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Dawson-Bryant Middle School

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Dawson-Bryant Middle School ranks 355 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

355^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 66% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Dawson-Bryant Middle School is a 262-student, grade 6–8 school at 1 Hornet Ln in Coal Grove, Ohio, a small Ohio River valley community in Lawrence County served by Dawson-Bryant Local. For 2025-2026, it ranks 355th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools — 66th percentile, 3 stars — placing it third of seven nearby schools, behind Wheelersburg Middle School and Fairland Middle School, and ahead of Chesapeake Middle School, Ironton Middle School, Rock Hill Middle School, and South Point Middle School. Its ten-year results usually sit around the 60th–68th percentile, so last year’s 83rd percentile / 4 stars looks like an outlier rather than a new baseline.

The school’s clearest strengths are 8th grade science and 7th grade math. Eighth grade science proficiency is 89.5%, 28.3 points above the state and the highest of all seven schools. Seventh grade math is 84.9%, best in the group and 36.3 points above the state. The school also posts unusually strong subgroup results: Special Education students rank 86th percentile (4 stars) and low socio-economic status students 81st percentile (4 stars), both above the school’s overall 66th percentile. The main academic weak spots are 8th grade math (37.8%, 6th of 7 and 14.2 points below the state), 6th grade math (54.8%, below the state’s 56.2%), and 7th grade ELA, which has been below state for four years (57.0% vs. 62.7% in 2025-2026).

Chronic absenteeism is the biggest red flag: 26.7% in 2025-2026, highest of the seven schools and up 6.0 points from 20.7% the prior year. It also has the second-highest student-to-teacher ratio (20.1) and second-lowest per-student spending ($7,862) in the group, yet it still lands mid-pack. By contrast, Rock Hill Middle School spends $10,783 per student with a 9.7 ratio but ranks 40th percentile, while Fairland Middle School reaches 86th percentile at a 9.7 ratio. Overall, this is a small, resource-lean school with real instructional strengths but specific math and attendance challenges to watch.

262

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,562

Per pupil spending ?

1.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

1 Hornet Ln
Coal Grove, OH 45638-2994

(740) 532-1664

District: Dawson-Bryant Local

Students who attend Dawson-Bryant Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dawson-Bryant High School

Feeder schools for Dawson-Bryant Middle School:

Elementary:

Dawson-Bryant Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.1%

Hispanic:

0.8%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (66% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (66th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Ohio avg56%

355^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

351^st of 773Dawson-Bryant 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
2026	67.6	355 of 1046	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.8	175 of 1036	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	450 of 1046	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	415 of 1048	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	408 of 1017	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	593 of 1037	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.5	418 of 1050	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	366 of 1010	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.8	335 of 1038	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.0	347 of 1050	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.1	497 of 1035	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.7	518 of 1008	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.9	607 of 1001	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.0	644 of 989	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.2	645 of 925	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.8	637 of 895	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	57.2	499 of 858	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.9	487 of 835	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.2	483 of 837	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.1	400 of 732	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.8	253 of 692	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	81.9	56 of 400	86.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	65.7	103 of 565	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	20.7	531 of 576	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	301 of 658	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	261 of 643	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	401 of 947	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	82.5	137 of 938	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	417 of 942	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	323 of 943	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	383 of 925	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	590 of 910	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.4	396 of 917	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	326 of 897	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	185 of 996	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	88.8	42 of 983	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	71.4	253 of 989	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	145 of 974	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	135 of 947	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	335 of 923	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	148 of 945	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	94 of 924	89.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	338 of 955	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.9	202 of 954	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	428 of 958	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	443 of 963	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	413 of 946	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	532 of 924	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	373 of 933	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	356 of 916	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	83 of 579	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.6	31 of 572	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	60.4	139 of 563	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	82 of 590	86.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	374 of 790	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.2	199 of 777	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.9	446 of 795	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	429 of 805	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	427 of 809	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	596 of 781	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.2	425 of 796	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	388 of 781	50.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)86th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile~ school

Female (2026)58th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)53rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science90%+28 vs state

English Language Arts64%+5 vs state

Mathematics59%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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
Dawson-Bryant Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Hornet Ln	Coal Grove	45638	Lawrence County	Dawson-Bryant Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 532-1664	262	13	20.1	—	257 (98.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	67.6	355^th of 1046 public middle schools	66.1%		80.8	175^th of 1036 public middle schools	83.1%	180		89.5			54.8	84.9	37.8			62.4	57.0	73.7		$9,562
Ironton Middle School	Public	6-8	302 Delaware St	Ironton	45638	Lawrence County	Ironton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 532-3347	299	19	15.7	—	265 (88.6%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	55.6	514^th of 1046 public middle schools	50.9%		69.2	345^th of 1036 public middle schools	66.7%	169		37.8			64.0	65.9	66.3			54.0	56.3	48.6	100.0	$14,137
South Point Middle School	Public	6-8	983 County Road 60	South Point	45680	Lawrence County	South Point Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 377-4343	307	19	16.1	56.7%	273 (88.9%)	10 (3.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	32.3	737^th of 1046 public middle schools	29.5%		37.7	671^st of 1036 public middle schools	35.2%	66		30.9			24.0	36.7	23.4			54.3	57.5	45.7	88.2	$11,723
Rock Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	2171 County Road 26	Ironton	45638	Lawrence County	Rock Hill Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 532-7026	284	29	9.7	—	279 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	45.6	624^th of 1046 public middle schools	40.3%		51.9	548^th of 1036 public middle schools	47.1%	76		56.5			38.6	42.6	41.6			52.5	54.3	56.5	100.0	$26,554
Chesapeake Middle School	Public	5-8	10335 County Road 1	Chesapeake	45619	Lawrence County	Chesapeake Union Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 867-3972	342	22	15.5	49.1%	327 (95.6%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	64.4	399^th of 1046 public middle schools	61.9%		62.1	432^nd of 1036 public middle schools	58.3%	33	72.4	47.6		64.5	73.1	51.2	42.0		78.9	64.7	77.8	73.8	86.7	$10,992
Fairland Middle School	Public	6-8	7875 County Road 107	Proctorville	45669	Lawrence County	Fairland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 886-3200	331	34	9.7	39.0%	307 (92.7%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	82.4	148^th of 1046 public middle schools	85.9%		81.7	159^th of 1036 public middle schools	84.7%	11		65.0			79.6	73.7	77.4			79.6	83.8	69.9	100.0	$8,921
Wheelersburg Middle School	Public	4-8	800 Pirate Dr	Wheelersburg	45694	Scioto County	Wheelersburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 574-2515	598	29	20.6	—	537 (89.8%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.0%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	85.4	108^th of 1046 public middle schools	89.7%		80	184^th of 1036 public middle schools	82.2%	76	74.3	84.4	86.4	61.5	82.1	63.2	86.1	84.8	84.4	83.7	77.8	73.4		$9,052

Frequently Asked Questions about Dawson-Bryant Middle School

How many students attend Dawson-Bryant Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended Dawson-Bryant Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Dawson-Bryant Middle School?

Students at Dawson-Bryant Middle School are 98% White.

Is Dawson-Bryant Middle School a good school?

Dawson-Bryant Middle School ranks 355^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Dawson-Bryant Middle School attend?

Students who attend Dawson-Bryant Middle School usually go on to attend Dawson-Bryant High School

What district is Dawson-Bryant Middle School in?

Dawson-Bryant Local

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