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West Jefferson Middle School

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West Jefferson Middle School ranks 497 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 52% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

West Jefferson Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in the small town of West Jefferson, Ohio (43162), serving 252 students as the middle-level campus of the Jefferson Local district — by a wide margin the smallest school among the nearby middle schools it is usually compared with, with roughly 84 students per grade.

Math is this school's clear strength. West Jefferson has been above the state in 11 of 12 grade-level math comparisons over four years, and its 2025–26 8th grade result — 78.6% proficient versus 52.0% statewide — is essentially tied with Jonathan Alder Junior High (78.8%), a school ranked far higher overall. Algebra I has hit 100% proficiency four years running, though that reflects a small, advanced cohort; every nearby school also posts 93–100% there. English language arts is the relative weak spot, below the state in 10 of 12 comparisons, including 7th grade at 52.1% versus 62.7% statewide. Science has been below the state all four reported years, with 2025–26 the widest gap (49.4% versus 61.2%).

Overall, the school ranked 52nd percentile (3 stars) in 2025–26 — an improvement on its 2020–21 low of 42nd percentile, but below its 2024–25 peak of 59th, and it still outranks its own district (45th percentile). Chronic absenteeism stands at 22.8%, healthier than Pleasant View (34.1%), Norton (40.4%) and Wedgewood (56.3%), but higher than Hilliard Memorial and Hilliard Heritage (18.2% and 14.6%). West Jefferson spends $9,710 per student — the most in its peer group — with a student–teacher ratio of 16.8. Because grades are small, a 10-point swing is only about eight students.

252

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,833

Per pupil spending ?

1.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

2 Roughrider Drive
West Jefferson, OH 43162-1451

(614) 879-8345

District: Jefferson Local

Students who attend West Jefferson Middle School usually attend:

High:

West Jefferson High School

Feeder schools for West Jefferson Middle School:

Elementary:

Norwood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

Hispanic:

3.2%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 64th percentile in 2019 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (63% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 64th-percentile peak (2019) to 52nd (2026)

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg60%

Ohio avg57%

497^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

427^th of 773Jefferson 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2017	46.2	1075 of 1651	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.6	815 of 1678	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.0	622 of 1684	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	497 of 1046	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.0	421 of 1036	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	488 of 1046	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	439 of 1048	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	535 of 1017	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	605 of 1037	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.0	375 of 1050	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	430 of 1010	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.4	557 of 1038	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.4	567 of 1050	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	72.9	275 of 1035	73.4%	★★★★☆
2014	57.7	579 of 1008	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.5	632 of 1001	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.7	557 of 989	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.9	443 of 925	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.7	530 of 895	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.6	626 of 858	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.7	561 of 835	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.2	428 of 837	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.6	380 of 732	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.5	412 of 692	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.9	211 of 400	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	34.6	373 of 565	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	435 of 576	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	281 of 658	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.0	43 of 643	93.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	416 of 947	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.8	445 of 938	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	541 of 942	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	481 of 943	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	545 of 925	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	538 of 910	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.8	298 of 917	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	377 of 897	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	523 of 996	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.2	437 of 983	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	421 of 989	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	365 of 974	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	501 of 947	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	646 of 923	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.6	276 of 945	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	447 of 924	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	559 of 955	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.6	352 of 954	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	413 of 958	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	356 of 963	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	507 of 946	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	623 of 924	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	390 of 933	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	437 of 916	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	33.6	367 of 563	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	323 of 590	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	515 of 790	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	473 of 777	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	495 of 795	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	414 of 805	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	561 of 809	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	609 of 781	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.3	378 of 796	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	439 of 781	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2026)56th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2024)35th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Mathematics61%+9 vs state

English Language Arts56%-3 vs state

Science49%-12 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 Geometry (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	Free/reduced lunch (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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
West Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Roughrider Drive	West Jefferson	43162	Madison County	Jefferson Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 879-8345	252	15	16.8	—	232 (92.1%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	57	497^th of 1046 public middle schools	52.5%		63	421^st of 1036 public middle schools	59.4%	76		49.4		53.5	52.1	78.6		54.9	52.1	60.0		100.0	$15,833
Hilliard Memorial Middle School	Public	6-9	2900 Walker Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-7600	797	53	15.0	37.5%	500 (62.7%)	94 (11.8%)	100 (12.5%)	54 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.6%)	71.2	314^th of 1046 public middle schools	70.0%		72.7	292^nd of 1036 public middle schools	71.8%	22		73.9			55.9	56.8			73.0	70.4	100.0	99.2	$13,377
Galloway Ridge Intermediate School	Public	5-6	122 Galloway Rd	Galloway	43119	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8850	705	40	17.4	83.1%	260 (36.9%)	123 (17.4%)	225 (31.9%)	37 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.4%)								(n/a)	50.9		52.6	44.4			57.7	37.3					$11,686
Norton Middle School	Public	7-8	215 Norton Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3700	583	39	14.8	80.6%	205 (35.2%)	109 (18.7%)	184 (31.6%)	35 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.6%)	20.4	822^nd of 1046 public middle schools	21.4%		24.4	771^st of 1036 public middle schools	25.6%	51		34.3			18.4	35.5			40.1	32.5		100.0	$11,351
Canaan Middle School	Public	5-6	7055 US Highway 42 S	Plain City	43064	Madison County	Jonathan Alder Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 733-3975	354	21	17.1	33.1%	298 (84.2%)	2 (0.6%)	46 (13.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)	72.3		75.0	79.5	100.0		80.1	65.1					$11,680
Pleasant View Middle School	Public	7-8	2767 Holt Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3900	651	47	13.9	81.1%	270 (41.5%)	115 (17.7%)	208 (32.0%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.3%)	48.3	588^th of 1046 public middle schools	43.8%		37.8	670^th of 1036 public middle schools	35.3%	82		59.6			32.7	51.4			56.0	56.3		100.0	$12,898
Holt Crossing Intermediate School	Public	5-6	2706 Holt Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-8700	733	36	20.5	77.6%	290 (39.6%)	177 (24.1%)	187 (25.5%)	27 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.1%)								(n/a)	49.3		51.8	42.1			55.7	42.9					$10,926
Hilliard Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	5670 Scioto Darby Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-7000	791	57	13.8	32.5%	529 (66.9%)	60 (7.6%)	104 (13.1%)	53 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (5.4%)	72.5	289^th of 1046 public middle schools	72.4%		64.1	405^th of 1036 public middle schools	60.9%	116		73.9			63.0	53.2			76.6	68.6	100.0	98.0	$12,905
Hilliard Station Sixth Grade Elementary School	Public	6	5600 Scioto Darby Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-6800	763	54	14.0	41.3%	490 (64.2%)	75 (9.8%)	111 (14.5%)	51 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.5%)								(n/a)				65.1				66.8					$13,377
Jonathan Alder Junior High	Public	7-8	6440 Kilbury Huber Rd	Plain City	43064	Madison County	Jonathan Alder Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 873-4635	382	21	17.9	34.0%	314 (82.2%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (13.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	84.5	122^nd of 1046 public middle schools	88.3%		85.5	104^th of 1036 public middle schools	90.0%	18		79.7			78.6	78.8			79.4	71.4	100.0	100.0	$12,734

Frequently Asked Questions about West Jefferson Middle School

How many students attend West Jefferson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended West Jefferson Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of West Jefferson Middle School?

Students at West Jefferson Middle School are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of West Jefferson Middle School attend?

Students who attend West Jefferson Middle School usually go on to attend West Jefferson High School

Is West Jefferson Middle School a good school?

West Jefferson Middle School ranks 497^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is West Jefferson Middle School in?

Jefferson Local

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