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Newcomerstown Middle School

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Newcomerstown Middle School ranks 522 nd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

522^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 50% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Newcomerstown Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Newcomerstown, Ohio, with 212 students. The school is part of the Newcomerstown Exempted Village School District, which is ranked 497 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Newcomerstown Middle School generally performs better than the state average on Ohio State Tests, particularly in 8th grade Science (73.3% proficient vs. 63% state) and 6th grade Math (61.5% vs. 51.9% state). However, the school struggles in 7th and 8th grade Math, with proficiency rates around 33-38% compared to 50% statewide. The school also faces a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.8% in 2023-2024 to 14.0% in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state average. While the school performs well for its Special Education students, its White and Gifted/Talented student groups rank in the bottom 50% of the state.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Dover Middle School, East Muskingum Middle School, and Tuscarawas Middle School, Newcomerstown Middle School generally underperforms, with lower state rankings and test scores. However, the school stands out for its exceptional Algebra I performance, with 85.7% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 59.4%. This success may be tempered by the school's socioeconomic challenges, as 58.96% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, higher than many surrounding schools.

182

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,632

Per pupil spending ?

59%

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 W State St
Newcomerstown, OH 43832-1400

(740) 498-8151

District: Newcomerstown Exempted Village

Students who attend Newcomerstown Middle School usually attend:

High:

Newcomerstown High School

Feeder schools for Newcomerstown Middle School:

Elementary:	East Elementary School
	West Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.1%

Hispanic:

4.9%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg54%

Ohio avg55%

522^nd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

497^th of 828Newcomerstown 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
2025	53.8	522 of 1036	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.9	443 of 1046	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	463 of 1048	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	551 of 1017	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.2	432 of 1037	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	536 of 1050	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	602 of 1010	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.0	500 of 1038	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.1	450 of 1050	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.5	408 of 1035	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.0	564 of 1008	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.4	621 of 1001	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.8	526 of 989	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.9	495 of 925	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.8	596 of 895	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.1	465 of 858	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.9	471 of 835	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.1	537 of 837	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.5	443 of 732	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	28.5	568 of 692	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	54.2	231 of 400	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	64.2	112 of 565	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	89.3	22 of 576	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	51.2	277 of 658	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.4	566 of 643	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	541 of 938	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.7	365 of 942	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	432 of 943	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	562 of 925	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	510 of 910	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	430 of 917	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	519 of 897	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	45.6	375 of 521	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	355 of 983	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	304 of 989	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	357 of 974	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	380 of 947	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	250 of 923	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	460 of 945	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	418 of 924	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	477 of 954	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	487 of 958	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	461 of 963	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	524 of 946	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.6	323 of 924	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	586 of 933	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	631 of 916	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	199 of 572	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	83 of 563	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	77 of 590	86.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	562 of 777	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.6	448 of 795	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	479 of 805	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	587 of 809	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.4	440 of 781	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	542 of 796	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	621 of 781	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)80th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)28th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I86%+26 vs state

Science73%+10 vs state

English Language Arts55%-3 vs state

Mathematics45%-5 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 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
Newcomerstown Middle School	Public	6-8	325 W State St	Newcomerstown	43832	Tuscarawas County	Newcomerstown Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 498-8151	182	15	12.1		164 (90.1%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	53.8	522^nd of 1036 public middle schools	49.6%		61.9	443^rd of 1046 public middle schools	57.6%	79		73.3			61.5	33.9	38.3			61.5	58.1	44.3	85.7	$13,632
Ridgewood Middle School	Public	4-7	517 S Oak St	West Lafayette	43845	Coshocton County	Ridgewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 545-6335	396	19	20.8		374 (94.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.0%)	63.9	407^th of 1036 public middle schools	60.7%		58.2	489^th of 1046 public middle schools	53.3%	82	83.7		67.0	65.1	45.3	67.3		60.0	68.6	54.7	71.3			$9,552
Tuscarawas Middle School	Public	6-8	261 School St	Tuscarawas	44682	Tuscarawas County	Indian Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 922-4226	397	24	16.8		393 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	74.5	268^th of 1036 public middle schools	74.1%		73.8	275^th of 1046 public middle schools	73.7%	7		74.8			64.6	72.7	63.3			60.9	74.2	60.4	100.0	$11,425
Cambridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Deerpath Dr	Cambridge	43725	Guernsey County	Cambridge City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 435-1140	399	31	12.8		353 (88.5%)	6 (1.5%)	16 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	34.6	692^nd of 1036 public middle schools	33.2%		39	667^th of 1046 public middle schools	36.2%	25		48.8			45.9	34.1	30.0			41.8	45.1	39.0	100.0	$10,726
Claymont Middle School	Public	6-8	215 E 6th St	Uhrichsville	44683	Tuscarawas County	Claymont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 922-5241	358	21	17.2		334 (93.3%)	5 (1.4%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	59.3	461^st of 1036 public middle schools	55.5%		56.6	519^th of 1046 public middle schools	50.4%	58		69.6			69.2	49.5	34.3			55.6	61.5	56.8	95.0	$11,157
Joseph Welty Middle School	Public	6-8	315 4th St NW	New Philadelphia	44663	Tuscarawas County	New Philadelphia City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 364-0645	668	36	18.5		527 (78.9%)	5 (0.7%)	118 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	71.7	299^th of 1036 public middle schools	71.1%		75.6	249^th of 1046 public middle schools	76.2%	50		68.9			61.1	56.0	77.3			60.8	69.9	64.4	100.0	$9,205
Central Elementary School	Public	5	145 Ray Ave NW	New Philadelphia	44663	Tuscarawas County	New Philadelphia City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 364-0700	195	10	19.5		149 (76.4%)	3 (1.5%)	36 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)	77.8			73.0					77.4					$9,229
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%)	65.2	391^st of 1036 public middle schools	62.3%		57.5	503^rd of 1046 public middle schools	51.9%	112		80.3			56.3	48.0	66.7			52.9	56.6	66.1		$15,084
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
Dover Middle School	Public	6-8	2131 N Wooster Ave	Dover	44622	Tuscarawas County	Dover City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 364-7121	616	31	19.8		462 (75.0%)	14 (2.3%)	125 (20.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	72.7	290^th of 1036 public middle schools	72.0%		78.4	218^th of 1046 public middle schools	79.2%	72		70.0			69.9	67.3	50.7			62.2	77.5	63.2	97.6	$9,335

Frequently Asked Questions about Newcomerstown Middle School

What high school do graduates of Newcomerstown Middle School attend?

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

What district is Newcomerstown Middle School in?

Newcomerstown Exempted Village

How many students attend Newcomerstown Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 182 students attended Newcomerstown Middle School.

Is Newcomerstown Middle School a good school?

Newcomerstown Middle School ranks 522^nd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Newcomerstown Middle School?

Students at Newcomerstown Middle School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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