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)
390492403543	391	Waterloo Middle School	Public	7-8	1464 Industry Rd	Atwater	44201	Portage County	Waterloo Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 947-0033	178	24	7.4		168 (94.4%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	$11,141							66.2	64	417	26
390445201433	392	North Olmsted Middle School	Public	6-8	27401 Butternut Ridge Rd	North Olmsted	44070	Cuyahoga County	North Olmsted City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 588-5703	818	44	18.6	37.7%	653 (79.8%)	40 (4.9%)	84 (10.3%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.1%)	$13,488							66.1	68.3	349	43
390441801103	393	Kettering Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 Glengarry Dr	Kettering	45420	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 499-1550	1,078	63	17	44.1%	775 (71.9%)	120 (11.1%)	73 (6.8%)	24 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (7.8%)	$12,073							66.1	64.8	402	9
390506804026	394	Elmwood Middle School	Public	5-8	7650 Jerry City Rd	Bloomdale	44817	Wood County	Elmwood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 655-2583	375	23	16		330 (88.0%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$10,919							65.7	68.4	348	46
390490903491	395	Teays Valley East Middle School	Public	6-8	655 Viking Way	Ashville	43103	Pickaway County	Teays Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 983-5000	491	24	20.1	36.5%	450 (91.6%)	12 (2.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.9%)	$10,303							65.7	63.9	419	24
390448901768	396	Tiffin Middle School	Public	6-8	103 Shepherd Drive	Tiffin	44883	Seneca County	Tiffin City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 447-3358	540	35	15.4	36.9%	482 (89.3%)	7 (1.3%)	20 (3.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.4%)	$10,681							65.7	55.6	528	132
390473702870	397	Delhi Middle School	Public	6-8	5280 Foley Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Oak Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 922-8400	537	30	17.9	47.1%	392 (73.0%)	65 (12.1%)	26 (4.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.1%)	$11,415							65.5	62	444	47
390499405478	398	Sandy Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	5130 State Route 183 NE	Magnolia	44643	Stark County	Sandy Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 866-3339	300	18	16.6		282 (94.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$14,567							65.3	69.3	332	66
390506504019	399	Stryker High School	Public	7-12	400 S Defiance St	Stryker	43557	Williams County	Stryker Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 682-4591	150	15	10	98.0%	125 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (16.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,872							65.2	42.9	640	241
390490803484	400	Logan Elm Middle/High School	Public	6-12	9511 Tarlton Rd	Circleville	43113	Pickaway County	Logan Elm Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 474-7503	468	24	19.5	36.3%	439 (93.8%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$12,447							65.1			(n/a)

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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:

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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.