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Sidney Middle School

Q: Is Sidney Middle School a good school?

Sidney Middle School ranks 498 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

498^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 52% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Sidney Middle School is a public middle school serving 819 students in grades 5-8 in Sidney, Ohio. The school is part of the Sidney City School District, which is ranked 583 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Sidney Middle School has some areas of strength, such as high proficiency rates in 8th grade science and Algebra I, the school's overall academic performance is generally below state averages. For example, the school's 5th grade math proficiency rate was 33.5% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 56.7%. Additionally, the school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.9% to 32.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's performance also varies greatly across different student subgroups, with some groups, like Hispanic students and Gifted and Talented students, performing well, while others, such as Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students, are underperforming.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Indian Lake Middle School and Versailles Middle School, Sidney Middle School generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. This suggests that there may be opportunities for the school to learn from the best practices of its higher-performing neighbors. Additionally, the school's relatively low spending per student and high student-teacher ratio may be contributing factors to its performance challenges, indicating potential resource constraints that the Sidney City School District may need to address.

840

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,148

Per pupil spending ?

66.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

980 Fair Rd
Sidney, OH 45365-2951

(937) 497-2225

District: Sidney City

Students who attend Sidney Middle School usually attend:

High:

Sidney High School

Feeder schools for Sidney Middle School:

Elementary:	Emerson Primary School
	Longfellow Primary School
	Northwood Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.8%

Two or more races:

17.0%

Hispanic:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Ohio median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg50%

Ohio avg57%

498^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 48%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

583^rd of 828Sidney City 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	56.0	498 of 1036	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	551 of 1046	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	513 of 1048	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	529 of 1017	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.4	468 of 1037	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	446 of 1050	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	392 of 1010	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.8	438 of 1038	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.6	478 of 1050	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.0	500 of 1035	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.0	611 of 1008	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.0	666 of 1001	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.3	613 of 989	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.1	654 of 925	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.6	586 of 895	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.6	527 of 858	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	71.9	258 of 835	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.2	482 of 837	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.5	544 of 732	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.6	512 of 692	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	87.7	30 of 405	92.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	33.1	388 of 565	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	447 of 576	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.5	264 of 658	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	286 of 643	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	442 of 938	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	540 of 942	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	507 of 943	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	536 of 925	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	456 of 910	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.0	373 of 917	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	316 of 897	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	74.0	28 of 521	94.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	33 of 262	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	35.2	153 of 239	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	127 of 249	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	169 of 247	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	558 of 983	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	529 of 989	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.6	405 of 974	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	424 of 947	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	321 of 923	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	338 of 945	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	310 of 924	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	526 of 954	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	520 of 958	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	474 of 963	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	508 of 946	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	438 of 924	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	446 of 933	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	445 of 916	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	179 of 263	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	165 of 254	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	109 of 245	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.4	184 of 239	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.1	104 of 219	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	114 of 206	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	128 of 205	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	346 of 572	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	479 of 563	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	317 of 590	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	483 of 777	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	509 of 795	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	529 of 805	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	539 of 809	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	475 of 781	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	451 of 796	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	386 of 781	50.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2018)95th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2019)93rd percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+35 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)32nd percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science62%~ state avg

English Language Arts52%-8 vs state

Mathematics45%-7 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 Geometry (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 Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Sidney Middle School	Public	5-8	980 Fair Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 497-2225	840	47	17.8	66.8%	595 (70.8%)	34 (4.0%)	52 (6.2%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	143 (17.0%)	56	498^th of 1036 public middle schools	51.9%		52.9	551^st of 1046 public middle schools	47.3%	53	50.5	74.5		33.5	43.8	47.9	52.9		47.0	51.3	63.0	47.9		100.0	$12,148
Piqua Junior High School	Public	7-8	1 Tomahawk Trl	Piqua	45356	Miami County	Piqua City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 778-2997	460	30	15.3		372 (80.9%)	15 (3.3%)	13 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.4%)	61.8	435^th of 1036 public middle schools	58.0%		59.8	473^rd of 1046 public middle schools	54.8%	38		71.7				53.1	55.8				59.2	55.9		96.5	$12,382
Anna Middle School	Public	6-8	1 McRill Way	Anna	45302	Shelby County	Anna Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 394-4251	250	11	22.7		229 (91.6%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	90.8	42^nd of 1036 public middle schools	95.9%		87.6	93^rd of 1046 public middle schools	91.1%	51		93.0			75.9	81.6	83.0			83.9	82.8	88.7		100.0	$2,657
Piqua Central Intermediate School	Public	4-6	807 Nicklin Ave	Piqua	45356	Miami County	Piqua City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 773-2017	714	41	17.4		591 (82.8%)	16 (2.2%)	27 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	77 (10.8%)								(n/a)	62.1		65.3	53.0	49.4			56.2	67.0	54.8					$11,928
Miami East Junior High School	Public	6-8	4025 N State Route 589	Casstown	45312	Miami County	Miami East Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 335-5439	327	22	15.1	49.8%	317 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	85.9	99^th of 1036 public middle schools	90.4%		87.8	87^th of 1046 public middle schools	91.7%	12		85.3			80.4	82.8	67.5			73.9	84.4	69.7		100.0	$13,906
Covington Middle School	Public	6-8	807 Chestnut St	Covington	45318	Miami County	Covington Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 473-2249	183	7	26.1		176 (96.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	72.2	294^th of 1036 public middle schools	71.6%		74.3	264^th of 1046 public middle schools	74.8%	30		81.4			73.2	53.7	57.5			69.6	64.2	61.0		100.0	$12,558
Troy Junior High School	Public	6-8	556 Adams St	Troy	45373	Miami County	Troy City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 332-6720	633	38	16.6	45.0%	493 (77.9%)	34 (5.4%)	38 (6.0%)	26 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.2%)	71.2	307^th of 1036 public middle schools	70.4%		63	424^th of 1046 public middle schools	59.5%	117		72.5				66.7	47.7				75.2	66.2	100.0	98.2	$11,796
Graham Middle School	Public	6-8	9644 Us Highway 36	Saint Paris	43072	Champaign County	Graham Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 663-5339	362	17	21.2	45.9%	336 (92.8%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	74.2	273^rd of 1036 public middle schools	73.6%		66.6	388^th of 1046 public middle schools	62.9%	115		82.0			63.9	58.6	51.4			73.1	70.7	69.1		100.0	$11,148
Van Cleve Elementary School	Public	6	617 E Main St	Troy	45373	Miami County	Troy City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 332-6780	318	14	22.7	48.7%	244 (76.7%)	14 (4.4%)	18 (5.7%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.4%)								(n/a)					67.6					62.5					$11,913
Versailles Middle School	Public	5-8	280 Marker Rd	Versailles	45380	Darke County	Versailles Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 526-4426	376	18	20.8		365 (97.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	94.9	6^th of 1036 public middle schools	99.4%		95.2	8^th of 1046 public middle schools	99.2%	2	96.0	93.5		93.9	90.8	96.4	90.9		91.1	81.9	95.4	94.6	100.0	100.0	$12,954

Frequently Asked Questions about Sidney Middle School

Is Sidney Middle School a good school?

Sidney Middle School ranks 498^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Sidney Middle School in?

Sidney City

What is the racial makeup of Sidney Middle School?

Students at Sidney Middle School are 71% White, 17% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Sidney Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 840 students attended Sidney Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Sidney Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sidney Middle School usually go on to attend Sidney High School

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