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)
390011804148	831	TRECA Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	107 N Main St	Marion	43302	Marion County	TRECA Digital Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(888) 828-4798	2,152	34	62.8		1,598 (74.3%)	223 (10.4%)	157 (7.3%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (7.4%)	$6,339							18.1	21.3	803	28
390160905999	832	Marion Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1001 Mount Vernon Ave	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 914-3050	289	20	14.6		219 (75.8%)	28 (9.7%)	14 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.7%)	$7,986							18	7.9	955	123
390057405066	833	Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1258 Demorest Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 318-0606	380	38	10		31 (8.2%)	71 (18.7%)	237 (62.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.2%)	$9,918							18	12.4	892	59
390439500910	834	Euclid Middle School	Public	6-8	22555 Tracy Ave	Euclid	44123	Cuyahoga County	Euclid City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 797-5300	934	73	12.7		31 (3.3%)	812 (86.9%)	36 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.5%)	$11,719							17.8	18	828	6
390449001808	835	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-8	1955 W Laskey Rd	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3800	533	31	17.1		143 (26.8%)	262 (49.2%)	55 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (13.5%)	$12,846							17.8	12.9	886	51
391001700133	836	Heskett Middle School	Public	6-8	5771 Perkins Rd	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 439-4450	573	52	11	69.3%	32 (5.6%)	476 (83.1%)	29 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.1%)	$13,850							17.7	20.8	807	29
390130105401	837	Foundation Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1050 Wyandotte Ave	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Foundation Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 526-9540	460	23	20		216 (47.0%)	149 (32.4%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (17.2%)	$9,206							17.6	27.8	755	82
390465905921	838	Richmond Heights Middle School	Public	7-8	447 Richmond Rd	Richmond Heights	44143	Cuyahoga County	Richmond Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 692-0094	145	6	24.1	60.7%	0 (0.0%)	131 (90.3%)	7 (4.8%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$15,082							17.6	14.1	874	36
390149905712	839	Lake Erie College Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	14405 Saint Clair Ave	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	Lake Erie College Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 453-4556	279	13	21.4		6 (2.2%)	263 (94.3%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$11,231							17.5	28.1	752	87
390449001818	840	Oakdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1620 E Broadway St	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-7350	385	29	13.2		176 (45.7%)	57 (14.8%)	99 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.8%)	$14,496							17.2	13.2	881	41

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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.