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)
390436604330	271	Brunswick Middle School	Public	6-8	1483 Pearl Rd	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 273-0500	1,369	80	17.1	29.6%	1,195 (87.3%)	27 (2.0%)	71 (5.2%)	14 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (4.4%)	$11,735							74	77.7	222	49
390473802878	272	Harrison Middle School	Public	6-8	9840 West Rd	Harrison	45030	Hamilton County	Southwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 367-4831	1,069	45	23.6	36.7%	973 (91.0%)	16 (1.5%)	33 (3.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.5%)	$10,722							73.9	69.3	333	61
390486104327	273	Bethel Middle School	Public	6-8	7490 State Route 201	Tipp City	45371	Miami County	Bethel Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 845-9430	498	23	21.6		437 (87.8%)	20 (4.0%)	16 (3.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$8,208							73.8	69.6	328	55
390480403098	274	Watkins Middle School	Public	6-8	8868 Watkins Rd SW	Etna	43062	Licking County	Southwest Licking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 927-5767	1,069	54	19.7	39.8%	813 (76.1%)	45 (4.2%)	33 (3.1%)	102 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (7.0%)	$9,034							73.8	70.3	316	42
390502803902	275	Tuscarawas Middle School	Public	6-8	261 School St	Tuscarawas	44682	Tuscarawas County	Indian Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 922-4226	400	24	17	48.5%	392 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,156							73.8	76.5	247	28
390505803998	276	John R Lea Middle School	Public	7-8	9130 Dover Rd	Apple Creek	44606	Wayne County	Southeast Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 698-3151	186	15	12.4	42.5%	176 (94.6%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$18,386							73.7	84.8	124	152
390490303471	277	Wayne Trace High School	Public	7-12	4915 US Route 127	Haviland	45851	Paulding County	Wayne Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 399-4100	431	28	15.3	36.0%	412 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$13,325							73.6	67.9	354	77
390464302554	278	Crestview Middle School	Public	5-8	44100 Crestview Rd Ste C	Columbiana	44408	Columbiana County	Crestview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 482-4648	374	22	17	42.2%	366 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$11,358							73.6	75	265	13
390456402318	279	Wauseon Middle School	Public	6-8	940 E Oak St	Wauseon	43567	Fulton County	Wauseon Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 335-2701	387	26	14.7	89.1%	287 (74.2%)	4 (1.0%)	81 (20.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$11,853							73.5	72.9	291	12
390494303590	280	Lexington Junior High School	Public	7-8	90 Frederick St	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 884-2112	383	23	16.4		342 (89.3%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (6.8%)	$9,976							73.3	73.9	281	1

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