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)
390489004248	561	Shenandoah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20977 Zep Rd E	Sarahsville	43779	Noble County	Noble Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 732-5661	712	40	18	41.9%	686 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	$17,077							51.6	57.3	505	56
390503904405	562	Vinton County Middle School	Public	6-8	63870 Locker Plant Road	Mc Arthur	45651	Vinton County	Vinton County Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 596-5243	403	28	14.1		391 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$12,248							51.5	59.2	484	78
390452902164	563	Chesapeake Middle School	Public	5-8	10335 County Road 1	Chesapeake	45619	Lawrence County	Chesapeake Union Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 867-3972	385	23	16.7	60.3%	365 (94.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$9,762							51.5	51.3	577	14
390477305546	564	South Central Junior High School	Public	6-8	3291 Greenwich Angling Rd	Greenwich	44837	Huron County	South Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 752-0011	147	11	13.8	38.1%	134 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$10,757							51.5	55.4	531	33
390496300490	565	Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	692 Mohawk Dr	Mc Dermott	45652	Scioto County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 259-2528	294	19	15.4	65.6%	287 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$14,024							51.5	58	496	69
390438500834	566	Deer Park Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	8351 Plainfield Rd	Cincinnati	45236	Hamilton County	Deer Park Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 891-0010	525	40	13	40.4%	369 (70.3%)	50 (9.5%)	36 (6.9%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	54 (10.3%)	$14,539							51.5	52.2	559	7
390498303701	567	Canton South Middle School	Public	6-8	4404 Cleveland Ave S	Canton	44707	Stark County	Canton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 484-8015	391	32	12.2		290 (74.2%)	46 (11.8%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.7%)	$13,828							51.4	54.3	538	29
390469502712	568	Hamilton Middle School	Public	7-8	755 Rathmell Rd	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Hamilton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 491-8044	533	23	23.1	54.0%	373 (70.0%)	75 (14.1%)	33 (6.2%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.4%)	$9,825							51.3	66	386	182
390438600840	569	Defiance Middle School	Public	6-8	1755 Palmer Dr	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Defiance City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 782-0050	586	34	17.4	54.3%	375 (64.0%)	26 (4.4%)	167 (28.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$9,755							51.3	51.7	569
390444901407	570	Niles Middle School	Public	6-8	411 Brown St	Niles	44446	Trumbull County	Niles City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 652-5656	496	32	15.3	60.1%	387 (78.0%)	31 (6.3%)	29 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.5%)	$11,357							51.1	47.6	607	37

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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