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)
390505503983	351	Green Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Smithie Drive	Smithville	44677	Wayne County	Green Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 669-3165	214	17	12.4		193 (90.2%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$12,423							68.7	71.5	304	47
390507204043	352	Otsego Junior High	Public	6-8	18505 Tontogany Creek Rd Ste 3	Bowling Green	43402	Wood County	Otsego Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 823-4381	366				330 (90.2%)	4 (1.1%)	25 (6.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,045							68.6	62.8	437	85
390442201160	353	Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8	Public	K-8	755 Saint Johns Ave	Lima	45804	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3190	186	41	4.5		65 (34.9%)	69 (37.1%)	19 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (17.7%)	$16,777							68.5	56.6	515	162
390488704376	354	Tri-Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1360 Main St	Dresden	43821	Muskingum County	Tri-Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 754-3531	453	24	18.8	38.2%	414 (91.4%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.2%)	$10,119							68.4	73.9	279	75
390489403462	355	Genoa Area Middle School	Public	6-8	2950 N Genoa Clay Center Rd	Genoa	43430	Ottawa County	Genoa Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 855-7741	306	16	19.1		277 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$10,776							68.4	73.1	289	66
390440604533	356	Girard Junior High School	Public	7-8	1244 Shannon Rd	Girard	44420	Trumbull County	Girard City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 545-5431	231	15	15.9		191 (82.7%)	12 (5.2%)	12 (5.2%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	$9,954							68.4	71.1	307	49
391001803967	357	Warren Middle School	Public	4-8	70 Warrior Dr	Vincent	45784	Washington County	Warren Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 678-2395	651	31	21	35.0%	611 (93.9%)	7 (1.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	$10,418							68.2	73.7	283	74
391001002696	358	Miami Trace Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 State Route 41 NW	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Miami Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 333-4900	608	30	20.2	38.3%	540 (88.8%)	8 (1.3%)	29 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.4%)	$11,918							68.2	74.3	274	84
390497103679	359	New Riegel High School	Public	6-12	44 N Perry St	New Riegel	44853	Seneca County	New Riegel Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 595-2256	267	12	22.2	25.5%	248 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	$13,041							68.2	66.1	382	23
390495705855	360	Woodmore Middle School	Public	5-8	800 W Main St	Woodville	43469	Sandusky County	Woodmore Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 862-1070	285	14	20.3		245 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$6,885							68.2	69.9	322	38

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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