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)
390478803024	431	Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	6079 Middle Ridge Rd	Madison	44057	Lake County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 428-1196	606	26	23.3	47.5%	525 (86.6%)	4 (0.7%)	35 (5.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.1%)	$10,191							62.7	62.5	438	7
390464502562	432	United High School	Public	6-12	8143 State Route 9	Hanoverton	44423	Columbiana County	United Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 223-7102	553	37	15.1	38.9%	529 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$12,985							62.7	56.7	514	82
390434805555	433	National Inventors Hall of Fame School Center for STEM	Public	5-8	199 S Broadway St	Akron	44308	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 761-3195	398	30	13.4		136 (34.2%)	145 (36.4%)	21 (5.3%)	57 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.8%)	$19,901							62.7	64.4	409	24
390158805878	434	Global Ambassadors Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	13442 Lorain Ave	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Global Ambassadors Language Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 315-7942	301	23	13	46.2%	47 (15.6%)	72 (23.9%)	150 (49.8%)	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.3%)	$10,963							62.6	61.9	446	12
390487403385	435	Valley View Junior High School	Public	7-8	202 Jackson St	Farmersville	45325	Montgomery County	Valley View Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 855-6581	253	16	15.8	36.0%	233 (92.1%)	6 (2.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$13,481							62.5	59	487	52
390499100341	436	East Canton Middle School	Public	6-8	310 Browning Ct N	East Canton	44730	Stark County	Osnaburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 488-0316	179	10	17.9		175 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$11,847							62.5	62.9	436
390463000818	437	Batavia Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Bulldog Pl	Batavia	45103	Clermont County	Batavia Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 732-9534	570	38	15	49.1%	483 (84.7%)	23 (4.0%)	22 (3.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	$10,747							62.4	68.6	342	95
390492703546	438	National Trail Middle School	Public	5-8	6940 Oxford Gettysburg Rd	New Paris	45347	Preble County	National Trail Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 437-3333	296	24	12.3	70.6%	267 (90.2%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	$12,542							62.2	59.6	479	41
390498803733	439	Marlington Middle School	Public	6-8	10325 Moulin Ave NE	Alliance	44601	Stark County	Marlington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 823-7566	394	25	16	47.0%	350 (88.8%)	5 (1.3%)	17 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$13,508							62.1	71.6	302	137
390444601390	440	Glenwood High School	Public	7-12	#1 Glenwood Tiger Trail	New Boston	45662	Scioto County	New Boston Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 456-4559	139	14	9.7		115 (82.7%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.8%)	$20,578							62.1	49.1	595	155

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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:

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.