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Leona Ave Middle School

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Leona Ave Middle School ranks 468 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-6

468^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Leona Ave Middle School is a public school in Shadyside, Ohio, serving grades 3–6 with 190 students, and it belongs to the Shadyside Local district. Despite the "Middle School" name, the state classifies it as an elementary school. In 2025–2026 it ranked 468th of 1,560 Ohio schools — the 70th percentile, or 4 stars. That is a drop from its 2022–2023 peak of 134th of 1,596 (92nd percentile, 5 stars), though it is still above the school's 2015–2019 levels and remains in the top third of Ohio schools. Nearly all students come from low-income homes: 92.11% were eligible for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025.

Overall, test scores beat the state in almost every grade and subject, with one clear exception: 3rd-grade math, where Leona scored 57.9% versus the state's 62.1%. That is well below nearby schools such as St Clairsville Elementary School (74.1%), The Bridgeport School District - Elementary (79.1%), Bellaire Elementary School (93.4%), Union Local Elementary School (78.5%), and Buckeye West Elementary School (68%), and it has fallen from 75% two years earlier. The upper grades are a real strength. In 5th-grade math, ELA, and science, Leona posted 76.9%, 89.7%, and 76.9%, well ahead of Beallsville Elementary School, Buckeye South Elementary School, and Powhatan Elementary School. Fourth-grade math (80.4%) and ELA (71.4%) also beat the state.

Chronic absenteeism was 19.2%, better than the district's 25.5% and lower than most neighbors, including Jefferson Ave Elementary School (20.4%) and Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School (27.1%); it has improved from 30.2% in 2021–2022. The student-teacher ratio is 13.4, lower than most nearby schools, and per-student spending of $6,734 (2018–2019, the most recent figure available) is the lowest in the comparison group. Female students, students with disabilities, and low-income students have performed particularly strongly. Male student results, however, have softened in recent years and are worth watching.

190

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,410

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3795 Leona Ave
Shadyside, OH 43947-1367

(740) 676-9220

District: Shadyside Local

Students who attend Leona Ave Middle School usually attend:

High:

Shadyside High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.2%

Hispanic:

3.2%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (74% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg74%

Ohio avg62%

468^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

144^th of 773Shadyside 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
2026	73.6	468 of 1560	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.6	327 of 1558	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	218 of 1577	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	134 of 1596	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	259 of 1588	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	518 of 1610	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	465 of 1676	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	616 of 1636	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.9	525 of 1651	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.1	507 of 1678	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.3	481 of 1684	71.4%	★★★★☆
2014	73.7	486 of 1687	71.2%	★★★★☆
2013	65.1	770 of 1701	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.5	471 of 1709	72.4%	★★★★☆
2011	68.4	662 of 1686	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.4	854 of 1662	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.6	589 of 1610	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.4	608 of 1582	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.1	668 of 1609	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.7	447 of 1504	70.3%	★★★★☆
2005	33.6	1146 of 1501	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	59.9	687 of 1471	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	52.1	327 of 824	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.3	80 of 956	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	60.9	300 of 1021	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	221 of 1452	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	395 of 1452	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	291 of 1466	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	74 of 1483	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	78.7	305 of 1488	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	465 of 1467	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	372 of 1502	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	302 of 1518	80.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	268 of 1467	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	76.8	279 of 1473	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	138 of 1484	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	143 of 1447	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	75.6	269 of 1419	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	364 of 1404	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	329 of 1465	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	361 of 1465	75.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	666 of 1467	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.6	280 of 1466	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	225 of 1485	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	147 of 1498	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	232 of 1518	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	546 of 1499	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	678 of 1535	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	864 of 1536	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	169 of 914	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	119 of 935	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	88 of 900	90.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	524 of 1181	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.4	421 of 1175	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.0	259 of 1190	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	191 of 1215	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	273 of 1242	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.8	496 of 1249	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	471 of 1271	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	698 of 1309	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)85th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile-23 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts77%+14 vs state

Science77%+14 vs state

Mathematics69%+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)						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 3rd 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 3rd 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	Total
Leona Ave Middle School	Public	3-6	3795 Leona Ave	Shadyside	43947	Belmont County	Shadyside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 676-9220	190	14	13.4	92.1%	179 (94.2%)	2 (1.1%)	6 (3.2%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.6	468^th of 1560 public elementary schools	70.0%		79.6	327^th of 1558 public elementary schools	79.0%	141	76.9		57.9	80.4	76.9	62.2			77.2	71.4	89.7	70.3			$13,410
Jefferson Ave Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	4895 Jefferson Ave	Shadyside	43947	Belmont County	Shadyside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 676-9669	224	14	16.0	50.9%	210 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)								(n/a)															$12,884
Bellaire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	53299 Pike St	Bellaire	43906	Belmont County	Bellaire Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 676-1272	489	26	18.8	99.4%	403 (82.4%)	13 (2.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.5%)	70.7	522^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	66.5%		71.2	510^th of 1558 public elementary schools	67.3%	12			93.4	75.0					83.5	53.1					$7,400
The Bridgeport School District - Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	55707 Industrial Dr	Bridgeport	43912	Belmont County	Bridgeport Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 635-0853	338	16	21.1		286 (84.6%)	28 (8.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	82.1	239^th of 1560 public elementary schools	84.7%		80.5	294^th of 1558 public elementary schools	81.1%	55			79.1	88.5					86.0	75.4					$12,130
Powhatan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	54685 Mount Victory Rd	Powhatan Point	43942	Belmont County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 795-5665	200	17	11.7	73.0%	195 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	36.7	1070^th of 1560 public elementary schools	31.4%		28.1	1141^st of 1558 public elementary schools	26.8%	71	50.0	60.0	77.3	50.0	35.0	40.0	29.4	38.9	72.7	38.9	55.0	28.0	47.1	35.0	$19,401
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5002 Ayers Lime Stone Rd	Martins Ferry	43935	Belmont County	Martins Ferry City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 633-1732	492	21	23.4	65.4%	398 (80.9%)	32 (6.5%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.8%)	62.1	691^st of 1560 public elementary schools	55.7%		57.1	780^th of 1558 public elementary schools	49.9%	89			77.5	66.0					74.6	56.7					$12,817
St Clairsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 Norris St	Saint Clairsville	43950	Belmont County	St Clairsville-Richland City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 695-0783	621	35	17.7	37.8%	529 (85.2%)	8 (1.3%)	34 (5.5%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	79.6	312^th of 1560 public elementary schools	80.0%		81.4	267^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.9%	45			74.1	81.9					85.2	79.0					$11,408
Buckeye South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Walden Ave	Tiltonsville	43963	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 859-2800	282	20	14.4		263 (93.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	37.5	1056^th of 1560 public elementary schools	32.3%		46.2	953^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	38.8%	103	43.2		42.1	47.7	43.2				60.5	68.2	61.4				$12,118
Beallsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	43822 State Route 556	Beallsville	43716	Monroe County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 926-1302	136	16	8.5	86.8%	129 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	54.9	818^th of 1560 public elementary schools	47.6%		47.1	937^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.9%	119	46.2	60.0	93.3	72.2	38.5	26.3	20.0	40.0	86.7	72.2	69.2	47.4	30.0	50.0	$25,591
Union Local Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	66699 Belmont Morristown Rd	Belmont	43718	Belmont County	Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 782-1384	562	37	15.1	33.1%	535 (95.2%)	7 (1.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	50.3	889^th of 1560 public elementary schools	43.0%		38.5	1031^st of 1558 public elementary schools	33.8%	142	50.0		78.5	53.2	60.0				67.1	51.9	65.6				$12,447

Frequently Asked Questions about Leona Ave Middle School

What district is Leona Ave Middle School in?

Shadyside Local

What schools do graduates of Leona Ave Middle School attend?

Students who attend Leona Ave Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Shadyside High School

How many students attend Leona Ave Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 190 students attended Leona Ave Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Leona Ave Middle School?

Students at Leona Ave Middle School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Leona Ave Middle School a good school?

Leona Ave Middle School ranks 468^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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