Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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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)
390440504215	591	Geneva Middle School	Public	4-8	839 Sherman St	Geneva	44041	Ashtabula County	Geneva Area City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 466-4831	470	26	17.9	72.6%	420 (89.4%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$10,965							49.4	50.7	584	7
390496501453	592	Portsmouth West Middle School	Public	5-8	15332 US Highway 52 Unit B	West Portsmouth	45663	Scioto County	Washington-Nile Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 858-6668	388	21	18.4		355 (91.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.4%)	$11,001							49.2	52.9	547	45
390488403423	593	Philo Junior High School	Public	6-8	225 Market St	Philo	43771	Muskingum County	Franklin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 674-5210	398	26	15.6	50.5%	383 (96.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$12,116							49.1	48.2	604	11
390448501732	594	Struthers Middle School	Public	5-8	800 5th St	Struthers	44471	Mahoning County	Struthers City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 755-1064	503	32	15.7	73.2%	354 (70.4%)	40 (8.0%)	58 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.9%)	$12,973							48.8	51.8	568	26
390151205794	595	Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4211 State Route 44	Rootstown	44272	Portage County	Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	960	54	17.7	13.4%	861 (89.7%)	20 (2.1%)	21 (2.2%)	14 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.4%)	$9,480							48.7	57.3	506	89
390439600924	596	Baker Middle School	Public	5-8	200 Lincoln Dr	Fairborn	45324	Greene County	Fairborn City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 878-4681	918	61	15.1		641 (69.8%)	112 (12.2%)	39 (4.2%)	12 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	108 (11.8%)	$10,602							48.5	46	620	24
390437805591	597	Campus International School	Public	K-8	2160 Payne Ave	Cleveland	44114	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8000	694	46	15		176 (25.4%)	436 (62.8%)	23 (3.3%)	30 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.7%)	$15,162							48.2	52.1	561	36
390460900294	598	Edgewood Middle School	Public	6-8	5005 Oxford State Rd	Trenton	45067	Butler County	Edgewood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 867-7425	810	43	19	51.1%	685 (84.6%)	17 (2.1%)	43 (5.3%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (6.4%)	$10,450							48.2	48.3	603	5
390444501389	599	Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	805 W Church St	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 670-7120	357	24	15.1	77.9%	296 (82.9%)	12 (3.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.0%)	$12,184							48.2	47	611	12
390450901992	600	Willard Middle School	Public	4-8	One Flashes Avenue	Willard	44890	Huron County	Willard City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 935-0181	305	19	15.7	66.9%	204 (66.9%)	2 (0.7%)	89 (29.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$8,983							48.2	44.2	630	30

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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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Educational resources:

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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.