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)
390437504284	1011	Withrow University High School	Public	7-12	2488 Madison Rd	Cincinnati	45208	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-9200	1,344	85	15.8		29 (2.2%)	1,046 (77.8%)	210 (15.6%)	7 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.3%)	$12,570							5.3	5.7	1003	8
390437800540	1012	Sunbeam	Public	PK, KG-8	11731 Mount Overlook Ave	Cleveland	44120	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1700	427	30	14.2		19 (4.4%)	395 (92.5%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,495							5.3	4.5	1028	16
390437800533	1013	Robert H Jamison School	Public	PK, KG-8	4092 E 146th St	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5400	375	24	15.6		9 (2.4%)	358 (95.5%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,450							5.3	6.3	992	21
390438005985	1014	Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School	Public	6-8	3223 Allegheny Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6517	163	6	27.1		0 (0.0%)	152 (93.3%)	8 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$13,187							5.2	7.3	970	44
390451602091	1015	Chaney Middle at McGuffey	Public	6-8	310 S Schenley Ave	Youngstown	44509	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7999	319	25	12.7		57 (17.9%)	169 (53.0%)	57 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.3%)	$21,221							5	6.4	991	24
390437800513	1016	Miles School	Public	PK, KG-8	11918 Miles Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5250	233	18	12.9		5 (2.1%)	213 (91.4%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$14,390							4.9	6.5	989	27
390451602094	1017	East Middle at PRBerry	Public	6-8	940 Bryn Mawr Ave	Youngstown	44505	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7155	394	27	14.5		31 (7.9%)	203 (51.5%)	121 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.9%)	$11,934							4.9	5.3	1013	4
390439000868	1018	W.H. Kirk Middle School	Public	6-8	14410 Terrace Rd	East Cleveland	44112	Cuyahoga County	East Cleveland City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 268-6610	291	20	14.5		0 (0.0%)	289 (99.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,086							4.9	7	978	40
390437800518	1019	Mound Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5935 Ackley Rd	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1650	365	19	19.2		25 (6.8%)	323 (88.5%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$14,725							4.8	4.9	1022	3
390437800495	1020	Luis Munoz Marin School	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 Castle Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3300	410	28	14.6		58 (14.1%)	43 (10.5%)	301 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$13,816							4.7	4.2	1031	11

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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.