Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 44615

ZIP code 44615 contains exactly one middle school, Carrollton Middle School, which serves grades 5–8 and enrolls 418 students as part of the Carrollton Exempted Village district. Because it is the only middle school in the area, there are no local comparisons; the meaningful benchmarks are the district and Ohio state averages. The record includes 2025–2026 test scores, rank history, and chronic absenteeism, plus 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch and student-teacher ratio, with no suppressed or bound values.

Carrollton Middle School’s profile is mixed but includes strong upper-grade results. Algebra I End of Course stands out at 100% proficient, well above the district’s 65.7% and the state’s 61.6%, though no test-taker count is given, so it may reflect a small selective group. 8th grade Science is 70.5% proficient versus 61.2% statewide. 7th grade Math is 60.7% versus 48.6% state, and 8th grade Math is 62.5% versus 52% state. 8th grade English Language Arts is 62.5% versus 58.3% state. The school and district both have a 3-star rating; the school ranks 449 out of 1,046 (57th percentile), and the district ranks 328 out of 773 (58th percentile).

Key metrics: enrollment is 418, free/reduced lunch is 51.44%, and the student-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. Chronic absenteeism is 16.7% at the school versus 14.6% in the district—about one in six students. Test scores show a clear split: 7th and 8th grades are generally above state averages, while 5th and 6th grades are mostly below. The largest weakness is 5th grade math at 36% proficient versus 59.1% state (a 23.1-point gap). 6th grade ELA is 42.6% versus 56% state. English Language Arts is the weakest subject overall, about 5 points below state. Mathematics is internally split, with strong 7th and 8th grade results offsetting weak 5th grade math. District scores are identical to the school’s at every reported grade level, so the district column is not an independent benchmark here. Overall, this is a mid-range school with strong pockets in upper grades and Algebra I, but meaningful gaps in lower grades and ELA.