Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							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)
390498400701	541	Fairless Middle School	Public	6-8	11836 Navarre Rd SW	Navarre	44662	Stark County	Fairless Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 767-4293	311	22	14.4	51.8%	290 (93.2%)	3 (1.0%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$12,737							54.1	52.9	546	5
390438100750	542	Conneaut Middle School	Public	6-8	230 Gateway Avenue	Conneaut	44030	Ashtabula County	Conneaut Area City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 593-7240	367	24	15.2	83.9%	323 (88.0%)	6 (1.6%)	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$11,248							54.1	51.6	573	31
390437800534	543	Robinson G Jones Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	4550 W 150th St	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6750	414	26	16.1		130 (31.4%)	135 (32.6%)	104 (25.1%)	23 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	$15,144							53.9	39.7	660	117
390507104039	544	Northwood High School	Public	7-12	600 Lemoyne Rd	Northwood	43619	Wood County	Northwood Local Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 691-4651	373	23	16.2	99.2%	292 (78.3%)	11 (2.9%)	59 (15.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$15,752							53.9	52.7	551	7
390462302477	545	Greenon Junior High School	Public	7-8	510 S Xenia Dr	Enon	45323	Clark County	Greenon Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 340-6372	232	12	19.3	33.2%	209 (90.1%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.2%)	$7,806							53.8	57	510	35
390485304640	546	Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	920 Elm St	Racine	45771	Meigs County	Southern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 949-4222	489	29	16.8		460 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$10,150							53.8	63.3	428	118
390462602495	547	Northwestern Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	5650 Troy Rd	Springfield	45502	Clark County	Northwestern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 964-1324	708	32	22.1	29.4%	645 (91.1%)	11 (1.6%)	23 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.2%)	$12,477							53.2	51.4	576	29
390437800528	548	Paul L Dunbar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2159 West 29th	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7400	376	23	16.3		59 (15.7%)	225 (59.8%)	82 (21.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$14,988							53.1	28.9	746	198
390475102910	549	Riverdale Middle School	Public	6-8	20613 State Route 37	Mt Blanchard	45867	Hancock County	Riverdale Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 694-2211	213	10	21.3		204 (95.8%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$11,233							53.1	59.6	478	71
390461705296	550	Malvern Middle School	Public	6-8	3242 Coral Rd NW	Malvern	44644	Carroll County	Brown Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 863-1355	134	7	18.9		124 (92.5%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	$14,097							53	59.8	474	76

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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.