Mahoning County	Canfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 533-5544	774	51	15.2	20.4%	686 (88.6%)	11 (1.4%)	34 (4.4%)	21 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	90.2	49^th of 1036 public middle schools	95.3%		91.9	34^th of 1046 public middle schools	96.7%	15	86.7	86.9		87.7	85.3	88.2	84.7		88.3	76.6	84.7	77.0	100.0	$11,905
Struthers Middle School	Public	5-8	800 5th St	Struthers	44471	Mahoning County	Struthers City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 755-1064	495	32	15.4		347 (70.1%)	35 (7.1%)	67 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.1%)	53.6	525^th of 1036 public middle schools	49.3%		48.8	594^th of 1046 public middle schools	43.2%	69	65.6	55.8		57.4	47.1	42.6	61.4		64.8	47.5	59.5	57.1	88.0	$11,581
Girard Intermediate Middle School	Public	4-6	702 E Prospect St	Girard	44420	Trumbull County	Girard City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 545-5219	349	28	12.6		291 (83.4%)	38 (10.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)								(n/a)	61.0		65.8	49.0	45.5			45.9	61.0	60.6				$13,498
Poland Middle School	Public	4-6	47 College St	Poland	44514	Mahoning County	Poland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 757-7003	380	24	16.0	56.1%	346 (91.1%)	5 (1.3%)	16 (4.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)								(n/a)	82.7		96.0	81.7	82.1			81.5	89.8	86.2				$12,181
William S Guy Middle School	Public	4-6	4115 Shady Rd	Youngstown	44505	Trumbull County	Liberty Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 759-1733	254	13	19.5	98.8%	106 (41.7%)	90 (35.4%)	28 (11.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.0%)								(n/a)	60.9		69.6	47.1	50.6			51.3	48.6	40.8				$13,828

Frequently Asked Questions about Chaney Middle

How many students attend Chaney Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Chaney Middle.

Is Chaney Middle a good school?

Chaney Middle ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Ohio middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Chaney Middle attend?

Students who attend Chaney Middle usually go on to attend Chaney High

What district is Chaney Middle in?

Youngstown City

What is the racial makeup of Chaney Middle?

Students at Chaney Middle are 49% African American, 22% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 14% White.

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