West Muskingum Middle School

Summary:

West Muskingum Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 4-8 in Zanesville, Ohio, with a student population of 496 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school is part of the West Muskingum Local School District, which is ranked 277 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Muskingum Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 78.4% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 64%. The school also performs well in Mathematics, with 76.8% of 5th graders and 73.5% of 6th graders being proficient or better. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 5.9% in 2019-2020 to 25.4% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern.

Compared to nearby schools, West Muskingum Middle School's test scores generally outperform those of Zanesville Middle School and Maysville Middle School, which have lower proficiency rates in core subjects. However, East Muskingum Middle School, which is 18.67 miles away, also performs well and has a higher statewide ranking than West Muskingum. Additionally, West Muskingum Middle School has shown exceptional performance for its gifted and talented students, ranking 16th out of 274 Ohio middle schools in 2020-2021 and earning a 5-star rating in this category.


Detail:

Public 4-8

 100 Kimes Rd
       Zanesville, OH  43701-8983


(740) 455-4055

District: West Muskingum Local

SchoolDigger Rank:
340th of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools


Students who attend West Muskingum Middle School usually attend:

High:    West Muskingum High School

Feeder schools for West Muskingum Middle School:

Elementary:    West Muskingum Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  23.9 Help
Number of students:  496

Racial breakdown:

White:
88.1%
Two or more races:
5.2%
Hispanic:
2.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  43.3% Help


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Compare Details West Muskingum Middle School ranks better than 78.5% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details West Muskingum Middle School ranks better than 67.5% of middle schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.48. (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 2024 Rankings:

West Muskingum Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Muskingum Middle School 339th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See West Muskingum Middle School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks West Muskingum Middle School 340th of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See West Muskingum Middle School in the ranking list.)

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West Muskingum Local:

SchoolDigger ranks West Muskingum Local 277th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Muskingum Middle School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at West Muskingum Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 79.20 339th 1577 78.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at West Muskingum Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 23.18 730th 900 18.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at West Muskingum Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 81.08 177th 1484 88.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at West Muskingum Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 81.91 230th 1466 84.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at West Muskingum Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 75.23 404th 1485 72.8%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at West Muskingum Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 67.95 417th 1190 65.0%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for West Muskingum Middle School

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Rank History for all middle school students at West Muskingum Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 40.76 288th 400 28.0%
2005 48.56 430th 692 37.9%
2006 67.98 258th 732 64.8%
2007 73.76 230th 837 72.5%
2008 72.84 242nd 835 71.0%
2009 72.24 264th 858 69.2%
2010 75.25 215th 895 76.0%
2011 71.90 298th 925 67.8%
2012 72.00 313th 989 68.4%
2013 70.34 356th 1001 64.4%
2014 65.42 445th 1008 55.9%
2015 36.44 712th 1035 31.2%
2016 70.03 329th 1050 68.7%
2017 67.02 381st 1038 63.3%
2018 73.21 264th 1010 73.9%
2019 70.76 321st 1050 69.4%
2021 61.54 442nd 1037 57.4%
2022 48.29 570th 1017 44.0%
2023 65.49 394th 1048 62.4%
2024 69.48 340th 1046 67.5%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at West Muskingum Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 34.89 372nd 590 36.9%
2024 42.48 284th 563 49.6%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at West Muskingum Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.93 189th 924 79.5%
2019 62.18 369th 945 61.0%
2021 57.71 377th 923 59.2%
2022 44.98 552nd 947 41.7%
2023 66.58 299th 974 69.3%
2024 72.94 227th 989 77.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at West Muskingum Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.67 244th 897 72.8%
2019 69.97 312th 917 66.0%
2021 61.71 380th 910 58.2%
2022 42.34 571st 925 38.3%
2023 63.07 382nd 943 59.5%
2024 68.24 308th 942 67.3%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at West Muskingum Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.41 246th 643 61.7%
2019 51.37 274th 658 58.4%
2021 40.80 295th 576 48.8%
2022 21.20 501st 565 11.3%
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Rank History for middle school Gifted and Talented students at West Muskingum Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.54 369th 521 29.2%
2019 43.53 115th 164 29.9%
2021 75.11 16th 274 94.2%
2022 59.80 114th 241 52.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at West Muskingum Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.73 284th 916 69.0%
2019 68.61 309th 933 66.9%
2021 52.78 464th 924 49.8%
2022 43.91 554th 946 41.4%
2023 62.18 388th 963 59.7%
2024 65.50 339th 958 64.6%
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Rank History for middle school White students at West Muskingum Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.61 292nd 781 62.6%
2019 56.68 373rd 796 53.1%
2021 45.42 458th 781 41.4%
2022 33.96 575th 809 28.9%
2023 53.19 402nd 805 50.1%
2024 56.73 354th 795 55.5%
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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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Enrollment information for West Muskingum Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 376 10 3 2 4 n/a n/a 0 395
1989 366 8 1 5 4 n/a n/a 0 384
1990 361 16 1 2 4 n/a n/a 0 384
1991 366 10 3 0 8 n/a n/a 0 387
1992 401 11 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 414
1993 409 18 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 430
1994 441 18 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 459
1995 457 22 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 480
1996 457 22 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 480
1997 422 24 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 449
1998 385 21 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 411
1999 399 9 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 411
2000 405 10 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 417
2001 417 17 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 437
2002 437 18 2 2 1 n/a n/a 1 461
2003 437 18 2 2 1 n/a n/a 1 461
2004 446 10 3 1 0 n/a n/a 2 462
2005 397 13 5 0 0 n/a n/a 6 421
2006 374 16 5 0 0 n/a n/a 4 399
2007 400 11 4 0 0 n/a n/a 2 417
2008 395 9 3 0 0 n/a n/a 6 413
2009 346 6 3 0 0 n/a n/a 5 360
2010 341 8 4 1 0 n/a n/a 3 357
2011 346 10 3 2 2 0 2 0 365
2012 334 10 5 2 1 0 2 0 354
2013 440 18 2 3 0 2 5 0 470
2014 443 17 5 2 0 1 6 0 474
2015 439 18 9 4 2 1 8 0 481
2016 443 15 7 0 1 1 5 0 472
2017 416 16 8 2 1 2 10 0 455
2018 399 16 12 3 2 2 7 0 441
2019 391 17 7 5 0 1 9 0 430
2020 374 17 7 9 0 1 13 0 421
2021 402 17 8 10 0 0 15 0 452
2022 414 19 1 13 0 0 21 0 468
2023 437 12 4 14 0 3 26 0 496

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

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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 West Muskingum Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 395 24.0 16.4 0
1989 384 24.0 16.0 n/a
1990 384 21.0 18.2 n/a
1991 387 20.5 18.8 n/a
1992 414 21.0 19.7 17.4
1993 430 21.5 20.0 20.2
1994 459 24.0 19.1 20.7
1995 480 26.6 18.0 11.9
1996 480 26.6 18.0 11.9
1997 449 26.6 16.9 13.6
1998 411 27.0 15.2 12.2
1999 411 28.7 14.3 16.1
2000 417 30.0 13.9 15.6
2001 437 30.5 14.3 17.2
2002 461 29.5 15.6 18
2003 461 29.5 15.6 18
2004 462 29.5 15.7 28
2005 421 28.9 14.6 25.3
2006 399 27.5 14.5 28.4
2007 417 31.2 13.4 31.1
2008 413 30.3 13.6 n/a
2009 360 31.5 11.4 34.6
2010 357 29.4 12.1 45.2
2011 365 27.4 13.2 46.8
2012 354 25.6 13.8 44.4
2013 470 27.0 17.4 58.5
2014 474 30.6 15.4 61.8
2015 481 n/a n/a 54.3
2016 472 28.0 16.8 48.7
2017 455 27.1 16.7 42.4
2018 441 26.0 16.9 41.3
2019 430 22.3 19.2 44.4
2020 421 22.2 18.9 50.8
2021 452 20.3 22.2 n/a
2022 468 21.7 21.5 n/a
2023 496 20.7 23.9 43.3

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 West Muskingum Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 395 24.0 16.4 0
1989 384 24.0 16.0 n/a
1990 384 21.0 18.2 n/a
1991 387 20.5 18.8 n/a
1992 414 21.0 19.7 17.4
1993 430 21.5 20.0 20.2
1994 459 24.0 19.1 20.7
1995 480 26.6 18.0 11.9
1996 480 26.6 18.0 11.9
1997 449 26.6 16.9 13.6
1998 411 27.0 15.2 12.2
1999 411 28.7 14.3 16.1
2000 417 30.0 13.9 15.6
2001 437 30.5 14.3 17.2
2002 461 29.5 15.6 18
2003 461 29.5 15.6 18
2004 462 29.5 15.7 28
2005 421 28.9 14.6 25.3
2006 399 27.5 14.5 28.4
2007 417 31.2 13.4 31.1
2008 413 30.3 13.6 n/a
2009 360 31.5 11.4 34.6
2010 357 29.4 12.1 45.2
2011 365 27.4 13.2 46.8
2012 354 25.6 13.8 44.4
2013 470 27.0 17.4 58.5
2014 474 30.6 15.4 61.8
2015 481 n/a n/a 54.3
2016 472 28.0 16.8 48.7
2017 455 27.1 16.7 42.4
2018 441 26.0 16.9 41.3
2019 430 22.3 19.2 44.4
2020 421 22.2 18.9 50.8
2021 452 20.3 22.2 n/a
2022 468 21.7 21.5 n/a
2023 496 20.7 23.9 43.3

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for West Muskingum Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,803
2022 $7,218
2023 $8,295

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Muskingum Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 321st of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 394th of 1048 Middle schools
 7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade Science (West Muskingum Middle School)68.887.2
 18.4%
   5th Grade Science (West Muskingum Local)68.887.2
 18.4%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (West Muskingum Middle School)5775.2
 18.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (West Muskingum Local)5775.2
 18.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (West Muskingum Middle School)7279.8
 7.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (West Muskingum Local)7279.8
 7.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (West Muskingum Middle School)64.265.3
 1.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (West Muskingum Local)64.265.3
 1.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (West Muskingum Middle School)61.565.3
 3.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (West Muskingum Local)61.565.3
 3.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (West Muskingum Middle School)54.545.7
 8.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (West Muskingum Local)54.545.7
 8.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (West Muskingum Middle School)77.673.6
 4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (West Muskingum Local)77.673.6
 4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (West Muskingum Middle School)76.667
 9.6%
   8th Grade Science (West Muskingum Local)76.667
 9.6%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (West Muskingum Middle School)70.146
 24.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (West Muskingum Local)70.146
 24.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (West Muskingum Middle School)78.560.6
 17.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (West Muskingum Local)78.560.6
 17.9%
   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 Students430496
 15.3%
African American1712
 29.4%
American Indian00
Asian74
 42.9%
Hispanic514
 180%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White391437
 11.8%
Two or More Races926
 188.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.4%43.3%
 1.1%


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Students at West Muskingum Middle School are 88% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

West Muskingum Middle School ranks 340th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 496 students attended West Muskingum Middle School.

Students who attend West Muskingum Middle School usually go on to attend West Muskingum High School


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