Summary:
ZIP code 45142 has exactly one middle school: Lynchburg-Clay Middle School, serving grades 6–8 in Lynchburg, Ohio, with 246 students as part of the Lynchburg-Clay Local district. Its state rank has slipped over three years: 196 of 1,046 schools in 2023–2024 (81st percentile, 4 stars), 278 of 1,036 in 2024–2025 (73rd percentile, 4 stars), and 405 of 1,046 in 2025–2026 (61st percentile, 3 stars). The district ranks 262 of 773 schools, at the 66th percentile with 3 stars.
For parents, the school’s clearest strengths are in Algebra I, 7th grade, and 8th grade science. Algebra I End-of-Course proficiency was 100% in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, well above the district (50.6% and 80.5%) and state (59.4% and 61.6%). Seventh grade ELA was 86.6% in 2024–2025 and 75% in 2025–2026, compared with state rates of 62.9% and 62.7%; 7th grade math was 72% and 63.8% versus state 50% and 48.6%. Eighth grade science was 85.5% and 72.3%, above state 63% and 61.2%, and 8th grade ELA was 71.4% and 67.5%, also above state. Chronic absenteeism is 10.3% at the school versus 14.9% for the district. About 50.81% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, the student-teacher ratio is 12.8, and per-student spending was $9,236 in 2018–2019.
The main challenges are 6th grade and inconsistent 8th grade math. Sixth grade math was 47.7% in 2024–2025 and 51.3% in 2025–2026, below state rates of 51.9% and 56.2%; 6th grade ELA was 54.5% (matching state) and 51.3% (below state’s 56%). Eighth grade math was above state in 2024–2025 at 55.4%, but fell below state in 2025–2026 at 45.9% versus 52%. Most tested subjects declined from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026; only 6th grade math improved, while Algebra I stayed at 100%. Overall, Lynchburg-Clay Middle School offers strong Algebra I, 7th grade ELA/math, and 8th grade science results, with better attendance than its district, but recent lower 6th grade outcomes and mixed 8th grade math help explain its rank decline.
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