The top reported proficiency rate is 80% in Social studies. The lowest is 57% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Logan-hocking Middle School
Logan-Hocking Middle School serves grades five through eight in Logan, Ohio, with an enrollment of about a thousand students. The school is part of the Logan-Hocking Local district, which operates as a consolidated district across the city and surrounding rural townships in Hocking County.
On state testing, the school's results center around the mid-range. In English language arts, proficiency sits in the lower-to-middle band, with reading comprehension and writing skills showing solid participation but uneven mastery. Math proficiency is comparable, with roughly half of students meeting or exceeding state targets. Science results track similarly across the three core subjects. A decade-old measure from social studies shows stronger performance in that domain, though current data is not available for comparison. The school tested nearly all enrolled students, indicating strong assessment participation and access to testing infrastructure.
The student body is predominantly white, reflecting the broader Hocking County demographics. Detailed breakouts for students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, students with Individualized Education Plans, or English learners were not available in the data, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about special-population support and services. The school draws from a diverse socioeconomic backdrop: housing in the area is moderately priced relative to state benchmarks, and many families work in healthcare (the county hospital is a major employer), manufacturing, county government, or tourism tied to Hocking Hills State Park. Unemployment in the region sits just above the national average.
Logan itself is a small Appalachian city serving as the Hocking County seat and the gateway to Hocking Hills. Downtown has seen recent civic investment through Appalachian Community Grants funding revitalization projects, including pedestrian safety improvements and rehabilitation of historic buildings like the Logan Theater. The city mixes government functions, locally owned commerce, light manufacturing (including the Columbus Washboard Company, the only remaining U.S. washboard maker), and a substantial seasonal tourism trade. The local library, parks, and courthouse are walkable from downtown, and the city hosts community events such as the Washboard Music Festival in June and Frozen Fest in winter.
The middle school sits outside the downtown core as part of the district's consolidated campuses rather than on a single downtown campus. The school is a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation. Data on staffing, course breadth, discipline rates, or attendance were not provided, so a parent interested in classroom ratios, elective offerings, or school climate should request that information directly from the school. Similarly, no graduation rate appears here because this is a middle school serving grades through eight.
A parent considering this school should recognize that proficiency in core subjects runs modestly below state averages in the subjects for which recent data is available, and state testing trends for this school alone cannot be computed from a single year of data. The school draws from a working-class and rural community with real economic diversity, and offers a straightforward middle-grades program without specialized magnet programming or alternative pathways. The surrounding Logan community is in active revitalization and positioned as a tourism destination, which shapes both the local job market and the character of daily life for families living here.
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