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)
390155405766	871	East Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4129 Superior Ave	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	East Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 539-0595	194	13	14.9		7 (3.6%)	174 (89.7%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	$11,639							14.3	15.6	850	21
390437500330	872	Hartwell School	Public	2-8	8320 Vine St	Cincinnati	45216	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2300	447	23	19.2		61 (13.6%)	202 (45.2%)	158 (35.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.5%)	$13,897							14.2	9.7	926	54
390050705217	873	Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1110 W 4th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 242-2023	96	0			24 (25.0%)	25 (26.0%)	36 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.5%)	$9,022							14.2	15.3	853	20
390437800550	874	Waverly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1805 W 57th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7550	273	18	15.1		33 (12.1%)	171 (62.6%)	46 (16.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (7.0%)	$15,533							14.1	5.5	1008	134
390142805651	875	Akros Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	265 Park St	Akron	44304	Summit County	Akros Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 374-6704	141	12	11.3		3 (2.1%)	123 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.5%)	$11,799							14	18.6	822	53
390044105000	876	Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati	Public, Charter	K-8	1055 Laidlaw Ave	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Horizon Science Academy-Cincinnati	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 242-0099	176	17	10.3		1 (0.6%)	159 (90.3%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.8%)	$16,728							14	17.6	830	46
390438000744	877	Yorktown Middle School	Public	6-8	5600 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5408	382	27	14.1		23 (6.0%)	277 (72.5%)	35 (9.2%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.2%)	$20,405							13.9	14.8	865	12
390438000711	878	Sherwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Shady Lane Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5393	429	34	12.6		41 (9.6%)	281 (65.5%)	68 (15.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.2%)	$15,102							13.9	19.8	813	65
390434806189	879	APS Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	2-12	10 N Main St	Akron	44308	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(330) 761-2718	335	0			117 (34.9%)	149 (44.5%)	13 (3.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (15.2%)	$3,915							13.7	11.4	900	21
390437800435	880	Charles A Mooney School	Public	PK, KG-8	3213 Montclair Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3200	305	22	13.8		117 (38.4%)	94 (30.8%)	79 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$12,106							13.6	14.7	866	14

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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