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)
390437800522	981	Nathan Hale School	Public	PK, KG-8	3588 Martin Luther King Dr	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4250	394	23	17.1		6 (1.5%)	380 (96.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$14,833							6.6	5.7	1000	19
390438000660	982	Johnson Park Middle School	Public	6-8	1130 S Waverly St	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6501	331	32	10.3		10 (3.0%)	188 (56.8%)	104 (31.4%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	$17,213							6.6	7.2	974	8
390438000672	983	Linden-McKinley STEM Academy	Public	7-12	1320 Duxberry Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5583	757	38	19.9		50 (6.6%)	555 (73.3%)	101 (13.3%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.5%)	$14,312							6.5	8.1	952	31
390050005210	984	Summit Academy Community School-Warren	Public, Charter	K-7	2106 Arbor Ave SE	Warren	44484	Trumbull County	Summit Academy Community School-Warren	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 369-4233	101	8	12.6		68 (67.3%)	12 (11.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (18.8%)	$7,877							6.5			(n/a)
390437800546	985	Wade Park	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	7600 Wade Park Ave	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1750	401	22	18.2		2 (0.5%)	394 (98.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$16,535							6.4	7.1	976	9
390437800514	986	Miles Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	4090 E 93rd St	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4450	390	19	20.5		13 (3.3%)	363 (93.1%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,535							6.4	6.6	984	2
390437800474	987	Harvey Rice Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	2730 East 116th	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1500	474	25	18.9		1 (0.2%)	463 (97.7%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,048							6.4	8.6	941	46
390437800469	988	Halle	Public	PK, KG-8	7901 Halle Ave	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0750	430	26	16.5		85 (19.8%)	222 (51.6%)	92 (21.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.3%)	$16,239							6.4	5.9	996	8
390437500319	989	Gilbert A. Dater High School	Public	7-12	2146 Ferguson Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-7200	895	61	14.7		89 (9.9%)	476 (53.2%)	279 (31.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.0%)	$13,352							6.4	8	954	35
390152605779	990	East Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	15720 Kipling Ave	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	East Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 383-1214	250	16	15.6		0 (0.0%)	230 (92.0%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$14,608							6.4	6.5	987	3

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.