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)
391003303992	291	Northwestern Middle School	Public	6-8	7569 N Elyria Rd	West Salem	44287	Wayne County	Northwestern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 846-3974	288	17	16.9	41.3%	274 (95.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$10,115							72	63.8	421	130
390438800853	292	Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	227 N Jefferson St	Delphos	45833	Allen County	Delphos City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 695-2523	244	16	15.2	45.5%	214 (87.7%)	4 (1.6%)	17 (7.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$10,246							71.9	76.3	250	42
390438704530	293	John C Dempsey Middle School	Public	6-8	599 Pennsylvania Ave	Delaware	43015	Delaware County	Delaware City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 833-1800	1,247	66	18.8	29.6%	959 (76.9%)	61 (4.9%)	103 (8.3%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	112 (9.0%)	$11,049							71.9	69.1	336	43
390481403124	294	Columbia Middle School	Public	5-8	13646 W River Rd	Columbia Station	44028	Lorain County	Columbia Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 236-5741	289	22	13.1	50.2%	252 (87.2%)	4 (1.4%)	11 (3.8%)	14 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,436							71.9	77.2	236	58
390454902245	295	Shore Middle School	Public	6-8	5670 Hopkins Rd	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 255-4444	728	46	15.9	26.1%	605 (83.1%)	24 (3.3%)	35 (4.8%)	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.7%)	$10,413							71.9	66.5	378	83
390469002695	296	Millersport Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	11850 Lancaster St	Millersport	43046	Fairfield County	Walnut Township Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 467-2929	229	19	12	48.9%	220 (96.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$14,787							71.8	73.2	287	9
390470104612	297	Hilliard Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 Walker Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-7600	790	48	16.4	28.6%	520 (65.8%)	92 (11.6%)	83 (10.5%)	53 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (4.8%)	$12,585							71.8	74.7	269	28
390448801759	298	Tallmadge Middle School	Public	6-8	484 East Ave	Tallmadge	44278	Summit County	Tallmadge City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 633-4994	559	31	18	20.9%	442 (79.1%)	36 (6.4%)	19 (3.4%)	34 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.7%)	$12,186							71.7	72.5	294	4
390476902950	299	West Holmes Middle School	Public	6-8	10901 State Route 39	Millersburg	44654	Holmes County	West Holmes Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 674-4761	409	28	14.6	34.7%	387 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$14,387							71.7	68.6	343	44
390449000426	300	Grove Patterson Academy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3020 Marvin Ave	Toledo	43606	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3350	403	26	15.5	38.0%	91 (22.6%)	211 (52.4%)	33 (8.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (15.9%)	$13,515							71.7	72.8	292	8

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.