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 (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)
390025005193	701	Ohio Connections Academy Inc	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 E. Wilson Bridge Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Ohio Connections Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(513) 234-4900	5,380	139	38.7		3,698 (68.7%)	786 (14.6%)	352 (6.5%)	50 (0.9%)	20 (0.4%)	7 (0.1%)	467 (8.7%)	$7,588							34.6	36.2	690	11
390162206022	702	South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield	Public, Charter	K-8	3220 Groveport Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	South Columbus Preparatory Academy at Southfield	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 986-0116	277	14	19.7		56 (20.2%)	169 (61.0%)	11 (4.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (13.4%)	$10,950							34.4	12.9	884	182
390461305448	703	New Miami Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Seven Mile Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	New Miami Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 863-0833	147	11	13.3		125 (85.0%)	9 (6.1%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	$12,081							34.3	30.8	724	21
390439200879	704	East Palestine Middle School	Public	5-8	320 W Grant St	East Palestine	44413	Columbiana County	East Palestine City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 426-9451	273	19	14.3	44.3%	256 (93.8%)	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$10,960							33.9	40.4	655	49
390152905782	705	United Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	617 W State St	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	United Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	268	17	15.7		31 (11.6%)	175 (65.3%)	24 (9.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.7%)	$11,194							33			(n/a)
390006803315	706	Constellation Schools: Parma Community	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7667 Day Dr Fl 1ST	Parma	44129	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Parma Community	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 888-5490	1,179	32	36.8	8.5%	686 (58.2%)	100 (8.5%)	203 (17.2%)	13 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	175 (14.8%)	$8,719							32.8	33.7	708	2
390447901648	707	Memorial Junior High School	Public	7-8	1250 Professor Rd	Cleveland	44124	Cuyahoga County	South Euclid-Lyndhurst City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 691-2140	497	30	16.4	50.9%	40 (8.0%)	397 (79.9%)	11 (2.2%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.0%)	$17,160							32.6	38.9	669	38
390064605345	708	Noble Academy-Cleveland	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 E 200th St	Euclid	44117	Cuyahoga County	Noble Academy-Cleveland	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 486-8866	359	34	10.5	73.5%	9 (2.5%)	325 (90.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	$11,653							32.5	44.1	632	76
390438000703	709	Ridgeview Middle School	Public	6-8	4241 Rudy Rd	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5506	514	34	15.1		179 (34.8%)	151 (29.4%)	89 (17.3%)	47 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.8%)	$14,244							32.4	34.3	704	5
390022304747	710	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	4401 Hilton Corporate Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Arts & College Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 986-9974	483			44.9%	238 (49.3%)	139 (28.8%)	51 (10.6%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.9%)	$11,406							32.3	48.3	602	108

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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