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)
390434800032	921	Innes Community Learning Center	Public	6-8	1999 East Ave	Akron	44314	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7900	641	64	10		175 (27.3%)	331 (51.6%)	25 (3.9%)	30 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (12.5%)	$14,673							10.4	9.2	932	11
390030804845	922	Orion Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1798 Queen City Ave	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Orion Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 251-6000	514	0			17 (3.3%)	434 (84.4%)	12 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.1%)	$13,210							10.2	10.3	916	6
390162806028	923	Dublin Preparatory Academy dba Northside Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4750 Winton Rd	Cincinnati	45232	Hamilton County	Dublin Preparatory Academy dba Northside Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 541-2276	254	18	13.9		5 (2.0%)	221 (87.0%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.9%)	$12,604							10.2	15	859	64
390437805637	924	Willson School	Public	PK, KG-8	1122 Ansel Rd	Cleveland	44108	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1850	320	22	14.5		13 (4.1%)	293 (91.6%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$17,325							10.1	7.2	973	49
390159205911	925	Euclid Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	23001 Euclid Ave	Euclid	44117	Cuyahoga County	Euclid Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 750-2070	395	20	19.7		1 (0.3%)	365 (92.4%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$9,046							10.1	14.9	862	63
390437500377	926	Shroder High School	Public	6-12	5030 Duck Creek Rd	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-6900	735	44	16.6		30 (4.1%)	664 (90.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.2%)	$14,024							10	9.8	924	2
390437800453	927	East Clark	Public	PK, KG-8	885 E 146th St	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0650	182	13	14		2 (1.1%)	167 (91.8%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$18,617							9.9	7.2	975	48
390438000598	928	Buckeye Middle School	Public	6-8	2950 Parsons Ave	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5417	359	32	11.2		113 (31.5%)	164 (45.7%)	45 (12.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.2%)	$14,355							9.8	8.6	942	14
390138305625	929	Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	Public, Charter	K-8	121 S Monmouth St	Dayton	45403	Montgomery County	Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 281-1980	189	16	11.8		82 (43.4%)	80 (42.3%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.1%)	$14,853							9.8	5.2	1018	89
390150305726	930	Akron Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 E Market St Ste 3360	Akron	44305	Summit County	Akron Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 247-6232	344	12	28.6		20 (5.8%)	286 (83.1%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.4%)	$9,916							9.8	7.5	966	36

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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.
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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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