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)
390490603478	671	Miller High School	Public	7-12	10397 State Route 155 SE	Corning	43730	Perry County	Southern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 721-0521	231	23	10		228 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,817							38	29	744	73
390030904846	672	Apex Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	16005 Terrace Rd	Cleveland	44112	Cuyahoga County	Apex Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 451-1725	472	26	18.5		5 (1.1%)	407 (86.2%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.0%)	$14,326							38	35.5	697	25
390030704844	673	Columbus Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3330 Chippewa St	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Columbus Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 275-3600	823	44	18.9	59.5%	233 (28.3%)	248 (30.1%)	116 (14.1%)	159 (19.3%)	10 (1.2%)	25 (3.0%)	32 (3.9%)	$7,930							37.6	56.6	516	157
390473302840	674	Finneytown Secondary Campus	Public	7-12	8916 Fontainebleau Ter	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Finneytown Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 931-0712	536	36	15	72.0%	154 (28.7%)	262 (48.9%)	41 (7.6%)	34 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.0%)	$13,822							37.3	30.9	723	49
390460705295	675	Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Junior High School	Public	7-8	1317 S 2nd St	Ripley	45167	Brown County	Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 392-4384	109	0			97 (89.0%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.3%)	$8,786							37.2	36	694	19
390495002791	676	Huntington Middle School	Public	5-8	188 Huntsman Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Huntington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 663-6079	313	21	14.9		299 (95.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$10,400							37.1	38.1	676
390050205212	677	Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	190 St Francis Ave	Tiffin	44883	Seneca County	Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 455-9295	127	6	21.1		104 (81.9%)	7 (5.5%)	13 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$11,332							37	26.2	771	94
390434904189	678	Alliance Middle School	Public	6-8	3205 S Union Ave	Alliance	44601	Stark County	Alliance City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 829-2254	573	37	15.4		386 (67.4%)	64 (11.2%)	34 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (15.2%)	$14,636							37	39.6	663	15
390482303161	679	Jefferson Junior High School	Public	8	5530 Whitmer Dr	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Washington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 473-8482	509	25	20.3	62.1%	308 (60.5%)	65 (12.8%)	72 (14.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.0%)	$12,022							36.7			(n/a)
390485203285	680	Meigs Middle School	Public	6-8	42353 Charles Chancey Dr	Pomeroy	45769	Meigs County	Meigs Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 992-3058	337	21	16		318 (94.4%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$12,745							36.4	43.7	637	43

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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.