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South Side Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

South Side Middle School is a grades 5–8 school in Columbiana, OH, serving 289 students as part of the Columbiana Exempted Village district. It is one of Ohio's strongest middle schools: in 2025–2026 it ranked 39th of 1,046 middle schools — the 96th percentile, with 5 stars — while its own district ranked 92nd of 773 districts. Over the 10 years of ranking history listed, the school earned 5 stars in 8 of them.

Test results exceeded Ohio's proficiency levels in every reported grade and subject in 2025–2026. Standouts include Algebra I at 100% proficient (state: 61.6%), 6th grade math at 98.4% (state: 56.2%), and 5th grade ELA at 98.5% (state: 70.4%). The school also ranks near the top statewide for student groups: low-income students ranked 14th of 996 (99th percentile) and male students 23rd of 955, while special education students rebounded from the 58th percentile to the 90th. Chronic absenteeism dropped from 18.0% in 2022–2023 to 9.3% in 2025–2026, better than the district's 11.6% and lower than Salem Junior High School (30.4%) and East Palestine Middle School (24.1%).

Among nearby schools, South Side outranks Canfield Village Middle School, South Range Middle School, and every other listed neighbor. The Crestview Middle School comparison stands out: the two schools are 2.61 miles apart with nearly identical free/reduced lunch rates (40.83% vs. 40.87%), yet South Side's proficiency is much higher across almost all tested areas. Watch items are relative rather than urgent — 7th grade math (77.9) and 8th grade science (84.1) trail Canfield, and the 22.2 student-teacher ratio is the highest among listed nearby schools.

289

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,652

Per pupil spending ?

40.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

720 Columbiana Waterford Rd
Columbiana, OH 44408-9499

(330) 482-5354

District: Columbiana Exempted Village

Students who attend South Side Middle School usually attend:

High:

Columbiana High School

Feeder schools for South Side Middle School:

Elementary:

Joshua Dixon Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.7%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 91st percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (89% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Ohio middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school89%

District avg88%

Ohio avg59%

39^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

92^nd of 773Columbiana 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	39 of 1046	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	85.2	112 of 1036	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	77 of 1046	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	46 of 1048	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	76 of 1017	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	53 of 1037	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	148 of 1050	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.0	39 of 1010	96.1%	★★★★★
2017	89.2	51 of 1038	95.1%	★★★★★
2016	87.1	91 of 1050	91.3%	★★★★★
2015	88.2	63 of 1035	93.9%	★★★★★
2014	86.4	16 of 1008	98.4%	★★★★★
2013	83.7	61 of 1001	93.9%	★★★★★
2012	80.8	116 of 989	88.3%	★★★★☆
2011	85.0	43 of 925	95.4%	★★★★★
2010	87.9	18 of 895	98.0%	★★★★★
2009	78.7	147 of 858	82.9%	★★★★☆
2008	78.8	139 of 835	83.4%	★★★★☆
2007	77.5	163 of 837	80.5%	★★★★☆
2006	77.4	141 of 732	80.7%	★★★★☆
2005	88.5	23 of 692	96.7%	★★★★★
2004	81.5	62 of 400	84.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	53.7	179 of 565	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	92.2	15 of 576	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	69.3	108 of 658	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	98.0	4 of 643	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.1	106 of 947	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	165 of 938	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	100 of 942	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	29 of 943	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	46 of 925	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	18 of 910	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.8	184 of 917	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	77 of 897	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	14 of 996	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	89.2	35 of 983	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	30 of 989	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	31 of 974	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	62 of 947	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	20 of 923	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	75.1	192 of 945	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	93.2	19 of 924	97.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	92.5	23 of 955	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	87.5	76 of 954	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	86 of 958	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	42 of 963	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	122 of 946	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.7	83 of 924	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	79.6	160 of 933	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.7	27 of 916	97.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	57 of 579	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	47.1	238 of 572	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.1	55 of 590	90.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	80 of 790	89.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.4	145 of 777	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	92 of 795	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	52 of 805	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	93 of 809	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.2	53 of 781	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	75.7	174 of 796	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	48 of 781	93.9%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)90th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)89th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Science89%+27 vs state

English Language Arts89%+27 vs state

Mathematics87%+33 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 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
South Side Middle School	Public	5-8	720 Columbiana Waterford Rd	Columbiana	44408	Columbiana County	Columbiana Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 482-5354	289	13	22.2	40.8%	268 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	90.5	39^th of 1046 public middle schools	96.3%		85.2	112^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.2%	73	94.0	84.1		94.0	98.4	77.9	78.0		98.5	87.9	88.2	79.7	100.0	$11,652
Crestview Middle School	Public	5-8	44100 Crestview Rd Ste C	Columbiana	44408	Columbiana County	Crestview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 482-4648	367	23	15.9	40.9%	359 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	78.3	209^th of 1046 public middle schools	80.0%		72.9	288^th of 1036 public middle schools	72.2%	79	53.7	74.7		69.5	80.0	70.3	58.2		74.4	70.3	72.2	74.7	100.0	$11,855
South Range Middle School	Public	5-8	11300 Columbiana Canfield Rd	Canfield	44406	Mahoning County	South Range Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 549-4071	397	21	18.9	26.7%	384 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	87.2	84^th of 1046 public middle schools	92.0%		85.5	102^nd of 1036 public middle schools	90.2%	18	87.0	76.7		89.0	87.9	76.1	76.4		96.0	85.1	79.2	80.6	95.2	$10,397
East Palestine Middle School	Public	5-8	320 W Grant St	East Palestine	44413	Columbiana County	East Palestine City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 426-9451	265	17	15.5		245 (92.5%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	52.3	543^rd of 1046 public middle schools	48.1%		35.5	686^th of 1036 public middle schools	33.8%	143	59.6	39.4		64.9	67.7	48.6	42.6		75.4	67.7	55.6	53.0	89.5	$11,530
Southeast Elementary School	Public	5-6	2200 Merle Rd	Salem	44460	Columbiana County	Salem City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 332-8925	276	13	21.2		232 (84.1%)	3 (1.1%)	23 (8.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)								(n/a)	56.1			47.0	70.5				64.4	52.2				$9,627
Springfield Intermediate Middle School	Public	5-8	11333 Youngstown Pittsburgh Rd	New Middletown	44442	Mahoning County	Springfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 542-3624	268	19	14.1		259 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	82.8	142^nd of 1046 public middle schools	86.4%		82.4	150^th of 1036 public middle schools	85.5%	8	82.8	75.9		73.4	72.5	73.2	70.2		79.7	80.0	94.8	66.7		$13,460
Salem Junior High School	Public	7-8	1200 E 6th St	Salem	44460	Columbiana County	Salem City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 332-8914	323	15	21.5		261 (80.8%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (13.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	62.7	422^nd of 1046 public middle schools	59.7%		53.7	523^rd of 1036 public middle schools	49.5%	101		67.1				53.0	57.9				66.9	57.1	93.3	$9,792
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%)	77	225^th of 1046 public middle schools	78.5%		78.5	211^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.6%	14		66.0				74.2	70.8				74.9	68.8	100.0	$13,269
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)	69.8		73.4	76.4	72.5			74.8	79.0	66.8				$11,015
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)	78.4		90.6	92.7	67.2			83.5	88.0	68.2				$12,181

Frequently Asked Questions about South Side Middle School

How many students attend South Side Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended South Side Middle School.

Is South Side Middle School a good school?

Yes! South Side Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 39^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of South Side Middle School?

Students at South Side Middle School are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is South Side Middle School in?

Columbiana Exempted Village

What high school do graduates of South Side Middle School attend?

Students who attend South Side Middle School usually go on to attend Columbiana High School

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