The top reported proficiency rate is 69% in Science. The lowest is 44% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Tri-county North Middle School
Tri-County North Middle School serves grades five through eight in Lewisburg, a small rural village in Preble County in southwest Ohio. The school enrolls a small, predominantly white student body and sits on a separated campus on the village's edge rather than in the compact downtown core.
On state testing, the school's performance is mixed. Science proficiency is the strongest area, with more than two-thirds of tested students reaching proficiency. English language arts proficiency sits in the low-to-mid range, and math proficiency is the lowest of the three core subjects, with roughly half of tested students meeting the standard. The school shows complete participation in state assessments across all three subjects. Testing data for social studies dates to 2016 and therefore does not reflect current performance. Only science, ELA, and math results from the current school year are available; trend data is limited to a single year, so the direction of academic movement cannot be determined from the data at hand.
The school's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint among the seven districts in Preble County, based on the mean of reported proficiency rates across tested subjects and grades. This suggests that on a county basis, other districts in the area are performing higher in aggregate, though the school's science performance is a genuine strength relative to its other subjects.
Lewisburg itself is a quiet residential community of roughly a few hundred residents with a flat or slightly declining population trend in recent years. The village sits directly off Interstate 70 at the crossroads of State Route 36 and State Route 40, making it accessible to Dayton and surrounding towns. Downtown Lewisburg along South Commerce Street contains a modest cluster of small businesses and recently underwent a grant-funded streetscape improvement, though everyday street life remains limited and the broader community is car-oriented. The village's civic anchors—Brown Memorial Library, the Lewisburg Community Center, and Lewisburg Community Park—are all located downtown or nearby, while the school campus sits separately on North Commerce Street.
Housing in the zip code is modestly valued and has appreciated modestly in recent years. Most residents own their homes, and the community has an owner-occupied, rural feel. The village is pursuing growth through a planned residential development annexed into the village, though population movement remains modest.
The district itself is operationally stable. Voters renewed the general operations emergency levy in May 2021, locking in stable funding for a decade without a tax increase. More recently, in early 2025, rising property values allowed the Preble County Auditor to lower tax rates on those levies, resulting in a property tax decrease for homeowners in the district—a concrete financial benefit for families buying into the area.
The school's enrollment is small, distributed relatively evenly across the four grades it serves. Demographic data on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, and English learner numbers are not publicly available for this school. A parent considering Tri-County North may want to look into the school's small size, the math proficiency rate in particular, and the limited trend data directly with the school or district to understand recent changes and the academic support available in that subject.
See more original research from School Decision →