Big Walnut Middle School

Regular School · Sunbury, OH

Big Walnut Middle School is a regular school school in Sunbury, Ohio, serving grades 05–08 with 973 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.9:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 08

Enrollment

973

Teachers (FTE)

57.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	834	86%
Two or more races	54	6%
Hispanic/Latino	48	5%
Asian	21	2%
Black or African American	14	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	973	528M / 445F

English Language Learners: 5 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	67.0% +16.3pp	50.7%	582
Reading Proficiency	77.0% +19.2pp	57.8%	585
Science Proficiency	78.0%	—	257

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)

+0.42 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

100 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

7.3% 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.)	973	100%

Contact & Location

555 S Old 3c Rd

Sunbury, OH 43074

Phone: (740)965-3006

District

Big Walnut Local

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,469

District enrollment: 4,172

Other Schools in District

Big Walnut Elementary School Elementary
Big Walnut Intermediate School Elementary
General Rosecrans Elementary Elementary
Hylen Souders Elementary School Elementary
Prairie Run Elementary School Elementary
Big Walnut High School High
Big Walnut Early Learning Center at Harrison Street Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 43074) → CensusDepth.com
Ohio population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Ohio teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

390467402639

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