Best Middle Schools in Ohio for African American Students

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Every year, the Ohio Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Ohio test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 429)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
390437505925	1	Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students	Public, Alternative	3-12	2825 Alms Pl	Cincinnati	45206	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-0000	317	26	12	30.0%	160 (50.5%)	118 (37.2%)	8 (2.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	$17,393							99.8%	99.6%	0.15%
390470206119	2	Eversole Run Middle School	Public	6-8	9015 Gardenia Dr	Plain City	43064	Madison County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 764-5913	760	47	16.2	2.8%	420 (55.3%)	23 (3.0%)	33 (4.3%)	250 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.5%)	$10,275							99.5%	95.6%	3.93%
390467610863	3	Olentangy Berlin Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Piatt Rd	Delaware	43015	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(740) 657-4050	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								99.3%	95.5%	3.79%
390449005317	4	Toledo Early College High School	Public	7-12	2801 W Bancroft St	Toledo	43606	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4800	334	19	17.5	44.9%	140 (41.9%)	103 (30.8%)	39 (11.7%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.6%)	$15,354							99.1%	84.5%	14.56%
390467605471	5	Berkshire Middle School	Public	6-8	2869 S. Three B's & K Road	Galena	43021	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5200	1,298	60	21.5	4.5%	935 (72.0%)	63 (4.9%)	59 (4.5%)	160 (12.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (5.9%)	$11,257							98.8%	95.9%	2.95%
390466000173	6	Solon Middle School	Public	7-8	6835 Som Center Rd	Solon	44139	Cuyahoga County	Solon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 349-3848	758	41	18.7	12.4%	367 (48.4%)	132 (17.4%)	19 (2.5%)	190 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (6.3%)	$16,968							98.6%	97.5%	1.09%
390467602650	7	Olentangy Shanahan Middle School	Public	6-8	814 Shanahan Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-4300	1,034	53	19.6	6.5%	634 (61.3%)	64 (6.2%)	43 (4.2%)	224 (21.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (6.2%)	$12,805							98.4%	95.8%	2.57%
390467604600	8	Olentangy Orange Middle School	Public	6-8	2680 E Orange Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5300	1,080	66	16.4	14.6%	575 (53.2%)	109 (10.1%)	87 (8.1%)	229 (21.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	75 (6.9%)	$12,906							98.1%	90.8%	7.31%
390499203747	9	Edison Middle School	Public	7-8	4201 13th St SW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 478-6167	689	43	15.9	36.9%	591 (85.8%)	21 (3.0%)	25 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (7.0%)	$10,892							97.9%	78.9%	19.03%
390448201707	10	Harding Middle School	Public	5-8	2002 Sunset Blvd	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 282-3481	752	47	16		420 (55.9%)	185 (24.6%)	26 (3.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (15.0%)	$8,851							97.7%	91.9%	5.80%

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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