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 (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)
390497703691	171	Fairlawn High School	Public	6-12	18800 Johnston Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Fairlawn Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 492-5930	293	18	16.2	61.1%	285 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$11,623							81.3	82.6	153	18
390461104584	172	Lakota Plains Junior School	Public	7-8	5500 Princeton Road	Liberty Township	45011	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 644-1130	735	29	25	27.5%	409 (55.6%)	102 (13.9%)	79 (10.7%)	108 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.0%)	$11,541							81.3	81.7	166	6
391000503697	173	Jackson Center High School	Public	7-12	204 S Linden St	Jackson Center	45334	Shelby County	Jackson Center Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 596-6149	249	5	49.8	71.9%	242 (97.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$13,782							81.2	79.2	205	32
390448701750	174	Sylvania Mccord Junior High School	Public	6-8	4304 N Mccord Rd	Sylvania	43560	Lucas County	Sylvania Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 824-8650	575	35	16.5	22.3%	452 (78.6%)	24 (4.2%)	25 (4.3%)	26 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.3%)	$11,689							81.2	84.6	127	47
390501803869	175	Lakeview Middle School	Public	5-7	640 Wakefield Dr	Cortland	44410	Trumbull County	Lakeview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 637-4360	350	23	15.2	88.9%	320 (91.4%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	$11,231							81.2	85.6	109	66
390464202546	176	Beaver Local Middle School	Public	5-8	46088 Bell School Rd	East Liverpool	43920	Columbiana County	Beaver Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 386-8700	548	22	24.9		530 (96.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$9,384							81.2	80.7	179	3
390470702769	177	Pettisville High School	Public	7-12	232 Summit St	Pettisville	43553	Fulton County	Pettisville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 446-2705	219	16	13.8	61.2%	180 (82.2%)	2 (0.9%)	30 (13.7%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$14,368							81.1	79.4	202	25
390470902775	178	Swanton Middle School	Public	5-8	101 Elton Pkwy	Swanton	43558	Fulton County	Swanton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 826-4016	358	25	14.4	41.6%	302 (84.4%)	7 (2.0%)	29 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$11,017							81.1	84.5	130	48
390495903640	179	South Webster Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	10529 Main St	South Webster	45682	Scioto County	Bloom-Vernon Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 778-2320	348	22	15.8	56.6%	338 (97.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,533							81	79.2	204	25
390485703302	180	Parkway Middle School	Public	5-8	400 Buckeye St	Rockford	45882	Mercer County	Parkway Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 363-3045	294	15	19.9		280 (95.2%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,618							81	83.8	138	42

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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.