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)
390489203452	91	Oak Harbor High School	Public	7-12	11661 W State Route 163	Oak Harbor	43449	Ottawa County	Benton Carroll Salem Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 898-6216	673	29	23.6	25.4%	616 (91.5%)	4 (0.6%)	30 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	$13,873							87.7	87.3	86	5
390466202612	92	Ansonia Middle School	Public	7-8	600 E Canal St	Ansonia	45303	Darke County	Ansonia Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 337-5591	124	0			120 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	$6,842							87.6	86.8	93	1
391000404661	93	Anna Middle School	Public	6-8	1 McRill Way	Anna	45302	Shelby County	Anna Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 394-4251	259	11	23.5		241 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	$2,693							87.6	85.6	108	15
390505603988	94	Norwayne Middle School	Public	6-8	350 S Main St	Creston	44217	Wayne County	Norwayne Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 435-1195	313	20	15.5		294 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$10,848							87.1	88.7	67	27
391002901891	95	Wadsworth Middle School	Public	7-8	150 Silvercreek Rd	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 335-1410	671	42	16	21.0%	613 (91.4%)	8 (1.2%)	19 (2.8%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.3%)	$12,034							87	85.9	104	9
390467604600	96	Olentangy Orange Middle School	Public	6-8	2680 E Orange Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5300	1,080	66	16.4	14.6%	575 (53.2%)	109 (10.1%)	87 (8.1%)	229 (21.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	75 (6.9%)	$12,906							86.9	87.9	76	20
390451300309	97	Kilbourne Middle School	Public	6-8	50 E Dublin Granville Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-4200	425	29	14.6	17.2%	329 (77.4%)	44 (10.4%)	14 (3.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	$13,487							86.8	84.3	132	35
390452101366	98	Bluffton Middle School	Public	6-8	116 S Jackson St	Bluffton	45817	Allen County	Bluffton Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 358-7961	283	15	18.8	58.0%	262 (92.6%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$10,711							86.8	85	122	24
390467402639	99	Big Walnut Middle School	Public	7-8	555 S Old 3c Rd	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 965-3006	635	38	16.9	13.4%	573 (90.2%)	9 (1.4%)	29 (4.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	$12,270							86.8	86.5	96	3
390453101377	100	Coldwater Middle School	Public	5-8	310 N 2nd St	Coldwater	45828	Mercer County	Coldwater Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 678-3331	390	29	13.5		374 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,270							86.8	88.9	63	37

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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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Educational resources:

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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.