Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

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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)
390436500200	771	Brooklyn High School	Public	8-12	9200 Biddulph Rd	Brooklyn	44144	Cuyahoga County	Brooklyn City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 485-8162	515	28	18.7	58.6%	290 (56.3%)	49 (9.5%)	111 (21.6%)	25 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)	$17,863							24.4	52.7	549	222
390447101581	772	St Bernard-Elmwood Place Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4615 Tower Ave	Saint Bernard	45217	Hamilton County	St Bernard-Elmwood Place City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 482-7100	351	26	13.5	74.4%	134 (38.2%)	138 (39.3%)	35 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (11.7%)	$15,351							24.2	22.9	795	23
390444505989	773	Newark Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	1440 Granville Rd Ste J	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(740) 328-2022	268	11	24.3		232 (86.6%)	5 (1.9%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.0%)	$9,998							23.8	36.3	688	85
390437800462	774	Albert Bushnell Hart	Public	PK, KG-8	3900 E 75th St	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4400	245	14	17.5		32 (13.1%)	188 (76.7%)	9 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	$16,233							23.8	22.2	798	24
390434800031	775	Hyre Community Learning Center	Public	6-8	2385 Wedgewood Dr	Akron	44312	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7930	713	53	13.4		389 (54.6%)	212 (29.7%)	25 (3.5%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (11.2%)	$14,849							23.8	24.9	781	6
390437805531	776	Garfield Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-10	3800 W 140th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6300	552	28	19.7		134 (24.3%)	185 (33.5%)	145 (26.3%)	27 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (10.3%)	$15,071							23.6	32.4	712	64
390448001668	777	Norton Middle School	Public	7-8	215 Norton Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3700	678	37	18.5	70.6%	229 (33.8%)	165 (24.3%)	211 (31.1%)	27 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.6%)	$9,767							23.4	29.1	743	34
390435100087	778	Lakeside Junior High School	Public	7-8	6620 Sanborn Rd	Ashtabula	44004	Ashtabula County	Ashtabula Area City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 993-2618	505	24	21		288 (57.0%)	33 (6.5%)	95 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (17.2%)	$10,576							23.3	32.2	714	64
390437800536	779	Scranton School	Public	PK, KG-8	1991 Barber Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7450	431	24	17.9		60 (13.9%)	74 (17.2%)	293 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$13,393							23.3	27.2	761	18
390006503248	780	Intergenerational School The	Public, Charter	K-8	11327 Shaker Blvd Ste 200 E.	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Intergenerational School The	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 721-0120	210	18	11.6		5 (2.4%)	183 (87.1%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.1%)								23.3			(n/a)

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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.