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)
390436806031	651	Bucyrus Middle School	Public	6-8	455 Redman Way	Bucyrus	44820	Crawford County	Bucyrus City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 562-0003	253	15	16.8		223 (88.1%)	4 (1.6%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.1%)	$3,637							41.1	41	652	1
390437400286	652	Chillicothe Middle School	Public	7-8	381 Yoctangee Pkwy	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Chillicothe City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 773-2241	381	29	13.3		287 (75.3%)	22 (5.8%)	11 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (15.5%)	$12,695							41	43.8	636	16
391001901246	653	Marietta High School	Public	7-12	208 Davis Ave	Marietta	45750	Washington County	Marietta City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 374-6540	1,028	58	17.7	49.9%	934 (90.9%)	9 (0.9%)	26 (2.5%)	16 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.1%)	$11,210							40.6	36.6	686	33
390435300109	654	Barberton Middle School	Public	5-8	477 4th St NW	Barberton	44203	Summit County	Barberton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 745-9950	776	57	13.6	78.0%	532 (68.6%)	137 (17.7%)	26 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (9.4%)	$13,168							40.6	52.1	562	92
390452202126	655	Bradford High School	Public	6-12	750 Railroad Ave	Bradford	45308	Miami County	Bradford Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 448-2719	244	17	14.1	98.8%	237 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$12,372							40.5	45.3	625	30
390019404718	656	Middletown Preparatory & Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	816 2nd Ave	Middletown	45044	Butler County	Middletown Preparatory & Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 424-6110	311	26	11.9		41 (13.2%)	80 (25.7%)	156 (50.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.9%)	$12,084							40.5	44.9	626	30
390487003363	657	Mad River Middle School	Public	5-9	1801 Harshman Rd	Dayton	45424	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 237-4265	556	32	17.4	54.7%	371 (66.7%)	59 (10.6%)	55 (9.9%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.3%)	$11,656							40.5	34.7	701	44
390443501276	658	Massillon Junior High School	Public	7-8	250 29th St NW	Massillon	44647	Stark County	Massillon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 830-3902	563	36	15.7		360 (63.9%)	76 (13.5%)	40 (7.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (14.7%)	$20,435							40.4	46	619	39
390479503057	659	South Point Middle School	Public	6-8	983 County Road 60	South Point	45680	Lawrence County	South Point Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 377-4343	312	19	16.4		274 (87.8%)	11 (3.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	$10,968							40.4	48.4	601	58
390439400902	660	Northwood Middle School	Public	5-8	570 Abbe Rd N	Elyria	44035	Lorain County	Elyria City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 284-8016	545	43	12.8	99.4%	292 (53.6%)	82 (15.0%)	78 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (16.9%)	$13,868							40.3	37.2	680	20

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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