Summary:
ZIP code 43502 contains one middle school: Archbold Middle School, located at 306 Stryker St in Archbold and part of the Archbold-Area Local district. It serves grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 345 students. Because it is the only middle school in this area, there is no local peer to compare it against, so the meaningful benchmarks are the district and the state of Ohio.
Academically, the school performs well above Ohio averages. In both 2024–25 and 2025–26, every reported test score exceeded the state average, with margins ranging from +1.5 points in 2025–26 Grade 8 Science to +40.6 points in 2024–25 Algebra I. Algebra I is the clearest standout at 100% proficient in both years, far above the district (86.3% and 81.4%) and the state (61.6% and 59.4%). The largest current gaps are Algebra I (+38.4), Math Grade 7 (+36.9), Math Grade 5 (+28.6), Math Grade 8 (+28.0) and ELA Grade 7 (+26.8). The narrowest are Science Grade 8 (+1.5), ELA Grade 6 (+3.3), ELA Grade 8 (+4.4) and Math Grade 6 (+7.8). Grade 6 ELA (59.3%) is the only 2025–26 score below the district's 59.8%, though still above the state's 56.0%.
Rankings remain strong but have eased: the school is 233 of 1046 (78th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–26, down from 89th percentile in 2024–25 and 87th in 2023–24 — still 4 stars and top quartile in each year. Chronic absenteeism is 8.8%, above the district's 6.8%. The student-teacher ratio of 27.4 is high, and per-student spending of $10,595 is from 2018–19 and should not be read as a current figure. Year-over-year grade-level changes are mixed, but they compare different cohorts, so they should be interpreted cautiously. Overall: strong academics, especially in Algebra I and middle-grades math, with Grade 6 and Grade 8 as the areas to watch.
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