Middle Schools in Bright Local

Bright Local, a small district in Ohio, has only one middle school serving grades 6-8: Whiteoak Junior High School. This school stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in 8th grade science and Algebra I, where proficiency rates significantly exceed state averages. However, the school's student population is predominantly white (94.74%), which is not representative of the racial diversity seen in many other districts.

Whiteoak Junior High School has a relatively small enrollment of 95 students and a student-teacher ratio of 23.7. The school's spending per student was $10,110 in the 2018-2019 school year. While the school's academic performance is commendable, its chronic absenteeism rate of 16.5% is an area of concern that warrants monitoring and potential improvement efforts.

Over the past three years, Bright Local's only middle school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, from 550 out of 1,017 Ohio middle schools in 2021-2022 to 525 out of 1,046 in 2023-2024. This suggests the school may be losing ground relative to other middle schools in the state, and further investigation is needed to understand the underlying factors contributing to this trend.