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Wise Elementary School

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Wise Elementary School ranks 106 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Wise Elementary School is a public middle school located in Millersburg, Ohio, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 77 students. The school is part of the East Holmes Local School District, which is ranked 94 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wise Elementary School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Ohio, with proficiency rates often exceeding the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 90% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 67.7% at the state level. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy in mathematics, with 88.2% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 47.6% statewide. Wise Elementary School has also demonstrated exceptional performance across different student subgroups, including female, male, and white students, as well as English Language Learners.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Wise Elementary School consistently outperforms its peers on state assessments, particularly in mathematics and English Language Arts. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Wise Elementary School had 88.2% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 50.5% at Fairless Middle School, the lowest-performing nearby school. This consistent excellence across multiple years and cohorts of students suggests that Wise Elementary School has implemented effective instructional practices and supports that enable students to thrive academically.

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,426

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

4579 County Road 120
Millersburg, OH 44654

(330) 893-2505

District: East Holmes Local

Students who attend Wise Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hiland High School

Feeder schools for Wise Elementary School:

Elementary:	Berlin Elementary School
	Chestnut Ridge Elementary School
	Flat Ridge Elementary School
	Mt Hope Elementary School
	More...
	Walnut Creek Elementary School
	Winesburg Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.5%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (79% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Ohio middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 68 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg79%

Ohio avg57%

106^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 68 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

94^th of 828East Holmes 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	85.4	106 of 1036	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	163 of 1046	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	91.5	38 of 1048	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	59 of 1017	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	114 of 1037	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	244 of 1050	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	186 of 1010	81.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.8	210 of 1038	79.8%	★★★★☆
2016	86.9	94 of 1050	91.0%	★★★★★
2015	23.0	807 of 1035	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	78.8	152 of 1008	84.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.3	164 of 1001	83.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.2	146 of 989	85.2%	★★★★☆
2011	80.7	117 of 925	87.4%	★★★★☆
2010	70.8	318 of 895	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.9	304 of 858	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.7	476 of 835	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	71.3	265 of 837	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.5	173 of 732	76.4%	★★★★☆
2005	95.9	1 of 692	99.9%	★★★★★
2004	87.7	23 of 400	94.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	95.3	3 of 123	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	1 of 110	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	10 of 134	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	15 of 127	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	89.4	10 of 107	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	53 of 938	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	46 of 942	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	89 of 943	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	91 of 925	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	111 of 910	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	125 of 917	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	243 of 897	72.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	45 of 954	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	196 of 958	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	126 of 933	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	159 of 916	82.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	154 of 777	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	204 of 795	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	41 of 805	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	76 of 809	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	76.0	170 of 781	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	262 of 796	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	212 of 781	72.9%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)95th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics79%+28 vs state

English Language Arts79%+19 vs state

Science78%+15 vs state

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Schools Near Wise Elementary School

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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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Wise Elementary School	Public	5-8	4579 County Road 120	Millersburg	44654	Holmes County	East Holmes Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 893-2505	67	4	15.2	9.0%	66 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	85.4	106^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.8%		82	163^rd of 1046 public middle schools	84.4%	57	80.0	76.5		70.0	83.3	75.0	88.2		90.0	79.2	75.0	70.6		$14,426
West Holmes Middle School	Public	6-8	10901 State Route 39	Millersburg	44654	Holmes County	West Holmes Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 674-4761	384	24	16.0	40.6%	359 (93.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	70.6	317^th of 1036 public middle schools	69.4%		71.7	299^th of 1046 public middle schools	71.4%	18		78.0			67.8	65.4	52.1			63.1	71.1	53.6	100.0	$14,616
Waynedale Middle School	Public	6-8	9052 Dover Rd	Apple Creek	44606	Wayne County	Waynedale Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 698-3151	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	56.2	496^th of 1036 public middle schools	52.1%		73.7	276^th of 1046 public middle schools	73.6%	220		67.9			36.8	61.3	23.4			53.2	77.6	59.0	94.3	$14,858
Fairless Middle School	Public	6-8	11836 Navarre Rd SW	Navarre	44662	Stark County	Fairless Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 767-4293	293	21	14.2	49.8%	275 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	65.2	393^rd of 1036 public middle schools	62.1%		54.1	541^st of 1046 public middle schools	48.3%	148		65.9			71.3	59.8	50.5			62.1	67.6	48.2	83.3	$13,643
Dover Middle School	Public	6-8	2131 N Wooster Ave	Dover	44622	Tuscarawas County	Dover City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 364-7121	616	31	19.8		462 (75.0%)	14 (2.3%)	125 (20.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	72.7	290^th of 1036 public middle schools	72.0%		78.4	218^th of 1046 public middle schools	79.2%	72		70.0			69.9	67.3	50.7			62.2	77.5	63.2	97.6	$9,335
Triway Middle School	Public	6-8	3205 Shreve Rd	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Triway Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 264-8685	364	16	22.7		342 (94.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	80.2	180^th of 1036 public middle schools	82.6%		79.3	202^nd of 1046 public middle schools	80.7%	22		87.0			60.7	69.4	71.1			63.7	76.9	75.7	100.0	$10,730
Ridgewood Middle School	Public	4-7	517 S Oak St	West Lafayette	43845	Coshocton County	Ridgewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 545-6335	396	19	20.8		374 (94.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.0%)	63.9	407^th of 1036 public middle schools	60.7%		58.2	489^th of 1046 public middle schools	53.3%	82	83.7		67.0	65.1	45.3	67.3		60.0	68.6	54.7	71.3			$9,552
Joseph Welty Middle School	Public	6-8	315 4th St NW	New Philadelphia	44663	Tuscarawas County	New Philadelphia City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 364-0645	668	36	18.5		527 (78.9%)	5 (0.7%)	118 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	71.7	299^th of 1036 public middle schools	71.1%		75.6	249^th of 1046 public middle schools	76.2%	50		68.9			61.1	56.0	77.3			60.8	69.9	64.4	100.0	$9,205
Central Elementary School	Public	5	145 Ray Ave NW	New Philadelphia	44663	Tuscarawas County	New Philadelphia City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 364-0700	195	10	19.5		149 (76.4%)	3 (1.5%)	36 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)	77.8			73.0					77.4					$9,229
Dalton Middle School	Public	5-8	250 N Church St	Dalton	44618	Wayne County	Dalton Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 828-2405	277	14	20.2	76.5%	250 (90.3%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	85.2	115^th of 1036 public middle schools	88.9%		84.3	135^th of 1046 public middle schools	87.1%	20	88.9	83.3		95.8	86.4	68.8	75.7		83.3	79.7	81.7	65.8	100.0	$11,893

Frequently Asked Questions about Wise Elementary School

What high school do graduates of Wise Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wise Elementary School usually go on to attend Hiland High School

How many students attend Wise Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 67 students attended Wise Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Wise Elementary School?

Students at Wise Elementary School are 99% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Wise Elementary School a good school?

Wise Elementary School ranks 106^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Wise Elementary School in?

East Holmes Local

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