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)
390487704643	581	Morgan Junior High School	Public	7-8	820 Junior Raider Dr	McConnelsville	43756	Morgan County	Morgan Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 962-2833	257	18	14.2	58.4%	234 (91.1%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	$13,405							50.6	56.1	522	59
390468502675	582	Berne Union High School	Public	7-12	506 N Main St	Sugar Grove	43155	Fairfield County	Berne Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 746-9956	378			81.5%	350 (92.6%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$14,823							50.4	63	432	150
390445701462	583	Norwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2060 Sherman Ave	Norwood	45212	Hamilton County	Norwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 924-2700	395	27	14.8		242 (61.3%)	58 (14.7%)	65 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	$12,251							50.4	52.7	550	33
390484303250	584	Ridgedale Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	3165 Hillman Ford Rd	Morral	43337	Marion County	Ridgedale Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 382-6065	316	25	12.6	48.4%	300 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	$13,147							50.4	56	524	60
390005603084	585	Toledo School For The Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	333 14th St	Toledo	43604	Lucas County	Toledo School For The Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 246-8732	691	51	13.5	42.0%	389 (56.3%)	151 (21.9%)	81 (11.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.3%)	$15,065							50.3	52.2	558	27
390501203841	586	Brookfield Middle School	Public	5-8	614 Bedford Rd SE	Brookfield	44403	Trumbull County	Brookfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 448-3003	333	17	20.1	45.6%	303 (91.0%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	$9,463							50.3	43.8	635	49
390495103616	587	Paint Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	7454 Us Highway 50 W	Bainbridge	45612	Ross County	Paint Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 634-3454	161	13	12.3		152 (94.4%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$11,516							49.7	53.3	543	44
390446901571	588	Reading Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	810 E Columbia Ave	Reading	45215	Hamilton County	Reading Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 733-4422	716	41	17.6	96.2%	551 (77.0%)	79 (11.0%)	38 (5.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.0%)	$10,853							49.6	52	564	24
390442001140	589	Thomas Ewing Junior High School	Public	6-8	2024 Sheridan Dr	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 687-7347	705	33	21.2	58.3%	606 (86.0%)	26 (3.7%)	23 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.5%)	$10,478							49.5	49.8	593	4
390488503430	590	Maysville Middle School	Public	6-8	3725 Panther Dr	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Maysville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 454-7982	479	25	19.1		443 (92.5%)	10 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$8,028							49.4	47.9	606	16

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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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