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)
390450501970	691	West Carrollton Middle School	Public	7-8	424 E Main St	West Carrollton	45449	Montgomery County	West Carrollton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 859-5121	471	35	13.4	74.9%	244 (51.8%)	104 (22.1%)	62 (13.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (11.5%)	$13,013							35.3	39.5	666	25
390504903963	692	Frontier High/Middle School	Public	7-12	44870 State Route 7	New Matamoras	45767	Washington County	Frontier Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 865-3441	209	19	10.8	50.2%	203 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,261							35.3	47	612	80
390138905567	693	Horizon Science Academy Youngstown	Public, Charter	K-8	3403 Southern Blvd	Youngstown	44507	Mahoning County	Horizon Science Academy Youngstown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 782-3003	388	25	15.5		32 (8.2%)	253 (65.2%)	69 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.8%)	$12,796							35.3	44.6	629	64
390448001670	694	Pleasant View Middle School	Public	7-8	2767 Holt Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3900	698	43	16.3	80.5%	290 (41.5%)	128 (18.3%)	209 (29.9%)	28 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	$11,876							35.3	44.7	628	66
390449001821	695	Ottawa River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4747 290th St	Toledo	43611	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6350	350	23	15.2		222 (63.4%)	26 (7.4%)	64 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.9%)	$13,762							35.2	30.7	725	30
390469702729	696	Groveport Madison Middle School Central	Public	6-8	751 Main St	Groveport	43125	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 836-4957	496	30	16.5	99.4%	117 (23.6%)	276 (55.6%)	46 (9.3%)	18 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.1%)	$11,752							35.2	30.6	727	31
390449004559	697	Old West End Academy Elementary School	Public	K-8	3131 Cambridge St	Toledo	43610	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4700	263	19	13.8		6 (2.3%)	236 (89.7%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$18,354							35.2	33.8	707	10
390059405085	698	Monroe Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	328 E Monroe St	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Monroe Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(567) 998-7522	190	9	21.1		62 (32.6%)	71 (37.4%)	23 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (17.4%)	$12,043							35	8.2	948	250
390486503325	699	Beallsville High School	Public	7-12	43822 State Route 556	Beallsville	43716	Monroe County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 926-1302	113	12	9.3	64.6%	108 (95.6%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$23,148							35	33.2	709	10
390438000592	700	Berwick Alternative K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2655 Scottwood Rd	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6140	667	37	18		19 (2.8%)	561 (84.1%)	34 (5.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.0%)	$14,492							34.7	40.7	653	47

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.