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)
391002501092	641	Kenton Middle School	Public	7-8	300 Oriental St	Kenton	43326	Hardin County	Kenton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 673-1237	267	11	24.2	52.1%	248 (92.9%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,151							42.4	51.6	572	69
390485103279	642	Eastern High School	Public	7-12	38900 State Route 7	Reedsville	45772	Meigs County	Eastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 985-3329	336	21	16	33.0%	328 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$10,426							42.2	43.4	639	3
390439100872	643	East Liverpool Junior High	Public	7-8	100 Maine Blvd	East Liverpool	43920	Columbiana County	East Liverpool City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 386-8750	290	15	19.3		245 (84.5%)	15 (5.2%)	9 (3.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	$10,845							41.9	38.4	671	28
390437500374	644	Sayler Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	6700 Home City Ave	Cincinnati	45233	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5100	319	24	13.4		200 (62.7%)	59 (18.5%)	22 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (10.7%)	$15,679							41.8	26.1	772	128
390469702731	645	Groveport Madison Middle School North	Public	6-8	5474 Sedalia Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 837-5508	506	30	16.8	74.1%	158 (31.2%)	228 (45.1%)	58 (11.5%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.9%)	$10,887							41.8	29.6	736	91
390438400824	646	Stivers School For The Arts	Public	7-12	1313 E 5th St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-7380	787	50	15.7		257 (32.7%)	411 (52.2%)	64 (8.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.4%)	$15,885							41.8	46.9	615	31
390437800544	647	Valley View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17200 Valleyview Ave	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8900	154	13	11.8		40 (26.0%)	71 (46.1%)	20 (13.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.6%)	$18,456							41.7	32.9	710	63
390473602866	648	White Oak Middle School	Public	6-8	3130 Jessup Rd	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 741-4300	729	42	17.4	46.0%	321 (44.0%)	254 (34.8%)	38 (5.2%)	41 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (10.3%)	$10,139							41.7	36.6	687	39
390446701553	649	Princeton Community Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Viking Way	Cincinnati	45246	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 864-2000	1,290	73	17.6	61.6%	188 (14.6%)	530 (41.1%)	441 (34.2%)	26 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.4%)	86 (6.7%)	$12,636							41.6	41.4	649
390013805188	650	Wildwood Environmental Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1546 Dartford Rd	Maumee	43537	Lucas County	Wildwood Environmental Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 868-9885	329	29	11.5	22.8%	206 (62.6%)	69 (21.0%)	40 (12.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$10,421							41.6	37.7	678	28

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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.
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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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