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Philo Junior High School

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Philo Junior High School ranks 571 st of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

571^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 45% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Philo Junior High School is a grades 6–8 middle school serving 439 students in the small village of Philo, Ohio, part of the Franklin Local district. Its latest 2025–26 ranking is 571st of 1,046 Ohio middle schools (45th percentile, 2 stars), and Franklin Local ranks 488th of 773 districts. The school was stronger historically, sitting in the 56th–63rd percentile with 3 stars in several years from 2015–16 through 2020–21, then slipping into the low 40s and a 36th-percentile dip in 2024–25 before a modest rebound this year.

Locally, Philo Junior High School sits in the middle of the pack. It trails the top nearby performers — East Muskingum Middle School, West Muskingum Middle School, and Tri-Valley Middle School — but is ahead of Crooksville Middle School, Morgan Middle School, and Zanesville Middle School, and roughly even with Maysville Middle School, New Lexington Middle School, and Meadowbrook Middle School. Chronic absenteeism is 24.8%, above the district's 21.5% and well above East Muskingum (14.1%) and Tri-Valley (17.8%), though better than Maysville (25.6%), New Lexington (27.7%), and Zanesville (35.4%). The good news: absenteeism has dropped each year from 29.8% in 2023–24.

Test results are mixed but mostly improving. Philo beats the state in 7th grade math and 8th grade ELA, and reports 100% Algebra I proficiency, though several neighbors do the same. It trails the state in Science 8, Math 6, Math 8, ELA 6, and ELA 7 — with ELA 7 the clearest weak spot at 52.4% versus 62.7% statewide. Science 8, Math 8, and ELA 8 rebounded sharply from 2024–25. Subgroup results are uneven: low-income and gifted students rank relatively well, while the special education subgroup ranked in the 2nd percentile in 2024–25. Notably, Philo's student-teacher ratio (15.4) and per-student spending ($9,199) are more favorable than several higher-performing neighbors, suggesting attendance, instruction, and targeted supports matter more than resources.

439

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,147

Per pupil spending ?

34.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

225 Market St
Philo, OH 43771-9703

(740) 674-5210

District: Franklin Local

Students who attend Philo Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Philo High School

Feeder schools for Philo Junior High School:

Elementary:	Duncan Falls Elementary School
	Roseville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.7%

Two or more races:

3.0%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg52%

Ohio avg57%

571^st of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

488^th of 773Franklin 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	49.8	571 of 1046	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	658 of 1036	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	593 of 1046	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	604 of 1048	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	565 of 1017	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.6	429 of 1037	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	460 of 1050	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	507 of 1010	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	66.4	390 of 1038	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.5	386 of 1050	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.1	254 of 1035	75.5%	★★★★☆
2014	73.5	275 of 1008	72.7%	★★★★☆
2013	67.6	428 of 1001	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.8	545 of 989	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.2	581 of 925	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.2	559 of 895	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.8	400 of 858	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.5	613 of 835	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.0	550 of 837	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.2	467 of 732	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.7	524 of 692	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	49.8	250 of 400	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	496 of 565	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	414 of 576	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	296 of 658	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	296 of 643	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	545 of 947	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	617 of 938	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	546 of 942	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	468 of 943	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	489 of 925	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.9	393 of 910	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	467 of 917	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	502 of 897	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	72 of 186	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.3	51 of 194	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	58 of 164	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	417 of 521	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	403 of 996	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.6	555 of 983	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	596 of 989	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	679 of 974	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	595 of 947	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.5	310 of 923	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	437 of 945	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	435 of 924	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	564 of 955	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	673 of 954	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	581 of 958	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	668 of 963	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	618 of 946	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.3	439 of 924	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	388 of 933	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	465 of 916	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	558 of 572	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	435 of 563	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	502 of 590	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	594 of 790	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	662 of 777	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	620 of 795	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	637 of 805	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	636 of 809	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	478 of 781	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	499 of 796	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	527 of 781	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)61st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+38 vs state

Science58%-4 vs state

English Language Arts53%-6 vs state

Mathematics49%-4 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
Philo Junior High School	Public	6-8	225 Market St	Philo	43771	Muskingum County	Franklin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 674-5210	439	29	15.4	34.2%	420 (95.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	49.8	571^st of 1046 public middle schools	45.4%		39.4	658^th of 1036 public middle schools	36.5%	87		57.6		47.5	50.0	48.6		47.2	52.4	60.0	100.0	$11,147
Zanesville Online Academy	Public, Virtual	7-9	956 Moxahala Ave	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Zanesville City	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(740) 454-9751	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Maysville Middle School	Public	6-8	3725 Panther Dr	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Maysville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 454-7982	457	24	19.0	46.6%	416 (91.0%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	50.6	563^rd of 1046 public middle schools	46.2%		42.9	633^rd of 1036 public middle schools	38.9%	70		63.9		53.0	33.6	48.1		45.5	62.9	58.2	96.2	$9,214
Zanesville Middle School	Public	7-8	1429 Blue Ave	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Zanesville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 450-1413	466	25	18.6	57.3%	311 (66.7%)	48 (10.3%)	17 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (18.9%)	40.3	668^th of 1046 public middle schools	36.1%		30.6	726^th of 1036 public middle schools	29.9%	58		52.4			39.4	36.7			50.5	52.6	90.5	$11,944
West Muskingum Middle School	Public	5-9	100 Kimes Rd	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	West Muskingum Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 455-4055	514	26	19.7	—	462 (89.9%)	10 (1.9%)	12 (2.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	71.2	315^th of 1046 public middle schools	69.9%		70.3	325^th of 1036 public middle schools	68.6%	10	76.0	83.7	72.9	49.6	61.2	59.8	79.8	52.8	82.9	76.2	100.0	$8,405
Crooksville Middle School	Public	5-8	12400 Tunnel Hill Rd	Crooksville	43731	Perry County	Crooksville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 982-7010	317	21	14.7	99.1%	307 (96.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	29.9	754^th of 1046 public middle schools	27.9%		35.6	685^th of 1036 public middle schools	33.9%	69	63.3	48.0	46.3	38.6	41.5	10.9	72.5	44.3	50.6	29.3	54.5	$12,941
East Muskingum Middle School	Public	4-8	13120 John Glenn School Rd	New Concord	43762	Muskingum County	East Muskingum Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 826-7631	523	26	20.3	31.4%	497 (95.0%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	74	268^th of 1046 public middle schools	74.4%		76.7	236^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.2%	32		71.7		83.0	67.5	53.1		66.7	67.6	69.7	100.0	$9,002
Morgan Middle School	Public	6-8	820 Junior Raider Dr	McConnelsville	43756	Morgan County	Morgan Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 962-2833	232	21	11.0	48.3%	204 (87.9%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.1%)	41.3	656^th of 1046 public middle schools	37.3%		48.4	582^nd of 1036 public middle schools	43.8%	74		49.5		41.4	29.1	42.3		50.0	58.0	52.6	100.0	$15,029
Tri-Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1360 Main St	Dresden	43821	Muskingum County	Tri-Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 754-3531	475	21	22.6	—	443 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	67.4	359^th of 1046 public middle schools	65.7%		66.1	374^th of 1036 public middle schools	63.9%	15		61.1			61.3	58.3			74.1	62.4	100.0	$11,009
New Lexington Middle School	Public	6-8	2549 Panther Dr NE	New Lexington	43764	Perry County	New Lexington School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 342-4128	381	25	15.5	52.5%	371 (97.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	53	534^th of 1046 public middle schools	48.9%		60.6	450^th of 1036 public middle schools	56.6%	84		57.5		38.7	49.1	68.6		40.9	64.9	57.9	100.0	$15,261

Frequently Asked Questions about Philo Junior High School

Is Philo Junior High School a good school?

Philo Junior High School ranks 571^st of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Philo Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Philo Junior High School usually go on to attend Philo High School

What is the racial makeup of Philo Junior High School?

Students at Philo Junior High School are 96% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Philo Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Philo Junior High School.

What district is Philo Junior High School in?

Franklin Local

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