Summary
Dixie Middle School is a grades 5–8 school in New Lebanon, Ohio, serving 291 students in the New Lebanon Local School District in the Dayton area. In 2025–2026, Dixie Middle School is ranked 660 of 1,046 Ohio schools (37th percentile, 2 stars), while the district ranks 542 of 773 (30th percentile, 2 stars). The school has earned 2 stars in each of the last ten years, and its 37th-percentile rank this year is the lowest in that span, down from a recent high of 49th percentile in 2023–2024.
Test results split sharply by subject. Science is a relative strength: 5th-grade science is 70.5% proficient versus 62.7% statewide, and 8th-grade science is 63.4% versus 61.2%. Algebra I is the standout at 93.8% proficient, far above the state’s 61.6%. Math, however, is below the state in every grade, most sharply in grade 6 at 30.3% versus 56.2%, and 6th-grade ELA is 38.2% versus 56.0%. Grade 6 has been a consistent weak spot for four years, with math between 30.3% and 40.8% and ELA between 38.2% and 43.4%, always below state. Among nearby schools, Dixie trails Brookville Intermediate School (87th percentile, 4 stars), Northmont Middle School (70th percentile, 4 stars), Tri-County North Middle School, Valley View Middle School, and Twin Valley South Middle School, but outperforms West Carrollton Middle School, Trotwood-Madison Middle School, Edwin Joel Brown Middle School, and Wogaman Middle School.
Chronic absenteeism has improved substantially, from 28.9% in 2023–2024 to 18.0% in 2025–2026, though it remains above the district’s 15.2% and above several higher-ranked nearby schools, including Brookville Intermediate (9.6%) and Tri-County North Middle (11.0%). Subgroup results are uneven: students from low-income families rank at the 43rd percentile, above the school overall, while special education students fell to the 9th percentile from 67th in 2023–2024. Class sizes are small, with a student–teacher ratio of 11.1, the lowest among nearby middle schools, a possible resource advantage even though overall results remain lower-middle.
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