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)
390451001996	521	Eastlake Middle School	Public	6-8	35972 Lake Shore Blvd	Eastlake	44095	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 942-5696	324	27	12	47.5%	256 (79.0%)	21 (6.5%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.8%)	$13,840							56	60.1	469	52
390477102952	522	Monroeville High School	Public	7-12	101 West St	Monroeville	44847	Huron County	Monroeville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 465-2531	275	21	13.4	57.5%	260 (94.5%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$12,936							55.8	63.4	427	95
390463300821	523	Felicity-Franklin Local Middle School	Public	7-8	105 Market St	Felicity	45120	Clermont County	Felicity-Franklin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 362-5381	133	11	11.6	88.0%	125 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$17,853							55.7	52.1	563	40
390436100159	524	Belpre High School	Public	7-12	300 Stone Rd	Belpre	45714	Washington County	Belpre City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 423-3000	392	22	17.8	43.9%	354 (90.3%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.4%)	$11,763							55.7	45.7	621	97
390476104938	525	Whiteoak Junior High School	Public	7-8	44 North High Street	Mowrystown	45155	Highland County	Bright Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 442-3114	95	4	23.7		90 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.1%)	$10,119							55.6	59	488	37
390451102018	526	Rodger O. Borror Middle School	Public	6-8	275 Thorne Ave	Wilmington	45177	Clinton County	Wilmington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 382-7556	502	29	17.5	48.0%	403 (80.3%)	18 (3.6%)	26 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.8%)	$11,880							55.4	52.8	548	22
390494404169	527	Lucas Heritage Middle School	Public	6-7	80 Lucas North Rd	Lucas	44843	Richland County	Lucas Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 892-2338	80	4	20		77 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	$12,010							55.4	69.1	334	193
390454602225	528	Loudonville High School	Public	7-12	421 Campus Ave	Loudonville	44842	Ashland County	Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 994-4101	373	30	12.4	28.4%	358 (96.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$15,062							55.2	54.9	533	5
390142705618	529	Southside Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1400 Oak Hill Ave	Youngstown	44507	Mahoning County	Southside Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 774-5562	150	10	15		12 (8.0%)	98 (65.3%)	25 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.0%)	$13,489							55.2	14.3	871	342
390477204621	530	New London Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Wildcat Dr	New London	44851	Huron County	New London Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 929-5409	187	8	23.3	98.4%	183 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,458							55.2	57.7	500	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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