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Clear Fork Middle School

Q: Is Clear Fork Middle School a good school?

Clear Fork Middle School ranks 399 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 61% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Clear Fork Middle School is a public middle school located in Bellville, Ohio, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 331 students. The school is part of the Clear Fork Valley Local District, which is ranked 252 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clear Fork Middle School has consistently ranked in the top 50% of Ohio middle schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 399 out of 1,036 schools. The school's performance on state tests is generally above the state average, particularly in Science and Algebra I, with 81.5% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Science compared to the state average of 63%. However, the school's performance in Mathematics is slightly below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 46.3% to 49.5% across grades 6-8.

Compared to nearby schools, Ashland Middle School and Mount Vernon Middle School are on par with or slightly behind Clear Fork Middle School in academic performance, while Ontario Middle School and Fredericktown Middle School consistently rank higher. Mansfield Middle School lags behind Clear Fork Middle School, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts. Additionally, Clear Fork Middle School excels in serving its gifted and talented student subgroup, ranking in the top 20% of Ohio middle schools.

354

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,139

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

987 State Route 97 E
Bellville, OH 44813-1229

(419) 886-3111

District: Clear Fork Valley Local

Students who attend Clear Fork Middle School usually attend:

High:

Clear Fork High School

Feeder schools for Clear Fork Middle School:

Elementary:	Bellville Elementary School
	Butler Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.1%

Hispanic:

3.1%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (65% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Ohio median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg62%

Ohio avg55%

399^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

252^nd of 828Clear Fork 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	64.6	399 of 1036	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	369 of 1046	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	357 of 1048	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	442 of 1017	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	567 of 1037	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	438 of 1050	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	398 of 1010	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.0	483 of 1038	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.8	305 of 1050	71.0%	★★★★☆
2015	52.0	580 of 1035	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	72.0	305 of 1008	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.4	385 of 1001	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.5	325 of 989	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.0	357 of 925	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.2	328 of 895	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.1	366 of 858	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.1	339 of 835	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.7	356 of 837	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.4	301 of 732	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.8	445 of 692	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.3	309 of 400	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	209 of 565	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	245 of 576	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.3	499 of 658	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	502 of 643	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	360 of 938	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	321 of 942	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	314 of 943	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	433 of 925	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	517 of 910	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	419 of 917	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	382 of 897	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	33 of 194	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	55.9	104 of 173	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.8	52 of 241	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	285 of 521	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	399 of 983	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	385 of 989	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	302 of 974	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	511 of 947	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	619 of 923	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.0	326 of 945	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	370 of 924	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	425 of 954	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	391 of 958	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	376 of 963	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	453 of 946	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	559 of 924	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	397 of 933	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	383 of 916	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	249 of 572	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	268 of 563	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	186 of 590	68.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	420 of 777	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	405 of 795	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	360 of 805	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	471 of 809	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	570 of 781	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	457 of 796	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	413 of 781	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)83rd percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science82%+18 vs state

English Language Arts65%+8 vs state

Mathematics48%~ state avg

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Schools Near Clear Fork 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
Clear Fork Middle School	Public	6-8	987 State Route 97 E	Bellville	44813	Richland County	Clear Fork Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 886-3111	354	22	16.4		333 (94.1%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	64.6	399^th of 1036 public middle schools	61.5%		67.8	369^th of 1046 public middle schools	64.7%	30		81.5			46.3	48.2	49.5			61.2	73.6	60.2	100.0	$10,139
Eastern Elementary School	Public	4-8	155 Castor Rd	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 884-3610	504	29	17.4	33.5%	450 (89.3%)	6 (1.2%)	10 (2.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)								(n/a)	82.5		82.6	83.1	81.3			79.3	82.2	75.0				$10,346
Lexington Junior High School	Public	7-8	103 Clever Ln	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 884-2112	372	22	17.2		324 (87.1%)	6 (1.6%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.3%)	77.3	227^th of 1036 public middle schools	78.1%		73.3	280^th of 1046 public middle schools	73.2%	53		73.7				60.0	59.9				86.4	72.6	98.5	$10,935
Lucas Heritage Middle School	Public	6-7	80 Lucas North Rd	Lucas	44843	Richland County	Lucas Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 892-2338	70	6	11.6		65 (92.9%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	63.7	412^th of 1036 public middle schools	60.2%		55.4	527^th of 1046 public middle schools	49.6%	115					58.1	62.9				41.9	77.1			$18,106
Fredericktown Middle School	Public	6-8	111 Stadium Dr	Fredericktown	43019	Knox County	Fredericktown Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 694-2726	280	18	15.5		262 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	78.5	209^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.8%		78.6	214^th of 1046 public middle schools	79.5%	5		80.0			73.2	58.3	77.4			62.9	77.7	66.3	100.0	$10,763
Mansfield Middle School	Public	7-8	124 N Linden Rd	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6307	387	35	10.9		178 (46.0%)	111 (28.7%)	18 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (19.9%)	13.3	876^th of 1036 public middle schools	15.4%		16.7	849^th of 1046 public middle schools	18.8%	27		24.4				10.0	12.7				39.3	27.8	75.0	$13,837
Madison Middle School	Public	5-8	1419 Grace St	Mansfield	44905	Richland County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 522-0471	761	56	13.5	70.4%	614 (80.7%)	44 (5.8%)	28 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.5%)	54.3	512^th of 1036 public middle schools	50.6%		57.1	512^th of 1046 public middle schools	51.1%		73.2	62.4		58.5	50.3	43.1	56.6		66.9	47.1	68.0	46.4	97.8	$10,631
Budd Elementary School	Public	4-6	210 E Main St	Loudonville	44842	Ashland County	Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 994-3327	206	15	14.2	42.2%	197 (95.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)	83.6		90.9	82.1	69.9			68.2	73.1	67.1				$15,192
Ontario Middle School	Public	6-8	447 Shelby Ontario Rd	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Ontario Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 529-5507	471	23	20.5	36.1%	408 (86.6%)	17 (3.6%)	7 (1.5%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	81.8	156^th of 1036 public middle schools	84.9%		85	126^th of 1046 public middle schools	88.0%	30		83.3			54.2	74.0	77.4			69.8	78.1	82.7	100.0	$11,361
Mount Vernon Middle School	Public	6-8	302 Yellow Jacket Drive	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 392-6867	787	54	14.5		691 (87.8%)	14 (1.8%)	29 (3.7%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.3%)	78.1	215^th of 1036 public middle schools	79.2%		70.4	320^th of 1046 public middle schools	69.4%	105		82.7			72.2	59.5	75.8			68.7	68.0	66.8	100.0	$11,057

Frequently Asked Questions about Clear Fork Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Clear Fork Middle School?

Students at Clear Fork Middle School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is Clear Fork Middle School a good school?

Clear Fork Middle School ranks 399^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Clear Fork Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Clear Fork Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Clear Fork Middle School attend?

Students who attend Clear Fork Middle School usually go on to attend Clear Fork High School

What district is Clear Fork Middle School in?

Clear Fork Valley Local

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