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Otsego Junior High

Public Grades 6-8
313th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools
Better than 70% of Ohio middle schools
Summary

Otsego Junior High is a public middle school located in Bowling Green, Ohio, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 361 students. The school is part of the Otsego Local District, which is ranked 215 out of 828 districts in Ohio and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Otsego Junior High consistently performs above the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 78.7% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 63%. The school also excels in Mathematics, with 54.2%, 55.8%, and 60.6% of 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students, respectively, being proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 51.9%, 50%, and 47.6%. In English Language Arts, Otsego Junior High's performance is also strong, with 66.4%, 65.8%, and 69.7% of 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students, respectively, being proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 54.5%, 62.9%, and 54.4%. The school's performance in Algebra I is particularly noteworthy, with 96.6% of students being proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 59.4%.

Otsego Junior High performs well compared to nearby schools, such as Swanton Middle School and Bowling Green Middle School. However, some nearby schools, such as Liberty Center Middle School and Anthony Wayne Junior High School, outperform Otsego Junior High in certain areas, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts. While Otsego Junior High's performance is commendable, there are opportunities for improvement, such as reducing chronic absenteeism and further enhancing its resources and student-teacher ratio to align with some of the top-performing nearby schools.

375
Students ?
18.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,123
Per pupil spending ?
0%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 18505 Tontogany Creek Rd Ste 3
       Bowling Green, OH  43402

(419) 823-4381

District: Otsego Local


Students who attend Otsego Junior High usually attend:

High:    Otsego High School

Feeder schools for Otsego Junior High:

Elementary:    Otsego Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
91.2%
Hispanic:
6.7%
Two or more races:
0.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Ohio average (68% vs 55% meeting standards)
Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015
Above the Ohio median (70th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school68%
District avg65%
Ohio avg55%
313th of 1,036
Ohio public middle schools ?
Top 30%▲ up 33 pts since 2015
From bottom 37% (2015) to top 30% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
215th of 828Otsego 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202571.0313 of 103669.8%★★★☆☆
202468.6352 of 104666.3%★★★☆☆
202362.8437 of 104858.3%★★★☆☆
202258.6451 of 101755.7%★★★☆☆
202172.7287 of 103772.3%★★★★☆
201972.6283 of 105073.0%★★★★☆
201869.2340 of 101066.3%★★★☆☆
201760.5492 of 103852.6%★★★☆☆
201662.6446 of 105057.5%★★★☆☆
201543.6655 of 103536.7%★★☆☆☆
201468.6380 of 100862.3%★★★☆☆
201371.9327 of 100167.3%★★★☆☆
201271.2331 of 98966.5%★★★☆☆
201172.6281 of 92569.6%★★★☆☆
201073.4253 of 89571.7%★★★★☆
200976.9181 of 85878.9%★★★★☆
200867.0331 of 83560.4%★★★☆☆
200756.3470 of 83743.8%★★☆☆☆
200657.4397 of 73245.8%★★☆☆☆
200558.5334 of 69251.7%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202243.3283 of 56549.9%★★★☆☆
202163.4132 of 57677.1%★★★★☆
201955.2234 of 65864.4%★★★☆☆
201864.5151 of 64376.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202569.3300 of 93868.0%★★★☆☆
202461.7390 of 94258.6%★★★☆☆
202356.7443 of 94353.0%★★★☆☆
202257.3430 of 92553.5%★★★☆☆
202172.5244 of 91073.2%★★★★☆
201970.1308 of 91766.4%★★★☆☆
201865.3328 of 89763.4%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202569.837 of 19480.9%★★★★☆
202472.720 of 19689.8%★★★★★
202270.236 of 24185.1%★★★★☆
201867.1139 of 52173.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202243.8138 of 24744.1%★★☆☆☆
201959.086 of 22261.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202552.8483 of 98350.9%★★★☆☆
202453.3475 of 98952.0%★★★☆☆
202338.4618 of 97436.6%★★☆☆☆
202249.6486 of 94748.7%★★☆☆☆
202158.4369 of 92360.0%★★★☆☆
201955.9466 of 94550.7%★★★☆☆
201868.7260 of 92471.9%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202568.2314 of 95467.1%★★★☆☆
202469.1301 of 95868.6%★★★☆☆
202362.7382 of 96360.3%★★★☆☆
202251.8467 of 94650.6%★★★☆☆
202168.9287 of 92468.9%★★★☆☆
201973.2252 of 93373.0%★★★★☆
201867.2305 of 91666.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202550.8209 of 57263.5%★★★☆☆
202446.2243 of 56356.8%★★★☆☆
202343.4287 of 59051.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202558.6334 of 77757.0%★★★☆☆
202455.7364 of 79554.2%★★★☆☆
202349.0443 of 80545.0%★★☆☆☆
202245.6460 of 80943.1%★★☆☆☆
202162.1307 of 78160.7%★★★☆☆
201965.3283 of 79664.4%★★★☆☆
201856.1348 of 78155.4%★★★☆☆
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)81st percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)68th percentile~ school
Male (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)57th percentile-13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-19 vs school
Disabled (2022)50th percentile-6 vs school
Hispanic (2022)44th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I97%+37 vs state
Science79%+16 vs state
English Language Arts67%+10 vs state
Mathematics57%+7 vs state

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Students at Otsego Junior High are 91% White, 7% Hispanic.

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

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Otsego Junior High.

Otsego Junior High ranks 313th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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