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)
390435000076	321	Ashland Middle School	Public	6-8	1520 King Rd	Ashland	44805	Ashland County	Ashland City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 289-7966	710	46	15.3	37.6%	644 (90.7%)	11 (1.5%)	20 (2.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.4%)	$11,911							70.3	73.9	280	41
390441905406	322	Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	13114 Detroit Ave	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 529-4241	469	31	15.1	55.2%	310 (66.1%)	41 (8.7%)	51 (10.9%)	27 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.3%)	$13,287							70.3	67.6	363	41
390441202576	323	Hillsboro Middle School	Public	6-9	550 US Route 62	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Hillsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 393-9877	494	24	20.5		446 (90.3%)	6 (1.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	$11,368							70.3	77.4	235	88
390619004105	324	North Adams High School	Public	7-12	96 Green Devil Dr	Seaman	45679	Adams County	Adams County Ohio Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 386-2528	448	28	16	47.5%	433 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$14,667							70.3	70.3	314	10
390460300797	325	Eastern Middle School	Public	6-8	11519 US Highway 62	Winchester	45697	Adams County	Eastern Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 695-1249	264	16	16.5	52.7%	258 (97.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,254							70.2	68.5	345	20
390436300186	326	Bowling Green Middle School	Public	6-9	1079 Fairview Ave	Bowling Green	43402	Wood County	Bowling Green City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 354-0200	600	51	11.7	38.3%	453 (75.5%)	26 (4.3%)	83 (13.8%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.7%)	$14,272							70.2	68	353	27
390437006008	327	Northeast Ohio Impact Academy	Public	7-12	436 Struthers Coitsville Rd	Lowellville	44436	Mahoning County	Campbell City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 799-8239	158	11	14.3		67 (42.4%)	29 (18.4%)	51 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.0%)	$5,942							70.1	59.7	475	148
390446301502	328	Hillside Middle School	Public	5-8	1 Educational Park Dr	Seven Hills	44131	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 885-2373	703	38	18.7	54.3%	510 (72.5%)	46 (6.5%)	83 (11.8%)	21 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.8%)	$13,995							70.1	79.4	201	127
390440000964	329	Franklin Junior High School	Public	7-8	750 E 4th St	Franklin	45005	Warren County	Franklin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 743-8630	401	21	19	57.1%	352 (87.8%)	16 (4.0%)	12 (3.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$7,258							70	58	495	166
390482703186	330	Madison-Plains Junior High	Public	7-8	803 Linson Rd	London	43140	Madison County	Madison-Plains Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 852-1707	185	9	21.7		166 (89.7%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	$11,862							70	71.7	298	32

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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