Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							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)
390437805624	1041	Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3145 W 46th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7150	584	33	17.6		190 (32.5%)	98 (16.8%)	216 (37.0%)	76 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,844							3	2.3	1047	6
390010904106	1042	Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain	Public, Charter	K-8	2140 E 36th St	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 277-4110	63	8	8.4		36 (57.1%)	8 (12.7%)	13 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	$12,779							2.9			(n/a)
390161005992	1043	Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1414 Gault St	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Capital Collegiate Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 300-3685	134	7	19.1		7 (5.2%)	100 (74.6%)	17 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.7%)	$5,224							2.9	14.7	867	176
390002201520	1044	Autism Model School	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	3020 Tremainsville Rd	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Autism Model School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 897-4400	95	16	5.9		53 (55.8%)	28 (29.5%)	8 (8.4%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	$9,318							2.8	2.4	1046	2
390049305203	1045	Summit Academy Community School - Dayton	Public, Charter	K-8	4128 Cedar Ridge Rd	Dayton	45414	Montgomery County	Summit Academy Community School - Dayton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 278-4298	61	8	8.1		26 (42.6%)	23 (37.7%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.8%)	$9,358							2.7			(n/a)
390033904876	1045	Summit Academy Middle School - Columbus	Public, Charter	6-8	2521 Fairwood Ave Ste 200	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Summit Academy Middle School - Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 237-5497	33	2	14.1		12 (36.4%)	19 (57.6%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	$13,118							2.7	6.5	988	57

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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.

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