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)
390438005610	681	Columbus City Preparatory School for Girls	Public	6-8	1390 Bryden Rd	Columbus	43205	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6113	224	18	12.4		21 (9.4%)	161 (71.9%)	22 (9.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.0%)	$16,422							36.3	35.9	695	14
390451002012	682	Willoughby Middle School	Public	6-8	5000 Shankland Rd	Willoughby	44094	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 975-3600	548	39	14	42.5%	328 (59.9%)	137 (25.0%)	19 (3.5%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.2%)	$12,904							36.2	39.1	668	14
390019004714	683	International Academy Of Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	2439 Fuji Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	International Academy Of Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 794-0643	306	23	13.3		48 (15.7%)	255 (83.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,651							36.2	35	700	17
390451002014	684	Willowick Middle School	Public	6-8	31500 Royalview Dr	Willowick	44095	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 943-2950	455	28	16.2	47.9%	330 (72.5%)	57 (12.5%)	18 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.5%)	$12,841							36.2	47.2	610	74
390450801986	685	Wickliffe Upper School	Public	7-12	2255 Rockefeller Rd	Wickliffe	44092	Lake County	Wickliffe City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 810-8001	432	27	16	30.6%	321 (74.3%)	55 (12.7%)	18 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.3%)	$13,573							36.1			(n/a)
390446304458	686	Shiloh Middle School	Public	5-8	2303 Grantwood Dr	Parma	44134	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 885-8485	511	31	16.4	65.2%	321 (62.8%)	53 (10.4%)	92 (18.0%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$15,036							36	58.1	494	192
390491303503	687	Piketon Junior/Senior High School	Public	5-12	1414 Piketon Rd	Piketon	45661	Pike County	Scioto Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 289-2254	672	35	19.2		641 (95.4%)	7 (1.0%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$10,644							36	38.3	674	13
390017904703	688	Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	1880 E Dublin Granville Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-0920	654	0			1 (0.2%)	652 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,219							35.9	39.7	662	26
390459104244	689	Federal Hocking Middle School	Public	6-8	8461 State Route 144	Stewart	45778	Athens County	Federal Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 662-6691	205	13	15.7		197 (96.1%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$11,840							35.7	31.9	716	27
390656805545	690	South Gallia Middle School	Public	6-8	55 Rebel Dr	Crown City	45623	Gallia County	Gallia County Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 379-9085	114	6	19		114 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,980							35.5	35.5	698	8

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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.