Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							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)
390503204253	81	Fairbanks Middle School	Public	6-8	11158 State Route 38	Milford Center	43045	Union County	Fairbanks Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 349-6841	252	12	20.1	22.2%	237 (94.0%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$13,184							88	82.4	157	76
390441905364	82	Harding Middle School	Public	6-8	16601 Madison Ave	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 529-4261	459	30	15.3	35.7%	387 (84.3%)	14 (3.1%)	15 (3.3%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	$16,646							88	87.3	85	3
390485903308	83	Fort Recovery Middle School	Public	6-8	865 Sharpsburg Rd	Fort Recovery	45846	Mercer County	Fort Recovery Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 375-2815	187	10	18.4		180 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,940							88	91.4	40	43
390493103560	84	Columbus Grove Middle School	Public	5-8	201 W Cross St	Columbus Grove	45830	Putnam County	Columbus Grove Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 659-2631	223	11	19.8		199 (89.2%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$9,107							87.9	88.9	62	22
390448201707	85	Harding Middle School	Public	5-8	2002 Sunset Blvd	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 282-3481	785	46	17		414 (52.7%)	221 (28.2%)	29 (3.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	114 (14.5%)	$9,371							87.9	84.9	123	38
390474400936	86	Liberty-Benton Middle School	Public	5-8	9190 County Road 9	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Liberty-Benton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 422-9166	435	28	15.5	29.2%	383 (88.0%)	3 (0.7%)	32 (7.4%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$9,152							87.9	86.1	101	15
390486203319	87	Miami East Junior High School	Public	6-8	4025 N State Route 589	Casstown	45312	Miami County	Miami East Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 335-5439	333	19	17.4	43.8%	325 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,070							87.8	88.5	69	18
390500103798	88	Green Middle School	Public	7-8	1711 Steese Rd	Green	44685	Summit County	Green Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 896-7710	605	43	14	21.7%	561 (92.7%)	20 (3.3%)	6 (1.0%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$11,781							87.8	89.4	58	30
390478703018	89	Kirtland Middle School	Public	6-8	9152 Chillicothe Rd	Kirtland	44094	Lake County	Kirtland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 256-3358	260	12	21.6	10.4%	249 (95.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$13,869							87.7	87.8	80	9
390449004560	90	Toledo Technology Academy High School	Public	7-12	3301 Upton Ave	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 671-3900	311	23	13.5	70.4%	182 (58.5%)	53 (17.0%)	30 (9.6%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.5%)	$21,775							87.7	83.6	143	53

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About our rankings:

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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.