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Leona Ave Middle School

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Leona Ave Middle School ranks 327 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-6

327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Leona Ave Middle School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-6 in Shadyside, Ohio, with 184 students. This school is part of the Shadyside Local District, which is ranked 156 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Leona Ave Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in Ohio State Tests across all grade levels and subjects, with particularly strong results in 5th grade Science (72.7% proficiency), 3rd grade Math (74.5%), 5th grade Math (87.9%), and 5th grade English Language Arts (97%). The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking 74th out of 1,483 Ohio elementary schools for female students and 88th out of 900 for special education students. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 29.4% in 2022-2023, this rate is still lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Leona Ave Middle School outperforms Jefferson Ave Elementary School, also in the Shadyside Local District, in terms of test scores and student performance, despite having a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (80.98% vs. 50%). When compared to schools in the Buckeye Local and Switzerland of Ohio Local districts, Leona Ave Middle School significantly outperforms them in academic achievement, despite serving a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

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: Recently slipping — 92nd percentile in 2023 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (78% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 92nd-percentile peak (2023) to 79th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg78%

Ohio avg61%

327^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

156^th of 828Shadyside 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	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
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
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
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
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
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)

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+23 vs state

Mathematics73%+13 vs state

Science73%+9 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)						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 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%)	79.6	327^th of 1558 public elementary schools	79.0%		83.9	218^th of 1577 public elementary schools	86.2%	109	72.7		74.5	71.7	87.9	59.6			83.6	80.4	97.0	76.6			$13,410
Jefferson Ave Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	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%)	71.2	510^th of 1558 public elementary schools	67.3%		68.2	581^st of 1577 public elementary schools	63.2%	71			93.4	67.0					77.9	64.6					$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%)	80.5	294^th of 1558 public elementary schools	81.1%		65.8	638^th of 1577 public elementary schools	59.5%	344			82.8	87.3					79.3	74.6					$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%)	28.1	1141^st of 1558 public elementary schools	26.8%		35.8	1075^th of 1577 public elementary schools	31.8%	66	40.0	61.9	47.6	42.9	32.0	33.3	42.9	33.3	66.7	38.1	56.0	26.7	50.0	42.9	$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%)	57.1	780^th of 1558 public elementary schools	49.9%		65.7	643^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	59.2%	137			75.0	67.0					69.1	52.1					$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%)	81.4	267^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.9%		82.2	254^th of 1577 public elementary schools	83.9%	13			83.8	75.2					86.7	83.2					$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%)	46.2	953^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	38.8%		50.8	916^th of 1577 public elementary schools	41.9%	37	50.0		62.2	47.6	41.2				68.9	66.7	61.8				$12,118
Beallsville Elementary School	Public	K-6	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%)	47.1	937^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.9%		45.2	975^th of 1577 public elementary schools	38.2%	38	51.9		90.5	72.2	48.1	11.1			90.5	55.6	55.6	16.7			$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%)	38.5	1031^st of 1558 public elementary schools	33.8%		51.8	896^th of 1577 public elementary schools	43.2%	135	51.5		53.9	55.4	42.3				48.7	56.6	61.9				$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 327^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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