Talawanda Middle School

Summary:

Talawanda Middle School is a public middle school located in Oxford, Ohio, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 698. The school is part of the Talawanda City School District, which is ranked 343 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Talawanda Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school had 71.8% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 62.1%. The school also excels in Mathematics, with 74.9% of 6th-grade students and 65.3% of 7th-grade students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state averages. In English Language Arts, Talawanda Middle School's performance is also above the state average. However, the school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 4.8% in 2019-2020 to 26.9% in 2023-2024, higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Talawanda Middle School's academic performance is generally stronger, particularly in the areas of Mathematics and Science. For instance, in 2023-2024, Talawanda's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate of 71.8% is significantly higher than the 46.2% at Pleasant Run Middle School, the closest neighboring school. However, Talawanda Middle School's chronic absenteeism rate is higher than most nearby schools, such as Ross Middle School, which had a 12.3% chronic absenteeism rate in 2023-2024.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4030 Oxford Reily Rd
       Oxford, OH  45056-8943


(513) 273-3300

District: Talawanda City

SchoolDigger Rank:
341st of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,782 Help


Students who attend Talawanda Middle School usually attend:

High:    Talawanda High School

Feeder schools for Talawanda Middle School:

Elementary:    Bogan Elementary
    Kramer Elementary School
    Maude Marshall Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.9 Help
Number of students:  673

Racial breakdown:

White:
89.3%
African American:
3.1%
Two or more races:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  36.3% Help


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Compare Details Talawanda Middle School ranks better than 67.4% of middle schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.36. (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.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (89.3%), African American (3.1%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 36.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Talawanda Middle School is 14.9. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Talawanda Middle School is $12,782.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Talawanda Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Talawanda Middle School 341st of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See Talawanda Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Talawanda City:

SchoolDigger ranks Talawanda City 343rd of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Talawanda Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Talawanda Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 60.12 193rd 400 51.8%
2005 72.09 185th 692 73.3%
2006 72.71 203rd 732 72.3%
2007 72.56 250th 837 70.1%
2008 73.52 231st 835 72.3%
2009 73.87 240th 858 72.0%
2010 72.33 276th 895 69.2%
2011 73.77 254th 925 72.5%
2012 71.24 330th 989 66.6%
2013 78.13 169th 1001 83.1%
2014 76.15 209th 1008 79.3%
2015 75.04 239th 1035 76.9%
2016 76.03 228th 1050 78.3%
2017 82.33 145th 1038 86.0%
2018 80.55 154th 1010 84.8%
2019 80.80 166th 1050 84.2%
2021 62.15 434th 1037 58.1%
2022 61.14 425th 1017 58.2%
2023 61.67 451st 1048 57.0%
2024 69.36 341st 1046 67.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Talawanda Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 86.57 15th 134 88.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Talawanda Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.26 488th 590 17.3%
2024 40.66 301st 563 46.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Talawanda Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.27 126th 924 86.4%
2019 74.65 202nd 945 78.6%
2021 46.97 511th 923 44.6%
2022 40.19 600th 947 36.6%
2023 48.13 520th 974 46.6%
2024 63.23 361st 989 63.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Talawanda Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.30 136th 897 84.8%
2019 82.15 139th 917 84.8%
2021 54.12 459th 910 49.6%
2022 57.91 424th 925 54.2%
2023 66.41 339th 943 64.1%
2024 70.84 282nd 942 70.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Talawanda Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.47 376th 643 41.5%
2019 45.14 345th 658 47.6%
2021 26.52 461st 576 20.0%
2022 23.56 480th 565 15.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Talawanda Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.48 98th 521 81.2%
2019 65.79 45th 164 72.6%
2021 61.10 120th 274 56.2%
2022 67.69 58th 241 75.9%
2023 34.83 144th 173 16.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Talawanda Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.08 185th 916 79.8%
2019 79.24 170th 933 81.8%
2021 61.04 370th 924 60.0%
2022 56.50 419th 946 55.7%
2023 50.99 511th 963 46.9%
2024 63.68 361st 958 62.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Talawanda Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 37.25 242nd 436 44.5%
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Rank History for White students at Talawanda Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.52 202nd 781 74.1%
2019 74.64 185th 796 76.8%
2021 45.42 457th 781 41.5%
2022 44.44 475th 809 41.3%
2023 46.28 467th 805 42.0%
2024 56.28 357th 795 55.1%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Talawanda Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 740 23 10 0 2 n/a n/a 0 775
1991 778 27 5 2 2 n/a n/a 0 814
1992 792 21 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 818
1993 816 24 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 846
1994 839 30 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 877
1995 841 34 4 4 2 n/a n/a 0 885
1996 841 34 4 4 2 n/a n/a 0 885
1997 829 23 8 3 1 n/a n/a 0 864
1998 834 22 14 3 2 n/a n/a 0 875
1999 824 17 15 4 1 n/a n/a 0 861
2000 822 26 8 4 1 n/a n/a 0 861
2001 793 32 10 2 1 n/a n/a 0 838
2002 769 31 15 2 1 n/a n/a 7 825
2003 769 31 15 2 1 n/a n/a 7 825
2004 741 28 18 3 0 n/a n/a 6 796
2005 705 25 11 3 1 n/a n/a 7 752
2006 665 18 16 9 1 n/a n/a 10 719
2007 655 11 10 5 1 n/a n/a 11 693
2008 623 14 10 6 0 n/a n/a 17 670
2009 635 17 6 6 0 n/a n/a 19 683
2010 615 14 8 5 1 n/a n/a 24 667
2011 666 13 9 5 1 0 21 0 715
2012 651 8 13 5 0 0 18 0 695
2013 685 7 12 8 0 1 22 0 735
2014 656 12 16 11 0 0 30 0 725
2015 673 11 17 16 0 0 31 0 748
2016 652 10 20 18 0 0 21 0 721
2017 613 12 21 14 1 2 25 0 688
2018 624 8 15 13 1 2 21 0 684
2019 636 7 15 20 1 2 24 0 705
2020 655 7 16 22 0 0 23 0 723
2021 655 12 16 19 0 0 17 0 719
2022 634 24 10 15 0 0 20 0 703
2023 622 25 18 13 0 0 20 0 698
2024 601 21 20 10 0 0 21 0 673

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Talawanda Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 775 43.5 17.8 n/a
1991 814 47.6 17.1 n/a
1992 818 44.5 18.3 12.6
1993 846 545.0 1.6 11.6
1994 877 57.5 15.3 11.3
1995 885 59.5 14.9 12.3
1996 885 59.5 14.9 12.3
1997 864 56.0 15.4 14.5
1998 875 51.5 17.0 13.6
1999 861 50.9 16.9 17.8
2000 861 55.0 15.7 17.8
2001 838 44.7 18.7 18.3
2002 825 59.9 13.8 19.1
2003 825 59.9 13.8 19.1
2004 796 55.5 14.3 19.6
2005 752 55.4 13.6 22.1
2006 719 56.8 12.7 23.6
2007 693 61.5 11.3 22.9
2008 670 52.5 12.8 n/a
2009 683 50.5 13.5 27.1
2010 667 50.0 13.3 32.5
2011 715 47.0 15.2 35.9
2012 695 51.2 13.5 34.7
2013 735 55.0 13.3 39.3
2014 725 49.0 14.7 33.8
2015 748 n/a n/a 32.8
2016 721 50.0 14.4 28.8
2017 688 48.7 14.1 31.7
2018 684 47.5 14.4 31.4
2019 705 47.6 14.7 29.2
2020 723 47.5 15.2 29.6
2021 719 50.5 14.2 n/a
2022 703 45.5 15.4 n/a
2023 698 43.5 16.0 32.8
2024 673 45.0 14.9 36.3

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 Talawanda Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 775 43.5 17.8 n/a
1991 814 47.6 17.1 n/a
1992 818 44.5 18.3 12.6
1993 846 545.0 1.6 11.6
1994 877 57.5 15.3 11.3
1995 885 59.5 14.9 12.3
1996 885 59.5 14.9 12.3
1997 864 56.0 15.4 14.5
1998 875 51.5 17.0 13.6
1999 861 50.9 16.9 17.8
2000 861 55.0 15.7 17.8
2001 838 44.7 18.7 18.3
2002 825 59.9 13.8 19.1
2003 825 59.9 13.8 19.1
2004 796 55.5 14.3 19.6
2005 752 55.4 13.6 22.1
2006 719 56.8 12.7 23.6
2007 693 61.5 11.3 22.9
2008 670 52.5 12.8 n/a
2009 683 50.5 13.5 27.1
2010 667 50.0 13.3 32.5
2011 715 47.0 15.2 35.9
2012 695 51.2 13.5 34.7
2013 735 55.0 13.3 39.3
2014 725 49.0 14.7 33.8
2015 748 n/a n/a 32.8
2016 721 50.0 14.4 28.8
2017 688 48.7 14.1 31.7
2018 684 47.5 14.4 31.4
2019 705 47.6 14.7 29.2
2020 723 47.5 15.2 29.6
2021 719 50.5 14.2 n/a
2022 703 45.5 15.4 n/a
2023 698 43.5 16.0 32.8
2024 673 45.0 14.9 36.3

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Talawanda Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,903
2022 $12,416
2023 $12,456
2024 $12,782

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Talawanda Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 166th of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 451st of 1048 Middle schools
 27.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Talawanda Middle School)8270.6
 11.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Talawanda City)8270.6
 11.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Talawanda Middle School)66.260.7
 5.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Talawanda City)66.260.7
 5.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Talawanda Middle School)77.653.2
 24.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Talawanda City)77.653.2
 24.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Talawanda Middle School)84.758.7
 26%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Talawanda City)84.758.7
 26%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (Talawanda Middle School)85.468.3
 17.1%
   8th Grade Science (Talawanda City)85.468.3
 17.1%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Talawanda Middle School)76.451.7
 24.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Talawanda City)76.451.7
 24.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Talawanda Middle School)65.547.8
 17.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Talawanda City)65.547.8
 17.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%
End of Course Algebra I (Talawanda Middle School)100100
   End of Course Algebra I (Talawanda City)77.474.4
 3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ohio)61.153
 8.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students705698
 1%
African American725
 257.1%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian1518
 20%
Hispanic2013
 35%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White636622
 2.2%
Two or More Races2420
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients29.2%32.8%
 3.6%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 673 students attended Talawanda Middle School.

Talawanda Middle School ranks 341st of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Talawanda Middle School are 89% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Hispanic.

Students who attend Talawanda Middle School usually go on to attend Talawanda High School


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