Wapakoneta Middle School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 7 · Wapakoneta, Ohio

Wapakoneta Middle School in Wapakoneta, Ohio enrolled 614 students in 2024-25 with 28.9 full-time teachers, 21.3 students per teacher against the Ohio middle-school median of 16.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 68-72% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 69% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

674 students in 2022-23, 646 students in 2023-24, 614 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.0 to 28.9.

Students enrolled at Wapakoneta Middle School by school year2022-23: 674, 2023-24: 646, 2024-25: 61402004006008002022-236742023-246462024-25614
Students enrolled at Wapakoneta Middle School by school year2022-23: 674, 2023-24: 646, 2024-25: 61402004006008002022-236742023-246462024-25614
Students enrolled at Wapakoneta Middle School by school year2022-23: 674, 2023-24: 646, 2024-25: 61402004006008002022-236742023-246462024-25614
Students enrolled at Wapakoneta Middle School by school year2022-23: 674, 2023-24: 646, 2024-25: 61402004006008002022-236742023-246462024-25614
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2367432.021.0
2023-2464630.221.4
2024-2561428.921.3

21.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 Ohio middle schools

Among the 640 Ohio middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; This school 21.3; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 21.3state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; This school 21.3; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 21.3state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; This school 21.3; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 21.3state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; This school 21.3; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 21.3state median 16.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 695 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wapakoneta Middle School enrolled 695 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 36 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 695 of the 695 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions36
  • Chronically absent18.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.8% of students were White, 3.4% of two or more races, 2.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White93.8%
  2. Two or more races3.4%
  3. Hispanic2.0%
  4. Black0.5%
  5. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Wapakoneta Middle School scored proficient or above: 68-72% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOhio
Reading and language arts, 2021-2268‑72%62‑66%59%
Math, 2022-2369%65‑69% (2021-22)54.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Wapakoneta

2 public middle schools in Wapakoneta report 2024-25 enrollment; Wapakoneta Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Wapakoneta Middle School61421.337.5%
Wapakoneta Jr. High21924.3not reported

All public schools in Wapakoneta →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Wapakoneta Middle School

  1. Wapakoneta Jr. HighThe nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 219 students, 24.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Shawnee Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 8.5 miles away: 712 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).8.5 mi
  3. Compare Wapakoneta Middle School with Wapakoneta Jr. HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wapakoneta City spends per student$12,079 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,079
  5. The largest public schools in OhioWapakoneta Middle School is the number 170 by size of 650 Ohio middle schools open in 2024-25.#170 of 650
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher21.3 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 16.4 for middle schools.21.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Wapakoneta Middle School

  1. How many students attend Wapakoneta Middle School?
    614 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 674 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Wapakoneta, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wapakoneta Middle School?
    21.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Wapakoneta Middle School a Title I school?
    Wapakoneta Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Wapakoneta Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Wapakoneta Middle School scored proficient or above: 68-72% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Wapakoneta Middle School in?
    Wapakoneta City, NCES district ID 3904498. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390449801898 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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