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Preble Shawnee Middle School

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Preble Shawnee Middle School ranks 587 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

587^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Preble Shawnee Middle School is a public school in Camden, Ohio, serving 421 students in grades 5–8 and belonging to Preble Shawnee Local, a district whose statewide rank is lower than the school’s own. The school ranks 587th out of 1,046 Ohio middle schools (44th percentile, 2 stars), while its district ranks 546th out of 773 districts (29th percentile, 1 star), making the school a relative bright spot locally.

Its clearest academic strength is advanced math: Algebra I proficiency is 91.7%, far above Ohio’s 61.6% and the district’s 34.8%. Sixth-grade math (65.7%) and seventh-grade math (54.1%) also beat state averages of 56.2% and 48.6%, and they outperform most nearby schools, though not Eaton Middle School or Madison Junior High. Eighth-grade math remains a persistent weakness at 36.0% versus 52.0% statewide. Fifth- and eighth-grade science have declined to 52.4% and 48.6%, both below state and below most nearby schools. ELA is below state in grades 6–8, including 44.2% in grade 6, 56.8% in grade 7, and 53.2% in grade 8.

Attendance has improved significantly, from 26.7% chronic absenteeism in 2023–2024 to 15.7% in 2025–2026—close to the district’s 14.3% and better than New Miami Middle School (48.7%), Middletown Middle School (43.7%), Edgewood Middle School (27.0%), and Dixie Middle School (18.0%). The student-teacher ratio is 20, higher than most nearby middle schools except Valley View Middle School (24). Compared with nearby schools, the school sits below Eaton Middle School, Madison Junior High, and Carlisle Junior High School, similar to Twin Valley South Middle School and Valley View Middle School, and above Dixie Middle School, New Miami Middle School, and Middletown Middle School. Subgroup results are uneven: the school is relatively stronger for gifted and female students, but lower for special education students.

421

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,673

Per pupil spending ?

5495 Somers Gratis Rd
Camden, OH 45311-8720

(937) 452-4102

District: Preble Shawnee Local

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.0%

Two or more races:

2.1%

Hispanic:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2023 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg52%

Ohio avg59%

587^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 5 pts since 2023

From bottom 39% (2023) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

546^th of 773Preble Shawnee 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	48.4	587 of 1046	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.7	594 of 1036	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	635 of 1046	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	644 of 1048	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	540 of 947	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.7	544 of 938	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	597 of 942	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	623 of 943	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	97 of 194	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	639 of 996	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.8	604 of 983	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	680 of 989	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	685 of 974	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	597 of 955	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	610 of 954	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	626 of 958	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	609 of 963	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	466 of 579	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	435 of 572	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	455 of 563	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	339 of 590	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	588 of 790	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	610 of 777	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	656 of 795	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	657 of 805	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)50th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)37th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I92%+30 vs state

English Language Arts55%-7 vs state

Mathematics53%~ state avg

Science50%-11 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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
Preble Shawnee Middle School	Public	5-8	5495 Somers Gratis Rd	Camden	45311	Preble County	Preble Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 452-4102	421	21	20.0		404 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	48.4	587^th of 1046 public middle schools	43.9%		46.7	594^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.7%	7	52.4	48.6		57.8	65.7	54.1	36.0		66.7	44.2	56.8	53.2	91.7	$11,673
Valley View Middle School	Public	6-8	6057 Farmersville Germantown P	Germantown	45327	Montgomery County	Valley View Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 855-6581	385	16	24.0	26.5%	350 (90.9%)	10 (2.6%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	54.4	521^st of 1046 public middle schools	50.2%		62.2	429^th of 1036 public middle schools	58.6%	92		65.8			61.7	50.8	25.5			61.3	62.2	52.9	85.2	$11,351
Twin Valley South Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Education Dr	West Alexandria	45381	Preble County	Twin Valley Community Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 839-4165	93	6	14.3		92 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.5	488^th of 1046 public middle schools	53.3%		43.7	622^nd of 1036 public middle schools	40.0%	134		52.4			50.0	50.0	50.0			69.6	65.2	58.5	100.0	$17,125
Madison Junior High	Public	6-8	5797 W Alexandria Rd	Middletown	45042	Butler County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 420-4916	342	22	15.5		317 (92.7%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	71.8	302^nd of 1046 public middle schools	71.1%		73	285^th of 1036 public middle schools	72.5%	17		77.3			69.1	46.3	60.7			61.2	76.9	72.7	95.7	$5,945
Eaton Middle School	Public	6-8	814 Camden Rd	Eaton	45320	Preble County	Eaton Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 456-2286	410	30	13.6	46.6%	374 (91.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	78.6	201^st of 1046 public middle schools	80.8%		77.6	224^th of 1036 public middle schools	78.4%	23		68.6			83.3	70.7	71.0			66.7	76.5	66.7	100.0	$12,412
Edgewood Middle School	Public	6-9	5005 Oxford State Rd	Trenton	45067	Butler County	Edgewood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 867-7425	801	44	18.2	50.6%	679 (84.8%)	24 (3.0%)	39 (4.9%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (6.1%)	52.1	550^th of 1046 public middle schools	47.4%		46.1	595^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.6%	45		55.3			60.8	52.0	32.8			52.1	66.5	52.3	93.2	$11,053
Dixie Middle School	Public	5-8	200 S Fuls Rd	New Lebanon	45345	Montgomery County	New Lebanon Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 687-3508	291	26	11.1		266 (91.4%)	4 (1.4%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	41	660^th of 1046 public middle schools	36.9%		43.5	628^th of 1036 public middle schools	39.4%	32	70.5	63.4		47.4	30.3	42.6	40.0		64.1	38.2	62.3	45.1	93.8	$11,677
Carlisle Junior High School	Public	7-8	250 Jamaica Rd	Carlisle	45005	Warren County	Carlisle Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 746-3227	242	19	12.7	36.8%	223 (92.1%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	64.9	390^th of 1046 public middle schools	62.7%		63	423^rd of 1036 public middle schools	59.2%	33		66.1				59.6	50.0				66.3	66.7	100.0	$16,920
Carlisle Intermediate Elementary School	Public	4-6	270 Jamaica Rd	Carlisle	45005	Warren County	Carlisle Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 746-8969	363	21	17.7	42.7%	335 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)								(n/a)	56.5		75.0	52.0	42.4			68.8	69.4	43.5				$13,333
New Miami Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Seven Mile Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	New Miami Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 863-0833	138	9	15.3		113 (81.9%)	2 (1.4%)	12 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	25.4	778^th of 1046 public middle schools	25.6%		42.5	639^th of 1036 public middle schools	38.3%	139		27.3			30.6	34.7	15.0			30.6	63.3	36.4	76.9	$12,052

Frequently Asked Questions about Preble Shawnee Middle School

Is Preble Shawnee Middle School a good school?

Preble Shawnee Middle School ranks 587^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Preble Shawnee Middle School in?

Preble Shawnee Local

What is the racial makeup of Preble Shawnee Middle School?

Students at Preble Shawnee Middle School are 96% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Preble Shawnee Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Preble Shawnee Middle School.

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