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Spencerville Middle School

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Spencerville Middle School ranks 138 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 87% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Spencerville Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Spencerville, Ohio, part of the Spencerville Local School District. With 291 students, the school has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 school years, outperforming the state average on Ohio state tests across all grade levels and subjects.

Spencerville Middle School's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with 92.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in Math and 93.7% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 56.7% and 67.7%, respectively. The school also ranks 15th out of 521 Ohio middle schools for its performance with gifted and talented students. Additionally, Spencerville Middle School demonstrates strong equity, with its student subgroups, such as female students and low-income students, performing at high levels compared to their peers across the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Bath Middle School and Shawnee Middle School, Spencerville Middle School outperforms in key areas, such as 5th-grade Math proficiency. The school's consistent high performance and commitment to equity make it a standout institution in the region.

315

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,791

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 Wisher Dr
Spencerville, OH 45887-1293

(419) 647-4112

District: Spencerville Local

Students who attend Spencerville Middle School usually attend:

High:

Spencerville High School

Feeder schools for Spencerville Middle School:

Elementary:

Spencerville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Two or more races:

3.2%

Pacific Islander:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (83% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Ohio middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg80%

Ohio avg57%

138^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

168^th of 828Spencerville Local 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	83.4	138 of 1036	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	165 of 1046	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	255 of 1048	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	259 of 1017	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	199 of 1037	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	174 of 1050	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	211 of 1010	79.1%	★★★★☆
2017	77.4	218 of 1038	79.0%	★★★★☆
2016	72.9	284 of 1050	73.0%	★★★★☆
2015	65.7	388 of 1035	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.4	401 of 1008	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.0	371 of 1001	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.2	216 of 989	78.2%	★★★★☆
2011	74.1	247 of 925	73.3%	★★★★☆
2010	75.0	222 of 895	75.2%	★★★★☆
2009	74.5	228 of 858	73.4%	★★★★☆
2008	67.2	328 of 835	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.5	235 of 837	71.9%	★★★★☆
2006	68.1	257 of 732	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.3	247 of 692	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	81.7	59 of 400	85.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	53.1	185 of 565	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	214 of 576	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	81 of 938	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	101 of 942	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	243 of 943	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	205 of 925	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	279 of 910	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	280 of 917	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	266 of 897	70.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	75.2	15 of 521	97.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	102 of 983	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	106 of 989	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	232 of 974	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	261 of 947	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	56.4	396 of 923	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.3	107 of 945	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	125 of 924	86.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	189 of 954	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	208 of 958	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	213 of 963	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	289 of 946	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.5	163 of 924	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	98 of 933	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	166 of 916	81.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	61.8	129 of 563	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	44.8	270 of 590	54.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	144 of 777	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	171 of 795	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	262 of 805	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	304 of 809	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	222 of 781	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	225 of 796	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	228 of 781	70.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)97th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2024)77th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science87%+24 vs state

English Language Arts80%+20 vs state

Mathematics79%+28 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 Geometry (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 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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Spencerville Middle School	Public	5-8	2500 Wisher Dr	Spencerville	45887	Allen County	Spencerville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 647-4112	315	15	21.0		291 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	10 (3.2%)	83.4	138^th of 1036 public middle schools	86.7%		81.7	165^th of 1046 public middle schools	84.2%	27	91.1	82.5	92.3	83.1	60.2	81.1	93.7	82.8	72.9	70.4		100.0	$11,791
Shawnee Middle School	Public	5-8	3235 Zurmehly Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 998-8057	712	39	18.2	40.2%	576 (80.9%)	36 (5.1%)	28 (3.9%)	16 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.4%)	77	235^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.3%		81.6	166^th of 1046 public middle schools	84.1%	69	80.6	78.2	78.5	61.7	67.7	58.8	79.0	68.0	78.9	68.7		100.0	$12,392
Jefferson Middle School	Public	3-8	227 N Jefferson St	Delphos	45833	Van Wert County	Delphos City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 695-2523	248	16	15.5	70.6%	213 (85.9%)	5 (2.0%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	59.7	457^th of 1036 public middle schools	55.9%		71.9	292^nd of 1046 public middle schools	72.1%	165	81.7	74.1	80.0	53.1	48.2	21.1	90.0	62.5	78.6	56.9		70.0	$10,677
St. Marys Middle School	Public	6-8	2250 St Rt 66 N	Saint Marys	45885	Auglaize County	St Marys City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 394-2112	445	27	16.3	99.3%	404 (90.8%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.4%)	58.6	468^th of 1036 public middle schools	54.8%		63.4	418^th of 1046 public middle schools	60.0%	50		56.5		64.4	51.4	48.0		52.3	60.7	60.1		100.0	$12,660
Elida Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 Sunnydale St	Elida	45807	Allen County	Elida Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 338-6802	467	31	15.0	59.7%	302 (64.7%)	62 (13.3%)	33 (7.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (14.3%)	77.2	230^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.8%		74.1	269^th of 1046 public middle schools	74.3%	39		77.9		73.4	69.2	51.8		68.8	77.9	66.4		100.0	$12,175
Lima West Middle School	Public	7-8	503 N Cable Rd	Lima	45805	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3150	334	33	10.1		89 (26.6%)	134 (40.1%)	29 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (24.3%)	10.6	900^th of 1036 public middle schools	13.1%		8.7	944^th of 1046 public middle schools	9.8%	44		24.6			22.9	8.6			27.1	17.6		38.9	$14,363
Wapakoneta Junior High	Public	7-8	1 Redskin Trl	Wapakoneta	45895	Auglaize County	Wapakoneta City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 739-2900	219	9	24.2		207 (94.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.7%)	75	265^th of 1036 public middle schools	74.4%		70	331^st of 1046 public middle schools	68.4%	66		75.6				62.1				64.7	100.0	100.0	$3,825
Wapakoneta Middle School	Public	5-7	400 W Harrison St	Wapakoneta	45895	Auglaize County	Wapakoneta City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 739-5100	614	29	21.2	47.1%	576 (93.8%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	75.3	261^st of 1036 public middle schools	74.8%		75.6	247^th of 1046 public middle schools	76.4%	14	83.2		65.6	67.2	74.3		67.8	57.7	73.3				$12,403
Lima North Middle School	Public	5-6	1135 N West St	Lima	45801	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3100	321	23	13.9		96 (29.9%)	124 (38.6%)	29 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (22.4%)								(n/a)	26.7		13.7	17.4			35.6	20.1					$12,849
Celina Middle School	Public	7-8	615 Holly St	Celina	45822	Mercer County	Celina City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 586-8300	348	29	12.0	49.4%	303 (87.1%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	17 (4.9%)	70.8	316^th of 1036 public middle schools	69.5%		71	310^th of 1046 public middle schools	70.4%	6		72.6			70.5	57.8			68.8	58.0		94.7	$13,388

Frequently Asked Questions about Spencerville Middle School

Is Spencerville Middle School a good school?

Spencerville Middle School ranks 138^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Spencerville Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Spencerville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Spencerville Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Spencerville Middle School?

Students at Spencerville Middle School are 92% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Spencerville Middle School in?

Spencerville Local

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