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)
390472702826	61	Bellbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	3600 Feedwire Rd	Bellbrook	45305	Greene County	Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 848-2141	628	33	18.8	19.9%	515 (82.0%)	30 (4.8%)	20 (3.2%)	26 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.9%)	$11,022							89.7	90	53	8
391001602597	62	Ballard Brady Middle School	Public	6-8	32000 Chagrin Blvd	Pepper Pike	44124	Cuyahoga County	Orange City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 831-8600	436	36	12.1	15.4%	287 (65.8%)	65 (14.9%)	10 (2.3%)	42 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)	$25,188							89.6	89.8	54	8
390483903237	63	Western Reserve Middle School	Public	6-8	13850 W Akron Canfield Rd	Berlin Center	44401	Mahoning County	Western Reserve Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 547-4100	138	9	15.3		131 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$15,912							89.5	85.1	118	55
390454106092	64	Hicksville Middle School	Public	5-8	958 E High St	Hicksville	43526	Defiance County	Hicksville Exempted Village School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 542-5917	289	19	15.6		245 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$9,644							89.5	91.9	32	32
390493303564	65	Fort Jennings High School	Public	6-12	#1 Musketeer Drive	Fort Jennings	45844	Putnam County	Jennings Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 286-2238	184	12	15		181 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$12,801							89.5	85	119	54
390449301863	66	Hastings Middle School	Public	6-8	1850 Hastings Ln	Upper Arlington	43220	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 487-5100	720	32	22.1	8.6%	588 (81.7%)	8 (1.1%)	25 (3.5%)	41 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.1%)	$15,234							89.4	87.8	78	12
390500503816	67	Revere Middle School	Public	6-8	3195 Spring Valley Rd	Akron	44333	Summit County	Revere Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 523-3403	659	41	16.2	10.0%	537 (81.5%)	20 (3.0%)	20 (3.0%)	53 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (3.9%)	$16,003							89.4	89.4	57	10
390451305441	68	Phoenix Middle School	Public	7-8	2341 Snouffer Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-4100	150	13	11.1		118 (78.7%)	6 (4.0%)	8 (5.3%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.7%)	$19,801							89.1	89.1	61	7
390481101426	69	Avon Middle School	Public	6-8	3445 Long Rd	Avon	44011	Lorain County	Avon Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 934-3800	1,070	55	19.5	15.8%	862 (80.6%)	47 (4.4%)	70 (6.5%)	41 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.6%)	$10,787							89.1	90.1	52	17
390483604247	70	South Range Middle School	Public	5-8	11300 Columbiana Canfield Rd	Canfield	44406	Mahoning County	South Range Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 549-4071	397	22	18	29.5%	381 (96.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$10,381							89	85.2	114	44

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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.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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