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)
390448301716	301	Kimpton Middle School	Public	7-8	380 N River Rd	Munroe Falls	44262	Summit County	Stow-Munroe Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 689-5288	745	36	20.6	27.7%	617 (82.8%)	39 (5.2%)	24 (3.2%)	32 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.3%)	$10,872							71.4	70.5	312	11
390480903109	302	Riverside High School	Public	7-12	2096 County Road 24 S	De Graff	43318	Logan County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 585-5981	320	18	17.7		290 (90.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.6%)	$14,084							71.4	64.1	414	112
390499303763	303	Oakwood Middle School	Public	7-8	2300 Schneider St NE	Canton	44721	Stark County	Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 491-3790	940	41	22.8	42.7%	656 (69.8%)	138 (14.7%)	30 (3.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (11.5%)	$8,456							71.3	77.6	225	78
390503303917	304	North Union Middle School	Public	6-8	12555 Mulvane Rd	Richwood	43344	Union County	North Union Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 943-2369	365	19	19.7	37.0%	353 (96.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	$11,758							71.3	77.1	239	65
390454004341	305	Greenfield Middle School	Public	6-8	200 N 5th St	Greenfield	45123	Highland County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 981-2197	402	22	18.2	58.7%	374 (93.0%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$10,476							71.2	64.2	412	107
390502304355	306	Southington Middle School	Public	6-8	2482 State Route 534	Southington	44470	Trumbull County	Southington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 898-1781	99	6	16.1		86 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)	$9,183							71.2	78	220	86
391002002166	307	McPherson Middle School	Public	6-8	4230 Limerick Rd	Clyde	43410	Sandusky County	Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 547-9150	473	32	14.7	49.9%	404 (85.4%)	7 (1.5%)	48 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.5%)	$11,323							71.2	77.2	237	70
390441501077	308	Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Tropic St	Jackson	45640	Jackson County	Jackson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 286-7586	531	63	8.3	43.7%	509 (95.9%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$12,292							71.1	70	319	11
390475702919	309	Holgate High School	Public	6-12	801 Joe E Brown Ave	Holgate	43527	Henry County	Holgate Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 264-2521	235	22	10.6	46.0%	186 (79.1%)	1 (0.4%)	45 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$13,860							71	75.8	256	53
391003000262	310	Celina Middle School	Public	7-8	615 Holly St	Celina	45822	Mercer County	Celina City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 586-8300	416			46.4%	346 (83.2%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.1%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.5%)	16 (3.8%)	$11,319							71	68.9	337	27

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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