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)
390462402483	601	Tecumseh Middle School	Public	6-8	10000 W National Rd	New Carlisle	45344	Clark County	Tecumseh Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 845-4465	660	41	16		505 (76.5%)	2 (0.3%)	124 (18.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.6%)	$10,903							48.1	51.8	566	35
390437800451	602	Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	410 E 152nd St	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0850	366	23	15.9		5 (1.4%)	347 (94.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$15,252							48.1	40	657	55
390159705961	603	Orchard Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14440 Triskett Rd	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Orchard Park Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 340-3202	258	15	17.2		52 (20.2%)	112 (43.4%)	48 (18.6%)	22 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.9%)	$9,619							48	52.5	553	50
390454502221	604	David Anderson Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	260 W Pine St	Lisbon	44432	Columbiana County	Lisbon Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 424-3215	392	25	15.8	54.1%	374 (95.4%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,069							47.8	44.8	627	23
390458602366	605	Grand Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	111 Grand Valley Ave West	Orwell	44076	Ashtabula County	Grand Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 805-4545	276	22	12.4	39.1%	261 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$12,927							47.5	46.9	613	8
390483503222	606	Mckinley High School	Public	7-12	225 E Indiana Ave	Sebring	44672	Mahoning County	Sebring Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 938-2963	183	18	10.1		168 (91.8%)	2 (1.1%)	6 (3.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$17,944							47.3	62.1	443	163
390443401270	607	Martins Ferry Middle School	Public	5-8	5000 Ayers Limestone Rd	Martins Ferry	43935	Belmont County	Martins Ferry City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 633-9741	389				336 (86.4%)	16 (4.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.0%)	$11,373							47.2	53.7	542	65
390494901451	608	Adena Middle School	Public	6-8	3367 County Road 550	Frankfort	45628	Ross County	Adena Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 998-2313	379	18	21		345 (91.0%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$7,799							47.1	50.8	583	25
390475202911	609	Upper Scioto Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	510 South Courtright Street	Mc Guffey	45859	Hardin County	Upper Scioto Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 757-3231	86	1	86		77 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	$13,044							47	49.9	592	17
390440305529	610	Gallia Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	340 4th Ave	Gallipolis	45631	Gallia County	Gallipolis City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 446-3211	476	27	17.5	51.5%	427 (89.7%)	8 (1.7%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	$8,768							47	42.2	646	36

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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.