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)
390493403566	31	Kalida High School	Public	5-12	301 N Third St	Kalida	45853	Putnam County	Kalida Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 532-3529	366	23	15.8	6.3%	363 (99.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,262							92.5	89.1	60	29
390471802790	32	Chardon Middle School	Public	4-7	424 North St	Chardon	44024	Geauga County	Chardon Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 285-4062	750	43	17.4	18.4%	676 (90.1%)	7 (0.9%)	34 (4.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.5%)	$14,237							92.4	94.7	9	23
390493803576	33	Ottoville High School	Public	7-12	650 W Third St	Ottoville	45876	Putnam County	Ottoville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 453-3358	212	16	12.9	28.8%	206 (97.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,417							92.2	92.6	28	5
390483103205	34	Canfield Village Middle School	Public	5-8	42 Wadsworth St	Canfield	44406	Mahoning County	Canfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 533-5544	765	49	15.6	12.5%	664 (86.8%)	10 (1.3%)	42 (5.5%)	28 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$11,900							91.9	93	24	10
390484903275	35	Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	3880 Ridge Rd	Medina	44256	Medina County	Highland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 239-1901	769	36	21.4	5.6%	712 (92.6%)	5 (0.7%)	13 (1.7%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.3%)	$10,079							91.7	90.1	51	16
390471802789	36	Chardon High School	Public	8-12	151 Chardon Ave	Chardon	44024	Geauga County	Chardon Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 285-4057	1,143	52	21.9	13.9%	1,043 (91.3%)	13 (1.1%)	42 (3.7%)	11 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.5%)	$15,802							91.6	83.7	140	104
390498603720	37	Lake Middle / High School	Public	7-12	709 Market Ave SW	Uniontown	44685	Stark County	Lake Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 877-4282	1,629	95	17.1	13.5%	1,532 (94.0%)	8 (0.5%)	30 (1.8%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (3.3%)	$11,406							91.6	91.2	43	6
390448601742	38	Sycamore Junior High School	Public	7-8	5757 Cooper Rd	Cincinnati	45242	Hamilton County	Sycamore Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 686-1760	823	51	16.1	14.2%	535 (65.0%)	75 (9.1%)	59 (7.2%)	116 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.6%)	$13,856							91.6	89.4	59	21
390445305909	39	Ranger High Technical Academy	Public	2-8	5580 Lear Nagle Rd	North Ridgeville	44039	Lorain County	North Ridgeville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 353-1178	307	24	12.7	6.8%	274 (89.3%)	7 (2.3%)	19 (6.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,177							91.5	90.1	50	11
390442801213	40	Madeira Middle School	Public	6-8	6612 Miami Ave	Madeira	45243	Hamilton County	Madeira City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 561-5555	505	29	17.7	7.7%	428 (84.8%)	7 (1.4%)	27 (5.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	$12,526							91.4	87.9	77	37

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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.