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Tinora Middle School

Q: Is Tinora Middle School a good school?

Tinora Middle School ranks 340 th of 1558 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 78% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Tinora Middle School is an alternative public school located in Defiance, Ohio, serving grades 4-9 with a total enrollment of 320 students. As part of the Northeastern Local School District, which is ranked 148 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, Tinora Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels.

Tinora Middle School's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the state average in subjects like Science, Mathematics, and English Language Arts. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 75.7% proficiency in 5th grade Science, compared to the state average of 63.4%, and 95.2% proficiency in Algebra I, far exceeding the state average of 59.4%. Additionally, the school has shown a consistent decline in chronic absenteeism rates, from 12% in 2022-2023 to 8.2% in 2024-2025, which is lower than the state average.

Tinora Middle School's success can be attributed to its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 18.7 to 19.5 over the past three school years, and its efficient resource allocation, with $7,034 spent per student in the 2018-2019 school year, a reasonable amount compared to the state average. These factors, combined with the school's strong academic performance and improving attendance rates, suggest that Tinora Middle School is well-positioned for continued growth and success within the Northeastern Local School District.

313

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,234

Per pupil spending ?

27.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5921 Domersville Rd
Defiance, OH 43512-9121

(419) 497-2361

District: Northeastern Local

Students who attend Tinora Middle School usually attend:

High:

Tinora High School

Feeder schools for Tinora Middle School:

Elementary:

Tinora Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.1%

Hispanic:

7.0%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (72% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Ohio middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg71%

Ohio avg57%

Elementary school

340^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 5 pts since 2024

From top 27% (2024) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

276^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

148^th of 828Northeastern 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	340 of 1558	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	420 of 1577	73.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	278 of 1452	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	476 of 1466	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	547 of 1473	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	453 of 1484	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	352 of 1466	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	373 of 1485	74.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	54.1	338 of 900	62.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	391 of 1175	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	428 of 1190	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	276 of 1036	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	374 of 1046	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	290 of 1048	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	302 of 1017	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	258 of 1037	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	285 of 1050	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	129 of 1010	87.2%	★★★★☆
2017	80.6	167 of 1038	83.9%	★★★★☆
2016	77.6	201 of 1050	80.9%	★★★★☆
2015	62.2	449 of 1035	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.1	186 of 1008	81.5%	★★★★☆
2013	79.0	142 of 1001	85.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.2	88 of 989	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	72.9	273 of 925	70.5%	★★★★☆
2010	72.2	282 of 895	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.7	224 of 858	73.9%	★★★★☆
2008	71.8	260 of 835	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	80.7	117 of 837	86.0%	★★★★☆
2006	74.3	177 of 732	75.8%	★★★★☆
2005	64.9	263 of 692	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	43.1	286 of 565	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.6	202 of 576	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	331 of 658	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.6	78 of 643	87.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	318 of 938	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	413 of 942	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	254 of 943	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	259 of 925	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	194 of 910	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	242 of 917	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	139 of 897	84.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	57.2	95 of 173	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	164 of 241	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	220 of 983	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	370 of 989	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	281 of 974	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	386 of 947	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	417 of 923	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.3	51 of 945	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	13 of 924	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	211 of 954	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	287 of 958	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	273 of 963	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	319 of 946	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.2	294 of 924	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	313 of 933	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.9	139 of 916	84.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	341 of 572	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	171 of 590	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	288 of 777	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	372 of 795	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	313 of 805	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	339 of 809	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	300 of 781	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	330 of 796	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.3	163 of 781	79.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)81st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

White (2025)67th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2024)62nd percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)78th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)45th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I95%+36 vs state

Science77%+14 vs state

English Language Arts73%+13 vs state

Mathematics63%+11 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)				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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Tinora Middle School	Public	5-8	5921 Domersville Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 497-2361	313	16	19.5	27.2%	279 (89.1%)	5 (1.6%)	22 (7.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	74	340^th of 1558 public middle schools	78.2%		67.4	374^th of 1046 public middle schools	64.2%	34	75.7	78.5	73.2	65.9	56.0	56.9	84.5	68.3	76.0	64.6	95.2	$13,234
Defiance Middle School	Public	6-8	1755 Palmer Dr	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Defiance City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 782-0050	572	34	16.8		385 (67.3%)	27 (4.7%)	146 (25.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	60.1	452^nd of 1036 public middle schools	56.4%		51.3	569^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.6%	117		53.1		58.1	68.9	53.0		55.7	72.1	42.3	100.0	$11,033
Archbold Middle School	Public	5-8	306 Stryker St	Archbold	43502	Fulton County	Archbold-Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 446-2726	345	13	27.4	29.6%	277 (80.3%)	7 (2.0%)	53 (15.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	85	118^th of 1036 public middle schools	88.6%		83.9	138^th of 1046 public middle schools	86.8%	20	75.3	80.7	76.5	87.3	78.8	62.0	85.9	83.1	78.8	71.1	100.0	$12,082
Fairview Middle School	Public	6-8	6289 Us Highway 127	Sherwood	43556	Defiance County	Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 658-2331	217	13	16.1		185 (85.3%)	6 (2.8%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	81.6	162^nd of 1036 public middle schools	84.4%		74.6	263^rd of 1046 public middle schools	74.9%	101		71.4		69.1	76.9	65.5		79.4	80.0	71.4	100.0	$12,178
Wauseon Middle School	Public	6-8	940 E Oak St	Wauseon	43567	Fulton County	Wauseon Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 335-2701	382	29	13.1	92.9%	262 (68.6%)	4 (1.0%)	96 (25.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	69.6	338^th of 1036 public middle schools	67.4%		73.5	279^th of 1046 public middle schools	73.3%	59		67.5		67.5	62.1	55.1		69.8	71.6	52.0	100.0	$11,650
Liberty Center Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Tiger Trail	Liberty Center	43532	Henry County	Liberty Center Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 533-0020	293	17	17.2		270 (92.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	93.3	22^nd of 1036 public middle schools	97.9%		90.7	51^st of 1046 public middle schools	95.1%	29	91.2	93.8	92.6	87.9	78.9	90.7	91.2	86.2	91.0	89.2	100.0	$12,240
Patrick Henry Middle School	Public	5-8	E050 County Road 7	Hamler	43524	Henry County	Patrick Henry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 274-3015	282	20	14.1		243 (86.2%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	82.6	145^th of 1036 public middle schools	86.0%		79.7	195^th of 1046 public middle schools	81.4%	50	79.0	82.5	83.9	72.7	76.9	63.6	80.6	72.7	76.9	73.0	100.0	$14,387
Paulding Middle School	Public	6-8	405 N Water St	Paulding	45879	Paulding County	Paulding Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 399-4656	251	17	14.9		212 (84.5%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	61.5	440^th of 1036 public middle schools	57.5%		55	533^rd of 1046 public middle schools	49.0%	93		70.0		75.4	54.9	51.3		52.2	55.7	51.5	100.0	$12,884

Frequently Asked Questions about Tinora Middle School

What district is Tinora Middle School in?

Northeastern Local

Is Tinora Middle School a good school?

Tinora Middle School ranks 340^th of 1558 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Tinora Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Tinora Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Tinora Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Tinora Middle School?

Students at Tinora Middle School are 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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