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Barnesville Middle School

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Barnesville Middle School ranks 325 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

325^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 69% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Barnesville Middle School is a grades 5–8 school in Barnesville, Ohio, part of the Barnesville Exempted Village district, with 418 students in a small-town area of eastern Ohio.

Barnesville has been a rising performer. Its state rank moved from the 44th percentile in 2017–2018 to the 69th percentile in 2025–2026, placing it 325th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools with 3 stars. In 2025–2026, it was above the state average in 9 of 10 reported grade/subject tests; its average proficiency was about 69.9% vs. about 58.7% statewide. Science is a standout: 5th grade science 84.8% and 8th grade science 82.2%, both far above state and higher than nearby schools with reported data. Eighth grade math is also strong at 79.8%, tying St Clairsville Middle School and far above the state's 52.0%, while 6th and 7th grade math trail St Clairsville Middle School and Bellaire Middle School. Compared with neighbors, Barnesville outperforms Union Local Middle School in every shared test and Buckeye Trail Middle School in most, but generally trails St Clairsville Middle School, especially in English language arts.

For families, a notable bright spot is low-income student performance: the low socioeconomic status subgroup reached the 89th percentile with 4 stars in 2025–2026, well above the school's overall 69th percentile. Gifted students also improved sharply to the 89th percentile in 2024–2025, though no 2025–2026 data is shown. Chronic absenteeism improved from 35.9% in 2021–2022 to 20.4% in 2024–2025 but rose to 26.1% in 2025–2026 — better than Bellaire Middle School (42.4%) and Union Local Middle School (30.2%), but worse than St Clairsville Middle School (19.0%) and Buckeye Trail Middle School (24.5%). The school does more with less: it had the lowest per-student spending ($8,559 in 2018–2019) and highest student-teacher ratio (20.8 in 2024–2025) among these nearby schools. Caveats: spending data is old, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch data is missing, and Buckeye Trail Middle School and Union Local Middle School serve grades 6–8 while Barnesville and the others serve grades 5–8.

418

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,783

Per pupil spending ?

57.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

970 Shamrock Dr
Barnesville, OH 43713-9474

(740) 425-3116

District: Barnesville Exempted Village

Students who attend Barnesville Middle School usually attend:

High:

Barnesville High School

Feeder schools for Barnesville Middle School:

Elementary:

Barnesville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.2%

Two or more races:

2.6%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2018 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (70% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2018

✓Above the Ohio median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

Ohio avg59%

325^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 25 pts since 2018

From bottom 44% (2018) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

282^nd of 773Barnesville Exempted Village 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	325 of 1046	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.6	369 of 1036	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	472 of 1046	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	493 of 1048	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	416 of 1017	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.2	460 of 1037	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	544 of 1050	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	567 of 1010	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	32.2	396 of 576	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	424 of 658	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	328 of 947	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.9	351 of 938	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	465 of 942	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	399 of 943	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	404 of 925	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	354 of 910	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	500 of 917	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	547 of 897	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	22 of 194	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	40.9	155 of 196	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	132 of 173	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	202 of 241	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.0	152 of 274	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.0	2 of 164	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	27.4	470 of 521	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	114 of 996	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.8	150 of 983	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	339 of 989	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	463 of 974	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	370 of 947	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	560 of 923	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	571 of 945	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	622 of 924	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	295 of 955	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.2	381 of 954	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	441 of 958	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	527 of 963	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	427 of 946	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	514 of 924	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	524 of 933	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	518 of 916	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	357 of 790	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	407 of 777	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	503 of 795	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	516 of 805	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	454 of 809	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	473 of 781	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	560 of 796	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	597 of 781	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)89th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Female (2026)65th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2021)31st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science84%+22 vs state

English Language Arts68%+6 vs state

Mathematics65%+11 vs state

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Barnesville Middle School	Public	5-8	970 Shamrock Dr	Barnesville	43713	Belmont County	Barnesville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 425-3116	418	20	20.8		402 (96.2%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	70.5	325^th of 1046 public middle schools	68.9%		66.6	369^th of 1036 public middle schools	64.4%	44	84.8	82.2	67.1	60.0	53.5	79.8	83.5	62.1	61.8	64.5		$10,783
Union Local Middle School	Public	6-8	66859 Belmont Morristown Rd	Belmont	43718	Belmont County	Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 782-1388	304	24	12.6	46.7%	296 (97.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	38.4	684^th of 1046 public middle schools	34.6%		47	590^th of 1036 public middle schools	43.1%	94		61.2		36.7	38.4	42.6		43.9	41.9	48.2	100.0	$12,823
St Clairsville Middle School	Public	5-8	104 Woodrow Ave	Saint Clairsville	43950	Belmont County	St Clairsville-Richland City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 659-1591	497	28	17.8	56.3%	433 (87.1%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.6%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	85.1	111^th of 1046 public middle schools	89.4%		79.2	193^rd of 1036 public middle schools	81.4%	82	69.2	77.1	63.2	75.0	76.3	79.8	86.0	71.0	81.4	83.1	100.0	$11,514
Buckeye Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	65553 Wintergreen Rd	Lore City	43755	Guernsey County	East Guernsey Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 489-5100	213	14	14.9		206 (96.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	47.3	600^th of 1046 public middle schools	42.6%		65.2	391^st of 1036 public middle schools	62.3%	209		35.1		62.0	58.1	46.4		40.8	60.3	50.0		$15,084
Bellaire Middle School	Public	5-8	54555 Bellaire-Neffs Rd	Bellaire	43906	Belmont County	Bellaire Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 676-1635	368	27	13.6	68.8%	310 (84.2%)	20 (5.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	69.2	337^th of 1046 public middle schools	67.8%		67.2	361^st of 1036 public middle schools	65.2%	24	80.6	76.3	88.8	52.3	79.6	98.2	83.5	47.2	63.8	60.0	100.0	$11,859

Frequently Asked Questions about Barnesville Middle School

How many students attend Barnesville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Barnesville Middle School.

What district is Barnesville Middle School in?

Barnesville Exempted Village

Is Barnesville Middle School a good school?

Barnesville Middle School ranks 325^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Barnesville Middle School?

Students at Barnesville Middle School are 96% White, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Barnesville Middle School attend?

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

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