Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

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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)
390437505375	861	James N. Gamble Montessori High School	Public	7-12	3036 Werk Rd	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2600	760	44	17.3		106 (13.9%)	552 (72.6%)	43 (5.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.1%)	$12,326							15.3	14.2	872	11
390019204716	862	Great Western Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	310 N Wilson Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Great Western Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 276-1028	667	38	17.5		96 (14.4%)	255 (38.2%)	243 (36.4%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (9.1%)	$11,032							15.1	16.6	840	22
390132205440	863	Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2350 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 428-6564	506	38	13.3	83.4%	9 (1.8%)	451 (89.1%)	33 (6.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$14,006							15	24.3	787	76
390444101350	864	Mt Healthy Junior High School	Public	7-8	8101 Hamilton Ave	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Mt Healthy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 729-0130	457	33	13.8		51 (11.2%)	319 (69.8%)	33 (7.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	46 (10.1%)	$13,737							15	14.8	864
390449001774	865	Burroughs Elementary School	Public	K-8	2420 South Ave	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2350	311	23	13.5		93 (29.9%)	128 (41.2%)	49 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.2%)	$14,097							15	17.1	837	28
390438010826	866	Columbus Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4841 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(614) 365-8472	649	0			184 (28.4%)	314 (48.4%)	68 (10.5%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.6%)	$13,048							14.8	14.1	873	7
390160305971	867	Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	307 W 7th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 434-6320	282	21	13.4		14 (5.0%)	63 (22.3%)	189 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	$8,852							14.7	13.8	877	10
390030604843	868	Columbus Arts & Technology Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2255 Kimberly Pkwy E	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus Arts & Technology Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 577-0900	509	26	19.7		18 (3.5%)	388 (76.2%)	78 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	$9,252							14.7	7.6	965	97
390055005262	869	Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3474 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 324-4585	323	27	11.9		5 (1.5%)	262 (81.1%)	24 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.7%)	$9,242							14.5	18.4	826	43
390449001839	870	Walbridge Elementary School	Public	K-8	1245 Walbridge Ave	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5650	280	18	15.5		68 (24.3%)	112 (40.0%)	65 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.1%)	$12,709							14.4	15.7	849	21

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