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)
390470005388	661	Waggoner Road Junior High	Public	6-8	360 Waggoner Rd	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 501-5700	554	30	18.7	57.8%	128 (23.1%)	217 (39.2%)	53 (9.6%)	97 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (10.6%)	$11,647							39.9	36.7	685	24
390455602282	662	Newton Falls Junior High School	Public	6-8	907 1/2 Milton Blvd	Newton Falls	44444	Trumbull County	Newton Falls Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 872-5445	236	13	18.7		212 (89.8%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.2%)	$8,108							39.7	31.2	721	59
390456502321	663	Mccormick Middle School	Public	4-8	627 S Main St	Wellington	44090	Lorain County	Wellington Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 647-2342	378			34.1%	335 (88.6%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	$12,631							39.5	51	582	81
390452402133	664	Harrison Central Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 Huskies Way	Cadiz	43907	Harrison County	Harrison Hills City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 942-7700	599	33	18	41.2%	565 (94.3%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$12,993							39.4	38.3	672	8
390448001659	665	Finland Middle School	Public	7-8	1827 Finland Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3600	637	37	17.3	79.6%	256 (40.2%)	147 (23.1%)	164 (25.7%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (9.4%)	$11,238							39.2	45.6	624	41
390050305213	666	Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	16210 Lorain Ave	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Middle	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 251-7200	149	7	22.5	52.3%	70 (47.0%)	18 (12.1%)	44 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	15 (10.1%)	$12,411							39.1	40	659	7
390436900224	667	Cambridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Deerpath Dr	Cambridge	43725	Guernsey County	Cambridge City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 435-1140	409	25	16.3	55.0%	383 (93.6%)	5 (1.2%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$10,539							39	42.8	641	26
390064505319	668	Noble Academy-Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	1329 Bethel Rd	Columbus	43220	Franklin County	Noble Academy-Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 326-0687	285	29	9.8	86.7%	95 (33.3%)	118 (41.4%)	42 (14.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.1%)	$13,796							38.6	42.2	645	23
390437600399	669	Circleville Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Clark Dr	Circleville	43113	Pickaway County	Circleville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 474-2345	481	21	22.9		444 (92.3%)	6 (1.2%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$10,137							38.2	43.4	638	31
390437805972	670	William Rainey Harper	Public	PK, KG-8	5515 Ira Ave	Cleveland	44144	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0000	329	22	14.9		122 (37.1%)	87 (26.4%)	90 (27.4%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	22 (6.7%)	$14,278							38.1	29.2	740	70

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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