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)
390483204637	151	Jackson-Milton Middle School	Public	6-8	13910 Mahoning Ave	North Jackson	44451	Mahoning County	Jackson-Milton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 538-3232	205	6	34.1		196 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$7,294							83	82.2	159	8
390466302615	152	Butler Middle School	Public	5-8	2011 Trojan Ave	Arcanum	45304	Darke County	Arcanum-Butler Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 692-5174	318	15	21.9		307 (96.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$10,330							82.9	87	88	64
390488303415	153	East Muskingum Middle School	Public	3-8	13120 John Glenn School Rd	New Concord	43762	Muskingum County	East Muskingum Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 826-7631	504	25	19.7	28.8%	476 (94.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$9,916							82.8	82.3	158	5
390441301064	154	McCormick Middle School	Public	6-8	325 Ohio St	Huron	44839	Erie County	Huron City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 433-1234	197	13	14.8	30.5%	178 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.6%)	$12,935							82.8	79.1	206	52
390461102439	155	Liberty Junior School	Public	7-8	7055 Dutchland Blvd	Liberty Township	45044	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 777-4420	752	28	26.9	15.6%	521 (69.3%)	88 (11.7%)	47 (6.3%)	47 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.3%)	$9,871							82.7	76.8	244	89
391002103681	156	Old Fort High School	Public	7-12	7635 N Co Rd 51	Tiffin	44883	Seneca County	Old Fort Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 992-4291	352	22	16.2	25.3%	309 (87.8%)	7 (2.0%)	26 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$15,753							82.6	78.2	218	62
390460002402	157	Shadyside High School	Public	7-12	3890 Lincoln Ave	Shadyside	43947	Belmont County	Shadyside Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 676-3235	307	19	16.4		289 (94.1%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$13,455							82.6	78.6	215	58
390500403811	158	Nordonia Middle School	Public	7-8	73 Leonard Ave	Northfield	44067	Summit County	Nordonia Hills City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 467-0584	513	42	12.3	20.7%	385 (75.0%)	76 (14.8%)	9 (1.8%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.3%)	$16,735							82.5	87.5	83	75
390479003038	159	Perry Middle School	Public	5-9	2 Learning Ln	Perry	44081	Lake County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 259-9500	461	27	16.9	21.9%	376 (81.6%)	9 (2.0%)	56 (12.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	$14,756							82.3	75.5	261	102
390462106108	160	West Liberty-Salem Middle School	Public	6-8	7208 Us Highway 68 N	West Liberty	43357	Logan County	West Liberty-Salem Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 465-1060	288	13	22.1		268 (93.1%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$9,893							82.2	82.5	155	5

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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.