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)
390456702330	411	Yellow Springs/McKinney High School	Public	7-12	420 E Enon Rd	Yellow Springs	45387	Greene County	Yellow Springs Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 767-7224	329	19	17.7	38.9%	219 (66.6%)	23 (7.0%)	29 (8.8%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (15.5%)	$15,244							64	69.8	323	88
390492604251	412	Tri-County North Middle School	Public	5-8	436 N Commerce St	Lewisburg	45338	Preble County	Tri-County North Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 962-2631	226	14	16.1		216 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$14,464							63.9	66.9	374	38
390449001771	413	Beverly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3548 S Detroit Ave	Toledo	43614	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2600	553	33	16.7	54.4%	261 (47.2%)	98 (17.7%)	99 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	94 (17.0%)	$13,045							63.7	62.1	442	29
390471602781	414	Berkshire Middle School	Public	5-8	14155 Claridon Troy Rd	Burton	44021	Geauga County	Berkshire Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 834-4616	396	20	20.1	31.6%	377 (95.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$13,415							63.7	59.1	485	71
390455302267	415	Mt Gilead Middle School	Public	6-8	324 W Park Ave	Mount Gilead	43338	Morrow County	Mount Gilead Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 947-9517	231	17	13.5	49.8%	205 (88.7%)	5 (2.2%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	$13,305							63.6	68.1	351	64
390482903187	416	Austintown Middle School	Public	6-8	800 S Raccoon Rd	Youngstown	44515	Mahoning County	Austintown Local Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 797-3900	962	51	18.8	61.5%	669 (69.5%)	134 (13.9%)	88 (9.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (6.4%)	$9,862							63.6	65.9	388	28
390461202442	417	Madison Junior High	Public	6-8	5797 W Alexandria Rd	Middletown	45042	Butler County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 420-4760	352	27	13		323 (91.8%)	7 (2.0%)	9 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$5,720							63.5	60.4	462	45
390447201584	418	St. Marys Middle School	Public	6-8	2250 St Rt 66 N	Saint Marys	45885	Auglaize County	St Marys City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 394-2112	433	24	17.6	99.3%	396 (91.5%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (3.9%)	$11,460							63.4	64.5	408	10
390459702393	419	Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School	Public	6-12	500 N Westminster St	Waynesfield	45896	Auglaize County	Waynesfield-Goshen Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 568-9100	238	16	14.6	65.5%	231 (97.1%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,796							63.2	59.7	476	57
390434804409	420	Miller-South Visual Performing Arts	Public	4-8	1055 East Ave	Akron	44307	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 761-1765	398	34	11.8		208 (52.3%)	125 (31.4%)	15 (3.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.3%)	$18,807							63.2	72.2	295	125

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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.