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)
390493703573	471	Ottawa Elementary School	Public	K-8	123 Putnam Pkwy	Ottawa	45875	Putnam County	Ottawa-Glandorf Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 523-4290	398	25	15.7	53.0%	278 (69.8%)	4 (1.0%)	107 (26.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$10,772							59.8	43.9	633	162
390452010822	472	Barnesville Middle School	Public	5-8	970 Shamrock Dr	Barnesville	43713	Belmont County	Barnesville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 425-3116	430	21	20.4	57.9%	418 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$11,593							59.8	58.3	493	21
390446402644	473	Piqua Junior High School	Public	7-8	1 Tomahawk Trl	Piqua	45356	Miami County	Piqua City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 778-2997	473	28	16.8	67.4%	383 (81.0%)	22 (4.7%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.6%)	$12,182							59.8	48.5	598	125
390460602416	474	Hamersville Elementary School	Public	K-8	1950 State Route 125	Hamersville	45130	Brown County	Western Brown Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 379-1144	572	33	17.2	65.2%	551 (96.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	$11,309							59.6	54.8	534	60
390454202210	475	Hubbard Middle School	Public	5-8	250 Hall Ave	Hubbard	44425	Trumbull County	Hubbard Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 534-1921	511	39	13.1	51.7%	449 (87.9%)	21 (4.1%)	18 (3.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$10,741							59.5	63.7	423	52
390469602716	476	Gahanna West Middle School	Public	6-8	350 N Stygler Rd	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 478-5570	590	37	16	46.1%	258 (43.7%)	212 (35.9%)	49 (8.3%)	46 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.7%)	$12,708							59.4	70.8	309	167
390450401960	477	Walnut Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	888 E Walnut St	Westerville	43081	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6700	618	42	14.6	41.1%	297 (48.1%)	174 (28.2%)	50 (8.1%)	41 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.1%)	$13,829							59.4	54.8	535	58
390495603632	478	Lakota Middle School	Public	5-8	5200 County Road 13	Kansas	44841	Seneca County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 986-6630	282	18	15.6	50.7%	245 (86.9%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	$13,296							59.3	57.8	497	19
390443901316	479	Miamisburg Middle School	Public	6-8	8668 Miamisburg Springboro Rd	Miamisburg	45342	Montgomery County	Miamisburg City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 865-0011	1,116	71	15.7	51.0%	842 (75.4%)	128 (11.5%)	60 (5.4%)	22 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.5%)	$11,174							59.2	66.1	383	96
390440901029	480	Greenville Middle School	Public	5-8	1111 N Ohio St	Greenville	45331	Darke County	Greenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 548-3185	681	37	18.4	57.9%	625 (91.8%)	7 (1.0%)	14 (2.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.7%)	$11,475							59.2	60	471	9

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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