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South Point Middle School

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South Point Middle School ranks 737 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 30% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

South Point Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in South Point, Ohio, serving 307 students as part of the South Point Local district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 737 of 1,046 ranked Ohio middle schools — the 30th percentile with 1 star — while its district ranked 484 of 773 districts (37th percentile, 2 stars). The school sits below its own district and below every nearby middle school, continuing a slide from the 54th percentile with 3 stars in 2018–2019.

Math and science are the clearest concerns. Eighth-grade science proficiency is 30.9% against a state rate of 61.2%, while 6th-grade math is 24.0% (state: 56.2%), 7th-grade math 36.7%, and 8th-grade math 23.4% — all the lowest among nearby schools such as Rock Hill Middle School, Fairland Middle School, Ironton Middle School, Dawson-Bryant Middle School, and Chesapeake Middle School. ELA comes closer: 6th-grade ELA is 54.3% versus the state's 56.0%, 7th grade is 57.5%, and 8th grade is 45.7%, 12.6 points below state. Algebra I is a bright spot at 88.2% proficient, above state (61.6%) and district (65.6%), though it reflects a smaller advanced cohort. Chronic absenteeism improved from 42.8% to 24.1%, still above the district's 18.5%.

Subgroup data flag uneven effectiveness: special education students rank at the 7th percentile with 0 stars, a sharp one-year drop from the 61st percentile; low-SES students fell from the 50th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 33rd; and male students (21st percentile) trail female students (31st percentile). Funding is not a simple explanation — 2018–2019 per-student spending of $8,696 was higher than Fairland, Dawson-Bryant, Ironton, and Chesapeake — but the student/teacher ratio of 16.1 is less favorable than most nearby schools. Grade-level math and science, attendance, and student supports are the key areas to watch.

307

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,723

Per pupil spending ?

56.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

983 County Road 60
South Point, OH 45680-7465

(740) 377-4343

District: South Point Local

Students who attend South Point Middle School usually attend:

High:

South Point High School

Feeder schools for South Point Middle School:

Elementary:	Burlington Elementary School
	South Point Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.9%

Two or more races:

6.2%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (45% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg42%

Ohio avg57%

737^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

484^th of 773South Point 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	32.3	737 of 1046	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	671 of 1036	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	659 of 1046	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	601 of 1048	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	612 of 1017	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	633 of 1037	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	478 of 1050	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	523 of 1010	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.4	599 of 1038	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.6	641 of 1050	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.6	406 of 1035	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.1	602 of 1008	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.6	558 of 1001	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.9	606 of 989	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.4	517 of 925	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.4	570 of 895	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.4	480 of 858	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.4	542 of 835	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.7	532 of 837	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.1	540 of 732	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.0	450 of 692	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.3	343 of 400	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	63.8	96 of 385	75.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	29.3	422 of 565	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	362 of 576	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	468 of 658	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	458 of 643	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	649 of 947	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.8	625 of 938	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	637 of 942	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	593 of 943	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	603 of 925	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	595 of 910	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	491 of 917	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	453 of 897	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	668 of 996	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	579 of 983	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	497 of 989	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.9	327 of 974	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	389 of 947	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	391 of 923	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	183 of 945	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	225 of 924	75.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	755 of 955	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	685 of 954	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	628 of 958	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	569 of 963	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	600 of 946	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	626 of 924	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.5	404 of 933	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	529 of 916	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	37.9	146 of 205	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	540 of 579	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	49.2	222 of 572	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.6	392 of 563	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	364 of 590	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	710 of 790	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	673 of 777	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	682 of 795	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	623 of 805	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	643 of 809	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	651 of 781	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	497 of 796	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	563 of 781	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2021)75th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)29th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I88%+27 vs state

English Language Arts52%-6 vs state

Science31%-30 vs state

Mathematics28%-24 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 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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about South Point Middle School

How many students attend South Point Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended South Point Middle School.

What district is South Point Middle School in?

South Point Local

Is South Point Middle School a good school?

South Point Middle School ranks 737^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of South Point Middle School attend?

Students who attend South Point Middle School usually go on to attend South Point High School

What is the racial makeup of South Point Middle School?

Students at South Point Middle School are 89% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Hispanic.

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