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)
390021604740	821	North Dayton School of Discovery	Public, Charter	K-8	3901 Turner Rd	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	North Dayton School of Discovery	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 278-6671	563	38	15		33 (5.9%)	454 (80.6%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (10.5%)	$11,758							18.9	20.3	811	10
390163806187	822	Western Toledo Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6145 Hill Ave	Toledo	43615	Lucas County	Western Toledo Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 697-1518	219	9	24.3		19 (8.7%)	149 (68.0%)	25 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.4%)	$12,383							18.9	24.3	786	36
390439400889	823	Eastern Heights Middle School	Public	5-8	528 Garford Ave	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8015	579	41	14.2	99.5%	262 (45.3%)	114 (19.7%)	83 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (20.4%)	$13,703							18.8	14.5	870	47
390449001827	824	Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	500 Chicago St	Toledo	43611	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6700	361	24	15		113 (31.3%)	127 (35.2%)	60 (16.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (16.3%)	$13,489							18.7	13.5	878	54
390437800524	825	Newton D Baker School	Public	PK, KG-8	3690 W 159th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6650	352	25	14		95 (27.0%)	156 (44.3%)	49 (13.9%)	12 (3.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.2%)	$14,295							18.7	24.3	785	40
390437800508	826	Mary M Bethune	Public	PK, KG-8	11815 Moulton Ave	Cleveland	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-2250	256	18	14.2		10 (3.9%)	235 (91.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$14,217							18.7	19.4	815	11
390443001232	827	Milkovich Middle School	Public	6-8	19800 Stafford Ave	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Maple Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 438-6000	733	43	17		8 (1.1%)	670 (91.4%)	26 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	$12,835							18.6	16.5	841	14
390437805641	828	Euclid Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	17914 Euclid Ave	Cleveland	44112	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0700	269	18	14.9		1 (0.4%)	253 (94.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	$15,364							18.6	31.4	720	108
390140305599	829	Constellation Schools: Stockyard Community Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	3200 W 65th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Stockyard Community Middle	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 961-5052	48	1	48		16 (33.3%)	5 (10.4%)	26 (54.2%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,489							18.2	3.5	1042	213
390449001825	830	Raymer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	550 Raymer Blvd	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-7650	424	25	16.9		177 (41.7%)	69 (16.3%)	92 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (20.3%)	$12,153							18.2	16.1	844	14

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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.