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Tri-Valley Middle School

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Tri-Valley Middle School ranks 374 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 64% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Tri-Valley Middle School is a public middle school located in Dresden, Ohio, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 483 students. The school is part of the Tri-Valley Local District, which is ranked 198 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tri-Valley Middle School consistently performs above the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 69.2% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 63%. In Mathematics, 55.9% of 7th-grade students and 52.1% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 50% and 47.6%, respectively. The school also stands out in its Algebra I performance, with 100% of students proficient or better in the 2023-2024 and 2022-2023 school years, significantly higher than the state and local district averages.

While Tri-Valley Middle School's overall academic performance is strong, the school has seen a slight increase in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, from 16.1% in 2023-2024 to 23.7% in 2024-2025. This is still lower than the state average, but the trend is worth monitoring. The school also has room for improvement in supporting its Special Education and Low Socio-Economic Status student subgroups, which perform below the school's overall averages. Nonetheless, Tri-Valley Middle School generally outperforms the nearby schools, such as Heritage Middle School, Philo Junior High School, and Zanesville Middle School, in academic metrics.

475

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,009

Per pupil spending ?

41.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1360 Main St
Dresden, OH 43821-9487

(740) 754-3531

District: Tri-Valley Local

Students who attend Tri-Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Tri-Valley High School

Feeder schools for Tri-Valley Middle School:

Elementary:	Adamsville Elementary School
	Dresden Elementary School
	Frazeysburg Elementary School
	Nashport Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.3%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (68% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg64%

Ohio avg56%

374^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

198^th of 828Tri-Valley 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	66.1	374 of 1036	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	354 of 1046	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	279 of 1048	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	300 of 1017	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	306 of 1037	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	301 of 1050	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	457 of 1010	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.7	519 of 1038	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.2	508 of 1050	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.7	260 of 1035	74.9%	★★★★☆
2014	76.7	199 of 1008	80.3%	★★★★☆
2013	79.1	139 of 1001	86.1%	★★★★☆
2012	79.1	149 of 989	84.9%	★★★★☆
2011	71.6	306 of 925	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.4	302 of 895	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.5	345 of 858	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.0	320 of 835	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.9	279 of 837	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.2	483 of 732	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.9	532 of 692	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	17.7	538 of 565	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	383 of 576	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	323 of 658	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.5	587 of 643	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	368 of 938	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	361 of 942	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	250 of 943	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	251 of 925	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	271 of 910	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	206 of 917	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.9	391 of 897	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	59.9	231 of 521	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	561 of 983	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.0	380 of 989	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	335 of 974	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	244 of 947	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	378 of 923	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	363 of 945	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	466 of 924	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	377 of 954	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	323 of 958	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	269 of 963	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	328 of 946	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	318 of 924	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	363 of 933	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	530 of 916	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	147 of 263	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.4	83 of 254	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	76 of 245	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	149 of 219	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	113 of 206	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	321 of 572	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	423 of 563	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	490 of 590	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	408 of 777	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	385 of 795	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	287 of 805	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	324 of 809	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	342 of 781	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	312 of 796	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	476 of 781	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)56th percentile~ school

White (2025)47th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)44th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I97%+38 vs state

Science69%+6 vs state

English Language Arts66%+7 vs state

Mathematics54%+5 vs state

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Schools Near Tri-Valley Middle School

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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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Tri-Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	1360 Main St	Dresden	43821	Muskingum County	Tri-Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 754-3531	475	21	22.6	41.7%	443 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	66.1	374^th of 1036 public middle schools	63.9%		68.4	354^th of 1046 public middle schools	66.2%	20		69.2				55.9	52.1				71.8	60.0	97.2	$11,009
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		311 (66.7%)	48 (10.3%)	17 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (18.9%)	30.6	726^th of 1036 public middle schools	29.9%		27.1	746^th of 1046 public middle schools	28.7%	20		49.1				34.7	27.9				45.1	37.4	100.0	$11,944
West Muskingum Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Kimes Rd	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	West Muskingum Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 455-4055	514	26	19.7	52.1%	462 (89.9%)	10 (1.9%)	12 (2.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	70.3	325^th of 1036 public middle schools	68.6%		69.5	340^th of 1046 public middle schools	67.5%	15	72.2	78.3		61.9	59.4	71.8	35.6		66.7	59.4	86.4	62.0	100.0	$8,405
Licking Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1379 Licking Valley Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Licking Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 763-3396	523	24	21.7	36.3%	489 (93.5%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	58.4	471^st of 1036 public middle schools	54.5%		54.4	535^th of 1046 public middle schools	48.9%	64		68.1			53.5	55.6	60.3			52.4	58.5	45.1	100.0	$10,407
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		497 (95.0%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	76.7	236^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.2%		82.8	153^rd of 1046 public middle schools	85.4%	83		69.8			69.2	75.8	58.6			67.1	81.0	62.6	100.0	$9,002
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		416 (91.0%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	42.9	633^rd of 1036 public middle schools	38.9%		49.4	590^th of 1046 public middle schools	43.6%	43		50.0			43.4	41.3	38.1			49.7	63.8	35.3	72.7	$9,214
Ridgewood Middle School	Public	4-7	517 S Oak St	West Lafayette	43845	Coshocton County	Ridgewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 545-6335	396	19	20.8		374 (94.4%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.0%)	63.9	407^th of 1036 public middle schools	60.7%		58.2	489^th of 1046 public middle schools	53.3%	82	83.7		67.0	65.1	45.3	67.3		60.0	68.6	54.7	71.3			$9,552
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		420 (95.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	39.4	658^th of 1036 public middle schools	36.5%		49.1	593^rd of 1046 public middle schools	43.3%	65		35.3			47.0	45.9	32.0			38.3	60.6	45.3	100.0	$11,147
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Arlington Ave	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 670-7110	416	25	16.5		327 (78.6%)	28 (6.7%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)	38.6	661^st of 1036 public middle schools	36.2%		27.2	745^th of 1046 public middle schools	28.8%	84		62.5			32.8	38.1	42.9			40.6	41.7	43.9	100.0	$11,539

Frequently Asked Questions about Tri-Valley Middle School

What district is Tri-Valley Middle School in?

Tri-Valley Local

How many students attend Tri-Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Tri-Valley Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Tri-Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Tri-Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Tri-Valley High School

Is Tri-Valley Middle School a good school?

Tri-Valley Middle School ranks 374^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Tri-Valley Middle School?

Students at Tri-Valley Middle School are 93% White, 6% Two or more races.

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