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Johnstown Middle School

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Johnstown Middle School ranks 147 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 86% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Johnstown Middle School is a public middle school in Johnstown, Ohio, serving 421 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Johnstown-Monroe Local District, which is ranked 155 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Johnstown Middle School consistently performs above the state average on Ohio State Tests, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 82.6% proficiency in 7th grade Mathematics and 81.6% proficiency in 7th grade English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 50% and 62.9%, respectively. The school's Algebra I end-of-course performance is also exceptional, with 100% proficiency, compared to the state average of 59.4%. Johnstown Middle School's performance across various student subgroups, including male students, multi-racial students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, is also noteworthy, with the school ranking among the top Ohio middle schools in these categories.

While Johnstown Middle School outperforms many nearby middle schools, such as Licking Heights Middle School and Northridge Middle School, some exceptional neighboring institutions, like Granville Middle School and New Albany Middle School, have even stronger academic performance and higher rankings within the state. Nonetheless, Johnstown Middle School has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating a sustained high level of performance.

412

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,774

Per pupil spending ?

23.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 S Oregon St
Johnstown, OH 43031-1036

(740) 967-8766

District: Johnstown-Monroe Local

Students who attend Johnstown Middle School usually attend:

High:

Johnstown High School

Feeder schools for Johnstown Middle School:

Elementary:

Johnstown Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.7%

Two or more races:

6.1%

Hispanic:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (78% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Ohio middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg75%

Ohio avg55%

147^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

155^th of 828Johnstown-Monroe 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	82.6	147 of 1036	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	114 of 1046	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	135 of 1048	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	139 of 1017	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	142 of 1037	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	229 of 1050	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	284 of 1010	71.9%	★★★★☆
2017	83.7	125 of 1038	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	85.3	114 of 1050	89.1%	★★★★☆
2015	79.3	189 of 1035	81.7%	★★★★☆
2014	77.5	180 of 1008	82.1%	★★★★☆
2013	78.0	175 of 1001	82.5%	★★★★☆
2012	77.6	180 of 989	81.8%	★★★★☆
2011	74.1	249 of 925	73.1%	★★★★☆
2010	71.0	312 of 895	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.0	436 of 858	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.3	460 of 835	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.4	364 of 837	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.6	344 of 732	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.7	391 of 692	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	62.0	179 of 400	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	40.7	312 of 565	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.4	121 of 576	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	33.0	471 of 658	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	461 of 643	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	204 of 938	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	89 of 942	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	116 of 943	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	153 of 925	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	139 of 910	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	228 of 917	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	372 of 897	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	63.6	99 of 274	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	174 of 521	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	242 of 983	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	63 of 989	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	80.1	126 of 974	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	203 of 947	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	262 of 923	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	452 of 945	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	482 of 924	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	103 of 954	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	124 of 958	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	118 of 963	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	149 of 946	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	126 of 924	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	191 of 933	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	189 of 916	79.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	23 of 263	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	33 of 254	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	24 of 245	90.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	103 of 572	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	84 of 563	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	163 of 590	72.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	177 of 777	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	121 of 795	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	143 of 805	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	167 of 809	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	155 of 781	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	242 of 796	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	296 of 781	62.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)64th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science79%+16 vs state

Mathematics76%+26 vs state

English Language Arts72%+15 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, December 16, 2023

One of the most horrible principles in licking county . My family was warned about the middle school principal when coming to this town, but gave the benefit of the doubt , but boy was the community right . Close Quote

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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 Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Johnstown Middle School	Public	6-8	401 S Oregon St	Johnstown	43031	Licking County	Johnstown-Monroe Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 967-8766	412	26	16.1	23.5%	349 (84.7%)	9 (2.2%)	21 (5.1%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	82.6	147^th of 1036 public middle schools	85.8%		85.6	114^th of 1046 public middle schools	89.1%	33		78.7			67.5	82.6	77.3			62.4	81.6	73.0			100.0	$13,774
Northridge Middle School	Public	6-8	6066 Johnstown Utica Rd	Johnstown	43031	Licking County	Northridge Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 967-6671	270	24	11.3	93.0%	244 (90.4%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	63.3	419^th of 1036 public middle schools	59.6%		67.7	371^st of 1046 public middle schools	64.5%	48		62.8			53.8	44.3	63.6			54.8	70.0	64.8			100.0	$14,333
Granville Intermediate School	Public	4-6	2025 Burg St	Granville	43023	Licking County	Granville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 587-8103	580	31	18.8	8.4%	516 (89.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.8%)	14 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)								(n/a)	89.3		94.3	85.2	79.7		100.0	92.1	93.6	85.9						$13,448
New Albany Intermediate School	Public	4-6	177 N High St	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 741-3000	1,134	64	17.7	14.9%	708 (62.4%)	116 (10.2%)	85 (7.5%)	107 (9.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (10.0%)								(n/a)	86.2		92.9	83.9	82.2	100.0		85.5	89.8	80.3						$12,920
New Albany Middle School	Public	7-8	6600 E Dublin Granville Rd	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 413-8500	768	46	16.6		454 (59.1%)	106 (13.8%)	45 (5.9%)	96 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.6%)	88.8	63^rd of 1036 public middle schools	93.9%		88.3	78^th of 1046 public middle schools	92.5%	15		85.9				73.3	84.4				87.6	79.9	100.0	100.0	99.1	$13,723
Licking Heights Middle School	Public	7-8	4000 Mink St SW	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Licking Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 927-9046	820	42	19.3	57.3%	252 (30.7%)	276 (33.7%)	46 (5.6%)	217 (26.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	44.9	608^th of 1036 public middle schools	41.3%		44.8	625^th of 1046 public middle schools	40.2%	17		50.6				30.5	53.2				58.7	47.3		100.0	100.0	$9,766
Granville Middle School	Public	7-8	210 New Burg St	Granville	43023	Licking County	Granville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 587-8104	413	24	17.3		373 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	88.1	72^nd of 1036 public middle schools	93.1%		92.9	28^th of 1046 public middle schools	97.3%	44		94.2				59.8	89.9				88.6	84.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	$15,699
Centerburg Middle School	Public	6-8	3782 Columbus Rd	Centerburg	43011	Knox County	Centerburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 625-6055	243	10	24.3		231 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	66.7	365^th of 1036 public middle schools	64.8%		76.5	232^nd of 1046 public middle schools	77.8%	133		68.8			70.4	67.1	34.5			65.4	70.4	56.3			100.0	$6,154
Summit Station Intermediate	Public	5-6	6565 Summit Rd SW	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Licking Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 927-3365	836	48	17.6	64.1%	232 (27.8%)	277 (33.1%)	44 (5.3%)	264 (31.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.9%)								(n/a)	77.0			46.9	48.4	90.5	90.9		65.8	58.3	100.0					$9,622
Big Walnut Middle School	Public	5-8	555 S Old 3c Rd	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 965-3006	973	58	16.8	20.3%	834 (85.7%)	14 (1.4%)	48 (4.9%)	21 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.5%)	85.4	107^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.7%		86.8	99^th of 1046 public middle schools	90.5%	8		82.6			71.4	68.4	69.9			78.3	86.4	81.0			99.2	$11,512

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnstown Middle School

What high school do graduates of Johnstown Middle School attend?

Students who attend Johnstown Middle School usually go on to attend Johnstown High School

Is Johnstown Middle School a good school?

Johnstown Middle School ranks 147^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Johnstown Middle School in?

Johnstown-Monroe Local

What is the racial makeup of Johnstown Middle School?

Students at Johnstown Middle School are 85% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Johnstown Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Johnstown Middle School.

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