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)
390050505215	111	Menlo Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2149 W 53rd St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Menlo Park Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 925-6365	518	16	32.3	23.2%	296 (57.1%)	59 (11.4%)	29 (5.6%)	83 (16.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.7%)								85.8			(n/a)
391002203922	112	Lincolnview Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	15945 Middle Point Rd	Van Wert	45891	Van Wert County	Lincolnview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 968-2214	379	25	15.1	59.6%	362 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,751							85.8	87	90	22
390450601975	113	Lee Burneson Middle School	Public	7-8	2260 Dover Center Rd	Westlake	44145	Cuyahoga County	Westlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 835-6340	498	37	13.4	16.5%	388 (77.9%)	12 (2.4%)	27 (5.4%)	41 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.8%)	$15,783							85.6	87.6	82	31
390479803066	114	Johnstown Middle School	Public	6-8	401 S Oregon St	Johnstown	43031	Licking County	Johnstown-Monroe Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 967-8766	398	23	17.3	20.4%	339 (85.2%)	7 (1.8%)	9 (2.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.3%)	$11,522							85.6	84	135	21
390445001418	115	North Canton Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Fair Oaks Ave SW	North Canton	44720	Stark County	North Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 497-5635	932			27.5%	802 (86.1%)	36 (3.9%)	18 (1.9%)	19 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.0%)	$12,095							85.6	87.7	81	34
390465005506	116	Buckeye Central Middle School	Public	5-8	938 S Kibler St	New Washington	44854	Crawford County	Buckeye Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 492-1035	209	11	19		195 (93.3%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)	$15,171							85.6	80.6	180	64
390472402813	117	Jacob Coy Middle School	Public	6-8	1786 Dayton Xenia Rd	Xenia	45385	Greene County	Beavercreek City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 429-7577	1,047	52	20	13.6%	810 (77.4%)	61 (5.8%)	47 (4.5%)	71 (6.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	52 (5.0%)	$11,324							85.6	82	163	46
390448401722	118	Strongsville Middle School	Public	6-8	13200 Pearl Rd	Strongsville	44136	Cuyahoga County	Strongsville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 572-7090	1,270	81	15.7	19.7%	983 (77.4%)	54 (4.3%)	85 (6.7%)	90 (7.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.3%)	$13,327							85.5	83.4	146	28
390502703893	119	Garaway High School	Public	7-12	146 Dover Rd NW	Sugarcreek	44681	Tuscarawas County	Garaway Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 852-2422	445			23.8%	413 (92.8%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$10,915							85.4	79.9	193	74
390482603177	120	Jonathan Alder Junior High	Public	7-8	6440 Kilbury Huber Rd	Plain City	43064	Madison County	Jonathan Alder Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 873-4635	338	20	17	30.2%	281 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$12,167							85.4	81.6	167	47

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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.