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 (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)
390459602391	141	New Knoxville Elementary School	Public	K-8	345 N Main St	New Knoxville	45871	Auglaize County	New Knoxville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 753-2431	296	14	21.1		270 (91.2%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$12,822							83.6	89.7	55	86
390461402452	142	Ross Middle School	Public	6-8	3425 Hamilton Cleves Rd	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Ross Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 863-1251	726	34	21.6	24.2%	702 (96.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$12,761							83.6	81.5	169	27
390465102578	143	William Crawford Intermediate Schools	Public	6-8	5444 Crestline Rd	Crestline	44827	Crawford County	Colonel Crawford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 562-7529	241	12	20.7	38.6%	229 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$10,029							83.6	80.3	184	41
390448004552	144	Jackson Middle School	Public	7-8	2271 Holton Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-3800	675	34	19.9	18.1%	551 (81.6%)	26 (3.9%)	40 (5.9%)	15 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.1%)	$10,409							83.3	85	120	24
390057305065	145	Toledo Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3001 Hill Ave	Toledo	43607	Lucas County	Toledo Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 535-3700	246	22	11.1		20 (8.1%)	168 (68.3%)	23 (9.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.8%)	$10,019							83.3	74.3	272	127
390483403218	146	Poland Seminary High School	Public	7-12	3199 Dobbins Rd	Poland	44514	Mahoning County	Poland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 757-7018	806	40	20.3	13.3%	732 (90.8%)	6 (0.7%)	36 (4.5%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$10,671							83.3	79.4	199	53
390451304307	147	Mccord Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Hard Rd	Columbus	43235	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-4000	571	37	15.3	22.8%	430 (75.3%)	30 (5.3%)	57 (10.0%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	$12,604							83.2	81.3	173	26
390488103414	148	Northmor High School	Public	7-12	7819 State Route 19	Galion	44833	Crawford County	Northmor Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 946-3946	454	36	12.6	20.7%	435 (95.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$12,738							83.1	75.7	258	110
391000702217	149	Leetonia Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	450 Walnut St	Leetonia	44431	Columbiana County	Leetonia Exempted Village School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 427-6594	234	19	12.3	54.7%	225 (96.2%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$13,964							83.1	73.5	286	137
390474202890	150	Arlington Local High School	Public	6-12	336 S Main St	Arlington	45814	Hancock County	Arlington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 365-5121	242	19	12.7	43.8%	232 (95.9%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$13,300							83.1	82.6	154	4

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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.