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Van Wert Middle School

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Van Wert Middle School ranks 466 th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

466^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 55% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Van Wert Middle School serves 399 students in grades 6–8 in the Van Wert City district in Van Wert, Ohio, making it the largest school in this comparison group and the only one located in a city district — about 7 miles from its nearest peer, Crestview Middle School.

After a four-year slide that bottomed out in 2020-21, the school has climbed back. In 2025-26 it earned 3 stars and a 55th-percentile state rank (466 of 1,046 schools) — its best standing since 2017-18 and a 15-point percentile gain over 2020-21. That is stronger than its own district's overall mark of 2 stars and 37th percentile. Parents should hold two pictures side by side: the trend line says "improving," while several nearby schools still outperform it.

On 2025-26 state tests, Van Wert scored slightly above Ohio overall, but ranked last or near-last among the five local schools in Math 7, Math 8, ELA 7 and ELA 8; Science 8 has beaten the state four years running. Algebra I is a genuine standout — 78.2% proficient versus 61.6% statewide, and well above the district's own end-of-course average. Chronic absenteeism is 19.3%, roughly double the rates at Parkway Middle School, Crestview Middle School and Spencerville Middle School, though it has fallen four years straight. Gaps remain for low-income students (37th percentile) and students with disabilities (30th percentile), while gifted students have historically been served exceptionally well, and class sizes are among the smallest in the group. Bottom line: a recovering, slightly-above-state school with a strong advanced-math pipeline, held back mainly by attendance.

399

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,212

Per pupil spending ?

0.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2022-23) ?

10694 State Route 118
Van Wert, OH 45891-9243

(419) 238-0727

District: Van Wert City

Students who attend Van Wert Middle School usually attend:

High:

Van Wert High School

Feeder schools for Van Wert Middle School:

Elementary:	Van Wert Early Childhood Center
	Van Wert Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.0%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Ohio median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg58%

Ohio avg57%

466^th of 1,046

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

486^th of 773Van Wert 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
2026	59.3	466 of 1046	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.7	549 of 1036	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	560 of 1046	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	540 of 1048	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	602 of 1017	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	620 of 1037	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	449 of 1050	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	424 of 1010	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.5	522 of 1038	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.8	503 of 1050	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.3	482 of 1035	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.5	257 of 1008	74.5%	★★★★☆
2013	70.1	363 of 1001	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.0	267 of 989	73.0%	★★★★☆
2011	74.4	238 of 925	74.3%	★★★★☆
2010	71.1	309 of 895	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.4	372 of 858	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.6	406 of 835	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.6	406 of 837	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.0	349 of 732	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.2	328 of 692	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	46.5	246 of 565	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.7	371 of 576	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.9	103 of 658	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	199 of 643	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	444 of 947	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.8	587 of 938	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	574 of 942	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	461 of 943	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	481 of 925	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	537 of 910	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	415 of 917	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	368 of 897	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	76.7	7 of 241	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	67.9	71 of 274	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	294 of 521	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	133 of 270	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	157 of 249	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.8	77 of 228	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	113 of 222	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	629 of 996	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	676 of 983	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	624 of 989	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	546 of 974	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	610 of 947	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	614 of 923	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	431 of 945	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	425 of 924	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	454 of 955	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.1	463 of 954	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	501 of 958	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	555 of 963	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	560 of 946	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	556 of 924	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	427 of 933	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	430 of 916	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	62.9	79 of 205	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	405 of 579	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.9	477 of 572	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	473 of 563	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	278 of 590	52.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	466 of 790	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	568 of 777	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	567 of 795	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	553 of 805	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	573 of 809	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	580 of 781	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	452 of 796	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	420 of 781	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)97th percentile+56 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)61st percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I78%+17 vs state

Science69%+8 vs state

English Language Arts62%+3 vs state

Mathematics50%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	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	Directly certified (2022-23)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Van Wert Middle School	Public	6-8	10694 State Route 118	Van Wert	45891	Van Wert County	Van Wert City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 238-0727	399	29	13.6	0.8%	347 (87.0%)	8 (2.0%)	25 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.0%)	59.3	466^th of 1046 public middle schools	55.4%		51.7	549^th of 1036 public middle schools	47.0%	83		69.1		63.4	41.7	44.6		63.4	66.9	55.5	78.2	$12,212
Crestview Middle School	Public	6-8	531 E Tully St	Convoy	45832	Van Wert County	Crestview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 749-9100	195	16	12.1	1.4%	181 (92.8%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	75.2	248^th of 1046 public middle schools	76.3%		82.1	153^rd of 1036 public middle schools	85.2%	95		55.2		79.2	64.4	60.3		84.7	78.9	67.2	100.0	$4,609
Parkway Middle School	Public	5-8	400 Buckeye St	Rockford	45882	Mercer County	Parkway Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 363-3045	279	15	19.0	1.0%	263 (94.3%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	80.6	173^rd of 1046 public middle schools	83.5%		79	195^th of 1036 public middle schools	81.2%	22	52.1	80.3	50.7	73.8	71.0	80.0	60.3	62.2	69.1	81.7	96.8	$12,821
Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	227 N Jefferson St	Delphos	45833	Van Wert County	Delphos City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 695-2523	248	16	15.5	—	213 (85.9%)	5 (2.0%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	66	377^th of 1046 public middle schools	64.0%		59.7	457^th of 1036 public middle schools	55.9%	80	78.9	71.7	47.4	64.9	47.4	44.4	79.3	78.9	69.0	62.3	70.6	$10,677
Spencerville Middle School	Public	5-8	2500 Wisher Dr	Spencerville	45887	Allen County	Spencerville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 647-4112	315	15	21.0	1.0%	291 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	10 (3.2%)	82.1	152^nd of 1046 public middle schools	85.5%		83.4	138^th of 1036 public middle schools	86.7%	14	82.5	61.9	82.5	85.1	75.0	75.0	87.7	77.3	86.6	69.0	100.0	$11,791

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Wert Middle School

Is Van Wert Middle School a good school?

Van Wert Middle School ranks 466^th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Van Wert Middle School attend?

Students who attend Van Wert Middle School usually go on to attend Van Wert High School

What district is Van Wert Middle School in?

Van Wert City

How many students attend Van Wert Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Van Wert Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Van Wert Middle School?

Students at Van Wert Middle School are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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