Summary:
ZIP code 44446 contains just one middle school, Niles Middle School, part of the Niles City district in Niles, Ohio. It serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 440 students, and because it is the only middle school in the area, the useful benchmarks are the district, the state, and the school's own prior years rather than a cross-school comparison. The school holds a 2-star rating, and its district ranks 509 of 773 in Ohio, in the 34th percentile.
The clearest strength is Algebra I: 100% of students were proficient on the end-of-course exam in both 2024–25 and 2025–26, far above the district (79.4% and 76.2%) and the state (59.4% and 61.6%). That likely reflects a smaller, advanced group of students rather than broad school-wide mastery. Science 8 also stands out at 67.9% proficient, above the state's 61.2% and up 5.1 points from the year before. Math 7 was above the state in both years (54.2% vs. 48.6% in 2025–26). ELA 8 posted the biggest year-over-year gain, rising from 45.7% to 54.7%, though it still trails the state. The school's state percentile has crept up from 46 to 47 to 49 over three years.
There are real areas to watch. Chronic absenteeism is 38.7%, higher than the district's 35.9% — more than one in three students. Core proficiency trails the state in Math 6, Math 8, ELA 6, ELA 7, and ELA 8. Math 8 is the weakest reported test at 42.6%, 9.4 points below the state, and Math 6 is 9.3 points below; ELA 7 fell 4.5 points year over year. A key finding: the school's overall average looks above the state (59.4% vs. 57.1%) only because of the 100% Algebra I result. Excluding Algebra I, its average is 53.6% versus the state's 56.4%, below state in both years. Some data is limited — free/reduced lunch is unknown, spending is from 2018–19, and absenteeism is only available for 2025–26. Overall, this is a modestly improving, mid-pack school with a narrow advanced-math strength and clear room to grow in core subjects and attendance.
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