Joseph Welty Middle School

Regular School · New Philadelphia, OH

Joseph Welty Middle School is a regular school school in New Philadelphia, Ohio, serving grades 06–08 with 668 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.6:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

668

Teachers (FTE)

36.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	527	79%
Hispanic/Latino	118	18%
Two or more races	18	3%
Black or African American	5	1%
Total enrollment	668	350M / 318F

English Language Learners: 51 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	65.0% +14.3pp	50.7%	652
Reading Proficiency	67.0% +9.2pp	57.8%	651
Science Proficiency	70-74%	—	198

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.22 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

82 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

225

33.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	668	100%

Contact & Location

315 4th St NW

New Philadelphia, OH 44663

Phone: (330)364-0645

District

New Philadelphia City

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,969

District enrollment: 2,864

Other Schools in District

East Elementary School Elementary
South Elementary School Elementary
West Elementary School Elementary
York Elementary School Elementary
New Philadelphia High School High
Central Elementary School Middle
New Philadelphia Preschool Center at the Quaker Dome Prekindergarten
West Elementary Pre School Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 44663) → CensusDepth.com
Ohio population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Ohio teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

390444801403

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD