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 (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)
390449001805	841	Larchmont Elementary School	Public	K-8	1515 Slater St	Toledo	43612	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3650	415	27	15.3		149 (35.9%)	176 (42.4%)	43 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.1%)	$12,383							17.1	17.2	836	5
390448101698	842	Schaefer Middle School	Public	7-8	147 S Fostoria Ave	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4390	268	19	14.1		162 (60.4%)	42 (15.7%)	25 (9.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (14.2%)	$12,923							17.1	15	860	18
390437504258	843	Academy for Multilingual Immersion Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	1908 Seymour Ave	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1800	548	31	17.6		18 (3.3%)	213 (38.9%)	307 (56.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$12,794							17	18.3	827	16
390003602838	844	Ohio Achievement Charter Schools Inc. dba Millennium Commun	Public, Charter	K-8	3500 Refugee Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Ohio Achievement Charter Schools Inc. dba Millennium Commun	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 255-5585	383	13	29.4		3 (0.8%)	358 (93.5%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$10,324							16.9	11	906	62
390437800542	845	Tremont Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	2409 W 10th St	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-9850	410	28	14.6		74 (18.0%)	260 (63.4%)	55 (13.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	$15,568							16.8	15.2	855	10
391003510847	846	IDEA Greater Cincinnati Inc	Public, Charter	K-8	2700 Glenway Ave	Cincinnati	45204	Hamilton County	IDEA Greater Cincinnati Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 417-4794	493	33	14.9	31.0%	41 (8.3%)	339 (68.8%)	93 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$17,377							16.7	8.8	940	94
390442605108	847	Longfellow Middle School	Public	6-8	305 Louisiana Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1020	390	28	13.9		110 (28.2%)	117 (30.0%)	127 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.0%)	$15,086							16.7	20.6	808	39
390449905417	848	Jefferson Pk-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1543 Tod Ave SW	Warren	44485	Trumbull County	Warren City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 675-6960	725	43	16.8		201 (27.7%)	346 (47.7%)	54 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (17.1%)	$12,612							16.7	15.4	852	4
390442901219	849	Mansfield Middle School	Public	7-8	124 N Linden Rd	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6307	427	34	12.5		205 (48.0%)	138 (32.3%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (16.4%)	$13,130							16.7	15.1	858	9
390445105554	850	North College Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	1624 W Galbraith Rd	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	North College Hill City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 728-4785	430	21	20.9		20 (4.7%)	335 (77.9%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (12.6%)	$11,040							16.4	12.8	887	37

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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.