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)
390452302129	441	The Bridgeport School DIstrict - Middle School	Public	5-8	55707 Industrial Dr	Bridgeport	43912	Belmont County	Bridgeport Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 635-0853	225	15	15		204 (90.7%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$11,581							62.1	54.2	539	98
390501503853	442	Mathews Junior High School	Public	6-8	4429 Warren Sharon Rd	Vienna	44473	Trumbull County	Mathews Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 637-3500	138	3	46		130 (94.2%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$12,499							62	61	457	15
390455402271	443	Newcomerstown Middle School	Public	6-8	325 W State St	Newcomerstown	43832	Tuscarawas County	Newcomerstown Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 498-8151	212	14	15.1	59.0%	194 (91.5%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$12,339							61.9	60.3	463	20
390477604623	444	Oak Hill Middle/High School	Public	6-12	5063 State Route 93	Oak Hill	45656	Jackson County	Oak Hill Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 682-7055	590	30	19.6		579 (98.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$10,375							61.9	66	385	59
390488003409	445	Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	6506 State Route 229	Marengo	43334	Morrow County	Highland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 768-2781	379	22	17.2	40.6%	357 (94.2%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$9,820							61.8	64.7	403	42
390458705392	446	Jefferson Area Junior High School	Public	7-8	207 W Mulberry St	Jefferson	44047	Ashtabula County	Jefferson Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 576-1736	308	11	28.1	57.5%	275 (89.3%)	4 (1.3%)	12 (3.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$7,389							61.6	65.6	392	54
390460404163	447	Fayetteville-Perry Middle School	Public	6-8	521 S Apple St	Fayetteville	45118	Brown County	Fayetteville-Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 875-2829	183	10	18.3	98.4%	177 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,285							61.6	68.4	346	101
390504806171	448	Fort Frye Middle School	Public	6-8	420 5th St	Beverly	45715	Washington County	Fort Frye Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 984-2376	252	14	18.5	50.8%	240 (95.2%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$11,189							61.6	67.3	367	81
390455502277	449	New Richmond Middle School	Public	6-8	1141 Bethel New Richmond Rd	New Richmond	45157	Clermont County	New Richmond Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 553-3161	490	19	25.7	33.3%	457 (93.3%)	7 (1.4%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$10,427							61.5	60.2	466	17
390479203041	450	Dawson-Bryant Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Hornet Ln	Coal Grove	45638	Lawrence County	Dawson-Bryant Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 532-1664	257	13	19.7		251 (97.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$8,296							61.4	64.1	415	35

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.