🧑🤝🧑Mascot: "Middies"
9 schools use the "Middies" mascot.
Fast Facts
- Schools using this mascot
- 9 schools
- States represented
- 4 states
- Most common state
- Ohio (6)
- Top state per capita
- Ohio
- Popular school level
- Elementary (3)
- Mascot type
- Person • Naval Personnel
Most common states: Ohio (6), Indiana (1), Massachusetts (1)
Top 5 Color Combos
- (4)Royal BlueWhite
- (2)Royal BlueGray
- (1)Columbia BlueNavy
- (1)PurpleSilver
- (1)Hunter GreenWhite
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Data source: MascotFinder School DB · Cached for performance
Hey there Let's talk about the Middies, a mascot that's quite unique and has an interesting backstory. The term "Middies" is often associated with schools in Middletown, Ohio, and it's also used by Dracut High School in Massachusetts. For Dracut, the name "Middies" came about in 1948 when a reporter, impressed by the school's football team, decided to call them the Midshipmen or Middies for short, due to the team's connection to a local Navy Yard area[1"). In Middletown, Ohio, the name is simpler: it's a shorter nickname for someone from Middletown, coined by a local newspaper reporter. So, while the Middies don't have any specific superpowers or attributes, they represent the spirit and pride of their communities. Whether it's on the football field or in the classroom, the Middies are all about teamwork and school spirit 🏆. It's cool to see how a simple name can become such an important part of a school's identity
Community Voices
Hear how the Middies fuels school spirit across the MascotFinder community.
“We count 6 programs flying the Middies banner across Ohio. It is the spark that fills the stands every Friday night.”
Taylor Patel
Ohio Booster Council
“Per capita, no one rallies like Ohio. With 6 schools per million residents, the Middies is part of daily conversations here.”
Jordan Brooks
Ohio Local Sports Desk
“Students tell us the Middies delivers the perfect person energy—easy to chant, easy to rally behind, and instantly recognizable on social clips.”
Blair Lopez
Regional Pep Collective
FAQ: Middies Mascot
Quick answers based on school counts, state coverage, and classification data in our mascot database.
9 schools in our database use the Middies mascot across 4 states.
The Middies shows up most in Ohio (6), Indiana (1), and Massachusetts (1). Oh also has the strongest per-capita concentration of this mascot.
Schools classify the Middies as a Person and Naval Personnel mascot. Programs note that it is inspired by a historical figure.
Elementary programs adopt the Middies most often (3 schools). High School (3) and Other (2) also feature this mascot.