Big Walnut Middle School

Public 7-8

 555 S Old 3c Rd
       Sunbury, OH  43074-9334


(740) 965-3006

District: Big Walnut Local

SchoolDigger Rank:
96th of 1,048 Ohio Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,270 Help


Students who attend Big Walnut Middle School usually attend:

High:    Big Walnut High School

Feeder schools for Big Walnut Middle School:

Elementary:    Big Walnut Elementary School
    General Rosecrans Elementary
    Hylen Souders Elementary School
    Prairie Run Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.9 Help
Number of students:  635

Racial breakdown:

White:
90.2%
Hispanic:
4.6%
Two or more races:
2.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  13.4% Help


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Compare Details Big Walnut Middle School ranks better than 90.8% of middle schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.46. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (90.2%), Hispanic (4.6%), two or more races (2.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 13.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Big Walnut Middle School is 16.9. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Big Walnut Middle School is $12,270.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Big Walnut Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Big Walnut Middle School 96th of 1048 Ohio public middle schools. (See Big Walnut Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Big Walnut Local:

SchoolDigger ranks Big Walnut Local 146th of 835 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Big Walnut Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Big Walnut Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 71.11 124th 400 69.0%
2005 78.60 128th 692 81.5%
2006 76.42 149th 732 79.6%
2007 79.36 138th 837 83.5%
2008 72.24 249th 835 70.2%
2009 77.88 162nd 858 81.1%
2010 75.52 209th 895 76.6%
2011 74.34 241st 925 73.9%
2012 77.44 185th 989 81.3%
2013 78.37 160th 1001 84.0%
2014 80.25 117th 1008 88.4%
2015 79.12 193rd 1035 81.4%
2016 82.42 149th 1050 85.8%
2017 83.62 127th 1038 87.8%
2018 79.88 170th 1010 83.2%
2019 80.24 177th 1050 83.1%
2021 83.98 141st 1037 86.4%
2022 80.33 181st 1017 82.2%
2023 86.46 96th 1048 90.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Big Walnut Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.78 272nd 590 53.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Big Walnut Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.64 359th 924 61.1%
2019 56.25 462nd 945 51.1%
2021 70.28 231st 923 75.0%
2022 74.41 173rd 947 81.7%
2023 79.26 133rd 974 86.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Big Walnut Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.33 168th 897 81.3%
2019 78.45 193rd 917 79.0%
2021 81.30 135th 910 85.2%
2022 76.85 195th 925 78.9%
2023 85.95 80th 943 91.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Big Walnut Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.59 523rd 643 18.7%
2019 47.66 310th 658 52.9%
2021 51.13 217th 576 62.3%
2022 51.41 200th 565 64.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Big Walnut Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.46 342nd 521 34.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Big Walnut Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.87 173rd 916 81.1%
2019 81.25 139th 933 85.1%
2021 83.82 121st 924 86.9%
2022 80.10 159th 946 83.2%
2023 86.20 95th 963 90.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Big Walnut Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.18 2nd 192 99.0%
2022 71.17 64th 247 74.1%
2023 68.65 67th 249 73.1%
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Rank History for White students at Big Walnut Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.20 215th 781 72.5%
2019 74.60 186th 796 76.6%
2021 78.11 149th 781 80.9%
2022 75.14 181st 809 77.6%
2023 84.27 84th 805 89.6%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Big Walnut Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 368 1 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 371
1989 385 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 387
1990 367 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 369
1991 351 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 353
1992 578 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a 1 582
1993 607 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 610
1994 618 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 621
1995 628 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 632
1996 628 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 632
1997 633 5 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 640
1998 642 6 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 651
1999 624 5 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 632
2000 642 4 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 650
2001 624 4 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 632
2002 632 4 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 638
2003 632 4 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 638
2004 612 3 1 2 0 n/a n/a 1 619
2005 604 4 1 4 0 n/a n/a 4 617
2006 617 4 2 4 0 n/a n/a 10 637
2007 624 10 2 4 1 n/a n/a 11 652
2008 640 9 4 6 1 n/a n/a 10 670
2009 614 13 1 5 0 n/a n/a 15 648
2010 624 11 2 5 1 n/a n/a 17 660
2011 612 10 5 7 5 0 17 0 656
2012 638 7 6 14 2 1 16 0 684
2013 451 5 5 10 2 0 9 0 482
2014 418 6 5 10 3 0 14 0 456
2015 450 3 4 13 2 0 12 0 484
2016 485 3 1 19 1 0 11 0 520
2017 520 3 3 21 0 1 16 0 564
2018 517 4 7 20 1 1 13 0 563
2019 525 7 7 15 1 0 15 0 570
2020 535 8 10 13 0 0 28 0 594
2021 541 11 13 16 1 0 19 0 601
2022 581 10 11 35 2 0 19 0 658
2023 573 9 6 29 1 0 17 0 635

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Big Walnut Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 371 21.0 17.6 0
1989 387 21.0 18.4 n/a
1990 369 21.0 17.5 n/a
1991 353 21.0 16.8 n/a
1992 582 33.0 17.6 3.8
1993 610 35.0 17.4 6.4
1994 621 35.0 17.7 8.5
1995 632 35.0 18.1 9.3
1996 632 35.0 18.1 9.3
1997 640 36.0 17.8 9.2
1998 651 38.0 17.1 8.8
1999 632 40.8 15.5 12.7
2000 650 44.0 14.8 8
2001 632 41.5 15.2 8.9
2002 638 39.5 16.2 12.5
2003 638 39.5 16.2 12.5
2004 619 39.5 15.7 10.8
2005 617 39.4 15.7 11.6
2006 637 40.0 15.9 14.8
2007 652 40.0 16.3 17.6
2008 670 41.8 16.0 n/a
2009 648 40.3 16.1 18.3
2010 660 39.0 16.9 23.2
2011 656 35.0 18.7 20.1
2012 684 36.3 18.8 20.5
2013 482 25.5 18.9 18.3
2014 456 25.8 17.6 18.4
2015 484 n/a n/a 15.1
2016 520 30.0 17.3 12.7
2017 564 29.2 19.2 14.9
2018 563 31.5 17.8 15.8
2019 570 31.7 17.9 14
2020 594 33.0 18.0 14.3
2021 601 33.5 17.9 n/a
2022 658 34.5 19.0 n/a
2023 635 37.5 16.9 13.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Big Walnut Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 371 21.0 17.6 0
1989 387 21.0 18.4 n/a
1990 369 21.0 17.5 n/a
1991 353 21.0 16.8 n/a
1992 582 33.0 17.6 3.8
1993 610 35.0 17.4 6.4
1994 621 35.0 17.7 8.5
1995 632 35.0 18.1 9.3
1996 632 35.0 18.1 9.3
1997 640 36.0 17.8 9.2
1998 651 38.0 17.1 8.8
1999 632 40.8 15.5 12.7
2000 650 44.0 14.8 8
2001 632 41.5 15.2 8.9
2002 638 39.5 16.2 12.5
2003 638 39.5 16.2 12.5
2004 619 39.5 15.7 10.8
2005 617 39.4 15.7 11.6
2006 637 40.0 15.9 14.8
2007 652 40.0 16.3 17.6
2008 670 41.8 16.0 n/a
2009 648 40.3 16.1 18.3
2010 660 39.0 16.9 23.2
2011 656 35.0 18.7 20.1
2012 684 36.3 18.8 20.5
2013 482 25.5 18.9 18.3
2014 456 25.8 17.6 18.4
2015 484 n/a n/a 15.1
2016 520 30.0 17.3 12.7
2017 564 29.2 19.2 14.9
2018 563 31.5 17.8 15.8
2019 570 31.7 17.9 14
2020 594 33.0 18.0 14.3
2021 601 33.5 17.9 n/a
2022 658 34.5 19.0 n/a
2023 635 37.5 16.9 13.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Big Walnut Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $7,824
2022 $10,731
2023 $12,270

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Big Walnut Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 177th of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 96th of 1048 Middle schools
 7.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Mathematics (Big Walnut Middle School)76.573.6
 2.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Big Walnut Local)76.673.7
 2.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Big Walnut Middle School)89.988.6
 1.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Big Walnut Local)89.988.6
 1.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (Big Walnut Middle School)84.683.8
 0.8%
   8th Grade Science (Big Walnut Local)84.683.8
 0.8%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Big Walnut Middle School)60.466.3
 5.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Big Walnut Local)60.466.3
 5.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Big Walnut Middle School)76.182.3
 6.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Big Walnut Local)76.182.3
 6.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%
End of Course Algebra I (Big Walnut Middle School)10097.9
 2.1%
   End of Course Algebra I (Big Walnut Local)83.772.8
 10.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students570635
 11.4%
African American79
 28.6%
American Indian11
Asian76
 14.3%
Hispanic1529
 93.3%
Pacific Islander00
White525573
 9.1%
Two or More Races1517
 13.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients14%13.4%
 0.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Big Walnut Middle School

Students at Big Walnut Middle School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Students who attend Big Walnut Middle School usually go on to attend Big Walnut High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 635 students attended Big Walnut Middle School.

Yes. Big Walnut Middle School ranks in the top 9.2% of Ohio middle schools.


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