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Big Walnut Middle School

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Big Walnut Middle School ranks 109 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Big Walnut Middle School in Sunbury, Ohio, serves 973 students in grades 5–8 and is the only middle school in the Big Walnut Local district, in fast-growing Delaware County. Statewide it ranks 109th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools — the 90th percentile, 4 stars — a level it has held for four consecutive years after roughly a decade in the 83rd–88th percentile range.

The school beats Ohio averages by wide margins in every tested subject and grade, and sits at or slightly above its own district line throughout. ELA runs 20-plus points above the state in grades 6–8, and the accelerated Algebra I pathway posts 98.6% proficiency, on par with the top Olentangy Local schools. Chronic absenteeism of 11.6% is below the district's 12.1% and better than Blendon Middle School (16.3%), Heritage Middle School (18.5%) and Olentangy Shanahan Middle School (13.2%). What stands out most: Big Walnut is the strongest middle school in its comparison set outside Olentangy while serving a higher poverty rate (20.35%) than Berkshire Middle School (10.99%) or Olentangy Berlin Middle School (11.63%) — and it matches them in Grade 8 ELA.

Three things to watch. Grade 7 math (68.2%) trails every Olentangy middle school by 13–17 points, even though Grade 6 math (81.7%) is competitive — a transition-year concern. Results for students in special education and from low-income families have slipped three straight years, to roughly the 64th–65th percentile, while free/reduced-price lunch eligibility rose from 13.4% to 20.35%. Grade 8 Science has also drifted from 86.0% to 79.9% over two years. The feeder, Big Walnut Intermediate School, arrives stronger, with 8.1% chronic absenteeism.

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: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (80% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Ohio middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg78%

Ohio avg57%

109^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	109 of 1046	89.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	84.9	93 of 947	90.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	71.3	67 of 270	75.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	64.0	362 of 996	63.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	84.4	115 of 955	88.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	84.0	23 of 260	91.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	53.1	204 of 579	64.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	82.9	111 of 790	85.9%	★★★★☆
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)

Multi-racial (2026)91st percentile~ school

Female (2026)90th percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

White (2026)86th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)65th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile-26 vs school

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

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I99%+37 vs state

English Language Arts82%+23 vs state

Science80%+19 vs state

Mathematics73%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests American History (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 (2025)	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 American History End of Course	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
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%)	85.3	109^th of 1046 public middle schools	89.6%		85.4	107^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.7%	2		79.9				81.7	68.2	68.1			81.7	84.6	80.8		98.6	$11,512
Big Walnut Intermediate School	Public	4-6	777 Cheshire Rd	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 965-7800	663	32	20.7	21.4%	578 (87.2%)	7 (1.1%)	41 (6.2%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)								(n/a)	74.7			78.3	74.8				74.2	82.2						$11,412
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%)	89.7	51^st of 1046 public middle schools	95.1%		91.6	35^th of 1036 public middle schools	96.6%	16		89.1				82.9	83.0	73.9			79.4	91.0	81.8	100.0	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%)	81.2	166^th of 1046 public middle schools	84.1%		81.9	155^th of 1036 public middle schools	85.0%	11		80.7	100.0			73.1	68.9	59.8			76.1	80.9	77.2	100.0	99.0	$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%)	66.5	371^st of 1046 public middle schools	64.5%		69.5	339^th of 1036 public middle schools	67.3%	32		66.0	100.0			68.9	55.9	46.8			61.8	69.9	67.5		97.2	$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%)	90.7	37^th of 1046 public middle schools	96.5%		91.1	39^th of 1036 public middle schools	96.2%	2		92.3				88.4	81.0	73.3			85.9	88.1	83.2		98.0	$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%)	84.1	129^th of 1046 public middle schools	87.7%		83.6	133^rd of 1036 public middle schools	87.2%	4		80.8				80.1	83.3	52.4			81.0	88.8	79.9	100.0	98.6	$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%)	66	379^th of 1046 public middle schools	63.8%		64.8	398^th of 1036 public middle schools	61.6%	19		65.4	100.0			61.8	55.4	40.9			72.6	70.9	67.7		96.1	$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%)	73.6	273^rd of 1046 public middle schools	73.9%		78.1	216^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.2%	57		77.7	100.0			67.8	54.9	53.0			73.4	73.1	73.7		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%)	89.2	59^th of 1046 public middle schools	94.4%		91.8	33^rd of 1036 public middle schools	96.8%	26		86.1				78.3	85.0	71.3			82.2	88.7	87.1	100.0	98.3	$14,311

Frequently Asked Questions about Big Walnut Middle 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.

Is Big Walnut Middle School a good school?

Big Walnut Middle School ranks 109^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Big Walnut Middle School in?

Big Walnut Local

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

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