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)
390437800526	901	Orchard School	Public	PK, KG-8	4200 Bailey Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7350	492	29	16.9		92 (18.7%)	278 (56.5%)	100 (20.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.1%)	$13,290							11.9	16.6	838	63
390440801021	902	Winton Woods Middle School	Public	7-8	1231 W Kemper Rd	Cincinnati	45240	Hamilton County	Winton Woods City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 619-2240	617	37	16.6	77.0%	37 (6.0%)	353 (57.2%)	153 (24.8%)	21 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.3%)	$11,316							11.8	16.1	843	59
390434800034	903	Jennings Community Learning Center	Public	6-8	227 E Tallmadge Ave	Akron	44310	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-2002	757	59	12.8		84 (11.1%)	303 (40.0%)	100 (13.2%)	221 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.5%)	$13,894							11.8	10.2	918	15
390002701572	904	Middlebury Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	88 Kent St	Akron	44305	Summit County	Middlebury Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 752-2766	145	13	11.1		16 (11.0%)	118 (81.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	$13,005							11.7	5.6	1005	101
390449001828	905	Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1075 Horace St	Toledo	43606	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4200	358	21	17		26 (7.3%)	289 (80.7%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	$11,779							11.7	16.2	842	63
390442301167	906	Lockland Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	249 W Forrer St	Lockland	45215	Hamilton County	Lockland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 563-5000	164	8	21.4		43 (26.2%)	89 (54.3%)	17 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.5%)	$12,268							11.6			(n/a)
390449006075	907	Toledo Public Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	1505 Jefferson Ave	Toledo	43604	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(419) 671-5200	405	0			154 (38.0%)	148 (36.5%)	54 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.9%)	$47,240							11.5	12.5	889	18
390438000682	908	Medina Middle School	Public	6-8	1425 Huy Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6050	398	30	13.2		69 (17.3%)	194 (48.7%)	87 (21.9%)	21 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$14,783							11.5	9.7	927	19
390437800547	909	Walton School	Public	PK, KG-8	3409 Walton Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7500	222	12	18.5		45 (20.3%)	60 (27.0%)	111 (50.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$13,972							11.5	7.1	977	68
390437800421	910	Artemus Ward	Public	PK, KG-8	4315 W 140th St	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6200	487	23	21.1		118 (24.2%)	196 (40.2%)	133 (27.3%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$13,372							11.5	13	883	27

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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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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