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 (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)
390438000617	1031	Starling Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	145 S Central Ave	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5945	509	27	18.8		173 (34.0%)	236 (46.4%)	43 (8.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.4%)	$16,087							4.2	5.1	1020	11
390438400826	1032	Edwin Joel Brown Middle School	Public	7-8	31 Willowwood Drive	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5740	297	26	11.4		26 (8.8%)	241 (81.1%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$17,050							4.1	5.5	1007	25
390437800434	1033	Alfred Benesch	Public	K-8	5393 Quincy Ave	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1300	234	15	15.6		1 (0.4%)	218 (93.2%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$15,908							4	3.6	1041	8
390449001823	1034	Pickett Elementary School	Public	K-8	1144 Blum St	Toledo	43607	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5600	239	12	19.9		12 (5.0%)	179 (74.9%)	17 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.0%)	$14,914							4	5.9	998	36
390449005548	1035	Spring Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	730 Spring St	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6600	219	10	21.9		25 (11.4%)	124 (56.6%)	40 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (13.7%)	$13,425							4	4.6	1027	8
390449001832	1036	Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	817 Sherman St	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6550	282	24	11.7		18 (6.4%)	212 (75.2%)	31 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.4%)	$13,031							4	4.8	1023	13
390159005956	1037	Cincinnati Achievement Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5555 Little Flower Ave	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Achievement Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 975-4946	169	10	16.9		2 (1.2%)	149 (88.2%)	11 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$12,162							3.9	9	935	102
390437800440	1038	Whitney M Young	Public	PK, KG-8	17900 Harvard Ave	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5350	272	19	14.3		4 (1.5%)	258 (94.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$13,976							3.8	3.9	1037	1
390151605812	1039	Cincinnati Technology Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3800 Glenway Ave	Cincinnati	45205	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Technology Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 471-7323	190	9	21.1		52 (27.4%)	50 (26.3%)	81 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$12,425							3.4			(n/a)
390437800425	1040	Bolton	Public	PK, KG-8	9803 Quebec Ave	Cleveland	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1200	199	14	14.2		1 (0.5%)	193 (97.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$16,236							3.2	3.7	1040

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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.