📍 1755 Palmer Dr, Defiance, Defiance County, 43512
Defiance Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Defiance, Defiance County. The school has 586 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Defiance City school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Defiance Middle School enrolls 586 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 375 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 167 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
318 of the school's 586 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 qualify for free lunch and 53 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Defiance Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 1, state house district 82.
Defiance Middle School is one of 3 schools in Defiance City, based in Defiance, Ohio. The district serves 2,344 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 586 students, Defiance Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 781 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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