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Zanesville Middle School

Q: Is Zanesville Middle School a good school?

Zanesville Middle School ranks 726 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Zanesville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Zanesville Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Zanesville Middle School?

Students at Zanesville Middle School are 67% White, 19% Two or more races, 10% African American, 4% Hispanic.

Q: What high school do graduates of Zanesville Middle School attend?

Students who attend Zanesville Middle School usually go on to attend Zanesville High School

Public Grades 7-8

726^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 30% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Zanesville Middle School is a public middle school serving 436 students in grades 7-8 in Zanesville, Ohio, which is part of the Zanesville City School District. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Ohio middle schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Zanesville Middle School faces several challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 30.9% to 39.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and nearby middle schools like New Lexington Middle School (23.8%), Licking Valley Middle School (18.4%), and East Muskingum Middle School (14.9%). The school's test scores are also consistently below state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 49.1% proficiency in 8th grade Science, 34.7% in 7th grade Math, and 37.4% in 8th grade English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 63%, 50%, and 54.4% respectively.

Zanesville Middle School's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Ohio middle schools for White students and Special Education students in most subjects. Additionally, the school's spending per student of $7,267 in 2018-2019 is lower than nearby middle schools like New Lexington ($9,989), Licking Valley ($8,699), and East Muskingum ($8,036), which may be a contributing factor to its underperformance. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive approach targeting the school's resources, instructional practices, and support for struggling student subgroups.

466

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,944

Per pupil spending ?

98.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1429 Blue Ave
Zanesville, OH 43701-2405

(740) 450-1413

District: Zanesville City

Students who attend Zanesville Middle School usually attend:

High:

Zanesville High School

Feeder schools for Zanesville Middle School:

Elementary:	John McIntire Elementary School
	National Road
	Zane Grey Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.7%

Two or more races:

18.9%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (49% vs 56% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg38%

Ohio avg56%

726^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

555^th of 828Zanesville 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	30.6	726 of 1036	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	746 of 1046	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	775 of 1048	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	751 of 1017	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	778 of 1037	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	836 of 1050	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	803 of 1010	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	812 of 1038	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	848 of 1050	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.5	748 of 1035	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.4	812 of 1008	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.4	769 of 1001	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.6	732 of 989	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.6	659 of 925	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.8	601 of 895	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.4	577 of 858	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.0	414 of 835	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.0	431 of 837	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.2	439 of 732	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.3	345 of 692	50.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	199 of 442	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	254 of 429	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	233 of 436	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	248 of 413	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	287 of 385	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	281 of 405	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	323 of 384	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	24.0	472 of 565	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	562 of 658	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	630 of 643	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	705 of 938	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	758 of 942	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	776 of 943	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	762 of 925	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	748 of 910	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	790 of 917	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	765 of 897	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.5	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	61.5	89 of 196	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	121 of 173	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.4	127 of 274	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	658 of 983	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	673 of 989	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	664 of 974	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	662 of 947	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	690 of 923	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	757 of 945	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	738 of 924	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	715 of 954	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	692 of 958	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	695 of 963	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	721 of 946	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	740 of 924	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	780 of 933	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	767 of 916	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	205 of 263	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	226 of 254	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	221 of 245	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	223 of 239	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	196 of 219	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	187 of 206	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	200 of 205	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	514 of 572	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	416 of 563	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	471 of 590	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	707 of 777	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	716 of 795	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	719 of 805	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	735 of 809	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	741 of 781	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	764 of 796	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	741 of 781	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)55th percentile+25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)55th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-21 vs school

Foster Care (2025)<1st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science49%-14 vs state

English Language Arts41%-17 vs state

Mathematics31%-17 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 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 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
Zanesville Middle School	Public	7-8	1429 Blue Ave	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Zanesville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 450-1413	466	25	18.6		311 (66.7%)	48 (10.3%)	17 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (18.9%)	30.6	726^th of 1036 public middle schools	29.9%		27.1	746^th of 1046 public middle schools	28.7%	20		49.1			34.7	27.9			45.1	37.4	100.0	$11,944
West Muskingum Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Kimes Rd	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	West Muskingum Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 455-4055	514	26	19.7	52.1%	462 (89.9%)	10 (1.9%)	12 (2.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	70.3	325^th of 1036 public middle schools	68.6%		69.5	340^th of 1046 public middle schools	67.5%	15	72.2	78.3	61.9	59.4	71.8	35.6	66.7	59.4	86.4	62.0	100.0	$8,405
Maysville Middle School	Public	6-8	3725 Panther Dr	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Maysville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 454-7982	457	24	19.0		416 (91.0%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	42.9	633^rd of 1036 public middle schools	38.9%		49.4	590^th of 1046 public middle schools	43.6%	43		50.0		43.4	41.3	38.1		49.7	63.8	35.3	72.7	$9,214
Philo Junior High School	Public	6-8	225 Market St	Philo	43771	Muskingum County	Franklin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 674-5210	439	29	15.4		420 (95.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	39.4	658^th of 1036 public middle schools	36.5%		49.1	593^rd of 1046 public middle schools	43.3%	65		35.3		47.0	45.9	32.0		38.3	60.6	45.3	100.0	$11,147
Tri-Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	1360 Main St	Dresden	43821	Muskingum County	Tri-Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 754-3531	475	21	22.6	41.7%	443 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	66.1	374^th of 1036 public middle schools	63.9%		68.4	354^th of 1046 public middle schools	66.2%	20		69.2			55.9	52.1			71.8	60.0	97.2	$11,009
East Muskingum Middle School	Public	4-8	13120 John Glenn School Rd	New Concord	43762	Muskingum County	East Muskingum Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 826-7631	523	26	20.3		497 (95.0%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	76.7	236^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.2%		82.8	153^rd of 1046 public middle schools	85.4%	83		69.8		69.2	75.8	58.6		67.1	81.0	62.6	100.0	$9,002
Crooksville Middle School	Public	5-8	12400 Tunnel Hill Rd	Crooksville	43731	Perry County	Crooksville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 982-7010	317	21	14.7		307 (96.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	35.6	685^th of 1036 public middle schools	33.9%		30.4	720^th of 1046 public middle schools	31.2%	35	48.6	61.3	35.7	33.8	39.2	30.2	58.6	37.5	31.1	51.3	76.5	$12,941
Licking Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1379 Licking Valley Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Licking Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 763-3396	523	24	21.7	36.3%	489 (93.5%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	58.4	471^st of 1036 public middle schools	54.5%		54.4	535^th of 1046 public middle schools	48.9%	64		68.1		53.5	55.6	60.3		52.4	58.5	45.1	100.0	$10,407
New Lexington Middle School	Public	6-8	2549 Panther Dr NE	New Lexington	43764	Perry County	New Lexington School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 342-4128	381	25	15.5		371 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	60.6	450^th of 1036 public middle schools	56.6%		55	534^th of 1046 public middle schools	48.9%	84		65.9		47.1	62.0	58.1		52.1	63.1	54.0	100.0	$15,261

Frequently Asked Questions about Zanesville Middle School

What district is Zanesville Middle School in?

Zanesville City

How many students attend Zanesville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Zanesville Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Zanesville Middle School?

Students at Zanesville Middle School are 67% White, 19% Two or more races, 10% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Zanesville Middle School attend?

Students who attend Zanesville Middle School usually go on to attend Zanesville High School

Is Zanesville Middle School a good school?

Zanesville Middle School ranks 726^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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