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Wauseon Middle School

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Wauseon Middle School ranks 332 nd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

332^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 68% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Wauseon Middle School is a public school serving 382 students in grades 6–8 in Wauseon, Ohio, a small city in the state's northwest corner, and it is part of the Wauseon Exempted Village district. Statewide, Wauseon Middle School ranks 332 of 1,046 middle schools (68th percentile, 3 stars) for 2025–26 — above roughly two-thirds of Ohio middle schools, but behind most of the nearby schools used for comparison. Its history shows a long slide from the top 15–20% of Ohio middle schools down to the top third, with 3 stars in each of the last two reported years. The district itself ranks 234 of 773 (70th percentile, 4 stars).

On academics, Wauseon scored above the Ohio average in every tested subject in 2025–26. Its strongest results were Grade 8 math (74.5% vs. 52.0% statewide), Grade 6 math (74.6% vs. 56.2%), and Algebra I, where it has hit 100% proficiency for four consecutive reported years, far above the state's 61.6%. Results are uneven by grade, though. Grade 7 math came in at 49.3%, barely above the state's 48.6% and ahead of only Swanton Middle School (40.7%) among nearby schools, and it fell from 62.1% the year before. Grade 8 English language arts, at 58.7%, is the lowest among the nearby 8th-grade comparisons.

The clearest challenge is attendance: chronic absenteeism is 16.6%, the highest among the nearby schools and above the district's 12.8%, while higher-performing nearby schools generally sit in the 4–11% range. Wauseon also reports an unusually high free/reduced lunch rate of 92.93% — more than double the next-highest nearby school and up from 72.68% in 2022–23. On the plus side, its student-teacher ratio of 13.1 is the lowest among the nearby schools, improved from 16.7 in 2022–23. Special education results have also improved sharply, from the 24th percentile (1 star) in 2023–24 to the 54th percentile (3 stars) in 2025–26.

382

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,650

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

940 E Oak St
Wauseon, OH 43567-1605

(419) 335-2701

District: Wauseon Exempted Village

Students who attend Wauseon Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wauseon High School

Feeder schools for Wauseon Middle School:

Elementary:	Wauseon Elementary School
	Wauseon Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.6%

Hispanic:

25.1%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (70% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg66%

Ohio avg57%

332^nd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

234^th of 773Wauseon 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	69.6	332 of 1046	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.6	338 of 1036	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.5	279 of 1046	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	291 of 1048	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	227 of 1017	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	216 of 1037	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	172 of 1050	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	195 of 1010	80.7%	★★★★☆
2017	78.6	193 of 1038	81.4%	★★★★☆
2016	81.3	162 of 1050	84.6%	★★★★☆
2015	75.8	225 of 1035	78.3%	★★★★☆
2014	78.1	168 of 1008	83.3%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	96 of 1001	90.4%	★★★★★
2012	82.5	80 of 989	91.9%	★★★★★
2011	83.5	69 of 925	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	79.6	144 of 895	83.9%	★★★★☆
2009	75.2	218 of 858	74.6%	★★★★☆
2008	74.8	203 of 835	75.7%	★★★★☆
2007	74.8	206 of 837	75.4%	★★★★☆
2006	80.3	98 of 732	86.6%	★★★★☆
2005	61.9	300 of 692	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.2	192 of 400	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	64.9	109 of 565	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	101 of 576	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	156 of 658	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	208 of 643	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	385 of 947	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	410 of 938	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	288 of 942	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	346 of 943	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.4	203 of 925	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	200 of 910	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	209 of 917	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	246 of 897	72.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	58.7	249 of 521	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	69 of 270	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	65.2	85 of 262	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.4	51 of 239	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	44 of 249	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	59 of 247	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	50 of 228	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	36 of 222	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	28 of 192	85.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	343 of 996	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	389 of 983	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	266 of 989	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	225 of 974	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	260 of 947	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	126 of 923	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	77 of 945	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	84 of 924	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	264 of 955	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	71.8	260 of 954	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	239 of 958	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	220 of 963	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	235 of 946	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	205 of 924	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	112 of 933	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	136 of 916	85.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	265 of 579	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.1	318 of 572	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	430 of 563	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	481 of 590	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	337 of 790	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.0	315 of 777	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	295 of 795	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	299 of 805	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	221 of 809	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	187 of 781	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	150 of 796	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	213 of 781	72.7%	★★★★☆

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)81st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)52nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Science71%+10 vs state

Mathematics66%+14 vs state

English Language Arts63%+4 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Wauseon Middle School	Public	6-8	940 E Oak St	Wauseon	43567	Fulton County	Wauseon Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 335-2701	382	29	13.1	92.9%	262 (68.6%)	4 (1.0%)	96 (25.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	69.6	332^nd of 1046 public middle schools	68.3%		69.6	338^th of 1036 public middle schools	67.4%	6		71.1		74.6	49.3	74.5		60.9	67.9	58.7			100.0	$11,650
Pike-Delta-York Middle School	Public	5-8	1101 Panther Pride Dr	Delta	43515	Fulton County	Pike-Delta-York Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 822-9118	361	20	17.8	46.3%	309 (85.6%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	78.5	202^nd of 1046 public middle schools	80.7%		77.3	228^th of 1036 public middle schools	78.0%	26	89.0	70.4	64.6	70.9	72.7	80.7	80.5	63.3	72.7	72.8			100.0	$13,722
Liberty Center Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Tiger Trail	Liberty Center	43532	Henry County	Liberty Center Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 533-0020	293	17	17.2	—	270 (92.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	91.3	34^th of 1046 public middle schools	96.7%		93.3	22^nd of 1036 public middle schools	97.9%	12	87.9	87.7	92.4	83.3	81.8	85.7	93.9	86.1	90.9	81.5			100.0	$12,240
Archbold Middle School	Public	5-8	306 Stryker St	Archbold	43502	Fulton County	Archbold-Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 446-2726	345	13	27.4	29.6%	277 (80.3%)	7 (2.0%)	53 (15.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	76.4	233^rd of 1046 public middle schools	77.7%		85	118^th of 1036 public middle schools	88.6%	115	79.5	62.7	87.7	64.0	85.5	80.0	90.4	59.3	89.5	62.7			100.0	$12,082
Evergreen Middle School	Public	5-8	14544 County Road 6	Metamora	43540	Fulton County	Evergreen Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 644-2331	330	23	14.3	30.3%	306 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	80.5	175^th of 1046 public middle schools	83.3%		86.3	92^nd of 1036 public middle schools	91.1%	83	73.4	77.0	83.5	63.0	76.5	77.2	87.3	67.5	81.9	71.2			100.0	$14,081
Swanton Middle School	Public	5-8	101 Elton Pkwy	Swanton	43558	Fulton County	Swanton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 826-4016	379	25	15.2	41.4%	325 (85.8%)	6 (1.6%)	23 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	71.7	303^rd of 1046 public middle schools	71.0%		75.5	257^th of 1036 public middle schools	75.2%	46	69.6	82.5	60.8	68.4	40.7	80.0	88.6	62.6	63.3	73.5			92.9	$11,597
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	27.2%	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
Anthony Wayne Junior High School	Public	7-8	6035 Finzel Rd	Whitehouse	43571	Lucas County	Anthony Wayne Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 877-5342	666	33	20.1	12.5%	605 (90.8%)	20 (3.0%)	22 (3.3%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	90.9	35^th of 1046 public middle schools	96.7%		90.2	48^th of 1036 public middle schools	95.4%	13		87.7			86.2	80.6			87.9	82.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	$12,026
Fallen Timbers Middle School	Public	5-6	6119 Finzel Rd	Whitehouse	43571	Lucas County	Anthony Wayne Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 877-0601	707	37	19.1	15.4%	651 (92.1%)	10 (1.4%)	15 (2.1%)	17 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)								(n/a)	88.8		92.9	94.3	100.0		89.7	86.3	100.0					$11,599

Frequently Asked Questions about Wauseon Middle School

How many students attend Wauseon Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Wauseon Middle School.

Is Wauseon Middle School a good school?

Wauseon Middle School ranks 332^nd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Wauseon Middle School in?

Wauseon Exempted Village

What is the racial makeup of Wauseon Middle School?

Students at Wauseon Middle School are 69% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

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

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