The top reported proficiency rate is 73% in Social studies. The lowest is 57% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Hubbard Middle School
Hubbard Middle School serves students in grades five through eight in a small Trumbull County city with a post-industrial character and a tight housing market. The school is part of the Hubbard Exempted Village district, which operates three schools—elementary, middle, and high—under a single modern campus built several years ago, rather than as separate buildings scattered through town.
The school's enrollment is modest at just over five hundred students, split fairly evenly across its grade band. About half the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a community with meaningful economic pressure. The student population is predominantly white, with very small percentages of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. Data on special education enrollment and English learner populations were not available.
On Ohio's State Tests, Hubbard Middle performed at a mid-range level across assessed subjects. In English language arts, about two-thirds of students tested at proficient or above. Mathematics performance was lower, with about three-fifths meeting proficiency. In science, the rate was similar to math. These results place the school below the midpoint when measured against other districts in Trumbull County. The school's overall proficiency index sits in that below-median position relative to its county peers. Only one prior year of comparable data was available, so trend information is limited.
Hubbard itself is a mature, slow-growth suburban city of roughly eight thousand residents on the edge of the Youngstown–Warren metro area. Downtown has a walkable core with local businesses, a library, and civic buildings along West Liberty Street, though most residents drive for daily errands. The housing market is tight, with homes selling fairly quickly and inventory constrained; median home values have edged up modestly. The local economy consists of small businesses, retail anchors, and hospitality, with many residents commuting to larger nearby cities for employment. The city has received state funding for home rehabilitation rather than new development, reflecting its trajectory as a mature place managing an aging housing stock rather than expanding.
The school district depends on voter-approved emergency and current-expense levies rather than new tax increases. A five-year renewal levy is on the ballot in 2026 to fund operations from 2027 forward. For families considering the district, this arrangement means stable funding without recent property-tax hikes, but also continued reliance on levy renewals to avoid deficits.
Hubbard Middle School fits a family looking for a neighborhood middle school in a settled, older residential community with modest academic results and a peer group drawn from a tight-knit, economically diverse local population. A parent may want to look into the school's specific academic supports, whether the school offers any elective breadth or enrichment, and how the single-campus consolidation shapes the peer environment and sense of school community for middle-grade students.
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