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)
390482203155	501	Springfield Middle School	Public	6-8	7001 Madison Ave	Holland	43528	Lucas County	Springfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 867-5641	762	54	14.2	85.7%	450 (59.1%)	138 (18.1%)	99 (13.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (9.2%)	$11,351							57.6	59.5	481	20
390452702154	502	Carrollton High School-Carrollton Middle School	Public	6-12	205 Scio Rd SE	Carrollton	44615	Carroll County	Carrollton Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 627-2134	970	53	18.3	45.2%	899 (92.7%)	3 (0.3%)	36 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.7%)	$13,293							57.6	60.3	464	38
390696804143	503	Buckeye Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	65553 Wintergreen Rd	Lore City	43755	Guernsey County	East Guernsey Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 489-5100	236	15	16		229 (97.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$14,240							57.5	71.8	297	206
391000601592	504	Salem Junior High School	Public	7-8	1200 E 6th St	Salem	44460	Columbiana County	Salem City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 332-8914	286	15	19	60.5%	234 (81.8%)	2 (0.7%)	33 (11.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$10,536							57.5	57.4	504
390487901051	505	Cardington-Lincoln Middle School	Public	5-8	349 Chesterville Ave	Cardington	43315	Morrow County	Cardington-Lincoln Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 864-2691	297	19	15.6		282 (94.9%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$11,344							57.5	71.3	305	200
390445901472	506	Langston Middle School	Public	6-8	150 N Pleasant St	Oberlin	44074	Lorain County	Oberlin City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 775-7961	196	19	10.4	40.8%	96 (49.0%)	40 (20.4%)	21 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (19.4%)	$17,738							57.4	55.5	529	23
390462502490	507	Northeastern Middle/High School	Public	7-12	140 W Main St	South Vienna	45369	Clark County	Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 328-6575	426	33	12.9	99.3%	397 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$16,753							57.4	49.4	594	87
390477402962	508	Western Reserve Middle School	Public	6-8	3841 State Route 20	Collins	44826	Huron County	Western Reserve Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 668-8470	214	9	23.7		207 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$12,739							57.4	43.9	634	126
390463502522	509	West Clermont Middle School	Public	6-8	1351 Clough Pike	Batavia	45103	Clermont County	West Clermont Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 947-7500	1,739	110	15.8	49.7%	1,481 (85.2%)	54 (3.1%)	89 (5.1%)	28 (1.6%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (4.5%)	$10,621							57.3	59.8	473	36
390493203562	510	Continental Local High School	Public	7-12	5211 State Route 634	Continental	45831	Putnam County	Continental Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 596-3871	190	14	13.5	45.8%	180 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$14,654							57.3	56.5	517	7

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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.