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Wynford Middle School

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Wynford Middle School ranks 483 rd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

483^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 53% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Wynford Middle School is a public middle school located in Bucyrus, Ohio, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 232 students. The school is part of the Wynford Local District, which is ranked 411 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wynford Middle School has consistently ranked in the middle-to-upper range of Ohio middle schools, typically between the 300-500 range out of over 1,000 schools. The school's performance on state tests is mixed, with some subject areas and grade levels performing above the state average, such as 8th-grade math and Algebra I, while others, like 6th-grade math and English Language Arts, are below. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with some years seeing higher rankings and others lower. Compared to nearby schools like Ontario Middle School, Shelby Middle School, and Buckeye Central Middle School, Wynford Middle School's performance is generally lower, but it outperforms the nearby Bucyrus Middle School.

Wynford Middle School's chronic absenteeism rate has been relatively high, ranging from around 14% to 17% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. The school's per-student spending of $4,904 in 2018-2019 is lower than the spending of many nearby middle schools, but the student-teacher ratio has been around 16-18 students per teacher in recent years, which is relatively low compared to some nearby schools. To improve, the school could focus on addressing the needs of its lower-performing student subgroups and work to reduce chronic absenteeism.

252

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,889

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

3288 Holmes Center Rd
Bucyrus, OH 44820-9463

(419) 562-7828

District: Wynford Local

Students who attend Wynford Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wynford High School

Feeder schools for Wynford Middle School:

Elementary:

Wynford Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.8%

Two or more races:

0.8%

Hispanic:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 79th percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (61% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 79th-percentile peak (2016) to 53rd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg58%

Ohio avg55%

483^rd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

411^th of 828Wynford 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	57.5	483 of 1036	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	461 of 1046	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	456 of 1048	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	389 of 1017	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.2	282 of 1037	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	419 of 1050	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	374 of 1010	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.2	308 of 1038	70.3%	★★★★☆
2016	76.9	216 of 1050	79.4%	★★★★☆
2015	41.9	670 of 1035	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.7	606 of 1008	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.0	529 of 1001	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	73.0	289 of 989	70.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	36.0	359 of 565	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	424 of 576	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.8	152 of 658	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	96.0	9 of 643	98.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	455 of 938	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	369 of 942	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	412 of 943	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	373 of 925	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.9	278 of 910	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	341 of 917	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	318 of 897	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	107 of 194	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.7	34 of 196	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	50.4	178 of 274	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	538 of 983	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	590 of 989	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	596 of 974	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	585 of 947	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.8	248 of 923	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	381 of 945	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	259 of 924	72.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	480 of 954	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	533 of 958	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	456 of 963	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	389 of 946	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.4	257 of 924	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	480 of 933	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	410 of 916	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	34.9	370 of 590	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	522 of 777	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	496 of 795	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	476 of 805	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	452 of 809	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.2	306 of 781	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	414 of 796	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	337 of 781	56.9%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)45th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2023)37th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science59%-4 vs state

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Mathematics53%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Wynford Middle School

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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 Biology (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 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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Wynford Middle School	Public	6-8	3288 Holmes Center Rd	Bucyrus	44820	Crawford County	Wynford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 562-7828	252	15	17.1		249 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	57.5	483^rd of 1036 public middle schools	53.4%		60.6	461^st of 1046 public middle schools	55.9%	22		59.2			40.7	54.5	63.2			55.8	63.6	51.3		100.0	$7,889
Bucyrus Middle School	Public	6-8	455 Redman Way	Bucyrus	44820	Crawford County	Bucyrus City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 562-0003	256	13	19.6		225 (87.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	50.3	562^nd of 1036 public middle schools	45.8%		41.1	651^st of 1046 public middle schools	37.8%	89		61.6			28.6	46.3	52.9			39.7	58.0	67.1			$3,468
William Crawford Intermediate Schools	Public	6-8	5444 Crestline Rd	Crestline	44827	Crawford County	Colonel Crawford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 562-7529	241	12	19.9	27.8%	230 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	81.4	166^th of 1036 public middle schools	84.0%		83.6	143^rd of 1046 public middle schools	86.3%	23		80.5			67.1	63.6	60.3			76.7	85.9	77.0		100.0	$11,368
Galion Middle School	Public	6-8	474 Portland Way N	Galion	44833	Crawford County	Galion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 468-3134	357	21	17.2		311 (87.1%)	4 (1.1%)	15 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	52.1	547^th of 1036 public middle schools	47.2%		54.2	540^th of 1046 public middle schools	48.4%	7		77.8			38.7	24.5	61.9			50.0	52.1	57.3	100.0	100.0	$10,652
Buckeye Central Middle School	Public	5-8	938 S Kibler St	New Washington	44854	Crawford County	Buckeye Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 492-1035	198	9	22.0		188 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	83.6	134^th of 1036 public middle schools	87.1%		85.6	116^th of 1046 public middle schools	88.9%	18	80.0	94.2		62.2	71.1	68.2	69.7		68.9	63.2	81.8	81.1		100.0	$17,445
Upper Sandusky Middle School	Public	4-8	390 W Walker St	Upper Sandusky	43351	Wyandot County	Upper Sandusky Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 294-5721	503	31	16.4	49.1%	429 (85.3%)	4 (0.8%)	56 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	75.8	251^st of 1036 public middle schools	75.8%		75.2	254^th of 1046 public middle schools	75.7%	3	89.6	77.3	83.6	89.6	68.0	56.6	80.7	72.7	79.1	60.3	70.6	68.8		89.3	$16,404
River Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	4334 Marion Mount Gilead Rd	Caledonia	43314	Marion County	River Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 725-5700	481	26	18.5		419 (87.1%)	9 (1.9%)	15 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	61.5	442^nd of 1036 public middle schools	57.3%		62.9	426^th of 1046 public middle schools	59.3%	16		77.2			60.4	43.3	43.4			55.0	63.3	63.1		87.2	$13,259
Ulysses S. Grant Middle School	Public	6-8	420 Presidential Dr	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4402	917	67	13.6		670 (73.1%)	53 (5.8%)	85 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (11.7%)	23.1	784^th of 1036 public middle schools	24.3%		21.6	798^th of 1046 public middle schools	23.7%	14		46.4			29.0	25.5	10.5			29.5	41.6	38.6		73.3	$13,219
Seneca East Middle School	Public	6-8	13343 E US Highway 224	Attica	44807	Seneca County	Seneca East Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 426-3312	193	13	15.2		179 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	88.9	59^th of 1036 public middle schools	94.3%		81	182^nd of 1046 public middle schools	82.6%	123		86.1			70.0	82.0	93.2			74.4	87.3	81.9		100.0	$10,802
Shelby Middle School	Public	5-8	109 W Smiley Ave	Shelby	44875	Richland County	Shelby City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 347-5451	474	24	19.8	56.8%	439 (92.6%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	78.9	202^nd of 1036 public middle schools	80.5%		72.4	288^th of 1046 public middle schools	72.5%	86		86.1			64.4	69.5	77.3			69.6	64.4	68.5		100.0	$12,781

Frequently Asked Questions about Wynford Middle School

What high school do graduates of Wynford Middle School attend?

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

Is Wynford Middle School a good school?

Wynford Middle School ranks 483^rd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wynford Middle School?

Students at Wynford Middle School are 99% White.

How many students attend Wynford Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Wynford Middle School.

What district is Wynford Middle School in?

Wynford Local

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