Sidney Middle School

Summary:

Sidney Middle School is a public middle school serving around 840 students in grades 5-8 in Sidney, Ohio, which is part of the Sidney City School District. While the school has some areas of strength, it also faces several challenges that parents should be aware of.

One significant concern is the school's high chronic absenteeism rate, which has risen sharply from 9.4% in 2019-2020 to 39.7% in 2021-2022, notably higher than the state average and many nearby schools. Additionally, the school's test score performance is generally on par with or slightly below state and district averages, with some areas of concern, such as significantly lower proficiency rates in Mathematics compared to the state. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with its African American students performing well but its Hispanic, White, and special education students generally underperforming compared to their peers statewide.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Indian Lake Middle School, which consistently outperforms Sidney Middle School on state tests, the school appears to be underperforming. While the school's gifted and talented students have shown strong performance in the past, the overall data suggests that the school may not be adequately serving the needs of all its students. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and equity gaps should be a priority for the school and district to improve outcomes for all students.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 980 Fair Rd
       Sidney, OH  45365-2951


(937) 497-2225

District: Sidney City

SchoolDigger Rank:
551st of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,834 Help


Students who attend Sidney Middle School usually attend:

High:    Sidney High School

Feeder schools for Sidney Middle School:

Elementary:    Emerson Primary School
    Longfellow Primary School
    Northwood Intermediate School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.8 Help
Number of students:  819

Racial breakdown:

White:
75.3%
Two or more races:
14.3%
Hispanic:
5.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  60.9% Help


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Compare Details Sidney Middle School ranks worse than 52.7% of middle schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.94. (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 (75.3%), two or more races (14.3%), Hispanic (5.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 60.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sidney Middle School is 17.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sidney Middle School is $11,834.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sidney Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sidney Middle School 551st of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See Sidney Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Sidney City:

SchoolDigger ranks Sidney City 558th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sidney Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Sidney Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 38.65 512th 692 26.0%
2006 41.50 544th 732 25.7%
2007 55.20 482nd 837 42.4%
2008 71.88 258th 835 69.1%
2009 54.55 527th 858 38.6%
2010 51.55 586th 895 34.5%
2011 46.10 654th 925 29.3%
2012 54.29 613th 989 38.0%
2013 48.99 666th 1001 33.5%
2014 54.95 611th 1008 39.4%
2015 59.01 500th 1035 51.7%
2016 60.56 478th 1050 54.5%
2017 63.79 438th 1038 57.8%
2018 65.02 392nd 1010 61.2%
2019 62.35 446th 1050 57.5%
2021 59.43 468th 1037 54.9%
2022 52.09 529th 1017 48.0%
2023 56.80 513th 1048 51.0%
2024 52.94 551st 1046 47.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sidney Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.71 128th 205 37.6%
2019 48.82 114th 206 44.7%
2021 52.08 104th 219 52.5%
2022 28.41 184th 239 23.0%
2023 55.15 109th 245 55.5%
2024 37.09 165th 254 35.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sidney Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 41.02 317th 590 46.3%
2024 23.85 479th 563 14.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sidney Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.87 310th 924 66.5%
2019 64.09 338th 945 64.2%
2021 62.79 321st 923 65.2%
2022 54.67 424th 947 55.2%
2023 59.61 405th 974 58.4%
2024 50.02 529th 989 46.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Sidney Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.11 316th 897 64.8%
2019 65.00 373rd 917 59.3%
2021 54.55 456th 910 49.9%
2022 46.62 536th 925 42.1%
2023 52.00 507th 943 46.2%
2024 47.77 540th 942 42.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Sidney Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.38 286th 643 55.5%
2019 52.49 264th 658 59.9%
2021 28.19 447th 576 22.4%
2022 33.05 388th 565 31.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Sidney Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.05 28th 521 94.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Sidney Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.91 445th 916 51.4%
2019 57.60 446th 933 52.2%
2021 55.54 438th 924 52.6%
2022 48.11 508th 946 46.3%
2023 54.31 474th 963 50.8%
2024 50.20 520th 958 45.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Sidney Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 87.67 30th 405 92.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sidney Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 34.47 169th 247 31.6%
2023 45.93 127th 249 49.0%
2024 35.22 153rd 239 36.0%
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Rank History for White students at Sidney Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.63 386th 781 50.6%
2019 48.90 451st 796 43.3%
2021 43.80 475th 781 39.2%
2022 37.88 539th 809 33.4%
2023 39.85 529th 805 34.3%
2024 40.39 509th 795 36.0%
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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.

Sidney Middle School Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Sidney Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 624 14 8 0 0 n/a n/a 0 646
1989 653 15 6 0 0 n/a n/a 0 674
1990 614 17 8 0 0 n/a n/a 0 639
1991 594 20 13 3 0 n/a n/a 0 630
1992 627 21 18 3 0 n/a n/a -1 668
1993 625 24 20 3 1 n/a n/a 0 673
1994 600 27 11 3 1 n/a n/a 0 642
1995 569 31 15 4 0 n/a n/a 0 619
1996 569 31 15 4 0 n/a n/a 0 619
1997 539 29 18 2 0 n/a n/a 0 588
1998 563 21 16 0 1 n/a n/a 0 601
1999 556 15 17 0 1 n/a n/a 0 589
2000 541 18 19 3 1 n/a n/a 0 582
2001 501 18 10 1 1 n/a n/a 0 531
2002 541 30 18 3 0 n/a n/a 14 606
2003 541 30 18 3 0 n/a n/a 14 606
2004 551 26 16 5 0 n/a n/a 23 621
2005 834 28 28 5 0 n/a n/a 39 934
2006 819 27 23 6 0 n/a n/a 54 929
2007 752 29 24 6 1 n/a n/a 62 874
2008 719 37 29 9 3 n/a n/a 77 874
2009 705 38 26 13 1 n/a n/a 67 850
2010 669 42 20 17 0 n/a n/a 56 804
2011 705 37 20 15 1 0 51 0 829
2012 692 30 15 10 1 0 59 0 807
2013 777 24 14 10 1 0 80 0 906
2014 752 35 14 17 1 2 84 0 905
2015 747 43 18 12 1 1 88 0 910
2016 743 42 12 21 0 1 83 0 902
2017 728 31 9 21 0 0 88 0 877
2018 695 30 12 22 0 0 77 0 836
2019 698 33 15 22 0 0 76 0 844
2020 839 45 15 28 0 1 112 0 1040
2021 811 40 10 38 0 1 119 0 1019
2022 719 38 7 46 0 1 118 0 929
2023 646 38 5 46 0 1 104 0 840
2024 617 28 10 47 0 0 117 0 819

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 Sidney Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 646 30.0 21.5 0
1989 674 30.0 22.4 n/a
1990 639 30.5 20.9 n/a
1991 630 29.0 21.7 n/a
1992 668 31.0 21.5 17.4
1993 673 29.0 23.2 21.1
1994 642 30.0 21.4 15.9
1995 619 33.0 18.8 14.7
1996 619 33.0 18.8 14.7
1997 588 33.0 17.8 13.6
1998 601 33.0 18.2 17.5
1999 589 34.0 17.3 23.1
2000 582 34.0 17.1 24.2
2001 531 33.0 16.1 26
2002 606 33.0 18.4 29.2
2003 606 33.0 18.4 29.2
2004 621 39.0 15.9 36.5
2005 934 40.0 23.4 39.6
2006 929 57.0 16.3 41.6
2007 874 52.0 16.8 44.7
2008 874 48.0 18.2 n/a
2009 850 51.0 16.7 50.8
2010 804 46.0 17.4 60.6
2011 829 46.0 18.0 54.8
2012 807 41.0 19.6 53.4
2013 906 42.0 21.5 56
2014 905 38.0 23.8 59.3
2015 910 n/a n/a 57.7
2016 902 41.0 22.0 56.2
2017 877 41.0 21.3 60.2
2018 836 40.0 20.9 61
2019 844 39.0 21.6 60.3
2020 1040 47.0 22.1 62.2
2021 1019 47.0 21.6 n/a
2022 929 41.0 22.6 n/a
2023 840 43.0 19.5 60.4
2024 819 46.0 17.8 60.9

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 Sidney Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 646 30.0 21.5 0
1989 674 30.0 22.4 n/a
1990 639 30.5 20.9 n/a
1991 630 29.0 21.7 n/a
1992 668 31.0 21.5 17.4
1993 673 29.0 23.2 21.1
1994 642 30.0 21.4 15.9
1995 619 33.0 18.8 14.7
1996 619 33.0 18.8 14.7
1997 588 33.0 17.8 13.6
1998 601 33.0 18.2 17.5
1999 589 34.0 17.3 23.1
2000 582 34.0 17.1 24.2
2001 531 33.0 16.1 26
2002 606 33.0 18.4 29.2
2003 606 33.0 18.4 29.2
2004 621 39.0 15.9 36.5
2005 934 40.0 23.4 39.6
2006 929 57.0 16.3 41.6
2007 874 52.0 16.8 44.7
2008 874 48.0 18.2 n/a
2009 850 51.0 16.7 50.8
2010 804 46.0 17.4 60.6
2011 829 46.0 18.0 54.8
2012 807 41.0 19.6 53.4
2013 906 42.0 21.5 56
2014 905 38.0 23.8 59.3
2015 910 n/a n/a 57.7
2016 902 41.0 22.0 56.2
2017 877 41.0 21.3 60.2
2018 836 40.0 20.9 61
2019 844 39.0 21.6 60.3
2020 1040 47.0 22.1 62.2
2021 1019 47.0 21.6 n/a
2022 929 41.0 22.6 n/a
2023 840 43.0 19.5 60.4
2024 819 46.0 17.8 60.9

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 Sidney Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,838
2022 $8,625
2023 $10,623
2024 $11,834

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sidney Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 446th of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 513th of 1048 Middle schools
 6.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade Science (Sidney Middle School)87.964.2
 23.7%
   5th Grade Science (Sidney City)76.564
 12.5%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sidney Middle School)63.137.2
 25.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Sidney City)63.536.9
 26.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Sidney Middle School)8061.3
 18.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Sidney City)69.260.8
 8.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Sidney Middle School)63.441.9
 21.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Sidney City)63.641
 22.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Sidney Middle School)46.449.7
 3.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Sidney City)46.648.6
 2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Sidney Middle School)65.546.1
 19.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Sidney City)65.244.9
 20.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Sidney Middle School)65.858.9
 6.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Sidney City)65.957.4
 8.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Science (Sidney Middle School)81.774.5
 7.2%
   8th Grade Science (Sidney City)81.774.1
 7.6%
   8th Grade Science (Ohio)68.264
 4.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Sidney Middle School)6356.8
 6.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Sidney City)6354.2
 8.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Sidney Middle School)59.356.6
 2.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Sidney City)59.356.8
 2.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)58.357.5
 0.8%
End of Course Algebra I (Sidney Middle School)98.298
 0.2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Sidney City)61.447.8
 13.6%
   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 Students844840
 0.5%
African American3338
 15.2%
American Indian00
Asian155
 66.7%
Hispanic2246
 109.1%
Pacific Islander01
White698646
 7.4%
Two or More Races76104
 36.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients60.3%60.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions about Sidney Middle School

Students at Sidney Middle School are 75% White, 14% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

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

Sidney Middle School ranks 551st of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 819 students attended Sidney Middle School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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