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East Clinton Junior High School

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East Clinton Junior High School ranks 562 nd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

562^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 46% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

East Clinton Junior High School is a middle school in Sabina, Ohio, serving grades 6–8 with 268 students as part of the East Clinton Local district, and in 2025–2026 it ranked 562 of 1,046 Ohio middle schools — 46th percentile, 2 stars. That is the school's best showing of the 2020s, up from the 35th percentile in 2021–2022, though it remains below the state median and below its 2016–2017 peak of the 54th percentile. The district overall ranked 399 of 773, or 48th percentile.

Among nearby middle schools, East Clinton sits near the bottom. Miami Trace Middle School (76th percentile), Fairfield Local Middle School (73), Clinton-Massie Middle School (72), Greeneview Middle School (67), Hillsboro Middle School (65), Greenfield Middle School (63), Lynchburg-Clay Middle School (61) and Blanchester Middle School (59) all rank higher, with only Washington Middle School (44) below. Test results are uneven rather than uniformly weak: 6th grade math (60.5%) and ELA (58.0%) are above the state, and 8th grade science (60.6%) is close to it. But 7th and 8th grade math and ELA fall below state, and 8th grade math — 43.1% proficient — is below every nearby school. Advanced math is a bright spot: Algebra I proficiency was 88.9% in 2024–2025, 92.9% in 2023–2024 and 96% in 2022–2023, though those results come from a smaller, selective group.

Chronic absenteeism is the clearest headwind. It improved from 32.7% in 2022–2023 to 23.6% in 2025–2026, but stays above the district rate and higher than most nearby schools (nearby median around 15.5%; only Hillsboro is higher). Subgroup results show a sharp split: low-income students rank at the 60th percentile with 3 stars, above the school's overall rank, while special education students rank at the 7th percentile with 0 stars. Class sizes are favorable — a 14.8 student–teacher ratio, lower than most nearby schools, with 54.1% of students receiving free or reduced lunch. In short: real improvement and genuine strengths in 6th grade and advanced math, but persistent middle-grade math and ELA gaps and high absenteeism to watch.

268

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,378

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

174 Larrick Rd
Sabina, OH 45169

(937) 584-9267

District: East Clinton Local

Students who attend East Clinton Junior High School usually attend:

High:

East Clinton High School

Feeder schools for East Clinton Junior High School:

Elementary:	New Vienna Elementary School
	Sabina Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.0%

Two or more races:

4.9%

Hispanic:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

Ohio avg56%

562^nd of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

399^th of 773East Clinton 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	50.7	562 of 1046	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.7	619 of 1036	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	623 of 1046	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	651 of 1048	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	657 of 1017	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	638 of 1037	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	532 of 1050	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	532 of 1010	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.3	476 of 1038	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.8	537 of 1050	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.3	507 of 1035	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.3	558 of 1008	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.8	596 of 1001	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.9	607 of 989	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.4	543 of 925	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.2	604 of 895	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.2	580 of 858	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.8	524 of 835	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.0	433 of 837	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.5	383 of 732	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.6	333 of 692	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	81.0	63 of 400	84.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	22.0	497 of 565	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.2	234 of 576	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	268 of 658	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	265 of 643	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	526 of 947	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	592 of 938	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	608 of 942	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	607 of 943	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	630 of 925	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	615 of 910	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	547 of 917	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	562 of 897	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	70.2	51 of 274	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	84 of 164	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.6	444 of 521	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	399 of 996	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.8	482 of 983	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	618 of 989	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	636 of 974	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	578 of 947	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	562 of 923	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	479 of 945	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	459 of 924	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	566 of 955	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	618 of 954	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	592 of 958	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	656 of 963	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	656 of 946	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	602 of 924	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	449 of 933	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	433 of 916	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	539 of 579	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	389 of 572	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	518 of 563	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	368 of 590	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	612 of 790	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	647 of 777	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	646 of 795	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	674 of 805	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	697 of 809	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	649 of 781	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	540 of 796	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	530 of 781	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2021)81st percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science61%~ state avg

English Language Arts55%-4 vs state

Mathematics48%-5 vs state

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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 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 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	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
East Clinton Junior High School	Public	6-8	174 Larrick Rd	Sabina	45169	Clinton County	East Clinton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 584-9267	268	18	14.8		244 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	50.7	562^nd of 1046 public middle schools	46.3%		43.7	619^th of 1036 public middle schools	40.3%	57		60.6			60.5	39.2	43.1			58.0	54.0	52.1		$11,378
Fairfield Local Middle School	Public	6-8	11611 State Route 771	Leesburg	45135	Highland County	Fairfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 780-2977	198	8	24.7		189 (95.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	72.7	283^rd of 1046 public middle schools	72.9%		78.5	210^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.7%	73		74.6			65.7	56.9	76.1			64.3	72.4	60.3	100.0	$13,333
Rodger O. Borror Middle School	Public	6-8	275 Thorne Ave	Wilmington	45177	Clinton County	Wilmington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 382-7556	451	26	17.5		371 (82.3%)	9 (2.0%)	22 (4.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.2%)	54.3	523^rd of 1046 public middle schools	50.0%		52.8	533^rd of 1036 public middle schools	48.6%	10		66.7			54.2	43.5	56.7			56.4	56.2	50.0	93.3	$12,292
Miami Trace Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 State Route 41 NW	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Miami Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 333-4900	611	29	20.8	47.6%	531 (86.9%)	7 (1.1%)	32 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.1%)	75	252^nd of 1046 public middle schools	75.9%		64.8	395^th of 1036 public middle schools	61.9%	143		79.7			75.0	66.5	65.8			63.0	72.3	60.7	100.0	$12,538
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	500 S Elm St	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Washington Court House City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 335-0291	405	24	16.8		343 (84.7%)	9 (2.2%)	14 (3.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.4%)	48.8	583^rd of 1046 public middle schools	44.3%		52.1	546^th of 1036 public middle schools	47.3%	37		60.5			35.4	47.6	54.7			45.1	63.5	50.5	100.0	$11,408
Greenfield Middle School	Public	6-8	200 N 5th St	Greenfield	45123	Highland County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 981-2197	407	28	14.5		382 (93.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	65.5	384^th of 1046 public middle schools	63.3%		71.2	308^th of 1036 public middle schools	70.3%	76		66.1			65.9	49.7	67.0			50.8	67.8	66.7	100.0	$10,908
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
Hillsboro Middle School	Public	6-8	550 US Route 62	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Hillsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 393-9877	472	24	19.6		412 (87.3%)	6 (1.3%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	66.9	367^th of 1046 public middle schools	64.9%		65.8	379^th of 1036 public middle schools	63.4%	12		68.9			52.9	64.1	55.2			60.1	67.8	69.7	100.0	$12,459
Greeneview Middle School	Public	4-7	4990 Cottonville Rd	Jamestown	45335	Greene County	Greeneview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 675-9391	440	23	19.1	40.2%	412 (93.6%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	68.3	344^th of 1046 public middle schools	67.1%		71.6	300^th of 1036 public middle schools	71.0%	44	69.8		87.5	64.1	68.1	53.0		79.0	81.9	66.3	65.2			$10,339
Clinton-Massie Middle School	Public	6-8	2556 Lebanon Rd	Clarksville	45113	Clinton County	Clinton-Massie Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 289-2932	402	22	18.2	33.1%	386 (96.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	72.4	290^th of 1046 public middle schools	72.3%		74.1	274^th of 1036 public middle schools	73.6%	16		76.7			78.8	68.6	46.4			64.7	76.1	60.7	97.9	$11,489

Frequently Asked Questions about East Clinton Junior High School

What high school do graduates of East Clinton Junior High School attend?

Students who attend East Clinton Junior High School usually go on to attend East Clinton High School

Is East Clinton Junior High School a good school?

East Clinton Junior High School ranks 562^nd of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is East Clinton Junior High School in?

East Clinton Local

How many students attend East Clinton Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended East Clinton Junior High School.

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Students at East Clinton Junior High School are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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