Chaney Middle at McGuffey

Summary:

Chaney Middle at McGuffey is a public middle school in Youngstown, Ohio, serving 319 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Youngstown City School District, which is ranked 686 out of 839 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chaney Middle at McGuffey faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, far below average test scores, and a statewide ranking in the bottom 5-10% of Ohio middle schools. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 8th-grade science proficiency was just 12.2%, compared to 22.5% for the Youngstown City district and 62.1% for the state. The school's performance is also significantly lower than nearby schools, such as Rayen Early College Middle School, which outperforms Chaney Middle at McGuffey across all subject areas and grade levels.

The challenges faced by Chaney Middle at McGuffey appear to be deeply rooted in the socioeconomic factors of the community it serves, with a high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds. The school's rankings for specific student subgroups, such as female, male, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, are also among the lowest in the state. Despite these challenges, the school's performance has remained consistently low over the past several years, with little to no improvement in test scores, chronic absenteeism, or statewide rankings.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 310 S Schenley Ave
       Youngstown, OH  44509-3001


(330) 744-7999

District: Youngstown City

SchoolDigger Rank:
1015th of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools


Students who attend Chaney Middle at McGuffey usually attend:

High:    Chaney High

Feeder schools for Chaney Middle at McGuffey:

Elementary:    Kirkmere School
    Paul C Bunn Elementary School
    Volney Rogers School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.7 Help
Number of students:  319

Racial breakdown:

African American:
53.0%
White:
17.9%
Hispanic:
17.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  95.8% Help


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Compare Details Chaney Middle at McGuffey is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details Chaney Middle at McGuffey ranks worse than 97% of middle schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.97. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Chaney Middle at McGuffey:

SchoolDigger ranks Chaney Middle at McGuffey 1015th of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See Chaney Middle at McGuffey in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Youngstown City:

SchoolDigger ranks Youngstown City 686th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Chaney Middle at McGuffey

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 4.46 1420th 1471 3.5%
2005 7.91 1411th 1501 6.0%
2006 25.69 1254th 1504 16.6%
2007 30.18 1287th 1609 20.0%
2008 15.10 1413th 1582 10.7%
2009 19.43 1379th 1610 14.3%
2010 15.21 1454th 1662 12.5%
2011 18.56 1440th 1686 14.6%
2012 35.17 1296th 1709 24.2%
2013 39.74 1234th 1701 27.5%
2014 17.85 1432nd 1687 15.1%
2015 18.20 1418th 1684 15.8%
2016 18.65 1363rd 1678 18.8%
2017 10.62 1477th 1651 10.5%
2018 6.01 1542nd 1636 5.7%
2019 3.53 1626th 1676 3.0%
2021 5.10 1569th 1610 2.5%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Chaney Middle at McGuffey

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Rank History for all middle school students at Chaney Middle at McGuffey

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 4.72 1007th 1050 4.1%
2021 6.59 997th 1037 3.9%
2022 5.44 989th 1017 2.8%
2023 6.37 991st 1048 5.4%
2024 4.97 1015th 1046 3.0%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Chaney Middle at McGuffey

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 12.84 223rd 245 9.0%
2024 9.29 244th 254 3.9%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Chaney Middle at McGuffey

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.89 866th 924 6.3%
2019 4.57 917th 945 3.0%
2021 5.37 913th 923 1.1%
2022 4.18 937th 947 1.1%
2023 5.86 931st 974 4.4%
2024 3.30 982nd 989 0.7%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Chaney Middle at McGuffey

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.98 840th 897 6.4%
2019 2.49 904th 917 1.4%
2021 6.51 853rd 910 6.3%
2022 2.71 915th 925 1.1%
2023 3.08 926th 943 1.8%
2024 1.72 941st 942 0.1%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Chaney Middle at McGuffey

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.97 558th 643 13.2%
2019 39.72 395th 658 40.0%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Chaney Middle at McGuffey

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.36 885th 916 3.4%
2019 5.13 887th 933 4.9%
2022 2.99 942nd 946 0.4%
2023 5.19 923rd 963 4.2%
2024 3.82 939th 958 2.0%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Chaney Middle at McGuffey

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.77 368th 384 4.2%
2019 12.96 381st 405 5.9%
2022 8.12 412th 413 0.2%
2023 12.54 417th 436 4.4%
2024 13.67 405th 429 5.6%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Chaney Middle at McGuffey

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 6.09 245th 247 0.8%
2023 8.58 234th 249 6.0%
2024 5.50 235th 239 1.7%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Chaney Middle at McGuffey

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 3.47 786th 809 2.8%
2023 1.65 794th 805 1.4%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Open Quote Found out my Son has been getting bullied as well as many other kids at this school. My thing is how do they not know kids are being bullied for the past few weeks? I understand that teachers cant be everywhere and the student teacher ratio isnt the best but I feel that the staff in general are failing the students as both temporary guardians for the students mental and physical well being while they are at school and, are failing to notice the maltreatment by the childrens peers. It is their jobs to keep our kids safe at school while providing them education outside of the home. BLATANT LACK OF AWARENESS, While I am of the conviction that school personnel are responsible for keeping kids safe, I am equally convinced that teachers today have so much on their plates that safeguarding kids’ emotional well-being is a real challenge for them. Nonetheless, be clear I believe that educators and parents share a collective responsibility to create a culture in which bullying is unacceptable and to protect kids from physical and psychological harm. When schoolchildren are bullied relentlessly and without adult intervention, they have difficulty succeeding academically. For this reason alone (notwithstanding their moral obligation), bullying is a problem educators are duty-bound to address. These issues will be documented each time and the plan of actions discussed with the teacher, If progress is not made or I hear the bland lip service such as:

• I didn’t see it happening and I can’t just take your child’s word that it did.
• Kids will be kids, you know.
• This stuff just happens. It’ll all blow over soon.
• Your child just needs to have a thicker skin.
• The child you are accusing of bullying is an honor student and Vice President of the Student Council. I just can’t believe he would do such a thing. Are you sure your child isn’t exaggerating?
I will then take further steps up the school board all the way to the very top if thats what sadly it will take to force teachers to do their moral oath and obligations to the parents and most importantly the students in which they are charged of protecting and educating, or else why come to work. This is not a threat this is a promise. I personally as a parent and human being take my childs mental and physical health serious, Close Quote



Enrollment information for Chaney Middle at McGuffey

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 789 185 13 21 1 n/a n/a 0 1009
1989 778 205 11 32 0 n/a n/a 0 1026
1990 781 206 3 24 2 n/a n/a 0 1016
1991 780 198 6 32 1 n/a n/a 0 1017
1992 752 196 0 30 0 n/a n/a 0 978
1993 783 181 0 33 1 n/a n/a 0 998
1994 728 204 0 33 0 n/a n/a 0 965
1995 695 258 3 39 1 n/a n/a 0 996
1996 695 258 3 39 1 n/a n/a 0 996
1997 692 292 3 30 1 n/a n/a 0 1018
1998 641 295 1 30 1 n/a n/a 0 968
1999 539 259 1 34 0 n/a n/a 0 833
2000 526 283 0 37 0 n/a n/a 0 846
2001 495 307 0 38 0 n/a n/a 0 840
2002 429 255 5 37 1 n/a n/a 35 762
2003 429 255 5 37 1 n/a n/a 35 762
2004 415 276 3 31 0 n/a n/a 45 770
2005 438 334 2 51 3 n/a n/a 42 870
2006 368 217 2 37 0 n/a n/a 54 678
2007 290 192 0 31 1 n/a n/a 51 565
2008 299 223 0 36 0 n/a n/a 51 609
2009 317 281 1 44 0 n/a n/a 69 712
2010 305 343 1 56 0 n/a n/a 53 758
2011 238 266 1 50 0 1 48 0 604
2012 208 267 1 47 1 0 40 0 564
2013 198 235 0 48 0 0 60 0 541
2014 242 396 0 76 0 0 66 0 780
2015 210 382 0 72 0 0 63 0 727
2016 207 419 0 79 0 0 64 0 769
2017 184 441 0 78 3 1 58 0 765
2018 138 440 0 92 1 0 69 0 740
2019 145 401 0 100 3 0 60 0 709
2020 119 381 0 122 1 0 71 0 694
2021 104 392 0 120 1 0 57 0 674
2022 79 205 0 56 0 0 38 0 378
2023 57 169 0 57 0 0 36 0 319

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chaney Middle at McGuffey

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1009 52.0 19.4 0
1989 1026 52.0 19.7 n/a
1990 1016 49.0 20.7 n/a
1991 1017 50.0 20.3 n/a
1992 978 56.0 17.4 n/a
1993 998 52.5 19.0 0
1994 965 53.3 18.1 0
1995 996 55.5 17.9 0
1996 996 55.5 17.9 0
1997 1018 56.1 18.1 0
1998 968 57.1 17.0 0
1999 833 58.0 14.4 0
2000 846 55.0 15.4 n/a
2001 840 54.0 15.6 n/a
2002 762 58.0 13.1 n/a
2003 762 58.0 13.1 n/a
2004 770 53.0 14.5 n/a
2005 870 54.0 16.1 90.7
2006 678 44.7 15.2 93.1
2007 565 41.0 13.8 103.1
2008 609 40.0 15.2 n/a
2009 712 42.0 17.0 103.6
2010 758 42.0 18.0 93.8
2011 604 41.0 14.7 89.4
2012 564 46.0 12.2 91.3
2013 541 42.0 12.8 n/a
2014 780 41.0 19.0 94.5
2015 727 n/a n/a 100
2016 769 39.0 19.7 95.8
2017 765 41.0 18.6 n/a
2018 740 43.0 17.2 n/a
2019 709 48.0 14.7 n/a
2020 694 46.0 15.0 n/a
2021 674 40.0 16.8 n/a
2022 378 39.0 9.6 n/a
2023 319 25.0 12.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chaney Middle at McGuffey

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1009 52.0 19.4 0
1989 1026 52.0 19.7 n/a
1990 1016 49.0 20.7 n/a
1991 1017 50.0 20.3 n/a
1992 978 56.0 17.4 n/a
1993 998 52.5 19.0 0
1994 965 53.3 18.1 0
1995 996 55.5 17.9 0
1996 996 55.5 17.9 0
1997 1018 56.1 18.1 0
1998 968 57.1 17.0 0
1999 833 58.0 14.4 0
2000 846 55.0 15.4 n/a
2001 840 54.0 15.6 n/a
2002 762 58.0 13.1 n/a
2003 762 58.0 13.1 n/a
2004 770 53.0 14.5 n/a
2005 870 54.0 16.1 90.7
2006 678 44.7 15.2 93.1
2007 565 41.0 13.8 103.1
2008 609 40.0 15.2 n/a
2009 712 42.0 17.0 103.6
2010 758 42.0 18.0 93.8
2011 604 41.0 14.7 89.4
2012 564 46.0 12.2 91.3
2013 541 42.0 12.8 n/a
2014 780 41.0 19.0 94.5
2015 727 n/a n/a 100
2016 769 39.0 19.7 95.8
2017 765 41.0 18.6 n/a
2018 740 43.0 17.2 n/a
2019 709 48.0 14.7 n/a
2020 694 46.0 15.0 n/a
2021 674 40.0 16.8 n/a
2022 378 39.0 9.6 n/a
2023 319 25.0 12.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Chaney Middle at McGuffey

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,991
2022 $21,198
2023 $21,221

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Chaney Middle at McGuffey

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1007th of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 991st of 1048 Middle schools
 1.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Chaney Middle at McGuffey)14.67
 7.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Youngstown City)18.812.1
 6.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Chaney Middle at McGuffey)10.412.7
 2.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Youngstown City)17.122
 4.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Chaney Middle at McGuffey)12.21
 11.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Youngstown City)23.86.1
 17.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Chaney Middle at McGuffey)24.516.2
 8.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Youngstown City)30.625.3
 5.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (Chaney Middle at McGuffey)14.724
 9.3%
   8th Grade Science (Youngstown City)24.929.5
 4.6%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Chaney Middle at McGuffey)8.810.6
 1.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Youngstown City)1814.6
 3.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Chaney Middle at McGuffey)20.613.5
 7.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Youngstown City)26.628.8
 2.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students709319
 55%
African American401169
 57.9%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic10057
 43%
Pacific Islander00
White14557
 60.7%
Two or More Races6036
 40%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Chaney Middle at McGuffey

Students who attend Chaney Middle at McGuffey usually go on to attend Chaney High

Students at Chaney Middle at McGuffey are 53% African American, 18% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 319 students attended Chaney Middle at McGuffey.

Chaney Middle at McGuffey ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Ohio middle schools.


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