Summary:
ZIP code 44647 contains three middle-level schools serving grades 4 through 8 across two districts: Massillon City, which operates two of them, and Tuslaw Local, which operates one. Combined enrollment is 1,939 students. Massillon Intermediate School (grades 4–6) is the largest at 900 students, Massillon Junior High School (grades 7–8) has 607, and Tuslaw Middle School (grades 5–8) has 432.
Tuslaw Middle School is the clear standout. It ranks 158 of 1,046 middle schools statewide in 2025–26 — the 85th percentile with 4 stars — after ranking 91 of 1,036 (91st percentile, 5 stars) in 2024–25. Its district, Tuslaw Local, is rated 162 of 773 districts (79th percentile, 4 stars). Chronic absenteeism is just 8.2%, and 2025–26 proficiency beats state by wide margins in most subjects, including Math 5 at 91.2% vs. 59.1%, Science 5 at 91.2% vs. 62.7%, and ELA 5 at 89.0% vs. 70.4%. Algebra I End-of-Course proficiency was 100%. Its one warning sign is ELA 6, at 55.9% against a state figure of 56.0%, down from 72.3% the prior year.
The two Massillon City schools tell a different story. Massillon Junior High School ranks 704 of 1,046 (33rd percentile, 2 stars) and has 37.2% chronic absenteeism, yet posts exceptional advanced-math results — Algebra I End-of-Course at 100% vs. a state 61.6%, and Geometry at 76.5% in 2024–25 vs. 42.8% — while grade-level Math 8 sits at 33.8% vs. 52.0%. Massillon Intermediate School has 29.4% chronic absenteeism; its closest-to-state result is ELA 6 at 50.2% vs. 56.0%, with math and science roughly 14–20 points below state. Notably, Tuslaw Middle achieves the strongest results despite the highest student-teacher ratio (24.0), and its spending figure of $8,444 dates to 2018–19, too old to explain current outcomes. Free/reduced lunch is reported only for Tuslaw at 30.32%; the Massillon figures are unknown.
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