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Pandora-Gilboa Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

99^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Pandora-Gilboa Middle School is a small public middle school in Pandora, OH, serving grades 5–8 with 158 students as part of Pandora-Gilboa Local; in 2025–2026 it ranked 99th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools (91st percentile, 5 stars), stronger than its district’s overall 146th of 773 districts (81st percentile, 4 stars).

Math and science are the school’s clearest strengths, especially in grades 7–8. In 2025–2026, every reported Ohio State Test subject/grade proficiency rate exceeded the state average. Seventh-grade math proficiency was 91.2% versus 48.6% statewide, and 8th-grade math and science were 85.7% versus 52.0% and 61.2%. Those results outpace many nearby schools: 7th-grade math beats Bluffton Middle School, Columbus Grove Middle School, Liberty-Benton Middle School, Bath Middle School, and Miller City Middle School. ELA is above the state average but generally trails the top nearby rural schools, so it is the likely growth area.

Chronic absenteeism was 8.2% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 10.6% and much lower than Lima North Middle School, Lima West Middle School, Elida Middle School, Allen East Middle School, Donnell Middle School, and Bath Middle School; however, it was higher than Miller City Middle School, Liberty-Benton Middle School, Columbus Grove Middle School, and Bluffton Middle School. The student-teacher ratio rose to 22.5 in 2024–2025 from 17.1 and 15.7 in prior years, worth monitoring at a small school. The main equity concern is that low-socioeconomic-status students ranked in the 66th percentile while the school overall ranked in the 91st, and current 5th-grade results were closer to state averages than the school’s stronger upper grades.

158

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,474

Per pupil spending ?

1.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

410 Rocket Rdg
Pandora, OH 45877-9607

(419) 384-3225

District: Pandora-Gilboa Local

Students who attend Pandora-Gilboa Middle School usually attend:

High:

Pandora-Gilboa High School

Feeder schools for Pandora-Gilboa Middle School:

Elementary:

Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.2%

African American:

1.9%

Hispanic:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (77% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Ohio middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg77%

Ohio avg59%

99^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

146^th of 773Pandora-Gilboa 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	86.1	99 of 1046	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	78.5	208 of 1036	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	191 of 1046	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	70 of 1048	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	40 of 1017	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	25 of 1037	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	150 of 1050	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	223 of 1010	77.9%	★★★★☆
2017	65.9	404 of 1038	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	81.0	167 of 1050	84.1%	★★★★☆
2015	76.7	218 of 1035	78.9%	★★★★☆
2014	83.1	69 of 1008	93.2%	★★★★★
2013	84.4	50 of 1001	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	78.9	154 of 989	84.4%	★★★★☆
2011	83.0	75 of 925	91.9%	★★★★★
2010	83.9	69 of 895	92.3%	★★★★★
2009	82.8	91 of 858	89.4%	★★★★☆
2008	79.2	132 of 835	84.2%	★★★★☆
2007	82.6	88 of 837	89.5%	★★★★☆
2006	87.1	16 of 732	97.8%	★★★★★
2005	75.7	150 of 692	78.3%	★★★★☆
2004	75.7	93 of 400	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	122 of 947	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	78.1	197 of 938	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	135 of 942	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	44 of 943	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	85 of 925	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	64 of 910	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	200 of 917	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	180 of 897	79.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	45.1	384 of 521	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	341 of 996	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	378 of 983	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.2	149 of 989	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	86.2	100 of 955	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	216 of 954	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	253 of 958	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	139 of 963	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	91.3	43 of 946	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	5 of 924	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	103 of 933	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	244 of 916	73.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	120 of 790	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	67.8	257 of 777	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	216 of 795	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	92 of 805	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	57 of 809	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	31 of 781	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	163 of 796	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	259 of 781	66.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)85th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)26th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics81%+27 vs state

Science77%+15 vs state

English Language Arts74%+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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Pandora-Gilboa Middle School	Public	5-8	410 Rocket Rdg	Pandora	45877	Putnam County	Pandora-Gilboa Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 384-3225	158	7	22.5	—	152 (96.2%)	3 (1.9%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86.1	99^th of 1046 public middle schools	90.5%		78.5	208^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.9%	109	68.8	85.7	71.9	76.3	91.2	85.7	71.9	71.1	82.4	68.6		$14,474
Columbus Grove Middle School	Public	5-8	201 W Cross St	Columbus Grove	45830	Putnam County	Columbus Grove Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 659-2631	223	13	17.8	—	196 (87.9%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	86.2	97^th of 1046 public middle schools	90.7%		90	50^th of 1036 public middle schools	95.2%	47	79.5	64.7	72.7	75.9	88.0	81.8	77.3	77.8	94.0	81.1		$9,553
Bluffton Middle School	Public	6-8	116 S Jackson St	Bluffton	45817	Allen County	Bluffton Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 358-7961	294	15	19.6	80.3%	273 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	90.4	43^rd of 1046 public middle schools	95.9%		88.6	67^th of 1036 public middle schools	93.5%	24		86.1		89.4	83.2	79.6		77.9	87.9	83.5	100.0	$12,837
Miller City Middle School	Public	6-8	200 N Main St	Miller City	45864	Putnam County	Miller City-New Cleveland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 876-3174	119	8	15.5	—	115 (96.6%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92.5	22^nd of 1046 public middle schools	97.9%		94	14^th of 1036 public middle schools	98.6%	8		97.5		93.9	76.3	97.5		90.9	84.2	80.0		$13,333
Bath Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Bible Rd	Lima	45801	Allen County	Bath Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 221-1839	417	21	19.8	45.1%	357 (85.6%)	10 (2.4%)	19 (4.6%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	84	130^th of 1046 public middle schools	87.6%		82.9	140^th of 1036 public middle schools	86.5%	10		89.7		67.2	72.6	68.6		73.4	86.3	79.4	100.0	$12,838
Liberty-Benton Middle School	Public	5-8	9190 County Road 9	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Liberty-Benton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 422-9166	462	30	15.4	24.2%	399 (86.4%)	6 (1.3%)	40 (8.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	88	70^th of 1046 public middle schools	93.3%		85.9	98^th of 1036 public middle schools	90.5%	28	78.6	83.6	74.6	85.0	66.7	84.6	84.1	85.1	82.1	81.0	100.0	$9,200
Allen East Middle School	Public	5-8	9105 Harding Hwy	Harrod	45850	Allen County	Allen East Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 648-3333	334	13	25.6	—	312 (93.4%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	58.7	472^nd of 1046 public middle schools	54.9%		66.7	367^th of 1036 public middle schools	64.6%	105	67.6	65.5	56.7	49.4	56.5	62.9	69.1	46.4	70.1	52.9	100.0	$9,102
Lima North Middle School	Public	5-6	1135 N West St	Lima	45801	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3100	321	23	13.9	—	96 (29.9%)	124 (38.6%)	29 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (22.4%)								(n/a)	19.7		12.6	15.2			31.5	18.7				$12,849
Elida Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 Sunnydale St	Elida	45807	Allen County	Elida Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 338-6802	467	31	15.0	59.7%	302 (64.7%)	62 (13.3%)	33 (7.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (14.3%)	69.4	336^th of 1046 public middle schools	67.9%		77.2	230^th of 1036 public middle schools	77.8%	106		69.6		58.3	56.3	64.0		62.5	74.2	65.2	97.7	$12,175
Lima West Middle School	Public	7-8	503 N Cable Rd	Lima	45805	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3150	334	33	10.1	—	89 (26.6%)	134 (40.1%)	29 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (24.3%)	8.1	958^th of 1046 public middle schools	8.4%		10.6	900^th of 1036 public middle schools	13.1%	58		21.4			14.6	10.2			25.6	20.5	44.4	$14,363

Frequently Asked Questions about Pandora-Gilboa Middle School

What district is Pandora-Gilboa Middle School in?

Pandora-Gilboa Local

What is the racial makeup of Pandora-Gilboa Middle School?

Students at Pandora-Gilboa Middle School are 96% White, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Pandora-Gilboa Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 158 students attended Pandora-Gilboa Middle School.

Is Pandora-Gilboa Middle School a good school?

Yes. Pandora-Gilboa Middle School ranks in the top 9.5% of Ohio middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Pandora-Gilboa Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pandora-Gilboa Middle School usually go on to attend Pandora-Gilboa High School

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