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)
390437900578	711	Roxboro Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Roxboro Rd	Cleveland Heights	44106	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 371-7440	588	47	12.5		133 (22.6%)	384 (65.3%)	25 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.1%)	$18,874							32.2	34.4	703	8
390136505544	712	Horizon Science Academy Lorain	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	760 Tower Blvd	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Horizon Science Academy Lorain	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 282-4277	829	54	15.3	76.5%	191 (23.0%)	160 (19.3%)	367 (44.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (12.8%)	$10,152							32.1	38.1	675	37
390150805714	713	Deca Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	200 Homewood Ave	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Deca Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 610-0110	928	64	14.3	45.7%	6 (0.6%)	883 (95.2%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.0%)	$10,200							32.1	35.3	699	14
390501903871	714	Liberty High School	Public	7-12	1 Leopard Way	Youngstown	44505	Mahoning County	Liberty Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 759-2301	379	22	17.6	99.2%	179 (47.2%)	129 (34.0%)	36 (9.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.9%)	$12,269							31.6			(n/a)
390156805832	715	T2 Honors Academy	Public, Charter	8-12	18450 S Miles Rd	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	T2 Honors Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	109	11	9.9		4 (3.7%)	104 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$10,539							31.4	17.4	835	120
390470602767	716	Fayette Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	400 E Gamble Rd	Fayette	43521	Fulton County	Fayette Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 237-2114	141	15	9.6	97.9%	117 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.1%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$15,541							31.2	37	683	33
390449905413	717	Willard Avenue Pk-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2020 Willard Ave SE	Warren	44484	Trumbull County	Warren City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 675-8700	877	49	18		313 (35.7%)	330 (37.6%)	68 (7.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	159 (18.1%)	$12,984							31	25.2	778	61
390053005240	718	Buckeye On-Line School for Success	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	119 E Fifth St	East Liverpool	43920	Columbiana County	Buckeye On-Line School for Success	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(330) 385-1987	584	41	14.2		440 (75.3%)	53 (9.1%)	39 (6.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.0%)	$6,923							30.6	27.8	756	38
390045405013	719	Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle School	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 Denison Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Horizon Science Academy-Denison Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 739-9911	251	23	10.8		16 (6.4%)	136 (54.2%)	73 (29.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	$12,136							30.5	32.7	711	8
390453504221	720	Crooksville Middle School	Public	5-8	12400 Tunnel Hill Rd	Crooksville	43731	Perry County	Crooksville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 982-7010	324	20	16.6		316 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$11,824							30.4	41.8	647	73

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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.
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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.