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Briar Middle School

Q: Is Briar Middle School a good school?

Briar Middle School ranks 434 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

434^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 58% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Briar Middle School is a public middle school located in Sandusky, Ohio, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 402 students. The school is part of the Perkins Local School District, which is ranked 302 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Briar Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 82.1% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 63%. The school's gifted and talented students have also shown exceptional performance, ranking 20th out of 241 Ohio middle schools in the 2021-2022 school year, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, Briar Middle School has experienced a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 11.3% to 13.3% in recent years, which is lower than the state average.

Briar Middle School's performance is generally stronger than the nearby middle schools, such as McPherson Middle School, Port Clinton Middle School, and Sandusky Middle School. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Briar Middle School had significantly higher proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts compared to Sandusky Middle School. The school's ability to support the academic success of diverse student subgroups, despite serving a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, is particularly impressive.

413

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,459

Per pupil spending ?

31.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3700 South Ave
Sandusky, OH 44870-6913

(419) 625-0132

District: Perkins Local

Students who attend Briar Middle School usually attend:

High:

Perkins High School

Feeder schools for Briar Middle School:

Elementary:	Furry Elementary School
	Meadowlawn Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.8%

Two or more races:

10.4%

Hispanic:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (67% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the Ohio median (58th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg60%

Ohio avg54%

434^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

302^nd of 828Perkins 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	434 of 1036	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	451 of 1046	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	420 of 1048	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	384 of 1017	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	299 of 1037	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	454 of 1050	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	490 of 1010	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.9	332 of 1038	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.9	332 of 1050	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.0	597 of 1035	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.8	498 of 1008	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.2	486 of 1001	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.0	422 of 989	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.4	420 of 925	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.4	535 of 895	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.8	403 of 858	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.5	407 of 835	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.5	363 of 837	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.9	360 of 732	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.8	301 of 692	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	77.8	81 of 400	79.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	43.4	282 of 565	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.6	393 of 576	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	350 of 658	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	531 of 643	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	424 of 938	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	491 of 942	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	486 of 943	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	470 of 925	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.0	347 of 910	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	447 of 917	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	487 of 897	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	74.1	20 of 241	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	49.8	355 of 521	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	72.1	54 of 249	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	95 of 247	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.2	53 of 228	76.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	549 of 983	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.1	435 of 989	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	362 of 974	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	517 of 947	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.6	296 of 923	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	525 of 945	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	509 of 924	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	409 of 954	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	362 of 958	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	306 of 963	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	309 of 946	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.6	256 of 924	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	414 of 933	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	450 of 916	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	122 of 263	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	136 of 254	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.3	67 of 245	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	50.6	120 of 239	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	91 of 219	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	143 of 206	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	123 of 205	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	224 of 572	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	176 of 563	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	381 of 590	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	387 of 777	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	440 of 795	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	408 of 805	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	372 of 809	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.1	279 of 781	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	406 of 796	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	467 of 781	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2022)92nd percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2023)78th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I97%+38 vs state

Science82%+19 vs state

English Language Arts63%+6 vs state

Mathematics46%-4 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 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 (2025)	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 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
Briar Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 South Ave	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Perkins Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 625-0132	413	25	16.7	31.5%	317 (76.8%)	20 (4.8%)	27 (6.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.4%)	62	434^th of 1036 public middle schools	58.1%		61.4	451^st of 1046 public middle schools	56.9%	17		82.1			54.2	28.6	54.1			64.9	68.8	54.7	100.0	97.4	$13,459
Sandusky Middle School	Public	7-8	2130 Hayes Ave # B	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1180	418	28	14.7		133 (31.8%)	151 (36.1%)	26 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (25.8%)	28.2	745^th of 1036 public middle schools	28.1%		25	762^nd of 1046 public middle schools	27.2%	17		53.0				23.9	33.3				38.7	35.0			$14,890
McCormick Middle School	Public	6-8	325 Ohio St	Huron	44839	Erie County	Huron City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 433-1234	267	18	14.4	33.7%	233 (87.3%)	5 (1.9%)	12 (4.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	82.8	142^nd of 1036 public middle schools	86.3%		82.8	154^th of 1046 public middle schools	85.3%	12		88.2			61.1	67.3	78.0			77.2	77.9	73.3		94.6	$12,818
Danbury Middle School	Public	6-8	9451 E Harbor Rd	Lakeside Marblehead	43440	Ottawa County	Danbury Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 798-5185	115	7	16.4		107 (93.0%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	74.9	266^th of 1036 public middle schools	74.3%		74.8	260^th of 1046 public middle schools	75.1%	6		65.0			63.6	66.7	60.6			78.8	80.6	60.0			$20,890
Bellevue Middle School	Public	6-8	1035 Castalia St	Bellevue	44811	Huron County	Bellevue City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 484-5060	394	23	17.1	45.7%	346 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	79.7	188^th of 1036 public middle schools	81.9%		76.2	239^th of 1046 public middle schools	77.2%	51		79.3			70.7	61.9	59.6			69.1	87.1	71.9		100.0	$12,440
League Elementary School	Public	5-6	16 E League St	Norwalk	44857	Huron County	Norwalk City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 668-2450	192	10	19.2		147 (76.6%)	4 (2.1%)	25 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.8%)								(n/a)			90.1					76.2							$11,704
Edison Middle School (formerly Berlin-Milan Middle School)	Public	4-8	20 Center St	Berlin Heights	44814	Erie County	Edison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan)	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 499-3000	525	31	16.7		462 (88.0%)	4 (0.8%)	31 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	83.2	139^th of 1036 public middle schools	86.6%		77.3	224^th of 1046 public middle schools	78.6%	85	84.8	81.6	83.2	75.2	68.0	75.0	75.3	73.7	86.7	66.7	81.0	75.0		100.0	$10,723
Norwalk Middle School	Public	7-9	64 Christie Ave	Norwalk	44857	Huron County	Norwalk City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 668-8370	332	28	11.8		251 (75.6%)	3 (0.9%)	55 (16.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	69.3	344^th of 1036 public middle schools	66.8%		64.2	409^th of 1046 public middle schools	60.9%	65		73.2				47.7	65.4				75.5	59.9		100.0	$11,593
Port Clinton Middle School	Public	6-8	807 Jefferson St	Port Clinton	43452	Ottawa County	Port Clinton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 734-4448	292	22	13.2		236 (80.8%)	8 (2.7%)	26 (8.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	70	328^th of 1036 public middle schools	68.3%		66.2	389^th of 1046 public middle schools	62.8%	61		68.8			52.3	68.8	73.3			56.8	73.2	57.3		100.0	$15,668
McPherson Middle School	Public	6-8	4230 Limerick Rd	Clyde	43410	Sandusky County	Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 547-9150	449	32	14.0	54.1%	374 (83.3%)	4 (0.9%)	51 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	76.5	243^rd of 1036 public middle schools	76.5%		71.2	307^th of 1046 public middle schools	70.7%	64		82.4			68.7	56.2	82.4			60.7	74.8	62.4		100.0	$13,229

Frequently Asked Questions about Briar Middle School

What high school do graduates of Briar Middle School attend?

Students who attend Briar Middle School usually go on to attend Perkins High School

What district is Briar Middle School in?

Perkins Local

What is the racial makeup of Briar Middle School?

Students at Briar Middle School are 77% White, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Briar Middle School a good school?

Briar Middle School ranks 434^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Briar Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Briar Middle School.

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