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)
390030204839	801	Winterfield Venture Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	305 Wenz Rd	Toledo	43615	Lucas County	Winterfield Venture Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 531-3285	500				16 (3.2%)	372 (74.4%)	35 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (15.4%)	$13,421							21.1	30.5	728	73
390045705016	802	Bennett Venture Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5130 Bennett Rd	Toledo	43612	Lucas County	Bennett Venture Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 269-2247	589	48	12.2		127 (21.6%)	288 (48.9%)	80 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	93 (15.8%)	$10,712							20.9	32.3	713	89
390437805395	803	Warner Girls Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8315 Jeffries Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8950	360	18	20		11 (3.1%)	330 (91.7%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	$16,878							20.8	18.8	821	18
390437800515	804	Stonebrook-White Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	1000 E 92nd St	Cleveland	44108	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-2300	403	23	17.5		6 (1.5%)	383 (95.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$15,457							20.7	26.7	767	37
390045105010	805	Horizon Science Academy-Springfield	Public, Charter	K-8	630 S Reynolds Rd	Toledo	43615	Lucas County	Horizon Science Academy-Springfield	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 535-0524	335	36	9.3		51 (15.2%)	230 (68.7%)	17 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.4%)	$12,923							20.7	27.9	754	51
390449001780	806	DeVeaux Elementary School	Public	K-8	2620 W Sylvania Ave	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3200	475	27	17.5		120 (25.3%)	222 (46.7%)	64 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.5%)	$12,093							20.4	9.3	929	123
390064005351	807	Groveport Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	4485 S Hamilton Rd	Groveport	43125	Franklin County	Groveport Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 574-0037	636	31	20.5		74 (11.6%)	371 (58.3%)	109 (17.1%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	70 (11.0%)	$9,085							20.1	29.2	738	69
390012303957	808	Sciotoville Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	224 Marshall St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Sciotoville Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 776-6777	351	36	9.6		322 (91.7%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.8%)	$9,441							19.9	51.8	567	241
390058005072	809	Youngstown Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1408 Rigby St	Youngstown	44506	Mahoning County	Youngstown Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 746-3970	240	9	26.6		18 (7.5%)	116 (48.3%)	89 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	$8,243							19.7	21.5	800	9
390437504280	810	Academy Of World Languages School	Public	PK, KG-8	2030 Fairfax Ave	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7800	535	39	13.8		21 (3.9%)	369 (69.0%)	104 (19.4%)	22 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$14,023							19.6	14.7	868	58

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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.