The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in Science. The lowest is 44% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Warner Middle School
Warner Middle School opened in January 2025 as a complete facilities replacement for a building that was decades old. The new campus serves about three-quarters of a thousand students in grades six through eight, plus a small ninth-grade cohort, and includes an on-site Dayton Children's clinic, a music wing designed to serve as a storm shelter, and security features such as bullet-resistant glass and recessed classroom entrances. For families considering the district, this is a generational upgrade: the district passed a bond in 2021 to cover its local share of the construction cost, and the building itself represents a major community investment.
The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students identifying as Black or multiracial; no data was available on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch or on English learner enrollment. Enrollment across the three main middle grades is fairly even, clustering around a few hundred students per grade.
In state testing, Warner's proficiency rates run below the midpoint across districts in Greene County. In English language arts, roughly half of tested students scored at proficient or above, while math proficiency sat somewhat lower at about four in ten students. Science showed the strongest performance, with proficiency exceeding six in ten. Only one recent data point is available for social studies, from an earlier administration. The science cohort tested is considerably smaller than the math and ELA cohorts, which warrants noting. Across the board, test participation was very high, suggesting the data is broadly representative. Because only the current school year's results are available, trend data is not present, so a parent would want to ask the school directly about performance trajectory or how the new facility and updated curricula are affecting student outcomes over time.
The district has recently aligned its K-5 English language arts instruction to the Science of Reading, using structured phonics and systematic phonemic awareness approaches now mandated across Ohio. For families with younger children feeding into the middle school, this represents a substantive instructional shift toward evidence-based literacy methods. The district's math curriculum follows Ohio standards using Eureka Squared.
Housing in the Xenia zip code is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks and somewhat more affordable than the Ohio state average. Monthly rental costs and mortgage estimates sit roughly in line with national rent-to-income and price-to-income affordability ratios. The broader Xenia community is anchored by healthcare, education, retail, and manufacturing, with healthcare and education being particularly strong local employers. A major mixed-use downtown redevelopment called the Market District began groundbreaking in late 2024, aimed at replacing a largely vacant shopping center with walkable, mixed-income housing, retail, and dining; this project signals growth and reinvestment in the city center. Population has been roughly stable to slightly increasing in recent years.
Warner Middle School itself is physically located on the edge of the city rather than in downtown Xenia, consistent with how the district's school campuses sit separated from the civic core. A parent or resident considering the area should understand that this is a modest-sized district school serving its grade band in a community in transition, with newly modernized facilities, modest test proficiency, and a classroom environment shaped by recent curriculum adoption in elementary grades. A parent may want to discuss with the school how the building transition and curriculum changes are expected to affect achievement, and what academic supports are available for students not yet meeting proficiency.
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