Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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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)
390468102664	451	Briar Middle School	Public	6-8	3700 South Ave	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Perkins Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 625-0132	414	24	17.5	33.6%	323 (78.0%)	15 (3.6%)	33 (8.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)	$12,059							61.4	63.9	420	31
390458802375	452	Pymatuning Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	5445 Rt 6	Andover	44003	Ashtabula County	Pymatuning Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 293-6981	331	18	18.3	62.8%	304 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$14,377							61.4	63	433	19
390058405076	453	Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	10701 Shaker Blvd	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 229-3000	282	14	20.1		1 (0.4%)	271 (96.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$12,177							61.2	52.5	554	101
390469400307	454	Canal Winchester Middle School	Public	6-8	7155 Parkview Dr	Canal Winchester	43110	Franklin County	Canal Winchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 833-2151	922	55	16.7	37.6%	473 (51.3%)	295 (32.0%)	43 (4.7%)	41 (4.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.3%)	$11,728							61.2	64	416	38
390449501879	455	Morton Middle School	Public	6-8	8555 Peters Pike	Vandalia	45377	Montgomery County	Vandalia-Butler City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 415-6600	715	42	17.1	29.4%	534 (74.7%)	76 (10.6%)	27 (3.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (9.7%)	$11,814							61.1	64.6	406	49
390468002658	456	Margaretta High School	Public	6-12	209 Lowell St	Castalia	44824	Erie County	Margaretta Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 684-5351	558	30	18.4	37.5%	509 (91.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$13,125							61.1	64.9	401	55
390442001131	457	General Sherman Junior High School	Public	6-8	1930 Election House Rd NW	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 687-7344	707	32	22.1	56.4%	622 (88.0%)	23 (3.3%)	19 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.8%)	$10,694							60.9	55.2	532	75
390492303539	458	Streetsboro Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Annalane Dr	Streetsboro	44241	Portage County	Streetsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 626-4905	460	31	14.8	33.7%	314 (68.3%)	98 (21.3%)	14 (3.0%)	13 (2.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	$12,192							60.8	51.8	565	107
390487203373	459	Northmont Middle School	Public	7-8	4810 National Rd	Clayton	45315	Montgomery County	Northmont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 832-6500	777	43	18	37.2%	482 (62.0%)	206 (26.5%)	23 (3.0%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.9%)	$13,394							60.8	67.2	368	91
390479903071	460	Lakewood Middle School	Public	6-8	5222 National Rd SE	Hebron	43025	Licking County	Lakewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 928-8330	385	25	15.6	42.9%	349 (90.6%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$12,320							60.7	52.6	552	92

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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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