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)
391002701544	761	Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School	Public	7-12	1225 Gallia St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Portsmouth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 353-2398	672	43	15.6		465 (69.2%)	51 (7.6%)	55 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (14.6%)	$12,184							25.1	28.8	749	12
390447401595	762	Sandusky Middle School	Public	7-8	318 Columbus Ave	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Sandusky City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 984-1180	468	26	18		167 (35.7%)	154 (32.9%)	39 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	106 (22.6%)	$11,771							25	27.3	759	3
390437800551	763	Joseph M Gallagher School	Public	PK, KG-8	4016 Woodbine Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6400	598	43	13.9		64 (10.7%)	247 (41.3%)	239 (40.0%)	42 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$13,571							25	22.7	796	33
390438006201	764	World Language Middle School	Public	6-8	330 E Dominion Blvd	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 335-5502	472	31	15.2		41 (8.7%)	111 (23.5%)	273 (57.8%)	30 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	$14,952							24.9	21.4	802	38
390459202386	765	Trimble Junior High	Public	6-8	18500 Jacksonville Rd	Glouster	45732	Athens County	Trimble Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 767-2810	191	12	15.9		179 (93.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	$14,113							24.9	29.6	737	28
390449001819	766	Old Orchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2402 Cheltenham Rd	Toledo	43606	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3700	390	25	15.6		73 (18.7%)	221 (56.7%)	28 (7.2%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (14.9%)	$12,434							24.9	19.2	818	52
390453602190	767	Fairport Harding High School	Public	6-12	329 Vine St	Fairport Harbor	44077	Lake County	Fairport Harbor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 354-3592	349	18	19.3	38.7%	252 (72.2%)	10 (2.9%)	56 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	$10,855							24.8	28.3	751	16
390450701982	768	Rosemore Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 Langley Ave	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 417-5200	774				164 (21.2%)	337 (43.5%)	208 (26.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (7.9%)	$9,889							24.6	29.9	732	36
390437800448	769	Denison	Public	PK, KG-8	3799 W 33rd St	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3250	293	18	16.2		83 (28.3%)	125 (42.7%)	60 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	21 (7.2%)	$16,018							24.5	16	846	77
390456602327	770	Windham Junior High School	Public	5-8	9530 Bauer Ave	Windham	44288	Portage County	Windham Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 326-2711	130	14	9.5		89 (68.5%)	21 (16.2%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.3%)	$10,218							24.5	30.7	726	44

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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:

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

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.