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)
390437800420	1021	Anton Grdina	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2955 E 71st St	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1150	294	19	15.4		3 (1.0%)	275 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	$16,935							4.7	4.4	1029	8
390030504842	1022	A+ Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1395 Fair Ave	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	A+ Arts Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 725-1305	366	38	9.6		3 (0.8%)	332 (90.7%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	$13,929							4.7	4.1	1033	11
390449001810	1023	Marshall STEMM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	415 Colburn St	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5700	380	20	19		93 (24.5%)	126 (33.2%)	106 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.5%)	$13,478							4.7	6	995	28
390438400832	1024	Wogaman Middle School	Public	7-8	920 McArthur Ave	Dayton	45408	Darke County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5890	376	30	12.5		27 (7.2%)	334 (88.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$14,970							4.7	4.3	1030	6
390449001777	1025	Rosa Parks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3350 Cherry St	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4350	258	17	15.1		27 (10.5%)	176 (68.2%)	25 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (10.5%)	$14,827							4.5	7.9	958	67
390434805982	1026	I Promise School	Public	3-8	400 W Market St	Akron	44303	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1516	529	49	10.7		70 (13.2%)	310 (58.6%)	42 (7.9%)	50 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (10.4%)	$7,278							4.4	4.1	1034	8
390437800500	1027	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-10	800 Linn Dr	Cleveland	44108	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-2200	372	25	14.8		8 (2.2%)	353 (94.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$15,231							4.4	4.7	1024	3
391004010856	1028	Legacy Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	2283 Sunbury Rd	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Legacy Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 927-7420	170	6	28.3		5 (2.9%)	164 (96.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,544							4.3			(n/a)
390437504416	1029	Woodward Career Technical High School	Public	7-12	7005 Reading Rd	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-9300	846	61	13.8		21 (2.5%)	706 (83.5%)	85 (10.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.4%)	$14,559							4.3	3.8	1039	10
390437800527	1030	Stephanie Tubbs Jones	Public	PK, KG-8	11901 Durant Ave	Cleveland	44108	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-2350	202	13	15.5		1 (0.5%)	192 (95.0%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,262							4.2	5.2	1016	14

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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