Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1046)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
390442605107	911	General Johnnie Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Washington Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1020	472	27	17.4		80 (16.9%)	165 (35.0%)	190 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	$14,540							11.3	10	921	10
390437800424	912	Benjamin Franklin	Public	PK, KG-8	1905 Spring Rd	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3150	433	25	17.3		152 (35.1%)	162 (37.4%)	85 (19.6%)	7 (1.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$13,602							11.2	15.5	851	61
390449001789	913	Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1103 N Ravine Pkwy	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-7550	387	26	14.8		122 (31.5%)	135 (34.9%)	71 (18.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.2%)	$12,745							11.2	7.7	961	48
390133005487	914	KIPP Columbus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2900 INSPIRE Drive	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	KIPP Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 263-6137	1,920	112	17.1		39 (2.0%)	1,683 (87.7%)	80 (4.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (5.7%)	$13,535							10.9	15	861	53
390487303378	915	Northridge Middle School	Public	6-8	2011 Timber Ln	Dayton	45414	Montgomery County	Northridge Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 275-6833	354	22	16		200 (56.5%)	102 (28.8%)	17 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.0%)	$14,843							10.8	12.9	885	30
390438005572	916	Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys	Public	6-8	3450 Medway Ave	Columbus	43213	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6166	105	12	8.7		8 (7.6%)	78 (74.3%)	7 (6.7%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.6%)	$34,824							10.7	10	920	4
390438000737	917	Westmoor Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 Valleyview Dr	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5974	433	34	12.7		157 (36.3%)	145 (33.5%)	59 (13.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	64 (14.8%)	$18,195							10.7	7.9	959	42
390147305721	918	The Brilliance School	Public, Charter	K-8	10608 Penfield Ave	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	The Brilliance School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 710-6621	286	12	23.8	68.9%	6 (2.1%)	256 (89.5%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	$13,863							10.7	17.4	834	84
390437800555	919	Wilbur Wright School	Public	PK, KG-8	11005 Parkhurst Dr	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6800	470	33	14.2		132 (28.1%)	198 (42.1%)	96 (20.4%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.2%)	$13,242							10.7	11	909	10
390008303762	920	Alliance Community Schools Inc. dba Dayton Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1416 W Riverview Ave	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Alliance Community Schools Inc. dba Dayton Leadership Acade	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 567-9426	477	26	18.4		3 (0.6%)	445 (93.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	$12,947							10.4	11.5	899	21

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Ohio State Tests Mathematics, Ohio State Tests English Language Arts, Ohio State Tests Science test scores released by the Ohio Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 15, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Ohio Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.