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)
390149005710	481	Metro Early College High School	Public	6-12	1929 Kenny Rd	Columbus	43210	Franklin County	Metro Early College High School	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 259-6639	876	45	19.3	35.4%	315 (36.0%)	364 (41.6%)	45 (5.1%)	91 (10.4%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.9%)	$9,644							59.2	61	459	22
390441001054	482	Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	714 Eaton Ave	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 887-5170	655	32	20.4		401 (61.2%)	116 (17.7%)	93 (14.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.6%)	$10,323							59	56	523	41
391003202025	483	Edgewood Middle School	Public	5-7	2695 Graustark Path	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Wooster City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 345-6475	721	37	19.3	44.8%	600 (83.2%)	23 (3.2%)	30 (4.2%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.6%)	$17,496							58.9	66.2	380	103
391001101938	484	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	500 S Elm St	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Washington Court House City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 335-0291	457	29	15.7	58.0%	374 (81.8%)	18 (3.9%)	22 (4.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.5%)	$10,580							58.9	59.6	480	4
390491003497	485	Westfall Middle School	Public	6-8	19545 Pherson Pike	Williamsport	43164	Pickaway County	Westfall Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 986-2941	340			42.9%	316 (92.9%)	4 (1.2%)	13 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$24,066							58.9	65.5	395	90
390437500316	486	School For Creative and Performing Arts	Public, Alternative	K-12	108 W Central Pkwy	Cincinnati	45202	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-8000	1,214	81	14.9	48.8%	326 (26.9%)	721 (59.4%)	47 (3.9%)	10 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (8.8%)	$17,892							58.7	53.1	544	58
390496203650	487	Minford Middle School	Public	4-8	135 Falcon Rd	Minford	45653	Scioto County	Minford Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 820-2181	475	25	19		467 (98.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$8,491							58.7	59	486	1
390482503173	488	West Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Roughrider Drive	West Jefferson	43162	Madison County	Jefferson Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 879-8345	254	15	16.9		232 (91.3%)	3 (1.2%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	$13,497							58.6	62.5	439	49
390464703515	489	Ridgewood Middle School	Public	4-7	517 S Oak St	West Lafayette	43845	Coshocton County	Ridgewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 545-6335	374	19	19.3	57.8%	352 (94.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$9,977							58.2	57	509	20
390500903835	490	Bloomfield High School	Public	6-12	2077 Park West Rd	North Bloomfield	44450	Trumbull County	Bloomfield-Mespo Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 685-4711	94	13	7.1	45.7%	91 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	$20,782							58.2	59.9	472	18

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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.