Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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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)
390162406024	971	Valor Academy Inc.	Public, Charter	4-8	1330 Atcheson Street	Columbus	43203	Franklin County	Valor Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 610-4544	82	2	41		1 (1.2%)	68 (82.9%)	4 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.0%)	$9,758							7	5.3	1014	43
390437800464	972	George Washington Carver	Public	PK, KG-8	2200 E 55th St	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1450	369	17	21.7		5 (1.4%)	345 (93.5%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$13,380							6.9	5.4	1010	38
390162606026	973	Case Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	107 S Arlington St	Akron	44306	Summit County	Case Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 394-0485	259	17	15.6		20 (7.7%)	216 (83.4%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	$9,818							6.9	11.3	902	71
390486803345	974	Jefferson Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2701 S Union Rd	Dayton	45417	Montgomery County	Jefferson Township Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 835-5691	122	8	15.2		18 (14.8%)	91 (74.6%)	8 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	$20,485							6.8	10.2	919	55
390438000684	975	Mifflin Alternative Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 Agler Rd	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5474	361	29	12.4		32 (8.9%)	228 (63.2%)	49 (13.6%)	25 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.2%)	$14,738							6.8	7.8	960	15
390437800436	976	Charles Dickens School	Public	PK, KG-8	13013 Corlett Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4200	264	14	18.8		4 (1.5%)	251 (95.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$15,026							6.7	12.5	890	86
390438400778	977	Belmont High School	Public	7-12	2615 Wayne Ave	Dayton	45420	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-6460	1,100	60	18.3		404 (36.7%)	439 (39.9%)	171 (15.5%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (7.1%)	$11,848							6.7	4.1	1032	55
390034404881	978	Summit Academy Alternative LearnersWarren Middle & Secondary	Public, Charter	8-12	1461 Moncrest Dr NW	Warren	44485	Trumbull County	Summit Academy Alternative LearnersWarren Middle & Secondary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 399-1692	80	8	10		57 (71.3%)	7 (8.8%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (17.5%)	$8,811							6.7	6.6	986	8
390056405056	979	East Bridge Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	4795 Evanswood Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	East Bridge Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 987-2345	121	12	10.5		4 (3.3%)	109 (90.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	$14,399							6.6			(n/a)
390007303361	980	Richard Allen Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	545 Odlin Ave	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Richard Allen Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 951-2800	451	26	17.3		2 (0.4%)	435 (96.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$11,633							6.6	8.1	951	29

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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.
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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.