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)
390467500827	281	Buckeye Valley Local Middle School	Public	5-8	683 Coover Rd	Delaware	43015	Delaware County	Buckeye Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 363-6626	593	35	17	21.9%	538 (90.7%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	$12,112							73.1	75	266	15
390446101486	282	Orrville Middle School	Public	5-8	801 Mineral Spring St	Orrville	44667	Wayne County	Orrville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 682-1791	484	31	15.6	49.6%	348 (71.9%)	18 (3.7%)	70 (14.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.1%)	$12,118							72.9	70.7	311	29
390462004585	283	Triad Middle School	Public	5-8	7941 Brush Lake Rd	North Lewisburg	43060	Champaign County	Triad Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 826-3071	238	14	17.4	50.8%	219 (92.0%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.2%)	$11,378							72.7	66.1	384	101
390007203360	284	T.C.P. World Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	6000 Ridge Ave	Cincinnati	45213	Hamilton County	T.C.P. World Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 531-9500	353	15	23.5	88.1%	1 (0.3%)	323 (91.5%)	26 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$14,578							72.7	93.3	22	262
390495203620	285	Southeastern Middle School	Public	5-8	2003 Lancaster Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Southeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 774-2003	300	14	21.4		286 (95.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$11,735							72.4	78.6	213	72
390496403660	286	Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	393 Indian Dr	Lucasville	45648	Scioto County	Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 259-2651	299	15	19.9	44.1%	283 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$14,861							72.4	70.2	317	31
390619004108	287	Peebles High School	Public	7-12	25719 State Route 41	Peebles	45660	Adams County	Adams County Ohio Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 587-2681	373	25	14.9	61.9%	363 (97.3%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,847							72.4	58.8	490	203
391000901628	288	Shelby Middle School	Public	6-8	109 W Smiley Ave	Shelby	44875	Richland County	Shelby City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 347-5451	431	25	17.3	99.3%	408 (94.7%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$13,329							72.4	77.8	221	67
390146305666	289	Beacon Hill Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	10470 Winesburg Rd	Dundee	44624	Tuscarawas County	Beacon Hill Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 359-5600	61	4	16.4		61 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,825							72.3	66.3	379	90
390457505882	290	Allen East Middle School	Public	5-8	9105 Harding Hwy	Harrod	45850	Allen County	Allen East Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 648-3333	333	14	23.7		308 (92.5%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$7,950							72.3	77.5	226	64

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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.