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Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School

Q: Is Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School a good school?

Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School ranks 336 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

336^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 68% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Lancaster, Ohio, with 625 students. This school consistently outperforms the state average on Ohio State Tests across all subjects and grade levels, with particularly strong results in 5th grade Science and Algebra I. The school also has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average.

Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School's performance stands out compared to nearby middle schools. For example, in 8th grade Science, the school had 78.8% proficiency in 2024-2025, significantly higher than Logan-Hocking Middle School at 56% and Lakewood Middle School at 50%. The school also serves its diverse student population well, ranking 115 out of 983 Ohio middle schools for low socioeconomic status students and 64 out of 241 for gifted and talented students in 2021-2022.

Despite a growing population of students from low-income backgrounds, as indicated by an increase in free and reduced lunch recipients from 34.62% in 2022-2023 to 44.96% in 2023-2024, Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years. This suggests the school is providing a stable and quality education to all its students, regardless of their background.

612

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,959

Per pupil spending ?

45%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6409 Cincinnati Zanesville Rd
Lancaster, OH 43130-9323

(740) 536-7249

District: Fairfield Union Local

Students who attend Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School usually attend:

High:

Fairfield Union High School

Feeder schools for Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School:

Elementary:	Bremen Elementary School
	Pleasantville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.3%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Hispanic:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (68% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (68th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg66%

Ohio avg57%

336^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

287^th of 828Fairfield Union 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	69.6	336 of 1036	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	337 of 1046	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.7	270 of 1048	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	317 of 1017	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	388 of 1037	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	433 of 1050	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	311 of 1010	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.9	400 of 1038	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.7	333 of 1050	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.5	344 of 1035	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.8	414 of 1008	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.3	264 of 1001	73.6%	★★★★☆
2012	67.2	416 of 989	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.2	242 of 925	73.8%	★★★★☆
2010	60.2	484 of 895	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.6	441 of 858	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	68.3	314 of 835	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.1	202 of 837	75.9%	★★★★☆
2006	78.3	128 of 732	82.5%	★★★★☆
2005	64.3	273 of 692	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	49.1	225 of 565	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.3	526 of 576	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	414 of 658	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	372 of 643	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	287 of 938	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	363 of 942	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	241 of 943	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	306 of 925	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	371 of 910	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	411 of 917	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	265 of 897	70.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	66.9	64 of 241	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	23 of 521	95.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	115 of 983	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	305 of 989	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	297 of 974	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	249 of 947	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	372 of 923	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	422 of 945	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	329 of 924	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	362 of 954	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	285 of 958	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	264 of 963	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	311 of 946	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	373 of 924	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	395 of 933	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	325 of 916	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	239 of 572	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	167 of 563	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	196 of 590	66.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	354 of 777	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	340 of 795	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	300 of 805	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	344 of 809	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	398 of 781	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	426 of 796	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	329 of 781	57.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science78%+15 vs state

English Language Arts71%+11 vs state

Mathematics53%~ state avg

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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 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 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
Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School	Public	5-8	6409 Cincinnati Zanesville Rd	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Fairfield Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 536-7249	612	35	17.4		583 (95.3%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	69.6	336^th of 1036 public middle schools	67.6%		69.6	337^th of 1046 public middle schools	67.8%	1	78.0	78.8	51.8	54.1	47.6	58.7	77.3	67.8	70.9	66.2	100.0	$10,959
Thomas Ewing Junior High School	Public	6-8	2024 Sheridan Dr	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 687-7347	643	35	18.2		551 (85.7%)	30 (4.7%)	23 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.6%)	54.4	510^th of 1036 public middle schools	50.8%		49.5	589^th of 1046 public middle schools	43.7%	79		61.3		40.5	53.3	57.5		45.6	71.3	45.4	100.0	$11,502
Sheridan Middle School	Public	6-8	8660 Sheridan Road	Thornville	43076	Perry County	Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 743-1315	516	30	17.4		498 (96.5%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	64.5	401^st of 1036 public middle schools	61.3%		66.9	385^th of 1046 public middle schools	63.2%	16		72.9		49.1	66.2	57.7		56.1	67.6	51.5		$10,438
Liberty Union Middle School	Public	5-8	994 S Main St	Baltimore	43105	Fairfield County	Liberty Union-Thurston Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 862-4126	381	17	22.4	36.2%	356 (93.4%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	68	356^th of 1036 public middle schools	65.6%		64.6	407^th of 1046 public middle schools	61.1%	51	66.0	68.2	75.5	60.4	55.8	39.7	80.6	66.1	79.3	67.1	90.9	$14,416
General Sherman Junior High School	Public	6-8	1930 Election House Rd NW	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 687-7344	693	36	19.4		598 (86.3%)	17 (2.5%)	21 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.1%)	56.4	495^th of 1036 public middle schools	52.2%		60.9	457^th of 1046 public middle schools	56.3%	38		59.1		45.1	52.1	60.8		46.8	64.7	54.8	100.0	$11,457
Bloom-Carroll Middle School	Public	6-8	71 S Beaver St	Carroll	43112	Fairfield County	Bloom-Carroll Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 756-9231	573	29	19.9	23.9%	502 (87.6%)	28 (4.9%)	13 (2.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	78.4	212^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.5%		74.3	266^th of 1046 public middle schools	74.6%	54		81.2		74.2	65.7	50.9		75.4	80.0	66.3	97.1	$11,488
New Lexington Middle School	Public	6-8	2549 Panther Dr NE	New Lexington	43764	Perry County	New Lexington School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 342-4128	381	25	15.5		371 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	60.6	450^th of 1036 public middle schools	56.6%		55	534^th of 1046 public middle schools	48.9%	84		65.9		47.1	62.0	58.1		52.1	63.1	54.0	100.0	$15,261
Lakewood Middle School	Public	6-8	5222 National Rd SE	Hebron	43025	Licking County	Lakewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 928-8330	394	28	13.9	50.3%	373 (94.7%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	54.3	513^th of 1036 public middle schools	50.5%		60.7	460^th of 1046 public middle schools	56.0%	53		50.0		45.0	55.1	65.2		48.1	62.5	50.0	100.0	$13,326
Amanda-Clearcreek Middle School	Public	6-8	328 E Main St	Amanda	43102	Fairfield County	Amanda-Clearcreek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 969-7252	319	20	15.9		304 (95.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	56.7	490^th of 1036 public middle schools	52.7%		52.3	556^th of 1046 public middle schools	46.8%	66		53.7		45.3	61.3	51.3		48.7	69.8	54.7	89.5	$13,469
Logan-Hocking Middle School	Public	5-8	13579 Maysville Williams Rd	Logan	43138	Hocking County	Logan-Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 385-8764	1,008	72	14.0		943 (93.6%)	6 (0.6%)	24 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.2%)	56	499^th of 1036 public middle schools	51.8%		52.9	552^nd of 1046 public middle schools	47.2%	53	62.1	56.0	67.0	46.7	60.2	54.9	79.7	46.4	68.9	49.2	100.0	$11,212

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School

Is Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School a good school?

Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School ranks 336^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School attend?

Students who attend Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School usually go on to attend Fairfield Union High School

How many students attend Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School.

What district is Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School in?

Fairfield Union Local

What is the racial makeup of Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School?

Students at Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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