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)
390058705079	931	Lorain Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4119 Leavitt Rd	Lorain	44053	Lorain County	Lorain Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 282-3127	457	10	45.7		98 (21.4%)	121 (26.5%)	182 (39.8%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.7%)	$11,568							9.7	7.5	968	37
390163606185	932	Explorers Academy of Science and Technology	Public, Charter	K-8	1850 Airport Hwy	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Explorers Academy of Science and Technology	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 219-9758	252	2	126		28 (11.1%)	189 (75.0%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	$15,156							9.6	7.9	956	24
390437800504	933	Marion C Seltzer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1468 W 98th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6550	359	22	16.3		62 (17.3%)	157 (43.7%)	122 (34.0%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.2%)	$16,014							9.6	12.2	894	39
390437800413	934	Adlai Stevenson School	Public	PK, KG-8	18300 Woda	Cleveland	44122	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5300	374	27	13.8		1 (0.3%)	363 (97.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$17,145							9.2	5.4	1012	78
390156705827	935	Steel Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1570 Creighton Ave	Akron	44310	Summit County	Steel Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 633-1383	135	11	12.2		36 (26.7%)	73 (54.1%)	8 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.3%)	$10,678							9.1	3.2	1044	109
390437800525	936	Oliver Hazard Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	18400 Schenely Ave	Cleveland	44119	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0900	284	16	17.7		6 (2.1%)	270 (95.1%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,341							9.1	7.3	969	33
390449005482	937	Glenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2860 Glenwood Ave	Toledo	43610	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4600	285	20	14.2		38 (13.3%)	224 (78.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	$14,429							9.1	10.9	911	26
390438000714	938	South High School	Public	7-12	1160 Ann St	Columbus	43206	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5541	902	56	16.1		124 (13.7%)	596 (66.1%)	97 (10.8%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (8.1%)	$16,018							9	8.6	943	5
390437505521	939	Hughes STEM High School	Public	7-12	2515 Clifton Ave	Cincinnati	45219	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7400	1,156	74	15.6		50 (4.3%)	969 (83.8%)	73 (6.3%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.7%)	$13,530							9	11.1	905	34
390438000650	940	Hilltonia Middle School	Public	6-8	2345 W Mound St	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5937	430	36	11.9		153 (35.6%)	142 (33.0%)	79 (18.4%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.8%)	$16,532							8.9	9	936	4

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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.