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 (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)
390448701749	311	Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High School	Public	6-8	5334 Whiteford Rd	Sylvania	43560	Lucas County	Sylvania Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 824-8640	502	36	13.9	33.7%	368 (73.3%)	37 (7.4%)	45 (9.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.6%)	$11,271							70.9	71.7	300	11
390451302042	312	Worthingway Middle School	Public	6-8	6625 Guyer St	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-4300	615	40	15.2	28.1%	367 (59.7%)	100 (16.3%)	73 (11.9%)	24 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.3%)	$12,810							70.9	72.5	293	19
390462802502	313	Shawnee Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	1675 E Possum Rd	Springfield	45502	Clark County	Clark-Shawnee Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 717-2402	687	40	17	46.4%	574 (83.6%)	23 (3.3%)	15 (2.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (9.8%)	$13,379							70.9	77.4	232	81
390445301440	314	North Ridgeville Academic Center	Public	3-8	34620 Bainbridge Rd	North Ridgeville	44039	Lorain County	North Ridgeville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 353-1131	1,878	90	20.8	22.0%	1,595 (84.9%)	47 (2.5%)	141 (7.5%)	26 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (3.5%)	$9,450							70.7	71.7	299	15
390470100473	315	Hilliard Weaver Middle School	Public	6-8	4600 Avery Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-7700	880	49	17.9	24.9%	625 (71.0%)	60 (6.8%)	108 (12.3%)	49 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.2%)	$12,033							70.6	76.2	253	62
390506104007	316	Edgerton High School	Public	7-12	111 E River St	Edgerton	43517	Williams County	Edgerton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 298-2331	284	16	17.9	33.5%	262 (92.3%)	5 (1.8%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,701							70.5	67.4	365	49
390496103648	317	Green High School	Public	7-12	4057 Gallia Pike	Franklin Furnace	45629	Scioto County	Green Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 354-9150	221	16	13.8	47.5%	218 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,133							70.5	74.4	271	46
390442104928	318	Lebanon Junior High	Public	7-8	160 Miller Rd	Lebanon	45036	Warren County	Lebanon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 934-5300	878	40	21.9	23.5%	741 (84.4%)	19 (2.2%)	55 (6.3%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.8%)	$10,303							70.5	68.8	339	21
390462703556	319	Southeastern Junior High School	Public	7-8	195 E Jamestown St	South Charleston	45368	Clark County	Southeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 462-8308	95	16	5.8		90 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	$24,397							70.4	78.8	211	108
391001201357	320	Mount Vernon Middle School	Public	6-8	302 Yellow Jacket Drive	Mount Vernon	43050	Knox County	Mount Vernon City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 392-6867	836	49	16.9	42.5%	750 (89.7%)	14 (1.7%)	26 (3.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.8%)	$10,818							70.4	67.8	359	39

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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