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)
390498103699	11	Russia High School	Public	7-12	100 School St	Russia	45363	Shelby County	Russia Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 295-3454	198	6	34.9	13.1%	190 (96.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$11,311							94.6	94.8	8	3
390493603571	12	Miller City Middle School	Public	6-8	200 N Main St	Miller City	45864	Putnam County	Miller City-New Cleveland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 876-3174	121	5	24.2		120 (99.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,763							94.5	93.6	19	7
390467604598	13	Olentangy Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	7940 Liberty Rd N	Powell	43065	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4400	1,004	42	23.7	2.5%	759 (75.6%)	18 (1.8%)	34 (3.4%)	131 (13.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (5.9%)	$12,094							94.4	93.5	20	7
390445804264	14	Oakwood Junior High School	Public	7-8	1200 Far Hills Ave	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Oakwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 297-5328	303	26	11.6		239 (78.9%)	4 (1.3%)	17 (5.6%)	21 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	$13,194							94.4	92.4	30	16
390472202809	15	West Geauga Middle School	Public	6-8	8611 Cedar Rd	Chesterland	44026	Geauga County	West Geauga Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 729-5940	491	24	20.8	10.4%	446 (90.8%)	9 (1.8%)	19 (3.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$13,283							94.3	92.7	26	11
390459402388	16	Minster Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 E 7th St	Minster	45865	Auglaize County	Minster Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 628-2324	388	22	17.4	9.5%	372 (95.9%)	5 (1.3%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,741							94	95.1	5	11
390436400195	17	Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School	Public	5-8	6376 Mill Rd	Broadview Heights	44147	Cuyahoga County	Brecksville-Broadview Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 740-4400	796	51	15.6	10.4%	657 (82.5%)	15 (1.9%)	34 (4.3%)	48 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.3%)	$14,535							94	93.8	16	1
390451005822	18	School of Innovation	Public	3-8	32500 Chardon Rd	Willoughby	44094	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 946-5000	434	27	16	18.7%	347 (80.0%)	14 (3.2%)	11 (2.5%)	23 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)	$12,335							93.9	96.1	1	17
390443100606	19	Mariemont Junior High School	Public	7-8	3847 Southern Avenue	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Mariemont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 272-7300	267	16	16.8	9.7%	238 (89.1%)	7 (2.6%)	12 (4.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$14,817							93.9	93.8	17	2
390500203803	20	Hudson Middle School	Public	6-8	83 N Oviatt St	Hudson	44236	Summit County	Hudson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 653-1316	1,038	68	15.3	4.5%	848 (81.7%)	27 (2.6%)	38 (3.7%)	65 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (5.8%)	$13,906							93.8	94	14	6

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