Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							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)
390437504331	741	Clark Montessori High School	Public	7-12	3030 Erie Ave	Cincinnati	45208	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-7100	751	40	18.8	49.1%	262 (34.9%)	407 (54.2%)	28 (3.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.4%)	$13,988							27.8	30.2	730	11
390486503334	742	Powhatan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	54685 Mount Victory Rd	Powhatan Point	43942	Belmont County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 795-5665	194	16	12.5	71.1%	189 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$19,094							27.7	19.1	820	78
390137505565	743	Columbus Bilingual Academy-North	Public, Charter	K-8	2100 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus Bilingual Academy-North	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-4500	516	14	36.8		13 (2.5%)	30 (5.8%)	466 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$9,299							27.5	17.6	832	89
390133905468	744	L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted	Public, Charter	K-8	653 Miami St	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 705-3411	287	30	9.5		67 (23.3%)	78 (27.2%)	104 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	36 (12.5%)	$11,614							27.3	42.7	643	101
390444505383	745	Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Arlington Ave	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 670-7110	392	25	15.6	82.4%	318 (81.1%)	23 (5.9%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.7%)	$11,264							27.2	29.7	733	12
390451702107	746	Zanesville Middle School	Public	7-8	1429 Blue Ave	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	Zanesville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 450-1413	436	31	14		283 (64.9%)	41 (9.4%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (22.5%)	$12,057							27.1	25.6	775	29
390029104828	747	Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	17720 Puritas Ave	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Puritas Community Middle	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 688-0680	115	8	14.3		22 (19.1%)	28 (24.3%)	49 (42.6%)	9 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.1%)	$12,179							26.7	21.7	799	52
390047405033	748	Westside Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4330 Clime Rd North	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Westside Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 272-9392	308	15	20.1		4 (1.3%)	284 (92.2%)	19 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,254							26.6			(n/a)
390010304054	749	Constellation Schools: Elyria Community	Public, Charter	K-8	300 N Abbe Rd	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Constellation Schools: Elyria Community	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 366-5225	403	17	23.7	38.7%	192 (47.6%)	91 (22.6%)	63 (15.6%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.7%)	$10,420							26.3	46.4	616	133
390439400907	750	Westwood Middle School	Public	5-8	42350 Adelbert St	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8017	498	40	12.4	76.7%	185 (37.1%)	105 (21.1%)	98 (19.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (21.5%)	$12,444							26.2	23.5	791	41

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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.
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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.