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)
390491803517	381	Crestwood High School	Public	7-12	10919 Main St	Mantua	44255	Portage County	Crestwood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 357-8205	629	46	13.7	35.6%	589 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	$15,010							67.1	65.9	387	6
390484203245	382	Pleasant Middle School	Public	5-8	1115 Owens Rd W	Marion	43302	Marion County	Pleasant Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 389-5167	425	14	31.4	30.1%	396 (93.2%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$6,654							67	74	277	105
390479603058	383	Symmes Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	14860 State Route 141	Willow Wood	45696	Lawrence County	Symmes Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 643-0022	572	31	18.4		555 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$10,662							67	65.6	391	8
390506204009	384	Edon High School	Public	7-12	802 W Indiana St	Edon	43518	Williams County	Edon Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 272-3113	223	16	13.8	74.0%	207 (92.8%)	4 (1.8%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$11,775							67	73.5	284	100
390490500338	385	Sheridan Middle School	Public	6-8	8660 Sheridan Road	Thornville	43076	Perry County	Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 743-1315	565	31	18.3	40.2%	542 (95.9%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$8,827							66.9	67.1	372	13
390499903789	386	Coventry Middle School	Public	5-8	3257 Cormany Rd	Akron	44319	Summit County	Coventry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 644-2232	479	25	19.1		400 (83.5%)	20 (4.2%)	14 (2.9%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	$12,074							66.9	70	321	65
390441602601	387	Stanton Middle School	Public	6-8	1175 Hudson Rd	Kent	44240	Portage County	Kent City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 676-8300	660			46.1%	425 (64.4%)	124 (18.8%)	24 (3.6%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.1%)	$14,503							66.7	69.6	327	60
390461902464	388	Graham Middle School	Public	6-8	9644 Us Highway 36	Saint Paris	43072	Champaign County	Graham Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 663-5339	389	23	16.9	38.3%	351 (90.2%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	$10,532							66.6	63	434	46
390446501535	389	Port Clinton Middle School	Public	6-8	807 Jefferson St	Port Clinton	43452	Ottawa County	Port Clinton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 734-4448	350	20	17.5	44.6%	269 (76.9%)	4 (1.1%)	45 (12.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.6%)	$13,252							66.2	69.8	324	65
390441400359	390	Ironton Middle School	Public	6-8	302 Delaware St	Ironton	45638	Lawrence County	Ironton City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 532-3347	302	19	15.8		269 (89.1%)	10 (3.3%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$9,142							66.2	65.4	397	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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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.