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)
390506404016	631	North Central Junior/High School	Public	7-12	400 E Baubice St	Pioneer	43554	Williams County	North Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 737-2366	248	17	14.5	60.9%	221 (89.1%)	2 (0.8%)	23 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,281							43.1	41.5	648	17
390029904836	632	Pinnacle Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	860 E 222nd St	Euclid	44123	Cuyahoga County	Pinnacle Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 731-0127	720	54	13.4		10 (1.4%)	635 (88.2%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.6%)	$13,473							43	50.5	587	45
390437800430	633	Buhrer	Public	PK, KG-8	1600 Buhrer Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8350	393	23	17		36 (9.2%)	11 (2.8%)	345 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,250							43	39.6	664	31
390012904179	634	Pathway School of Discovery	Public, Charter	K-8	173 Avondale Dr	Dayton	45404	Montgomery County	Pathway School of Discovery	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 235-5498	784			85.2%	296 (37.8%)	291 (37.1%)	64 (8.2%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	120 (15.3%)	$10,856							42.9	30.3	729	95
390492806159	635	Preble Shawnee Middle School	Public	5-8	5495 Somers Gratis Rd	Camden	45311	Preble County	Preble Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 452-4102	426	18	23.4		417 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$8,388							42.9	42.3	644	9
390457802342	636	Perry High School	Public	7-12	2770 E Breese Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 221-2774	317	17	18.6	62.8%	177 (55.8%)	76 (24.0%)	9 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (16.7%)	$13,191							42.8	51.6	571	65
390441001038	637	Garfield Middle School	Public	7-8	250 N Fair Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 887-5035	778	50	15.5		404 (51.9%)	88 (11.3%)	229 (29.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	40 (5.1%)	$10,193							42.7	46.3	618	19
390500603827	638	Springfield Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1880 Canton Road	Akron	44312	Summit County	Springfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 798-1002	828	46	18.1	51.6%	696 (84.1%)	27 (3.3%)	33 (4.0%)	39 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	$12,143							42.6	34.2	705	67
390436500538	639	Brooklyn School	Public	PK, KG-7	9200 Biddulph Rd	Brooklyn	44144	Cuyahoga County	Brooklyn City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 485-8127	650	29	22.4		306 (47.1%)	61 (9.4%)	165 (25.4%)	73 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.5%)	$12,949							42.6	37.5	679	40
390484103241	640	Elgin Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Keener Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	Elgin Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 223-4300	261	22	11.6	48.3%	244 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	$13,051							42.5	56.4	518	122

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