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)
390494403593	401	Lucas High School	Public	8-12	5 1st Ave	Lucas	44843	Richland County	Lucas Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 892-2338	156	14	11.1		152 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$16,408							65.1	63.2	431	30
391003202033	402	Wooster High School	Public	8-12	515 Oldman Rd	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Wooster City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 345-4000	1,227	65	18.9	39.9%	1,026 (83.6%)	41 (3.3%)	55 (4.5%)	18 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (7.0%)	$13,229							64.9	52.2	557	155
390055205264	403	Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1875 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 318-0600	196	22	8.9		7 (3.6%)	157 (80.1%)	19 (9.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	$12,708							64.8	19.4	814	411
390452602149	404	Carey High School	Public	6-12	2016 Blue Devil Drive	Carey	43316	Wyandot County	Carey Exempted Village Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 396-7638	463	30	15.5	21.2%	431 (93.1%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$11,446							64.8	62.9	435	31
390502903904	405	Strasburg-Franklin High School	Public	6-12	140 N Bodmer Ave	Strasburg	44680	Tuscarawas County	Strasburg-Franklin Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 878-5571	268	20	13.4		247 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,028							64.7	76.3	249	156
390446001478	406	Fassett Junior High School	Public	7-8	3025 Starr Ave	Oregon	43616	Lucas County	Oregon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 693-0455	519	35	14.6	39.5%	403 (77.6%)	11 (2.1%)	86 (16.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$11,585							64.7	63.2	430	24
390468802688	407	Liberty Union Middle School	Public	5-8	994 S Main St	Baltimore	43105	Fairfield County	Liberty Union-Thurston Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 862-4126	353			29.7%	337 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$12,590							64.6	63.7	424	17
390435200098	408	Athens Middle School	Public	7-8	51 W State St - 55	Athens	45701	Athens County	Athens City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 593-7107	385	25	15.4	45.7%	326 (84.7%)	13 (3.4%)	10 (2.6%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$13,623							64.2	64.3	411	3
390445601456	409	Norwalk Middle School	Public	7-8	64 Christie Ave	Norwalk	44857	Huron County	Norwalk City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 668-8370	404	20	20.2	34.9%	313 (77.5%)	7 (1.7%)	55 (13.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	$10,953							64.2	64.5	407	2
390470202753	410	John Sells Middle School	Public	6-8	150 W Bridge St	Dublin	43017	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 764-5919	693	56	12.3	36.8%	343 (49.5%)	76 (11.0%)	110 (15.9%)	106 (15.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.2%)	$16,031							64	64	418	8

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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.