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Paulding Middle School

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Paulding Middle School ranks 462 nd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

462^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 56% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Paulding Middle School is a grades 6–8 school with 251 students in the Paulding Exempted Village district in northwest Ohio. For 2025–26, Paulding Middle School ranks 462 of 1,046 Ohio middle schools, placing it in the 56th percentile with 3 stars — above the state median and a meaningful climb from the late 2010s, when it sat in the 39th–41st percentile.

Attendance is the school's clearest success. Chronic absenteeism fell from 29.7% in 2021–22 to 8.6% in 2025–26, the lowest rate among nearby middle schools — better than Crestview Middle School (9.8%), Fairview Middle School (9.9%), Tinora Middle School (10.3%), Antwerp Local Middle School (11.2%), Hicksville Middle School (11.7%), and well ahead of Defiance Middle School (17.3%). Math is also a relative strength: 8th-grade math proficiency is 67.3% versus 52.0% statewide, and every tested grade beats Ohio's average. Algebra I shows 100% proficiency, though that likely reflects a small, selective group of students.

English language arts is the main academic concern. Sixth-grade ELA proficiency is 38.5%, roughly 17.5 points below the state and far behind every nearby school, including Tinora Middle School (72.9%), Fairview Middle School (71.2%), and Antwerp Local Middle School (75.5%). Eighth-grade ELA (52.9%) also falls below the state. That imbalance helps explain why Paulding Middle School has the lowest overall percentile among nearby middle schools, trailing Hicksville Middle School (94th), Antwerp Local Middle School (93rd), and Fairview Middle School (87th), despite its strong math and attendance. Among student groups, low-income students perform relatively well, while special-education results are uneven and currently low.

251

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,884

Per pupil spending ?

1.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

405 N Water St
Paulding, OH 45879-1251

(419) 399-4656

District: Paulding Exempted Village

Students who attend Paulding Middle School usually attend:

High:

Paulding High School

Feeder schools for Paulding Middle School:

Elementary:	Oakwood Elementary School
	Paulding Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.5%

Hispanic:

13.5%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (64% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg62%

Ohio avg57%

462^nd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

305^th of 773Paulding 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	59.5	462 of 1046	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	440 of 1036	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	533 of 1046	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	502 of 1048	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	473 of 1017	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	443 of 1037	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	639 of 1050	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	599 of 1010	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.5	493 of 1038	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.7	474 of 1050	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.2	593 of 1035	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	65.2	451 of 1008	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.8	513 of 1001	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.6	516 of 989	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.4	484 of 925	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.8	503 of 895	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.4	362 of 858	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.9	372 of 835	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.2	336 of 837	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.2	370 of 732	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.8	280 of 692	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.4	103 of 400	74.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	41.0	311 of 565	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	465 of 576	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	487 of 658	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	409 of 643	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	409 of 947	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.5	344 of 938	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	425 of 942	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	405 of 943	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	408 of 925	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	467 of 910	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	640 of 917	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	601 of 897	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	43.3	209 of 274	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	126 of 164	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	479 of 521	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	83 of 262	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.1	205 of 247	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	342 of 996	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.1	297 of 983	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	418 of 989	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	449 of 974	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	379 of 947	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	332 of 923	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	610 of 945	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	568 of 924	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	481 of 955	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.4	507 of 954	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	573 of 958	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	565 of 963	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	515 of 946	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.1	369 of 924	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	551 of 933	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	557 of 916	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	408 of 579	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.0	256 of 572	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.9	452 of 563	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	420 of 590	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	438 of 790	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	432 of 777	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	516 of 795	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	505 of 805	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	480 of 809	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	454 of 781	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	638 of 796	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	609 of 781	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile~ school

Male (2026)50th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile-26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)24th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Science64%+3 vs state

Mathematics64%+12 vs state

English Language Arts51%-8 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	Directly certified (2022-23)	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
Paulding Middle School	Public	6-8	405 N Water St	Paulding	45879	Paulding County	Paulding Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 399-4656	251	17	14.9	1.1%	212 (84.5%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	59.5	462^nd of 1046 public middle schools	55.8%		61.5	440^th of 1036 public middle schools	57.5%	22		64.3		64.6	60.4	67.3		38.5	62.9	52.9	100.0	$12,884
Antwerp Local Middle School	Public	6-8	303 S. Harrmann Rd	Antwerp	45813	Paulding County	Antwerp Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 258-5421	142	10	14.2	1.9%	127 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	88.1	68^th of 1046 public middle schools	93.5%		84.6	124^th of 1036 public middle schools	88.0%	56		86.4		67.3	89.1	77.1		75.5	92.7	86.7	100.0	$11,006
Hicksville Middle School	Public	5-8	958 E High St	Hicksville	43526	Defiance County	Hicksville Exempted Village School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 542-5917	282	19	15.2	1.1%	233 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	88.2	66^th of 1046 public middle schools	93.7%		88	74^th of 1036 public middle schools	92.9%	8	84.0	87.1	92.0	88.1	87.5	87.3	88.0	83.9	81.1	65.7		$9,637
Defiance Middle School	Public	6-8	1755 Palmer Dr	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Defiance City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 782-0050	572	34	16.8	—	385 (67.3%)	27 (4.7%)	146 (25.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	67.8	351^st of 1046 public middle schools	66.4%		60.1	452^nd of 1036 public middle schools	56.4%	101		64.5		57.6	66.7	70.4		53.5	68.2	65.1	100.0	$11,033
Fairview Middle School	Public	6-8	6289 Us Highway 127	Sherwood	43556	Defiance County	Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 658-2331	217	13	16.1	1.4%	185 (85.3%)	6 (2.8%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	83.8	134^th of 1046 public middle schools	87.2%		81.6	162^nd of 1036 public middle schools	84.4%	28		81.3		74.6	75.4	69.8		71.2	88.4	73.4	100.0	$12,178
Crestview Middle School	Public	6-8	531 E Tully St	Convoy	45832	Van Wert County	Crestview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 749-9100	195	16	12.1	1.4%	181 (92.8%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	75.2	248^th of 1046 public middle schools	76.3%		82.1	153^rd of 1036 public middle schools	85.2%	95		55.2		79.2	64.4	60.3		84.7	78.9	67.2	100.0	$4,609
Tinora Middle School	Public	5-9	5921 Domersville Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 497-2361	313	16	19.5	—	279 (89.1%)	5 (1.6%)	22 (7.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	69.9	331^st of 1046 public middle schools	68.4%		74	276^th of 1036 public middle schools	73.4%	55	71.0	79.7	59.4	65.7	54.8	43.1	81.2	72.9	78.6	62.0	100.0	$13,234

Frequently Asked Questions about Paulding Middle School

Is Paulding Middle School a good school?

Paulding Middle School ranks 462^nd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Paulding Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Paulding Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Paulding Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Paulding Middle School?

Students at Paulding Middle School are 84% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Paulding Middle School in?

Paulding Exempted Village

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