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)
390013004180	731	Alliance Academy of Cincinnati	Public, Charter	K-8	1712 Duck Creek Rd	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Alliance Academy of Cincinnati	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 751-5555	465	24	19.2		13 (2.8%)	397 (85.4%)	24 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$15,001							29	40	658	73
390442205281	732	Liberty Arts Magnet K-8	Public	K-8	338 W Kibby St	Lima	45804	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3320	416				124 (29.8%)	158 (38.0%)	35 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (23.6%)	$13,626							28.9	31	722	10
390481303121	733	Durling Middle School	Public	5-8	100 N Ridge Rd W	Lorain	44053	Lorain County	Clearview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 233-6869	463	23	19.9		152 (32.8%)	76 (16.4%)	193 (41.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.9%)	$9,988							28.9	36.2	691	42
390034104878	734	Heir Force Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	150 W Grand Ave	Lima	45801	Allen County	Heir Force Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 228-9241	238	6	39.6		49 (20.6%)	124 (52.1%)	17 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (19.3%)	$8,579							28.8	34.2	706	28
390487503396	735	Weisenborn Junior High	Public	7-8	6061 Troy Pike	Huber Heights	45424	Montgomery County	Huber Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 237-6350	937	47	20	54.7%	511 (54.5%)	244 (26.0%)	54 (5.8%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (12.1%)	$10,424							28.7	28.9	748	13
390470002740	736	Baldwin Road Junior High School	Public	6-8	2300 Baldwin Pl	Reynoldsburg	43068	Franklin County	Reynoldsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 367-1600	618	33	19	58.3%	167 (27.0%)	232 (37.5%)	69 (11.2%)	74 (12.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (12.0%)	$10,684							28.7	39.5	665	71
390439900957	737	Fostoria Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1001 Park Ave	Fostoria	44830	Seneca County	Fostoria City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 436-4110	801	40	20	57.7%	409 (51.1%)	36 (4.5%)	206 (25.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	143 (17.9%)	$10,942							28.5	38.3	673	64
390064405338	738	South Scioto Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 Winslow Dr	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	South Scioto Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 445-7684	202	16	12.6		2 (1.0%)	177 (87.6%)	10 (5.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.9%)	$10,619							28.4	54.2	541	197
390473602861	739	Pleasant Run Middle School	Public	6-8	11770 Pippin Rd	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 851-2400	689	44	15.6	45.3%	223 (32.4%)	283 (41.1%)	53 (7.7%)	22 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	100 (14.5%)	$9,807							28.2	28.9	747	8
390464402559	740	Southern Local Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	38095 State Route 39	Salineville	43945	Columbiana County	Southern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 679-2305	429	23	18.4		405 (94.4%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	$13,165							27.8	32	715	25

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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