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)
390461504370	341	Talawanda Middle School	Public	6-8	4030 Oxford Reily Rd	Oxford	45056	Butler County	Talawanda City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 273-3300	673	45	14.9	36.3%	601 (89.3%)	21 (3.1%)	10 (1.5%)	20 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$12,782							69.4	61.7	451	110
390500303514	342	Mogadore Junior High School	Public	7-8	130 S Cleveland Ave	Mogadore	44260	Portage County	Mogadore Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 628-9943	133	7	20.4		128 (96.2%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$10,026							69.4	78.9	210	132
390458202352	343	Hillsdale 7-12	Public	7-12	479 Township Road 1902	Jeromesville	44840	Ashland County	Hillsdale Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 368-6841	344	18	18.9	36.3%	330 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$13,650							69.1			(n/a)
390501703865	344	Badger Middle School	Public	5-8	7119 State Route 7	Kinsman	44428	Trumbull County	Joseph Badger Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 876-2840	178	8	23.1	54.5%	170 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$13,269							68.9	59.7	477	133
390462502488	345	Kenton Ridge Middle/High School	Public	7-12	2250 Montego Dr	Springfield	45503	Clark County	Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 390-1274	844	54	15.6	99.6%	709 (84.0%)	35 (4.1%)	25 (3.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (7.8%)	$8,640							68.9			(n/a)
390449001785	346	Elmhurst Elementary School	Public	K-8	4530 Elmhurst Rd	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3550	372	26	14.3	43.0%	215 (57.8%)	69 (18.5%)	50 (13.4%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	$13,662							68.8	71.6	301	45
390503003908	347	Tuscarawas Valley Middle-High School	Public	7-12	2629 Tusky Valley Rd NE	Zoarville	44656	Tuscarawas County	Tuscarawas Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 859-2421	543	30	18.1	38.3%	526 (96.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$12,318							68.8			(n/a)
391004610861	348	Community STE(A)M Academy - Xenia	Public	6-10	135 E Church St	Xenia	45385	Greene County	Community STE(A)M Academy - Xenia	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(937) 800-2720	155	8	20.3	16.1%	132 (85.2%)	5 (3.2%)	5 (3.2%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	$13,567							68.8			(n/a)
390483803236	349	West Branch High School	Public	8-12	14277 S Main St	Beloit	44609	Mahoning County	West Branch Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 938-2183	597	40	14.9	45.7%	552 (92.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	$12,253							68.7	80.1	188	161
390455202262	350	Montpelier High School	Public	5-12	1015 E Brown Rd	Montpelier	43543	Williams County	Montpelier Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 485-6700	317	31	10.2		288 (90.9%)	4 (1.3%)	11 (3.5%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$15,129							68.7	67.2	369	19

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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