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)
390499003743	71	Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	8614 Erie Ave NW	Canal Fulton	44614	Stark County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 854-3303	385	28	13.7	30.1%	361 (93.8%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$12,887							89	91.2	42	29
390442701210	72	Loveland Middle School	Public	7-8	801 S Lebanon Rd	Loveland	45140	Clermont County	Loveland City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 683-3100	650	31	20.9	11.5%	561 (86.3%)	18 (2.8%)	19 (2.9%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	$12,296							88.9	87.1	87	15
390454302214	73	Indian Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	6845 Drake Rd	Cincinnati	45243	Hamilton County	Indian Hill Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 272-4642	539	41	13.2		413 (76.6%)	12 (2.2%)	24 (4.5%)	59 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	$16,098							88.9	88.5	68	5
390470202685	74	Henry Karrer Middle School	Public	6-8	7245 Tullymore Dr	Dublin	43016	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 873-0459	844	54	15.6	4.5%	468 (55.5%)	13 (1.5%)	31 (3.7%)	301 (35.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.4%)	$12,554							88.8	88.7	66	8
390465602590	75	Independence Middle School	Public	5-8	6111 Archwood Rd	Independence	44131	Cuyahoga County	Independence Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 642-5865	320	24	13.5	8.8%	295 (92.2%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$18,067							88.5	83.5	144	69
390436200181	76	Bexley Middle School	Public	6-8	300 S Cassingham Rd	Bexley	43209	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 237-4277	602	31	19.3		488 (81.1%)	36 (6.0%)	21 (3.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.6%)	$13,635							88.3	88.8	64	12
390453202177	77	South Side Middle School	Public	5-8	720 Columbiana Waterford Rd	Columbiana	44408	Columbiana County	Columbiana Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 482-5354	318	14	22.7	19.2%	292 (91.8%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$9,347							88.3	90.7	46	31
390469902735	78	New Albany Middle School	Public	7-8	6600 E Dublin Granville Rd	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 413-8500	785	47	16.5		506 (64.5%)	91 (11.6%)	49 (6.2%)	85 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.8%)	$13,192							88.3	90.2	48	30
390443800365	79	A. I. Root Middle School	Public	6-8	333 W Sturbridge Dr	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 636-3500	678	44	15.4	12.2%	612 (90.3%)	11 (1.6%)	23 (3.4%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.7%)	$14,361							88.2	88	75	4
390473402704	80	Nagel Middle School	Public	7-8	1500 Nagel Rd	Cincinnati	45255	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 474-5407	1,055	56	18.7	13.1%	900 (85.3%)	29 (2.7%)	34 (3.2%)	23 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.4%)	$11,734							88.1	83.9	136	56

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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.