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)
390467002626	131	Ayersville High School	Public	7-12	28046 Watson Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Ayersville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 395-1111	346	19	17.8	45.4%	303 (87.6%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	$11,205							84.5	85	121	10
390503505701	132	Crestview Middle School	Public	6-8	531 E Tully St	Convoy	45832	Van Wert County	Crestview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 749-9100	209	13	16		197 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$3,957							84.4	82.8	151	19
390450401362	133	Genoa Middle School	Public	6-8	5948 S Old 3c Hwy	Westerville	43082	Delaware County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 797-6500	752	50	14.9	25.4%	453 (60.2%)	149 (19.8%)	60 (8.0%)	41 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.5%)	$13,209							84.4	82.1	160	27
390456102301	134	Tippecanoe Middle School	Public	6-8	555 N Hyatt St	Tipp City	45371	Miami County	Tipp City Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 667-8454	580	32	18.4	11.9%	535 (92.2%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	$11,222							84.3	85.8	107	27
390505403981	135	Dalton Middle School	Public	5-8	250 N Church St	Dalton	44618	Wayne County	Dalton Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 828-2405	285	28	10	52.3%	252 (88.4%)	5 (1.8%)	19 (6.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$11,447							84.3	86.7	94	41
390504303943	136	Kings Junior High School	Public	7-8	5620 Columbia Rd	Kings Mills	45034	Warren County	Kings Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 398-8050	714	34	20.8	15.3%	578 (81.0%)	30 (4.2%)	31 (4.3%)	44 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	$11,345							84.2	84.4	131	5
391003410838	137	Cincinnati Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	170 Siebenthaler Ave	Cincinnati	45215	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Classical Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 554-0285	456	27	16.8		377 (82.7%)	12 (2.6%)	16 (3.5%)	26 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$8,705							84			(n/a)
390470402759	138	Archbold Middle School	Public	5-8	306 Stryker St	Archbold	43502	Fulton County	Archbold-Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 446-2726	392	20	19.8	21.2%	306 (78.1%)	7 (1.8%)	70 (17.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$10,625							83.9	81.9	164	26
390454902243	139	Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	8979 Mentor Ave	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 974-2250	897	54	16.5	21.1%	762 (84.9%)	39 (4.3%)	30 (3.3%)	22 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.8%)	$10,786							83.8	83.1	147	8
390480803107	140	Indian Lake Middle School	Public	5-8	8920 County Road 91	Lewistown	43333	Logan County	Indian Lake Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 686-8833	407	25	16.2	42.0%	375 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$12,294							83.6	77.5	227	87

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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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Educational resources:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.