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Tinora Middle School

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Tinora Middle School ranks 331 st of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-9

331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 68% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Tinora Middle School in Defiance, OH, is a public school of 313 students serving grades 5–9, and it is the only building in its comparison group that extends through 9th grade; it sits in a sparse rural area where its closest peer is 6.7 miles away and the rest are 11–20 miles out. It belongs to Northeastern Local, which ranks higher than the middle school itself. In 2025–26 the school ranked 331st of 1,046 Ohio middle schools (68th percentile, 3 stars) — a step down after four straight 4-star years, though it has stayed within a 64th–75th percentile band and has never posted a below-average year.

English language arts and science are the clear engines. Tinora is above the Ohio average at every grade level in both subjects, with grade-6 ELA 16.9 points above the state and grade-8 science 18.5 points above. Algebra I is the standout result: 100 percent proficient in 2025–26 against a state rate of 61.6 percent, and between 92.3 and 100 percent for four consecutive years — better than its own district in the same course. Grade-8 math is the opposite story: 43.1 percent versus the state's 52.0 percent, the only school in the cluster below the Ohio average and the lowest of eight. Among nearby schools, Liberty Center Middle School (97th percentile, 5 stars), Fairview Middle School, Patrick Henry Middle School, and Archbold Middle School all rank above Tinora, while Wauseon Middle School is level and Defiance Middle School and Paulding Middle School trail.

Two areas are worth watching. Students in special education rated 15th percentile with 1 star in 2025–26, down from the 71st percentile in 2022–23. Chronic absenteeism rose to 10.3 percent, now above the district's steady 9.4 percent and above five of seven nearby schools. Tinora spends $7,034 per student — the lowest among its sizeable peers — with 19.5 students per teacher, the second-highest ratio in the cluster, yet still matches or beats higher-spending neighbors.

313

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,234

Per pupil spending ?

27.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Declining — 81st percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (70% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg69%

Ohio avg59%

331^st of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

160^th of 773Northeastern 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
2026	69.9	331 of 1046	68.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	66.7	343 of 947	63.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	57.1	448 of 996	55.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	68.0	312 of 955	67.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	23.1	493 of 579	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	60.5	334 of 790	57.7%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)67th percentile~ school

Female (2026)64th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile-21 vs school

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

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Science75%+13 vs state

English Language Arts74%+12 vs state

Mathematics56%~ 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 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	Directly certified (2022-23)	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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Tinora Middle School	Public	5-9	5921 Domersville Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 497-2361	313	16	19.5	—	279 (89.1%)	5 (1.6%)	22 (7.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	69.9	331^st of 1046 public middle schools	68.4%		74	276^th of 1036 public middle schools	73.4%	55	71.0	79.7	59.4	65.7	54.8	43.1	81.2	72.9	78.6	62.0	100.0	$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%)	67.8	351^st of 1046 public middle schools	66.4%		60.1	452^nd of 1036 public middle schools	56.4%	101		64.5		57.6	66.7	70.4		53.5	68.2	65.1	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	—	277 (80.3%)	7 (2.0%)	53 (15.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	76.4	233^rd of 1046 public middle schools	77.7%		85	118^th of 1036 public middle schools	88.6%	115	79.5	62.7	87.7	64.0	85.5	80.0	90.4	59.3	89.5	62.7	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	1.4%	185 (85.3%)	6 (2.8%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	83.8	134^th of 1046 public middle schools	87.2%		81.6	162^nd of 1036 public middle schools	84.4%	28		81.3		74.6	75.4	69.8		71.2	88.4	73.4	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	—	262 (68.6%)	4 (1.0%)	96 (25.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	69.6	332^nd of 1046 public middle schools	68.3%		69.6	338^th of 1036 public middle schools	67.4%	6		71.1		74.6	49.3	74.5		60.9	67.9	58.7	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	0.9%	270 (92.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	91.3	34^th of 1046 public middle schools	96.7%		93.3	22^nd of 1036 public middle schools	97.9%	12	87.9	87.7	92.4	83.3	81.8	85.7	93.9	86.1	90.9	81.5	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	1.1%	243 (86.2%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	79.8	184^th of 1046 public middle schools	82.4%		82.6	145^th of 1036 public middle schools	86.0%	39	81.7	75.0	90.0	73.8	72.7	78.7	81.7	62.3	74.0	73.4	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	1.1%	212 (84.5%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	59.5	462^nd of 1046 public middle schools	55.8%		61.5	440^th of 1036 public middle schools	57.5%	22		64.3		64.6	60.4	67.3		38.5	62.9	52.9	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 331^st of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 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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