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)
390464702565	261	Ridgewood High School	Public	8-12	602 Johnson St	West Lafayette	43845	Coshocton County	Ridgewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 545-6345	454	25	18	55.3%	431 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$11,258							74.7	78.1	219	42
390468204347	262	Sailorway Middle School	Public	4-7	5355 Sailorway Dr	Vermilion	44089	Erie County	Vermilion Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 204-1702	507	28	18.1	36.1%	453 (89.3%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	$13,223							74.6	70.5	313	51
390467102629	263	Fairview Middle School	Public	6-8	6289 Us Highway 127	Sherwood	43556	Defiance County	Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 658-2331	222	11	19.6		191 (86.0%)	4 (1.8%)	21 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$10,932							74.6	80	191	72
390453302180	264	Covington Middle School	Public	6-8	807 Chestnut St	Covington	45318	Miami County	Covington Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 473-2249	132	8	16.5		125 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$13,593							74.3	70.3	315	51
390451902119	265	Amherst Junior High School	Public	6-8	548 Milan Ave	Amherst	44001	Lorain County	Amherst Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 988-0324	867	46	18.8	30.7%	678 (78.2%)	27 (3.1%)	108 (12.5%)	18 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.8%)	$9,659							74.3	75.1	264	1
390468602677	266	Bloom-Carroll Middle School	Public	6-8	71 S Beaver St	Carroll	43112	Fairfield County	Bloom-Carroll Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 756-9231	545	26	21	16.7%	501 (91.9%)	15 (2.8%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$10,891							74.3	71.5	303	37
390444505379	267	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1055 Evans Blvd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 670-7320	471	24	19.8	44.2%	386 (82.0%)	20 (4.2%)	19 (4.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	$11,060							74.3	76.3	252	15
390495403629	268	Zane Trace Middle School	Public	5-8	946 State Route 180	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Zane Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 773-5842	402	22	18.2		375 (93.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$10,932							74.2	63.8	422	154
390457704223	269	Elida Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 Sunnydale St	Elida	45807	Allen County	Elida Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 331-2505	537	29	18.5	59.4%	347 (64.6%)	79 (14.7%)	39 (7.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (12.5%)	$11,101							74.1	77.5	231	38
390504103937	270	Carlisle Junior High School	Public	7-8	250 Jamaica Rd	Carlisle	45005	Warren County	Carlisle Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 746-3227	264	19	14.2	29.5%	246 (93.2%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.0%)	$15,237							74	74	278	8

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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.