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)
391000301631	551	Sidney Middle School	Public	5-8	980 Fair Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 497-2225	840	43	19.5	60.4%	646 (76.9%)	38 (4.5%)	46 (5.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (12.4%)	$10,623							52.9	56.8	513	38
390442400167	552	Logan-Hocking Middle School	Public	5-8	13579 Maysville Williams Rd	Logan	43138	Hocking County	Logan-Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 385-8764	1,084	68	15.8		1,035 (95.5%)	5 (0.5%)	14 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.8%)	$9,270							52.9	61.8	449	103
390471702785	553	Cardinal Middle School	Public	5-8	16175 Almeda Dr.	Middlefield	44062	Geauga County	Cardinal Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 632-0261	230	17	13.5	34.8%	221 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$16,177							52.4	64.6	405	148
390438000620	554	Dominion Middle School	Public	6-8	100 E Arcadia Ave	Columbus	43202	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6020	717	44	16.4		340 (47.4%)	186 (25.9%)	122 (17.0%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.2%)	$13,902							52.4	47.2	608	54
390458502364	555	Wallace H Braden Middle School	Public	6-8	3436 Edgewood Dr	Ashtabula	44004	Ashtabula County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 998-0550	404	16	26	46.3%	328 (81.2%)	10 (2.5%)	38 (9.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	$9,107							52.4	50.1	590	35
390468400919	556	Amanda-Clearcreek Middle School	Public	6-8	328 E Main St	Amanda	43102	Fairfield County	Amanda-Clearcreek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 969-7252	355	19	18.6		346 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$11,046							52.3	57.3	507	49
390463202510	557	Clermont Northeastern Middle School	Public	6-8	2792 US Highway 50	Batavia	45103	Clermont County	Clermont Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 625-1211	311	15	20.2	37.3%	290 (93.2%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$12,376							52.2	62.1	441	116
391001303010	558	East Knox Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	23227 Coshocton Rd	Howard	43028	Knox County	East Knox Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 599-7000	415	24	17.4	44.1%	394 (94.9%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$11,734							52.1	42.8	642	84
390463802534	559	Blanchester Middle School	Public	5-8	955 Cherry St	Blanchester	45107	Clinton County	Blanchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 783-3642	386	20	19.3	41.7%	358 (92.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$10,481							52	59.3	483	76
391002301885	560	Van Wert Middle School	Public	6-8	10694 State Route 118	Van Wert	45891	Van Wert County	Van Wert City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 238-0727	396	31	12.6		336 (84.8%)	8 (2.0%)	32 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.8%)	$11,367							51.8	54.2	540	20

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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