Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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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 (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)
390047005029	951	Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland Middle School	Public, Charter	K-8	6100 S Marginal Rd	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 432-9940	233	19	12.2		3 (1.3%)	217 (93.1%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$14,489							8.4	21	805	146
390002901578	952	City Day Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	320 S Main St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	City Day Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 223-8130	182	3	60.6		4 (2.2%)	157 (86.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.0%)	$12,905							8.3	4.7	1026	74
390152105801	953	Imagine Columbus Primary Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	4656 Heaton Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Imagine Columbus Primary Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 433-7510	246	11	22.3		2 (0.8%)	113 (45.9%)	4 (1.6%)	127 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,698							8.3			(n/a)
390437806199	954	Cleveland Metro Remote School K-12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3817 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(216) 838-0172	725	54	13.4		81 (11.2%)	512 (70.6%)	103 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.6%)	$18,682							8.2	11.3	903	51
390437800417	955	Almira	Public	PK, KG-8	3375 W 99th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6150	508	26	19.5		89 (17.5%)	191 (37.6%)	194 (38.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	$15,004							8.2	8	953	2
390151405778	956	West Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	12913 Bennington Ave	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	West Park Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 251-5450	219	11	19.9		29 (13.2%)	69 (31.5%)	102 (46.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.8%)	$13,070							8.2	8.2	950	6
390136605556	957	Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School	Public, Charter	6-12	250 Shoup Mill Rd	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 281-1480	259	23	11.2		9 (3.5%)	234 (90.3%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$15,469							8.2	7.6	963	6
390449001791	958	Glendale-Feilbach Elementary School	Public	K-8	2317 Cass Rd	Toledo	43614	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2650	347	27	12.8		61 (17.6%)	208 (59.9%)	40 (11.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.1%)	$13,132							8.2	15.1	857	101
390437500370	959	Roselawn Condon School	Public	PK, KG-8	1594 Summit Rd	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4800	399	33	12.1		16 (4.0%)	334 (83.7%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.5%)	$13,724							8.1	5.6	1004	45
391004410829	960	Victory Academy of Toledo	Public, Charter	K-8	3648 Victory Ave	Toledo	43607	Lucas County	Victory Academy of Toledo	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(419) 442-8455	111	10	11.1	88.3%	22 (19.8%)	78 (70.3%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.3%)	$7,790							8			(n/a)

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