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)
390437100242	811	Crenshaw Middle School	Public	7-8	2525 19th St NE	Canton	44705	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 454-7717	774	48	15.9		242 (31.3%)	296 (38.2%)	100 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	133 (17.2%)	$11,501							19.6	18.6	824	13
390154305770	812	Lincoln Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3185 W 41st St	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Lincoln Park Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 263-7008	303	15	20.2		61 (20.1%)	100 (33.0%)	109 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.9%)	$14,135							19.5	23	794	18
390157605848	813	Zenith Academy West	Public, Charter	K-8	3385 South Blvd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Zenith Academy West	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 272-6300	142	5	28.4		5 (3.5%)	134 (94.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$14,355							19.5			(n/a)
390438000731	814	Wedgewood Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 Briggs Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5947	522	39	13.3		152 (29.1%)	170 (32.6%)	134 (25.7%)	26 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	$15,287							19.5	15.2	856	42
390450301947	815	Wellsville Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	1 Bengal Blvd	Wellsville	43968	Columbiana County	Wellsville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 532-1188	261	21	12.4		221 (84.7%)	8 (3.1%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.3%)	$17,246							19.4	19.2	817	2
390437100247	816	STEAMM Academy	Public	4-8	1824 3rd St SE	Canton	44707	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 453-6012	546	43	12.6		176 (32.2%)	224 (41.0%)	47 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (17.6%)	$14,016							19.4	17.8	829	13
390437900573	817	Monticello Middle School	Public	6-8	3665 Monticello Blvd	Cleveland Heights	44121	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 371-6520	532	45	11.8		22 (4.1%)	456 (85.7%)	27 (5.1%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$22,658							19.3	25.8	773	44
390010704153	818	Washington Park Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	4000 Washington Park Blvd	Newburgh Heights	44105	Cuyahoga County	Washington Park Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 271-6055	173	9	19.2		107 (61.8%)	33 (19.1%)	23 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.8%)	$11,527							19.1	13.8	876	58
391000802181	819	Crestline High School	Public	6-12	435 Oldfield Rd	Crestline	44827	Crawford County	Crestline Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 683-3647	276				255 (92.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	$10,545							19	26.4	768	51
390449001779	820	Byrnedale Elementary School	Public	K-8	3635 Glendale Ave	Toledo	43614	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2200	343	29	11.8		84 (24.5%)	149 (43.4%)	59 (17.2%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (11.7%)	$12,959							19	25.5	776	44

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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