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Mt Gilead Middle School

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Mt Gilead Middle School ranks 561 st of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

561^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 46% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Mt Gilead Middle School is a small public middle school serving grades 6–8 with 226 students in Mount Gilead, Ohio, part of the Mount Gilead Exempted Village district. In 2025–26 it ranked 561st of 1,046 Ohio middle schools (46th percentile, 2 stars); its district ranks 420th of 773 (46th percentile, 2 stars). It peaked at 351st of 1,048 (67th percentile, 3 stars) in 2022–23, fell to 575th (44th percentile) in 2024–25, then edged back to 46th percentile. Among nearby schools, Fredericktown Middle School (68th percentile), William Crawford Intermediate Schools (71st) and Lexington Junior High School (72nd) rank higher, while River Valley Middle School (55th) and Pleasant Middle School (49th) sit closer to Mt Gilead.

The school's clearest strengths are science and Algebra I. Eighth-grade science proficiency is 76.9%, well above Ohio's 61.2% and second only to William Crawford (83.5%) among nearby schools. Algebra I proficiency is 93.8% — far above the state's 61.6% and the district's 68.9% — though several nearby schools report 100%, so it is a strength rather than a unique advantage. Class sizes are also an asset: a student-teacher ratio of 12.6 in 2024–25 is the lowest among nearby middle schools, which range from 13.6 to 31.2.

The main concerns sit in the middle grades. Seventh-grade math is 34.4% proficient, below Ohio's 48.6% and below most nearby schools except Ulysses S. Grant Middle School (5.9%) and Pleasant (28%); seventh-grade ELA is 48.6%, below the state's 62.7% and below every nearby school except Ulysses S. Grant. Sixth-grade math (44.9%) is also below the state's 56.2%. Chronic absenteeism improved to 18.0% in 2025–26 from 41.4% in 2021–22, but remains above the district's 15.8% and above the nearby median of roughly 14.8%. In 2025–26, students in special education ranked in the 23rd percentile and low-income students in the 33rd percentile, both below the school's overall 46th percentile. With 48.67% of students receiving free/reduced lunch in 2024–25, higher than most nearby schools, targeted support in grades 6–8 appears most needed.

226

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,186

Per pupil spending ?

48.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

324 W Park Ave
Mount Gilead, OH 43338-1140

(419) 947-9517

District: Mount Gilead Exempted Village

Students who attend Mt Gilead Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mt Gilead High School

Feeder schools for Mt Gilead Middle School:

Elementary:

Park Avenue Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.9%

Two or more races:

4.4%

Hispanic:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 67th percentile in 2023 → 46th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 67th-percentile peak (2023) to 46th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg55%

Ohio avg57%

561^st of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

420^th of 773Mount Gilead 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	50.8	561 of 1046	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	575 of 1036	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.6	415 of 1046	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	351 of 1048	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	500 of 1017	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	506 of 1037	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	655 of 1050	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	584 of 1010	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.1	552 of 1038	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.1	615 of 1050	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.6	572 of 1035	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.6	625 of 1008	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.3	578 of 1001	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.5	505 of 989	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.1	535 of 925	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.1	537 of 895	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.6	564 of 858	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.6	539 of 835	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.3	481 of 837	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.8	534 of 732	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	50.0	415 of 692	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.9	318 of 400	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	41.1	310 of 565	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.7	119 of 576	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	247 of 658	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.7	163 of 643	74.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	535 of 947	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	591 of 938	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.1	418 of 942	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	328 of 943	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	526 of 925	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	498 of 910	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	566 of 917	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	523 of 897	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	672 of 996	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	665 of 983	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.7	458 of 989	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	270 of 974	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	48.0	506 of 947	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	429 of 923	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	590 of 945	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	578 of 924	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	537 of 955	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.3	509 of 954	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.3	381 of 958	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	347 of 963	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	441 of 946	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	467 of 924	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	637 of 933	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	569 of 916	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	444 of 579	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	397 of 572	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	320 of 563	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.7	109 of 590	81.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	565 of 790	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.2	570 of 777	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.2	431 of 795	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	399 of 805	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	536 of 809	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	528 of 781	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	632 of 796	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	572 of 781	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)45th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I94%+32 vs state

Science77%+16 vs state

English Language Arts52%-7 vs state

Mathematics46%-7 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 Biology (2026)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Mt Gilead Middle School	Public	6-8	324 W Park Ave	Mount Gilead	43338	Morrow County	Mount Gilead Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 947-9517	226	18	12.6	48.7%	201 (88.9%)	5 (2.2%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	50.8	561^st of 1046 public middle schools	46.4%		49.1	575^th of 1036 public middle schools	44.5%	14		76.9			44.9	34.4	57.3			52.2	48.6	55.1			93.8	$13,186
Cardington-Lincoln Middle School	Public	5-8	349 Chesterville Ave	Cardington	43315	Morrow County	Cardington-Lincoln Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 864-2691	283	19	14.8		269 (95.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	43.3	640^th of 1046 public middle schools	38.8%		40.4	654^th of 1036 public middle schools	36.9%	14	65.7	46.6		45.7	43.3	40.0	60.9		71.4	30.0	67.8	45.2			100.0	$11,867
River Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	4334 Marion Mount Gilead Rd	Caledonia	43314	Marion County	River Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 725-5700	481	26	18.5		419 (87.1%)	9 (1.9%)	15 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	59	471^st of 1046 public middle schools	55.0%		61.5	442^nd of 1036 public middle schools	57.3%	29		76.0			67.6	46.9	41.9			64.7	55.6	54.1			75.0	$13,259
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	6506 State Route 229	Marengo	43334	Morrow County	Highland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 768-2781	389	24	16.2	40.4%	368 (94.6%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	61.4	437^th of 1046 public middle schools	58.2%		65	394^th of 1036 public middle schools	62.0%	43		73.1			68.6	34.8	69.1			56.8	62.6	53.3		100.0	97.3	$12,045
Galion Middle School	Public	6-9	474 Portland Way N	Galion	44833	Crawford County	Galion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 468-3134	357	21	17.2		311 (87.1%)	4 (1.1%)	15 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	45.6	623^rd of 1046 public middle schools	40.4%		52.1	547^th of 1036 public middle schools	47.2%	76		64.5			36.4	36.5	50.5			44.0	65.6	46.0	100.0		100.0	$10,652
Lexington Junior High School	Public	7-8	103 Clever Ln	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 884-2112	372	22	17.2		324 (87.1%)	6 (1.6%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.3%)	71.9	297^th of 1046 public middle schools	71.6%		77.3	227^th of 1036 public middle schools	78.1%	70		63.2				46.5	72.2				72.2	84.2			100.0	$10,935
Ulysses S. Grant Middle School	Public	6-8	420 Presidential Dr	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4402	917	67	13.6		670 (73.1%)	53 (5.8%)	85 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (11.7%)	21.5	814^th of 1046 public middle schools	22.2%		23.1	784^th of 1036 public middle schools	24.3%	30		48.0			30.5	5.9	25.1			32.2	34.9	42.7			91.1	$13,219
Fredericktown Middle School	Public	6-8	111 Stadium Dr	Fredericktown	43019	Knox County	Fredericktown Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 694-2726	280	18	15.5		262 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	70.1	330^th of 1046 public middle schools	68.5%		78.5	209^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.8%	121		66.7			76.1	52.0	65.3			70.4	66.0	60.9			100.0	$10,763
Eastern Elementary School	Public	4-8	155 Castor Rd	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 884-3610	504	29	17.4	33.5%	450 (89.3%)	6 (1.2%)	10 (2.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)								(n/a)	81.8		81.2	84.2	85.3			72.1	82.0	80.1						$10,346
William Crawford Intermediate Schools	Public	6-8	5444 Crestline Rd	Crestline	44856	Crawford County	Colonel Crawford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 562-7529	241	12	19.9	27.8%	230 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	71.6	306^th of 1046 public middle schools	70.7%		81.4	166^th of 1036 public middle schools	84.0%	140		83.5			47.3	68.2	50.9			62.0	80.6	74.4			100.0	$11,368

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt Gilead Middle School

What district is Mt Gilead Middle School in?

Mount Gilead Exempted Village

What high school do graduates of Mt Gilead Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mt Gilead Middle School usually go on to attend Mt Gilead High School

How many students attend Mt Gilead Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 226 students attended Mt Gilead Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Mt Gilead Middle School?

Students at Mt Gilead Middle School are 89% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Mt Gilead Middle School a good school?

Mt Gilead Middle School ranks 561^st of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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