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Big Walnut Middle School

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Big Walnut Middle School ranks 107 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Big Walnut Middle School is a high-performing public middle school in Sunbury, Ohio, serving 619 students in grades 7-8 and part of the Big Walnut Local school district. The school consistently ranks among the top 20% of middle schools in Ohio, with a current statewide ranking of 107 out of 1,036 middle schools, and has maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance.

Big Walnut Middle School outperforms the state average in Ohio State Tests across all subject areas and grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school had 82.6% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 63%. In Mathematics, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates than the state averages, with 71.4% of 6th-grade students, 68.4% of 7th-grade students, and 69.9% of 8th-grade students proficient or better. The school also excels in English Language Arts, with 78.3% of 6th-grade students, 86.4% of 7th-grade students, and 81% of 8th-grade students proficient or better. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Blendon Middle School and Walnut Springs Middle School, Big Walnut Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution.

Big Walnut Middle School's performance is particularly noteworthy in Algebra I, with 99.2% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state average of 59.4%. The school also maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 12.2% to 13.5% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has a favorable student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.4 to 19 students per teacher, lower than many nearby schools. While the school performs well for most student subgroups, its performance for special education and low socioeconomic status students is more mixed, suggesting an area for potential improvement.

973

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,512

Per pupil spending ?

20.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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

(740) 965-3006

District: Big Walnut Local

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.7%

Two or more races:

5.5%

Hispanic:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (80% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Ohio middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 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 school80%

District avg77%

Ohio avg55%

107^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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	85.4	107 of 1036	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	99 of 1046	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	96 of 1048	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	181 of 1017	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	141 of 1037	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	177 of 1050	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	170 of 1010	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	83.6	127 of 1038	87.8%	★★★★☆
2016	82.4	149 of 1050	85.8%	★★★★☆
2015	79.1	193 of 1035	81.4%	★★★★☆
2014	80.3	117 of 1008	88.4%	★★★★☆
2013	78.4	160 of 1001	84.0%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	185 of 989	81.3%	★★★★☆
2011	74.3	241 of 925	73.9%	★★★★☆
2010	75.5	209 of 895	76.6%	★★★★☆
2009	77.9	162 of 858	81.1%	★★★★☆
2008	72.2	249 of 835	70.2%	★★★★☆
2007	79.4	138 of 837	83.5%	★★★★☆
2006	76.4	149 of 732	79.6%	★★★★☆
2005	78.6	128 of 692	81.5%	★★★★☆
2004	71.1	124 of 400	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	51.4	200 of 565	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	217 of 576	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	310 of 658	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.6	523 of 643	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	117 of 938	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	104 of 942	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	80 of 943	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	76.8	195 of 925	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	135 of 910	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	193 of 917	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	168 of 897	81.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	51.5	342 of 521	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	138 of 262	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.6	67 of 249	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	64 of 247	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	95.2	2 of 192	99.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	284 of 983	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	118 of 989	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	133 of 974	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	173 of 947	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	231 of 923	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	462 of 945	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	359 of 924	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	96 of 954	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	77 of 958	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	95 of 963	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	159 of 946	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	121 of 924	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	139 of 933	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	173 of 916	81.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	39 of 263	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	29 of 254	88.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	184 of 572	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	78 of 563	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	44.8	272 of 590	53.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	99 of 777	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	93 of 795	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	84 of 805	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	181 of 809	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	149 of 781	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	186 of 796	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	215 of 781	72.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-42 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)34th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I99%+40 vs state

Science83%+20 vs state

English Language Arts82%+25 vs state

Mathematics70%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Geometry (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 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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
Big Walnut Middle School	Public	5-8	555 S Old 3c Rd	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 965-3006	973	58	16.8	20.3%	834 (85.7%)	14 (1.4%)	48 (4.9%)	21 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.5%)	85.4	107^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.7%		86.8	99^th of 1046 public middle schools	90.5%	8	82.6		71.4	68.4	69.9	78.3	86.4	81.0		99.2	$11,512
Berkshire Middle School	Public	6-8	2869 S. Three B's & K Road	Galena	43021	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5200	883	51	17.2	11.0%	598 (67.7%)	57 (6.5%)	37 (4.2%)	126 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.4%)	91.6	35^th of 1036 public middle schools	96.6%		91.2	43^rd of 1046 public middle schools	95.9%	8	92.1		83.3	80.8	80.8	84.4	86.4	87.0		100.0	$15,201
Genoa Middle School	Public	6-8	5948 S Old 3c Hwy	Westerville	43082	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6500	702	49	14.2	33.8%	424 (60.4%)	138 (19.7%)	70 (10.0%)	26 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.1%)	81.9	155^th of 1036 public middle schools	85.0%		84.4	133^rd of 1046 public middle schools	87.3%	22	83.0	100.0	71.7	73.7	59.0	72.8	82.3	71.0		100.0	$14,397
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	390 N Spring Rd	Westerville	43082	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6600	592	43	13.6	45.3%	292 (49.3%)	152 (25.7%)	57 (9.6%)	28 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.5%)	69.5	339^th of 1036 public middle schools	67.3%		67.7	370^th of 1046 public middle schools	64.6%	31	70.2	100.0	66.9	65.7	40.2	69.0	69.7	63.2		100.0	$14,870
Olentangy Berlin Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Piatt Rd	Delaware	43015	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(740) 657-4050	886	44	20.0	11.6%	511 (57.7%)	57 (6.4%)	52 (5.9%)	214 (24.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.4%)	91.1	39^th of 1036 public middle schools	96.2%		91.1	47^th of 1046 public middle schools	95.5%	8	93.6		82.7	85.5	70.1	83.8	89.1	85.3	100.0	99.3	$14,025
Olentangy Orange Middle School	Public	6-8	2680 E Orange Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5300	1,056	63	16.7	23.0%	549 (52.0%)	125 (11.8%)	94 (8.9%)	202 (19.1%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	78 (7.4%)	83.6	133^rd of 1036 public middle schools	87.2%		86.9	96^th of 1046 public middle schools	90.8%	37	81.6		81.3	73.3	52.8	82.8	80.9	79.2	100.0	97.3	$13,742
Walnut Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	888 E Walnut St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6700	613	44	13.8	40.1%	295 (48.1%)	173 (28.2%)	54 (8.8%)	32 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.6%)	64.8	398^th of 1036 public middle schools	61.6%		59.4	477^th of 1046 public middle schools	54.4%	79	67.2	96.3	55.6	57.9	31.3	69.3	72.2	66.8		97.6	$14,319
Blendon Middle School	Public	6-8	223 S Otterbein Ave	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6400	609	39	15.6	44.7%	319 (52.4%)	150 (24.6%)	46 (7.6%)	18 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.8%)	78.1	216^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.2%		78.7	212^th of 1046 public middle schools	79.7%	4	83.9	100.0	62.4	65.0	59.7	70.7	78.2	69.2	100.0	100.0	$13,155
Olentangy Shanahan Middle School	Public	6-8	814 Shanahan Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4300	1,029	49	20.9	13.9%	574 (55.8%)	75 (7.3%)	56 (5.4%)	256 (24.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.0%)	91.8	33^rd of 1036 public middle schools	96.8%		91.2	44^th of 1046 public middle schools	95.8%	11	90.2		81.9	84.3	77.0	86.8	89.2	88.2	100.0	99.1	$14,311
Centerburg Middle School	Public	6-8	3782 Columbus Rd	Centerburg	43011	Knox County	Centerburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 625-6055	243	10	24.3		231 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	66.7	365^th of 1036 public middle schools	64.8%		76.5	232^nd of 1046 public middle schools	77.8%	133	68.8		70.4	67.1	34.5	65.4	70.4	56.3		100.0	$6,154

Frequently Asked Questions about Big Walnut Middle School

How many students attend Big Walnut Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 973 students attended Big Walnut Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Big Walnut Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Big Walnut Middle School?

Students at Big Walnut Middle School are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Big Walnut Middle School in?

Big Walnut Local

Is Big Walnut Middle School a good school?

Big Walnut Middle School ranks 107^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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