Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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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)
390480304504	371	Northridge Middle School	Public	6-8	6066 Johnstown Utica Rd	Johnstown	43031	Licking County	Northridge Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 967-6671	274	20	14	83.9%	244 (89.1%)	3 (1.1%)	8 (2.9%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$13,033							67.7	56.9	512	141
390460600427	372	Mt Orab Middle School	Public	5-8	472 W Main St	Mount Orab	45154	Brown County	Western Brown Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 444-2529	623	35	17.7	56.5%	594 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$10,518							67.6	68.7	340	32
390458305578	373	Mapleton Middle School	Public	6-8	635 County Road 801	Ashland	44805	Ashland County	Mapleton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 945-2188	192	10	19.2	40.1%	185 (96.4%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$10,786							67.5	63.5	426	53
390467202637	374	Tinora Middle School	Public, Alternative	4-9	5921 Domersville Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 497-2361	320	17	18.8	29.1%	289 (90.3%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,066							67.4	73.1	290	84
390480203088	375	Utica Middle School	Public	6-8	260 N Jefferson St	Utica	43080	Licking County	North Fork Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 892-2691	338	25	13.3	92.6%	327 (96.7%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,740							67.4	65.1	399	24
390435800145	376	Bellefontaine Middle School	Public	6-8	1201 Ludlow Rd	Bellefontaine	43311	Logan County	Bellefontaine City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 593-9010	504	30	16.8	56.0%	401 (79.6%)	16 (3.2%)	29 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.9%)	$11,676							67.4	63.3	429	53
390498903735	377	Minerva Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E Line St	Minerva	44657	Stark County	Minerva Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 868-4497	422	21	20.2	51.4%	408 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$11,399							67.3	68.8	338	39
390463402519	378	Goshen Middle School	Public	6-8	6692 Goshen Rd	Goshen	45122	Clermont County	Goshen Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 722-2226	653	31	21	53.6%	569 (87.1%)	15 (2.3%)	36 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.9%)	$11,253							67.3	67.4	366	12
391000000943	379	Donnell Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Baldwin Ave	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Findlay City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 425-8370	524	33	15.8	39.1%	401 (76.5%)	16 (3.1%)	60 (11.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.3%)	$11,894							67.1	63.6	425	46
391002802293	380	Rittman Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Saurer St	Rittman	44270	Wayne County	Rittman Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 927-7100	186	17	11.2		173 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	$11,579							67.1	73.7	282	98

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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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.