Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							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)
390050105211	961	Summit Academy Community School - Cincinnati	Public, Charter	K-8	1660 Sternblock Ln	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Summit Academy Community School - Cincinnati	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 321-0561	80	10	8		18 (22.5%)	45 (56.3%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (18.8%)	$11,429							7.9	6.1	994	33
390434800106	962	East Community Learning Center	Public	6-12	80 Brittain Rd	Akron	44305	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7920	1,070	90	11.9		195 (18.2%)	677 (63.3%)	64 (6.0%)	22 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (10.5%)	$15,504							7.7	6.6	985	23
390449001800	963	Jones Leadership Academy of Business	Public	7-12	430 Nebraska Ave	Toledo	43604	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5400	187	19	9.8		6 (3.2%)	136 (72.7%)	28 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)	$24,779							7.7	5.9	997	34
390442605875	964	Southview Middle School	Public	6-8	2321 Fairless Dr	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 830-4280	418	30	13.9		73 (17.5%)	103 (24.6%)	213 (51.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	$13,615							7.6	8.5	944	20
390438000605	965	Champion Middle School	Public	6-8	284 N 22nd St	Columbus	43203	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6082	312	24	13		31 (9.9%)	223 (71.5%)	37 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.4%)	$14,882							7.6	8.9	938	27
390449001772	966	Birmingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2222 Bakewell St	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-7700	325	25	13		112 (34.5%)	90 (27.7%)	55 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	67 (20.6%)	$12,574							7.5	6.9	982	16
390449001813	967	McKinley STEMM Academy	Public	K-8	3344 Westland Ave	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3750	286	19	15		55 (19.2%)	171 (59.8%)	25 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.2%)	$16,891							7.5	8.9	939	28
390440400995	968	Garfield Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	12000 Maple Leaf Dr	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Garfield Heights City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 475-8105	656	42	15.6		45 (6.9%)	544 (82.9%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.9%)	$10,730							7.5	9.9	923	45
390449001843	969	Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-8	4221 Walker Ave	Toledo	43612	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3600	494	29	17		129 (26.1%)	219 (44.3%)	71 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (15.2%)	$11,695							7.4	5.6	1006	37
390139705615	970	Cleveland College Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	4906 Fleet Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland College Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 341-1347	212	12	18		8 (3.8%)	186 (87.7%)	16 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,585							7.2			(n/a)

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.