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Butler Middle School

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Butler Middle School ranks 170 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

170^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 84% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Butler Middle School is a grades 5–8 school in Arcanum, Ohio, serving 321 students as part of the Arcanum-Butler Local district. It is a consistently strong performer: in 2025–2026 it ranked 170th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools — the 84th percentile, 4 stars — and over the past decade it has usually landed between the 81st and 92nd percentiles, with 5-star years in 2022–2023, 2020–2021 and 2016–2017. Academically, it beats Ohio averages in every tested subject and grade reported, and its Algebra I End-of-Course proficiency is 100%, versus 88.1% for its district and 61.6% statewide.

Among nearby schools, Butler sits in the top group but is not the leader. Versailles Middle School (99th percentile, 5 stars) is well ahead, while Ansonia Middle School (90th) and Brookville Intermediate School (87th) are close. Butler is clearly ahead of Northmont Middle School (70th), Covington Middle School (68th), National Trail Middle School (59th), Twin Valley South Middle School (53rd), Tri-County North Middle School (52nd), Greenville Middle School (50th) and Milton-Union Middle School (44th). Its 8th-grade math (65.5%) is a relative soft spot — still above the state's 52%, but below Ansonia, Brookville and Versailles, and below its own 6th- and 7th-grade math results.

Attendance is one of Butler's clearest strengths: chronic absenteeism is 7.4% in 2025–2026, down from 14.9% in 2021–2022, and lower than every nearby school except Versailles (1.5%). Subgroup results are mixed — the school has historically served low-income students very well (96th percentile in 2023–2024, 91st in 2024–2025), though that fell to 74th in 2025–2026, and special education students rank in the 17th percentile with 1 star, based on only one recent year. Resources are mid-range (student-teacher ratio 18.7 in 2024–2025, and $9,432 per student in 2018–2019), yet achievement stays above state averages. Note that nearby schools serve different grade spans, and Butler's free/reduced lunch data is not reported, so some comparisons are limited.

321

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,327

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

2011 Trojan Ave
Arcanum, OH 45304-1381

(937) 692-5174

District: Arcanum-Butler Local

Students who attend Butler Middle School usually attend:

High:

Arcanum High School

Feeder schools for Butler Middle School:

Elementary:

Arcanum Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.3%

Two or more races:

2.8%

Hispanic:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 92nd percentile in 2023 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (78% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Ohio middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 92nd-percentile peak (2023) to 84th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg77%

Ohio avg59%

170^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^th of 773Arcanum-Butler 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	80.9	170 of 1046	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	84.2	128 of 1036	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	152 of 1046	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	88 of 1048	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	124 of 1017	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.6	88 of 1037	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.6	203 of 1050	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	167 of 1010	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	85.6	97 of 1038	90.7%	★★★★★
2016	71.8	302 of 1050	71.2%	★★★★☆
2015	65.4	393 of 1035	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.8	415 of 1008	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.0	440 of 1001	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	456 of 989	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.8	414 of 925	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.2	442 of 895	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.4	420 of 858	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.3	327 of 835	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.6	216 of 837	74.2%	★★★★☆
2006	73.3	195 of 732	73.4%	★★★★☆
2005	68.2	230 of 692	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	18.9	348 of 400	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	160 of 947	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	84.0	115 of 938	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	150 of 942	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	94 of 943	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	145 of 925	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	102 of 910	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	178 of 917	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	129 of 897	85.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	71.0	73 of 521	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	256 of 996	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	92 of 983	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	39 of 989	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	25 of 974	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	38 of 947	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	37 of 923	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.2	162 of 945	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	315 of 924	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	160 of 955	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	83.4	129 of 954	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	153 of 958	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	94 of 963	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	107 of 946	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	88.1	74 of 924	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.0	185 of 933	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	188 of 916	79.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	480 of 579	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	205 of 790	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	77.5	157 of 777	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	173 of 795	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	102 of 805	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	137 of 809	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	96 of 781	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	223 of 796	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	190 of 781	75.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)86th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-67 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Science77%+15 vs state

English Language Arts77%+15 vs state

Mathematics73%+19 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)					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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Butler Middle School	Public	5-8	2011 Trojan Ave	Arcanum	45304	Darke County	Arcanum-Butler Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 692-5174	321	17	18.7	0.0%	306 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	80.9	170^th of 1046 public middle schools	83.7%		84.2	128^th of 1036 public middle schools	87.6%	42	77.4	76.9		77.4	71.3	77.2	65.5		83.9	73.8	77.2	73.1		100.0	$11,327
Greenville Middle School	Public	5-8	1111 N Ohio St	Greenville	45331	Darke County	Greenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 548-3185	658	38	17.3	53.2%	601 (91.3%)	8 (1.2%)	12 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	28 (4.3%)	54.5	519^th of 1046 public middle schools	50.4%		54.1	517^th of 1036 public middle schools	50.1%	2	61.4	62.2		54.0	61.4	46.5	56.3		63.6	47.1	54.9	57.1		100.0	$11,848
Tri-County North Middle School	Public	5-8	436 N Commerce St	Lewisburg	45338	Preble County	Tri-County North Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 962-2631	227	16	14.1	98.5%	216 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	56.5	502^nd of 1046 public middle schools	52.0%		64.8	397^th of 1036 public middle schools	61.7%	105	53.3	63.3		51.1	52.8	55.0	52.3		66.7	58.5	57.4	53.3		100.0	$15,802
Milton-Union Middle School	Public	6-8	7630 Milton Potsdam Rd	West Milton	45383	Miami County	Milton-Union Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 884-7930	321	16	20.7	0.0%	296 (92.2%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	48.3	589^th of 1046 public middle schools	43.7%		55.2	504^th of 1036 public middle schools	51.4%	85		74.1			41.3	33.7	41.9			43.3	57.9	63.3		95.7	$10,546
Brookville Intermediate School	Public	4-8	2 Blue Pride Drive	Brookville	45309	Montgomery County	Brookville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 833-6731	577	35	16.6	0.0%	538 (93.2%)	6 (1.0%)	16 (2.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	83.8	132^nd of 1046 public middle schools	87.4%		85.3	110^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.4%	22	86.8	86.6	85.3	78.3	60.0	65.0	83.0	75.9	77.4	76.5	84.7	83.9		100.0	$9,529
Northmont Middle School	Public	7-8	4810 National Rd	Clayton	45315	Montgomery County	Northmont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 832-6500	716	44	16.2	36.0%	420 (58.7%)	177 (24.7%)	37 (5.2%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.5%)	71.3	309^th of 1046 public middle schools	70.5%		72.4	293^rd of 1036 public middle schools	71.7%	16		68.9				67.3	48.5				79.4	68.3	100.0	92.5	$13,229
Covington Middle School	Public	6-8	807 Chestnut St	Covington	45318	Miami County	Covington Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 473-2249	183	7	26.1	36.8%	176 (96.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	69.1	338^th of 1046 public middle schools	67.7%		72.2	294^th of 1036 public middle schools	71.6%	44		77.6			73.6	57.4	58.3			60.4	63.0	62.7		100.0	$12,558
National Trail Middle School	Public	5-8	6940 Oxford Gettysburg Rd	New Paris	45347	Preble County	National Trail Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 437-3333	286	22	13.0	81.8%	263 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	62.6	425^th of 1046 public middle schools	59.4%		62.9	424^th of 1036 public middle schools	59.1%	1	54.0	69.4		46.0	53.4	61.1	60.4		68.3	56.8	66.7	53.2		100.0	$12,838
Versailles Middle School	Public	5-8	280 Marker Rd	Versailles	45380	Darke County	Versailles Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 526-4426	376	18	20.8	0.0%	365 (97.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	95	6^th of 1046 public middle schools	99.4%		94.9	6^th of 1036 public middle schools	99.4%		96.6	95.6		94.9	91.1	93.2	98.0		95.4	83.3	92.5	94.4	100.0	100.0	$12,954
Ansonia Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E Canal St	Ansonia	45303	Darke County	Ansonia Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 337-5591	97	0			92 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	85.8	103^rd of 1046 public middle schools	90.2%		85.8	101^st of 1036 public middle schools	90.3%	2		74.1			84.7	82.6	83.3			69.5	82.6	75.9			$7,393

Frequently Asked Questions about Butler Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Butler Middle School?

Students at Butler Middle School are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Butler Middle School attend?

Students who attend Butler Middle School usually go on to attend Arcanum High School

Is Butler Middle School a good school?

Butler Middle School ranks 170^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Butler Middle School in?

Arcanum-Butler Local

How many students attend Butler Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Butler Middle School.

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