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)
390437105489	1001	Bulldog Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	521 Tuscarawas St W	Canton	44702	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(330) 438-2500	224	11	20.6		115 (51.3%)	51 (22.8%)	14 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (17.4%)	$16,451							5.8	11	907	94
390437800505	1002	Marion-Sterling Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	3033 Central Ave	Cleveland	44115	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1550	258	19	13.5		8 (3.1%)	232 (89.9%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$15,822							5.8	5.4	1009	7
390437800729	1003	Hannah Gibbons-Nottingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1401 Larchmont Rd	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0750	210	16	13.1		3 (1.4%)	197 (93.8%)	7 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$14,842							5.7	5.4	1011	8
390035004887	1004	Summit Academy-Youngstown	Public, Charter	K-7	144 N Schenley Ave	Youngstown	44509	Mahoning County	Summit Academy-Youngstown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 259-0421	118	14	8.4		61 (51.7%)	39 (33.1%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.9%)	$11,637							5.7	3.9	1038	34
390438400815	1005	Wright Brothers Middle School	Public	7-8	1361 Huffman Ave	Dayton	45403	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5940	366	24	15.2		139 (38.0%)	130 (35.5%)	73 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	$14,613							5.7	7.2	972	33
390449001826	1006	Reynolds Elementary School	Public, Alternative	K-12	5000 Norwich Rd	Toledo	43615	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-1500	325	25	13		33 (10.2%)	213 (65.5%)	33 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.8%)	$13,139							5.7	8.2	949	57
390145705678	1007	University of Cleveland Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	1906 E 40th St	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	University of Cleveland Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 361-9720	164	12	13.6		2 (1.2%)	148 (90.2%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	$18,091							5.6	8.3	947	60
390449001769	1008	Arlington Elementary School	Public	K-8	707 Woodsdale Ave	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2550	314	20	15.7		54 (17.2%)	157 (50.0%)	53 (16.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	47 (15.0%)	$14,569							5.6	12.7	888	120
390437800418	1009	Andrew J Rickoff	Public	PK, KG-8	3500 E 147th St	Cleveland	44120	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4150	422	25	16.8		9 (2.1%)	394 (93.4%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$13,302							5.5	8.3	946	63
390437500382	1010	Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School	Public	7-12	420 Ezzard Charles Dr	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-8200	715	45	16		24 (3.4%)	633 (88.5%)	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	$13,950							5.4	5.3	1015	5

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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