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)
390437504219	941	Western Hills University High School	Public	7-12	2144 Ferguson Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-8900	1,352	67	20.1		117 (8.7%)	743 (55.0%)	412 (30.5%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	74 (5.5%)	$13,638							8.8	5.7	1002	61
390020304727	942	Alternative Education Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4 Summit Park Dr Ste 350	Independence	44131	Cuyahoga County	Alternative Education Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(866) 509-3099	6,486	201	32.2		3,836 (59.1%)	1,640 (25.3%)	601 (9.3%)	33 (0.5%)	46 (0.7%)	14 (0.2%)	316 (4.9%)	$5,931							8.8	12.5	891	51
390437504274	943	Riverview East Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3555 Kellogg Ave	Cincinnati	45226	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3400	487	42	11.6		161 (33.1%)	262 (53.8%)	23 (4.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.8%)	$13,973							8.8	5	1021	78
390442201162	944	Lima West Middle School	Public	7-8	503 N Cable Rd	Lima	45805	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3150	330	33	10		110 (33.3%)	126 (38.2%)	27 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (20.0%)	$14,263							8.7	13.1	882	62
390015104763	945	GOAL Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	890 W 4th St Ste 400	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	GOAL Digital Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(877) 659-1900	770	43	17.9		646 (83.9%)	46 (6.0%)	26 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.8%)	$7,973							8.7	9.3	930	15
390155005772	946	Eastland Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2741 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Eastland Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-4493	320	25	12.9		26 (8.1%)	237 (74.1%)	41 (12.8%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$11,402							8.7	10.6	915	31
390134705453	947	Klepinger Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	3650 Klepinger Rd	Dayton	45416	Montgomery County	Klepinger Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 610-1710	541	12	45		4 (0.7%)	529 (97.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$11,003							8.6	6.4	990	43
390448101686	948	Hayward Middle School	Public	7-8	1700 Clifton Ave	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4190	375	28	13.3		95 (25.3%)	159 (42.4%)	66 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.7%)	$12,146							8.5	11	908	40
390449001776	949	Chase STEM Academy	Public	K-8	600 Bassett St	Toledo	43611	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6650	274	17	16.1		45 (16.4%)	162 (59.1%)	30 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.1%)	$15,269							8.5	15.8	847	102
390486905769	950	Trotwood-Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	4420 N Union Rd	Trotwood	45426	Montgomery County	Trotwood-Madison City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 854-0017	537	33	16.2		38 (7.1%)	441 (82.1%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.4%)	$13,528							8.5	8.5	945	5

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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.

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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.