The top reported proficiency rate is 89% in Math. The lowest is 78% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Hicksville Middle School
Hicksville Middle School serves grades five through eight in a small rural village in northwest Ohio. The school is part of the Hicksville Exempted Village School District, a unified district that operates all three grade bands on a single shared campus on the village's west side, separate from the historic downtown core where civic life centers around the refurbished storefronts and the Huber Opera House.
The school's recent academic results show solid proficiency across tested subjects. In math, roughly nine out of ten students scored at proficient or above levels. Science results track similarly high. English language arts runs lower, with about four out of five students reaching proficiency, though the school achieved full testing participation across all three subjects. For context, Hicksville Middle School's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among districts in Defiance County.
The student body is small, roughly several hundred students across the four grades. The majority of enrolled students are white, with Hispanic students representing a smaller but meaningful share of the enrollment. The school has reported its race and ethnicity data but did not report rates for free-or-reduced-price lunch, special education enrollment, or English learner status, so a reader looking for that snapshot of economic or language-based need would need to contact the school directly.
Hicksville sits in a quiet, slow-growing rural setting where the local economy blends manufacturing and services. Housing is affordable relative to national benchmarks, with a median home price considerably below the state average. The village itself is compact and walkable around its refurbished downtown, surrounded by farmland. The area is positioned between Defiance and Fort Wayne, drawing some commuters to jobs in those larger towns.
The district recently announced a building expansion project without a property tax levy, adding four classrooms, an agriculture center, and a bus barn onto the existing facility, with completion expected in 2027. This reflects the district's long-standing fiscal conservatism; it has raised local operating taxes only once since the early 1990s. The agriculture expansion has lasting relevance for families interested in FFA and hands-on technical pathways.
Only one year of state testing data is available in the payload, so year-to-year trend information was not accessible. A parent evaluating this school might ask the district directly about program breadth beyond the core academics, extracurricular offerings, and whether any curriculum or instructional shifts have unfolded since these results were posted.
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