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)
390004302979	791	Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3280 River Rd	Cincinnati	45204	Hamilton County	Riverside Community School Inc. dba Riverside Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 921-7777	163	12	13.5		46 (28.2%)	88 (54.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (12.9%)	$14,299							22.5	13.4	879	88
390437800447	792	Daniel E Morgan School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8912 Morris Ct	Cleveland	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1400	240	18	13.3		3 (1.3%)	233 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$14,571							22.4	15.7	848	56
390469702727	793	Groveport Madison Middle School South	Public	6-8	4400 Glendenning Dr	Groveport	43125	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 836-4953	466	23	20.2	74.5%	123 (26.4%)	248 (53.2%)	41 (8.8%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.9%)	$13,239							22.1	24.9	780	13
390030404841	794	Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1333 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus Humanities Arts and Technology Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 261-1200	630	19	32.5		26 (4.1%)	435 (69.0%)	55 (8.7%)	76 (12.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	$8,765							22.1	38	677	117
390018004704	795	Ohio Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1690 Woodlands Dr Ste 100	Maumee	43537	Lucas County	Ohio Virtual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(419) 482-0948	14,334	413	34.7		9,353 (65.3%)	2,573 (18.0%)	1,136 (7.9%)	153 (1.1%)	52 (0.4%)	9 (0.1%)	1,058 (7.4%)	$7,102							21.9	24.7	783	12
390002501543	796	Green Inspiration Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4901 Galaxy Pkwy Ste L	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Green Inspiration Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 378-9573	156	11	14.1		0 (0.0%)	154 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$15,975							21.8	27.8	757	39
390148205756	797	STEAM Academy of Warrensville Heights	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 Richmond Rd Ste 3000	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	STEAM Academy of Warrensville Heights	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 595-2866	248	13	19		3 (1.2%)	233 (94.0%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$10,664							21.6	24.3	784	13
390443305287	798	Ulysses S. Grant Middle School	Public	6-8	420 Presidential Dr	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4402	998	61	16.3		728 (72.9%)	82 (8.2%)	92 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	94 (9.4%)	$10,442							21.6	21.1	804	6
390437800499	799	Mary Church Terrell	Public	PK, KG-8	3595 Bosworth Rd	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6450	201	16	12.5		48 (23.9%)	73 (36.3%)	52 (25.9%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	18 (9.0%)	$14,740							21.6	20.6	810	11
390133705488	800	Performance Academy Eastland	Public, Charter	K-8	2220 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Performance Academy Eastland	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 314-6301	277	24	11.5		5 (1.8%)	207 (74.7%)	46 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	$11,323							21.1	24.8	782	18

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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.

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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.