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)
391001501491	721	Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	135 Cedarbrook Dr	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Painesville City Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 392-5250	560	40	14.1		100 (17.9%)	88 (15.7%)	325 (58.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.0%)	$12,205							30.3	29.1	742	21
390438000743	722	Woodward Park Middle School	Public	6-8	5151 Karl Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5354	827	52	15.9		104 (12.6%)	433 (52.4%)	177 (21.4%)	56 (6.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.3%)	$14,850							30.1	29.1	741	19
390446801560	723	Brown Middle School	Public	5-8	228 S Scranton St	Ravenna	44266	Portage County	Ravenna City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 296-3849	505	44	11.5		343 (67.9%)	77 (15.2%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.5%)	$12,926							30	29.2	739	16
390619004114	724	West Union High School	Public	7-12	97 Dragon Lair Dr	West Union	45693	Adams County	Adams County Ohio Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 544-5553	477	34	14	61.0%	461 (96.6%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$11,874							30	31.6	718	6
390039604956	725	Zenith Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4606 Heaton Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Zenith Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 888-9997	441	25	17.6		8 (1.8%)	373 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,907							29.8	29.7	735	10
390437800531	726	Riverside School	Public	PK, KG-8	14601 Montrose Ave	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6700	438	24	18.2		220 (50.2%)	109 (24.9%)	65 (14.8%)	17 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	$13,804							29.7	28	753	27
390143005665	727	Broadway Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5004 Glazier Ave	Cleveland	44127	Cuyahoga County	Broadway Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 271-7747	401	29	14		7 (1.7%)	363 (90.5%)	19 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$14,206							29.5	40.1	656	71
390449905434	728	Lincoln Pk-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2253 Atlantic St NE	Warren	44483	Trumbull County	Warren City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 373-4500	1,066	53	20.1		524 (49.2%)	284 (26.6%)	75 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	182 (17.1%)	$12,237							29.3	31.6	719	9
390038304920	729	Oakstone Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5747 Cleveland Ave	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Oakstone Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 865-3413	232	44	5.2		153 (65.9%)	27 (11.6%)	15 (6.5%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (13.8%)	$6,356							29.2	26.2	770	41
390143205676	730	Constellation Schools: Eastside Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	6700 Lansing Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Eastside Arts Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 441-9830	110	8	13.7		17 (15.5%)	63 (57.3%)	12 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (14.5%)	$11,876							29.2			(n/a)

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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.