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South Point Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
671st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools
Better than 35% of Ohio middle schools
Summary

South Point Middle School is a public middle school serving 312 students in grades 6-8 in South Point, Ohio, which is part of the South Point Local School District. While the school has some bright spots, such as strong performance on the Algebra I end-of-course exam, it faces significant challenges in academic achievement, chronic absenteeism, and equitable outcomes for all students compared to state averages and nearby higher-performing schools.

South Point Middle School consistently underperforms on Ohio state tests, with only 17.6% of 6th graders proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 51.9%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.4% to 42.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average and nearby Fairland Middle School (19.9% chronic absenteeism). Additionally, the school's ranking for white students and male students is in the bottom quartile of Ohio middle schools, indicating potential equity issues that the school and district should address.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Rock Hill Middle School and Dawson-Bryant Middle School, South Point Middle School significantly underperforms on academic measures. For example, Fairland Middle School had 80.4% of 8th graders proficient in science, compared to South Point's 53.9%. This suggests the school could learn from the practices of higher-performing neighboring schools to improve its overall performance and better serve all of its students.

307
Students ?
16.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,723
Per pupil spending ?
78.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 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 — 61st percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (47% vs 55% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school47%
District avg40%
Ohio avg55%
671st of 1,036
Ohio public middle schools ?
Bottom 35%▼ down 26 pts since 2015
From top 39% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
466th of 828South 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202537.7671 of 103635.2%★★☆☆☆
202440.4659 of 104637.0%★★☆☆☆
202348.4601 of 104842.7%★★☆☆☆
202243.9612 of 101739.8%★★☆☆☆
202142.4633 of 103739.0%★★☆☆☆
201959.8478 of 105054.5%★★★☆☆
201855.7523 of 101048.2%★★☆☆☆
201749.4599 of 103842.3%★★☆☆☆
201644.6641 of 105039.0%★★☆☆☆
201564.6406 of 103560.8%★★★☆☆
201456.1602 of 100840.3%★★☆☆☆
201359.6558 of 100144.3%★★☆☆☆
201254.9606 of 98938.7%★★☆☆☆
201159.4517 of 92544.1%★★☆☆☆
201053.4570 of 89536.3%★★☆☆☆
200958.4480 of 85844.1%★★☆☆☆
200850.4542 of 83535.1%★★☆☆☆
200749.7532 of 83736.4%★★☆☆☆
200642.1540 of 73226.2%★☆☆☆☆
200546.0450 of 69235.0%★★☆☆☆
200422.3343 of 40014.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202163.896 of 38575.1%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202229.3422 of 56525.3%★☆☆☆☆
202135.3362 of 57637.2%★★☆☆☆
201933.2468 of 65828.9%★☆☆☆☆
201833.7458 of 64328.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202536.8625 of 93833.4%★★☆☆☆
202435.0637 of 94232.4%★★☆☆☆
202342.5593 of 94337.1%★★☆☆☆
202239.1603 of 92534.8%★★☆☆☆
202138.1595 of 91034.6%★★☆☆☆
201955.2491 of 91746.5%★★☆☆☆
201856.1453 of 89749.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202544.6579 of 98341.1%★★☆☆☆
202452.0497 of 98949.7%★★☆☆☆
202364.9327 of 97466.4%★★★☆☆
202257.5389 of 94758.9%★★★☆☆
202156.8391 of 92357.6%★★★☆☆
201975.7183 of 94580.6%★★★★☆
201871.2225 of 92475.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202530.3685 of 95428.2%★☆☆☆☆
202437.2628 of 95834.4%★★☆☆☆
202344.8569 of 96340.9%★★☆☆☆
202239.2600 of 94636.6%★★☆☆☆
202133.7626 of 92432.3%★★☆☆☆
201960.5404 of 93356.7%★★★☆☆
201849.2529 of 91642.2%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201837.9146 of 20528.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202549.2222 of 57261.2%★★★☆☆
202431.6392 of 56330.4%★★☆☆☆
202335.3364 of 59038.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202518.1673 of 77713.4%★☆☆☆☆
202418.5682 of 79514.2%★☆☆☆☆
202329.5623 of 80522.6%★☆☆☆☆
202225.6643 of 80920.5%★☆☆☆☆
202121.4651 of 78116.6%★☆☆☆☆
201944.0497 of 79637.6%★★☆☆☆
201835.1563 of 78127.9%★☆☆☆☆
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
Special Education (2025)61st percentile+26 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2018)29th percentile-19 vs school
Male (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school
Disabled (2022)25th percentile-15 vs school
White (2025)13th percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I82%+23 vs state
Science54%-9 vs state
English Language Arts51%-6 vs state
Mathematics28%-22 vs state

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

South Point Middle School ranks 671st of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

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

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2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025
2024–25 Ohio State Tests scoresSep 17, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataDec 2, 2024


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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