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William S Guy Middle School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

William S Guy Middle School is a public middle school located in Youngstown, Ohio, serving grades 4-6 with a student population of 230. The school is part of the Liberty Local school district, and it has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school faces significant challenges, including chronic absenteeism rates that have ranged from 30-44% in recent years.

Academically, William S Guy Middle School's performance, as measured by state test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages across most subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts were 10-20 percentage points lower than the state averages. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Mathews Junior High School and Hubbard Middle School, William S Guy Middle School performs significantly worse across most academic metrics, trailing these schools by 10-20 percentage points in proficiency rates.

The school's high chronic absenteeism rates likely play a significant role in its academic struggles, and addressing the root causes of this issue could be a key lever for improving overall student outcomes. Additionally, the school's higher-than-average spending per student, at $9,964 in 2018-2019, suggests that the resources may not be effectively targeted or utilized to address the specific needs of the student population. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that focuses on targeted interventions, improved resource allocation, and a strong focus on student engagement and support.

254

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,828

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4115 Shady Rd
Youngstown, OH 44505-1353

(330) 759-1733

District: Liberty Local

Students who attend William S Guy Middle School usually attend:

High:

Liberty High School

Feeder schools for William S Guy Middle School:

Elementary:

E J Blott Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.7%

African American:

35.4%

Hispanic:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2013 → 28th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (53% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

Ohio avg61%

985^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 3 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	985 of 1558	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	1042 of 1577	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	196 of 615	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	189 of 603	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	240 of 601	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	172 of 533	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.3	57 of 605	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	75 of 598	87.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	33.3	552 of 824	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	498 of 765	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	463 of 956	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	430 of 1021	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	968 of 1452	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	925 of 1466	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1039 of 1488	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	1066 of 1467	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	834 of 1502	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	804 of 1518	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	50.6	82 of 128	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	199 of 219	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	88 of 126	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.0	733 of 759	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	122 of 259	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	866 of 1473	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	955 of 1484	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1057 of 1419	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1020 of 1404	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.0	541 of 1465	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	642 of 1465	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	935 of 1466	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1087 of 1485	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1167 of 1518	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	1104 of 1499	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.3	852 of 1535	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.9	769 of 1536	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	59.7	77 of 202	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.2	128 of 162	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	119 of 139	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	385 of 935	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.7	697 of 900	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	798 of 1175	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	841 of 1190	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1037 of 1242	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	967 of 1249	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	882 of 1271	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.6	585 of 1309	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	27.4	758 of 1048	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	713 of 1017	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	712 of 1037	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	656 of 1050	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	536 of 1010	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.5	610 of 1038	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.0	573 of 1050	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.1	552 of 1035	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	64.8	458 of 1008	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.8	329 of 1001	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.9	360 of 989	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.1	568 of 925	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	72.4	273 of 895	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.6	473 of 858	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.5	443 of 835	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.0	373 of 837	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.9	340 of 732	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.3	325 of 692	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.3	113 of 400	71.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	42.6	213 of 436	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	194 of 413	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	204 of 385	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	151 of 405	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	116 of 384	69.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	38.0	336 of 565	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	484 of 576	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	522 of 658	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.4	298 of 643	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	25.8	704 of 943	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	680 of 925	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	707 of 910	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	639 of 917	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	486 of 897	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	25.7	153 of 173	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	224 of 241	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	268 of 274	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	124 of 164	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	13.8	208 of 228	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	164 of 222	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	23.1	754 of 974	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	632 of 947	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	680 of 923	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	612 of 945	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	382 of 924	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	18.3	771 of 963	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	720 of 946	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	657 of 924	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	601 of 933	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	523 of 916	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	12.2	226 of 245	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	32.8	396 of 590	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	20.3	681 of 805	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	661 of 809	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	631 of 781	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	445 of 796	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.6	322 of 781	58.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)68th percentile+31 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)62nd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2022)36th percentile

Female (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile

White (2025)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

African American (2023)51st percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2023)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2023)20th percentile-8 vs school

White (2023)15th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)12th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2021)9th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)8th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science61%~ state avg

Mathematics56%-3 vs state

English Language Arts47%-14 vs state

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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
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
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
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
Rayen Early College Middle School	Public	5-8	58 Williamson Ave	Youngstown	44507	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7602	370	20	18.5		51 (13.8%)	171 (46.2%)	100 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.7%)	40.8	653^rd of 1036 public middle schools	37.0%		45.1	622^nd of 1046 public middle schools	40.5%	31	65.0	59.0		17.5	15.8	32.3	40.0		42.5	40.6	62.4	54.2	83.3	$17,829
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
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
Chaney Middle	Public	6-8	2400 S Schenley Ave	Youngstown	44511	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7999	253	22	11.5		35 (13.8%)	124 (49.0%)	55 (21.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.2%)	4.9	1007^th of 1036 public middle schools	2.8%		5	1015^th of 1046 public middle schools	3.0%	8		25.0			4.1	3.4	8.3			2.7	10.2	6.8		$23,542
Austintown Middle School	Public	6-8	800 S Raccoon Rd	Youngstown	44515	Mahoning County	Austintown Local Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 797-3900	986	51	19.3		669 (67.8%)	130 (13.2%)	92 (9.3%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (8.5%)	67.5	358^th of 1036 public middle schools	65.4%		63.6	416^th of 1046 public middle schools	60.2%	58		65.0			52.9	55.1	59.5			67.3	73.8	59.5	100.0	$9,449

Frequently Asked Questions about William S Guy Middle School

How many students attend William S Guy Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended William S Guy Middle School.

What high school do graduates of William S Guy Middle School attend?

Students who attend William S Guy Middle School usually go on to attend Liberty High School

What district is William S Guy Middle School in?

Liberty Local

What is the racial makeup of William S Guy Middle School?

Students at William S Guy Middle School are 42% White, 35% African American, 11% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

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