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Shelby Middle School

Q: Is Shelby Middle School a good school?

Shelby Middle School ranks 202 nd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 81% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Shelby Middle School is a public middle school serving 431 students in grades 6-8 in Shelby, Ohio, which is part of the Shelby City School District. This high-performing school has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, outperforming the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels.

Shelby Middle School's academic excellence is particularly noteworthy. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 86.1% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 63%. In Mathematics, the school had 64.4%, 69.5%, and 77.3% of 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students, respectively, proficient or better, significantly outpacing the state averages. Additionally, Shelby Middle School has a 100% proficiency rate in Algebra I for the End of Course exam, far exceeding the state average of 59.4%.

The school's strong performance extends to serving various student subgroups as well. Shelby Middle School ranks in the top 25% of Ohio middle schools for Special Education students and Low Socioeconomic Status students, indicating a focus on equity and inclusion. Furthermore, the school has seen a steady decline in chronic absenteeism, from 15.8% in 2023-2024 to 10.7% in 2024-2025, which is lower than the state average. While the school's English Language Arts proficiency could be an area for improvement, Shelby Middle School's overall academic excellence and commitment to supporting all students make it a standout performer among Ohio middle schools.

474

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,781

Per pupil spending ?

56.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

109 W Smiley Ave
Shelby, OH 44875-2112

(419) 347-5451

District: Shelby City

Students who attend Shelby Middle School usually attend:

High:

Shelby High School

Feeder schools for Shelby Middle School:

Elementary:

Shelby Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.6%

Hispanic:

3.8%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (75% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Ohio middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg73%

Ohio avg55%

202^nd of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

227^th of 828Shelby 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	78.9	202 of 1036	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	288 of 1046	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	221 of 1048	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	232 of 1017	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	248 of 1037	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	182 of 1050	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	138 of 1010	86.3%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	221 of 1038	78.7%	★★★★☆
2016	78.7	187 of 1050	82.2%	★★★★☆
2015	67.3	365 of 1035	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.8	250 of 1008	75.2%	★★★★☆
2013	76.1	219 of 1001	78.1%	★★★★☆
2012	74.2	262 of 989	73.5%	★★★★☆
2011	72.3	287 of 925	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.4	384 of 895	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.2	377 of 858	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.2	283 of 835	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.9	130 of 837	84.5%	★★★★☆
2006	72.5	205 of 732	72.0%	★★★★☆
2005	83.1	77 of 692	88.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	66.4	99 of 565	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	48.2	235 of 576	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	104 of 658	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	109 of 643	83.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	210 of 938	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	342 of 942	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.8	210 of 943	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	258 of 925	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	189 of 910	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	159 of 917	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	110 of 897	87.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

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

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	105 of 983	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	194 of 989	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	69 of 974	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	143 of 947	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	241 of 923	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	119 of 945	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	93 of 924	89.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	184 of 954	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	233 of 958	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	188 of 963	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	191 of 946	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	279 of 924	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	166 of 933	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	155 of 916	83.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	108 of 572	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	39.9	313 of 563	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.5	126 of 590	78.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	227 of 777	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	327 of 795	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	251 of 805	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	261 of 809	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	272 of 781	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	210 of 796	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	169 of 781	78.4%	★★★★☆

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 (2018)95th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science86%+23 vs state

Mathematics70%+21 vs state

English Language Arts68%+10 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 Biology (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 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 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 Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Shelby Middle School	Public	5-8	109 W Smiley Ave	Shelby	44875	Richland County	Shelby City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 347-5451	474	24	19.8	56.8%	439 (92.6%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	78.9	202^nd of 1036 public middle schools	80.5%		72.4	288^th of 1046 public middle schools	72.5%	86		86.1		64.4	69.5	77.3		69.6	64.4	68.5		100.0	$12,781
Shiloh Middle School	Public	5-8	400 Trux St	Plymouth	44865	Richland County	Plymouth-Shiloh Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 687-4061	205	16	12.8		176 (85.9%)	3 (1.5%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.3%)	69.7	331^st of 1036 public middle schools	68.1%		68	362^nd of 1046 public middle schools	65.4%	31	82.7	83.3	40.4	46.9	68.2	61.4	76.9	53.1	76.5	59.5			$14,073
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
Buckeye Central Middle School	Public	5-8	938 S Kibler St	New Washington	44854	Crawford County	Buckeye Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 492-1035	198	9	22.0		188 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	83.6	134^th of 1036 public middle schools	87.1%		85.6	116^th of 1046 public middle schools	88.9%	18	80.0	94.2	62.2	71.1	68.2	69.7	68.9	63.2	81.8	81.1		100.0	$17,445
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
Crestview Middle School	Public	5-8	1575 State Route 96	Ashland	44805	Richland County	Crestview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 895-1700	271	20	13.5	62.4%	258 (95.2%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	64.4	403^rd of 1036 public middle schools	61.1%		74.9	259^th of 1046 public middle schools	75.2%	144	70.8	68.3	56.5	59.7	54.2	40.8	73.6	54.7	76.3	65.1		100.0	$14,635
Willard Middle School	Public	5-8	One Flashes Avenue	Willard	44890	Huron County	Willard City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 935-0181	306	23	13.5		213 (69.6%)	5 (1.6%)	79 (25.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	58	477^th of 1036 public middle schools	54.0%		48.2	600^th of 1046 public middle schools	42.6%	123		53.3		47.4	59.3	41.2		56.8	73.6	57.8		100.0	$10,657
William Crawford Intermediate Schools	Public	6-8	5444 Crestline Rd	Crestline	44827	Crawford County	Colonel Crawford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 562-7529	241	12	19.9	27.8%	230 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	81.4	166^th of 1036 public middle schools	84.0%		83.6	143^rd of 1046 public middle schools	86.3%	23		80.5		67.1	63.6	60.3		76.7	85.9	77.0		100.0	$11,368
Galion Middle School	Public	6-8	474 Portland Way N	Galion	44833	Crawford County	Galion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 468-3134	357	21	17.2		311 (87.1%)	4 (1.1%)	15 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	52.1	547^th of 1036 public middle schools	47.2%		54.2	540^th of 1046 public middle schools	48.4%	7		77.8		38.7	24.5	61.9		50.0	52.1	57.3	100.0	100.0	$10,652
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Shelby Middle School

Is Shelby Middle School a good school?

Shelby Middle School ranks 202^nd of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Shelby Middle School in?

Shelby City

What high school do graduates of Shelby Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Shelby Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Shelby Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Shelby Middle School?

Students at Shelby Middle School are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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