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)
390452502146	621	Caldwell Elementary School	Public	K-8	44350 Fairgrounds Rd	Caldwell	43724	Noble County	Caldwell Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 732-4614	494	35	14.1	52.4%	481 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$15,633							45.2	51.3	578	43
390451605519	622	Rayen Early College Middle School	Public	5-8	58 Williamson Ave	Youngstown	44507	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7602	308	24	12.8		44 (14.3%)	154 (50.0%)	71 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.7%)	$22,057							45.1	51	581	41
390464000822	623	East Clinton Junior High School	Public	6-8	174 Larrick Rd	Sabina	45169	Clinton County	East Clinton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 584-9267	276	17	16.2	44.6%	254 (92.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$11,408							44.9	41	651	28
390451502058	624	Warner Middle School	Public	6-9	600 Buckskin Trl	Xenia	45385	Greene County	Xenia Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 376-9488	848	43	19.7		621 (73.2%)	98 (11.6%)	16 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (13.2%)	$11,072							44.8	36.7	684	60
390480003075	625	Licking Heights Middle School	Public	7-8	4000 Mink St SW	Pataskala	43062	Licking County	Licking Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 927-9046	729	36	20.3	47.9%	267 (36.6%)	251 (34.4%)	41 (5.6%)	143 (19.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	$9,137							44.8	51.7	570	55
390449401873	626	Urbana Junior High School	Public	6-8	1673 S Us Highway 68	Urbana	43078	Champaign County	Urbana City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 653-1439	433	24	18	49.7%	378 (87.3%)	14 (3.2%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.9%)	$11,097							44	39.7	661	35
390139805612	627	Columbus Performance Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	274 E 1st Ave	Columbus	43201	Franklin County	Columbus Performance Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 318-0720	176	15	11.7		8 (4.5%)	149 (84.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.4%)	$10,690							43.9	23.9	790	163
390440100973	628	Fremont Middle School	Public	6-8	1250 North St	Fremont	43420	Sandusky County	Fremont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 332-5569	840	52	16.2	56.4%	471 (56.1%)	68 (8.1%)	211 (25.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (10.4%)	$10,988							43.6	48.1	605	23
390453800777	629	Gibsonburg Middle School	Public	6-8	740 S Main St	Gibsonburg	43431	Sandusky County	Gibsonburg Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 637-7954	181	7	25.8		165 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$11,825							43.4	58.9	489	140
390501103838	630	Bristol High School	Public	7-12	1845 State Route 88	Bristolville	44402	Trumbull County	Bristol Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 889-2621	237	16	14.8	30.8%	222 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$11,875							43.3	51.5	574	56

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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.