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Mt Orab Middle School

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Mt Orab Middle School ranks 378 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

378^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 64% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Mt Orab Middle School is a grades 5–8 school in Mount Orab, Ohio, serving about 600 students as part of Western Brown Local, a district that ranks 344th of 773 Ohio districts. The school itself placed 378th of 1,046 Ohio schools in 2025–26 — the 64th percentile with 3 stars. That is a step down from 2024–25, when it peaked at the 73rd percentile with 4 stars, but still well above its mid-2010s range near the 50th percentile.

Science is the school’s clearest academic signature: 5th-grade science (82.4% proficient) and 8th-grade science (85.8%) both far exceed state averages, and 8th-grade ELA at 73.3% is above every nearby school with comparable data. Seventh-grade math (66.7%) is also strong, and Algebra I has reported 100% proficiency for four consecutive years. The weaker spots are 6th-grade ELA (46.1%) and 7th-grade ELA (55.8%), both below district and state, plus 8th-grade math (53.7%), which is above the state average but below Goshen Middle School, Bethel-Tate Middle School, and several others nearby. Because the 2025–26 decline was concentrated in 8th-grade math and 7th-grade ELA, targeted work in those areas — and in 6th-grade ELA — could have outsized impact.

Among nearby schools, Mt Orab sits in the upper-middle: ahead of West Clermont Middle School, Clermont Northeastern Middle School, and Felicity-Franklin Local Junior High School, and competitive with Batavia Middle School and Fayetteville-Perry Middle School, while trailing only the top-ranked nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism has fallen sharply, from 33.5% in 2021–22 to 18.3% in 2025–26, better than several larger peers. Notably, 60.17% of students were economically disadvantaged in 2024–25 and per-pupil spending of $6,747 (2018–19) was among the lowest in the comparison group, yet results often beat higher-spending neighbors — and low-income students ranked as high as the 80th percentile in 2024–25.

600

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,307

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

472 W Main St
Mount Orab, OH 45154-9452

(937) 444-2529

District: Western Brown Local

Students who attend Mt Orab Middle School usually attend:

High:

Western Brown High School

Feeder schools for Mt Orab Middle School:

Elementary:

Mt Orab Primary Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.2%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Hispanic:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (71% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Ohio median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg67%

Ohio avg59%

378^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

344^th of 773Western Brown 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	66.0	378 of 1046	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.7	279 of 1036	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	372 of 1046	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	340 of 1048	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	441 of 1017	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	366 of 1037	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	466 of 1050	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	506 of 1010	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.7	518 of 1038	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.1	499 of 1050	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.0	555 of 1035	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.2	491 of 1008	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.5	519 of 1001	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.0	554 of 989	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.7	461 of 925	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.8	529 of 895	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.7	404 of 858	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.1	500 of 835	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.5	415 of 837	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.1	279 of 732	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.3	327 of 692	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.1	271 of 400	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	27.8	439 of 565	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	322 of 576	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	194 of 658	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	52.0	258 of 643	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	301 of 947	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.2	258 of 938	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	292 of 942	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	291 of 943	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	441 of 925	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	300 of 910	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	385 of 917	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	421 of 897	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	23 of 194	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	115 of 196	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	433 of 521	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	335 of 996	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.6	200 of 983	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	275 of 989	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	294 of 974	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	382 of 947	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	300 of 923	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	324 of 945	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	454 of 924	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	405 of 955	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.0	253 of 954	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	398 of 958	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	372 of 963	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	440 of 946	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	408 of 924	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	466 of 933	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	531 of 916	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	280 of 579	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.2	156 of 572	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	45.3	252 of 563	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	395 of 590	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	399 of 790	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.6	310 of 777	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	401 of 795	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	388 of 805	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	503 of 809	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	438 of 781	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	481 of 796	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	535 of 781	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)88th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile+4 vs school

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

Male (2026)58th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Science84%+22 vs state

Mathematics66%+12 vs state

English Language Arts62%~ state avg

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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 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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Mt Orab Middle School	Public	5-8	472 W Main St	Mount Orab	45154	Brown County	Western Brown Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 444-2529	600	38	15.7	60.2%	571 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	66	378^th of 1046 public middle schools	63.9%		73.7	279^th of 1036 public middle schools	73.1%	99	82.4	85.8	80.4	63.6	66.7	53.7	73.2	46.1	55.8	73.3		100.0	$11,307
Bethel-Tate Middle School	Public	6-8	649 W Plane St	Bethel	45106	Clermont County	Bethel-Tate Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 734-2271	298	21	14.1	50.0%	275 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	73.2	278^th of 1046 public middle schools	73.4%		77.4	225^th of 1036 public middle schools	78.3%	53		75.6		72.8	58.2	70.6		60.9	64.8	69.8		100.0	$13,024
Whiteoak Junior High School	Public	7-8	44 North High Street	Mowrystown	45155	Highland County	Bright Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 442-3114	113	5	22.6	—	107 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	66.8	369^th of 1046 public middle schools	64.7%		71.4	304^th of 1036 public middle schools	70.7%	65		86.5			34.9	71.2			64.9	64.2		100.0	$10,328
Fayetteville-Perry Middle School	Public	6-8	521 S Apple St	Fayetteville	45118	Brown County	Fayetteville-Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 875-2829	163	10	16.3	—	154 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	67.6	358^th of 1046 public middle schools	65.8%		59.6	459^th of 1036 public middle schools	55.7%	101		59.3		73.8	72.2	54.1		58.5	70.4	59.3		76.5	$16,449
Batavia Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Bulldog Pl	Batavia	45103	Clermont County	Batavia Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 732-9534	584	41	14.2	43.5%	481 (82.4%)	31 (5.3%)	31 (5.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.8%)	67.3	361^st of 1046 public middle schools	65.5%		62.3	428^th of 1036 public middle schools	58.7%	67		82.5		56.1	56.3	64.1		56.6	59.2	70.2		100.0	$11,359
Clermont Northeastern Middle School	Public	6-8	2792 US Highway 50	Batavia	45103	Clermont County	Clermont Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 625-1211	300	15	19.9	50.7%	272 (90.7%)	3 (1.0%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	33	727^th of 1046 public middle schools	30.5%		38.5	663^rd of 1036 public middle schools	36.0%	64		59.8		29.2	38.7	14.3		38.2	54.1	44.3		77.8	$13,406
Eastern Middle School	Public	6-8	11519 US Highway 62	Winchester	45697	Adams County	Eastern Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 695-1249	254	14	18.1	55.9%	250 (98.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.9	454^th of 1046 public middle schools	56.6%		57.9	479^th of 1036 public middle schools	53.8%	25		68.5		46.2	39.0	58.6		64.8	63.4	65.2		100.0	$14,193
West Clermont Middle School	Public	6-8	1341 Clough Pike	Batavia	45103	Clermont County	West Clermont Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 947-7400	1,704	118	14.4	51.3%	1,428 (83.8%)	61 (3.6%)	112 (6.6%)	25 (1.5%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (4.1%)	50.1	567^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.8%		52.4	539^th of 1036 public middle schools	48.0%	28		64.0		52.7	28.3	49.6		54.4	62.7	50.4	98.0	95.2	$11,082
Lynchburg-Clay Middle School	Public	6-8	8250 State Route 134	Lynchburg	45142	Highland County	Lynchburg-Clay Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 364-2811	246	19	12.8	50.8%	230 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	64	405^th of 1046 public middle schools	61.3%		73.8	278^th of 1036 public middle schools	73.2%	127		72.3		51.3	63.8	45.9		51.3	75.0	67.5		100.0	$12,906
Felicity-Franklin Local Junior High School	Public	7-8	105 Market St	Felicity	45120	Clermont County	Felicity-Franklin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 362-5381	106	11	9.6	—	97 (91.5%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.7%)	33.5	721^st of 1046 public middle schools	31.1%		54.7	506^th of 1036 public middle schools	51.2%	215		59.3				19.2			41.2	50.0		60.4	$17,946

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt Orab Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Mt Orab Middle School?

Students at Mt Orab Middle School are 95% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Mt Orab Middle School a good school?

Mt Orab Middle School ranks 378^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mt Orab Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Mt Orab Middle School.

What district is Mt Orab Middle School in?

Western Brown Local

What high school do graduates of Mt Orab Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mt Orab Middle School usually go on to attend Western Brown High School

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