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Mathews Junior High School

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Mathews Junior High School ranks 310 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

310^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 70% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Mathews Junior High School is a public middle school located in Vienna, Ohio, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 138 students. The school is part of the Mathews Local School District, which is ranked 319 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mathews Junior High School consistently outperforms the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 74.4% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 63%. The school also has a strong performance in serving its gifted and talented student population, ranking 98 out of 274 Ohio middle schools for this student group in the 2020-2021 school year. Additionally, Mathews Junior High School stands out in its ability to support students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 155 out of 983 Ohio middle schools for this student group in the 2024-2025 school year.

While Mathews Junior High School is generally outperforming nearby middle schools, such as Chaney Middle at McGuffey and East Middle at PRBerry in the Youngstown City School District, the school has experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 16.6% in 2023-2024 to 25.2% in 2024-2025. This is an area that the school and district should closely monitor and address to ensure students are consistently attending and engaged in their education.

139

Students ?

46.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,027

Per pupil spending ?

47.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4429 Warren Sharon Rd
Vienna, OH 44473-9644

(330) 637-3500

District: Mathews Local

Students who attend Mathews Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Mathews High School

Feeder schools for Mathews Junior High School:

Elementary:	Mathews Elementary School (Intermediate)
	Mathews Elementary School (Primary)

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.2%

African American:

2.2%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (69% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Ohio median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 46 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg64%

Ohio avg55%

310^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

319^th of 828Mathews 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	71.1	310 of 1036	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	442 of 1046	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	457 of 1048	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	484 of 1017	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.2	310 of 1037	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.9	597 of 1050	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	505 of 1010	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.4	559 of 1038	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.1	607 of 1050	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.3	590 of 1035	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.1	661 of 1008	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.0	473 of 1001	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	82.3	86 of 989	91.3%	★★★★★
2011	72.4	283 of 925	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.1	283 of 895	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.4	348 of 858	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.4	196 of 835	76.5%	★★★★☆
2007	74.6	215 of 837	74.3%	★★★★☆
2006	71.1	224 of 732	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.7	309 of 692	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.2	168 of 400	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	261 of 938	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	485 of 942	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.9	375 of 943	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	365 of 925	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	372 of 910	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	379 of 917	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	465 of 897	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	63.7	98 of 274	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	81 of 164	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	155 of 983	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	49.6	535 of 989	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	525 of 974	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	438 of 947	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	275 of 923	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.7	579 of 945	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	534 of 924	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	353 of 954	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	395 of 958	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	523 of 963	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	583 of 946	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.3	246 of 924	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	41.7	614 of 933	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	467 of 916	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	342 of 777	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	437 of 795	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	430 of 805	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	497 of 809	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.3	341 of 781	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.2	622 of 796	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	499 of 781	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2021)64th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science74%+11 vs state

Mathematics64%+14 vs state

English Language Arts63%+5 vs state

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Schools Near Mathews Junior High 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
Mathews Junior High School	Public	6-8	4429 Warren Sharon Rd	Vienna	44473	Trumbull County	Mathews Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 637-3500	139	3	46.3	47.5%	131 (94.2%)	3 (2.2%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	71.1	310^th of 1036 public middle schools	70.1%		62	442^nd of 1046 public middle schools	57.7%	132		74.4			71.4	63.4	57.1			59.2	61.0	67.4	100.0	$14,027
Howland Middle School	Public	5-8	8100 South St SE	Warren	44484	Trumbull County	Howland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 856-8250	699	46	15.2	45.6%	576 (82.4%)	28 (4.0%)	35 (5.0%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.6%)	77.3	226^th of 1036 public middle schools	78.2%		75.2	255^th of 1046 public middle schools	75.6%	29	77.7	67.8		73.0	74.0	73.3	59.2		75.7	69.3	80.2	63.8	100.0	$14,669
Girard Junior High School	Public	7-8	1244 Shannon Rd	Girard	44420	Trumbull County	Girard City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 545-5431	221	15	15.2		164 (74.2%)	18 (8.1%)	15 (6.8%)	5 (2.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	69.5	340^th of 1036 public middle schools	67.2%		68.4	356^th of 1046 public middle schools	66.0%	16		66.7				67.0	47.6				76.1	64.9	100.0	$12,932
Brookfield Middle School	Public	5-8	614 Bedford Rd SE	Brookfield	44403	Trumbull County	Brookfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 448-3003	298	16	19.2		267 (89.6%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	50.9	556^th of 1036 public middle schools	46.3%		50.3	586^th of 1046 public middle schools	44.0%	30	64.9	70.3		64.4	49.3	55.6	33.8		66.2	46.4	58.9	44.6		$13,506
William S Guy Middle School	Public	4-6	4115 Shady Rd	Youngstown	44505	Trumbull County	Liberty Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 759-1733	254	13	19.5	98.8%	106 (41.7%)	90 (35.4%)	28 (11.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.0%)								(n/a)	60.9		69.6	47.1	50.6			51.3	48.6	40.8				$13,828
Girard Intermediate Middle School	Public	4-6	702 E Prospect St	Girard	44420	Trumbull County	Girard City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 545-5219	349	28	12.6		291 (83.4%)	38 (10.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)								(n/a)	61.0		65.8	49.0	45.5			45.9	61.0	60.6				$13,498
Lakeview Middle School	Public	5-7	640 Wakefield Dr	Cortland	44410	Trumbull County	Lakeview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 637-4360	370	22	16.8	82.4%	341 (92.2%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (3.0%)	80.7	176^th of 1036 public middle schools	83.0%		81.2	175^th of 1046 public middle schools	83.3%	1	91.7			87.0	72.0	64.2			89.5	74.4	77.7			$12,560
Niles Middle School	Public	6-8	411 Brown St	Niles	44446	Trumbull County	Niles City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 652-5656	440	33	13.2		332 (75.5%)	31 (7.0%)	24 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.4%)	52.2	544^th of 1036 public middle schools	47.5%		51.1	570^th of 1046 public middle schools	45.5%	26		62.8			49.7	52.9	43.8			49.0	60.6	45.7	100.0	$13,075
Hubbard Middle School	Public	5-8	250 Hall Ave	Hubbard	44425	Trumbull County	Hubbard Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 534-1921	528	38	13.8	52.8%	470 (89.0%)	17 (3.2%)	18 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	64	406^th of 1036 public middle schools	60.8%		59.5	475^th of 1046 public middle schools	54.6%	69	53.0	62.6		53.8	49.3	55.7	68.9		68.9	53.4	75.2	54.8	100.0	$10,655
East Middle at PRBerry	Public	6-8	940 Bryn Mawr Ave	Youngstown	44505	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7155	298	24	12.4		28 (9.4%)	137 (46.0%)	105 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.4%)	3.8	1024^th of 1036 public middle schools	1.2%		4.9	1017^th of 1046 public middle schools	2.8%	7		9.9			1.3	2.9	3.0			10.1	10.1	6.9		$13,869

Frequently Asked Questions about Mathews Junior High School

How many students attend Mathews Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 139 students attended Mathews Junior High School.

What district is Mathews Junior High School in?

Mathews Local

Is Mathews Junior High School a good school?

Mathews Junior High School ranks 310^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mathews Junior High School?

Students at Mathews Junior High School are 94% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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

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

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