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)
390656804129	511	River Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	8779 State Route 160	Bidwell	45614	Gallia County	Gallia County Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 446-8399	361	18	19.7		327 (90.6%)	10 (2.8%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$10,647							57.2	60.6	460	51
390494503597	512	Madison Middle School	Public	5-8	1419 Grace St	Mansfield	44905	Richland County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 522-0471	758	63	12	66.4%	623 (82.2%)	36 (4.7%)	26 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.1%)	$10,531							57.1	58.5	491	21
390436700212	513	Bryan Middle School/High School	Public	6-12	1000 W Fountain Grove Drive	Bryan	43506	Williams County	Bryan City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 636-4536	904	61	14.8	40.3%	768 (85.0%)	4 (0.4%)	90 (10.0%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.3%)	$12,307							57.1	67.9	356	157
390492203536	514	Southeast Junior High School	Public	6-8	8540 Tallmadge Rd	Diamond	44412	Portage County	Southeast Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 654-5841	364	22	16.6	50.3%	344 (94.5%)	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$13,485							57.1	70.1	318	196
390450201940	515	Wellston Middle School	Public	6-8	227 Golden Rocket Drive	Wellston	45692	Jackson County	Wellston City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 384-2251	284	22	12.7		277 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$12,633							56.9	56.2	521	6
390478303008	516	Danville High School	Public	7-12	10 Rambo St	Danville	43014	Knox County	Danville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 599-6116	245	19	12.8	49.0%	232 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$12,860							56.9	64.7	404	112
390438200754	517	Coshocton High School	Public	7-12	1205 Cambridge Rd	Coshocton	43812	Coshocton County	Coshocton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 622-9433	639	39	16.3		547 (85.6%)	35 (5.5%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	$12,440							56.7	48.9	596	79
390460101380	518	Union Local Middle School	Public	6-8	66859 Belmont Morristown Rd	Belmont	43718	Belmont County	Union Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 782-1388	327	20	16.3	37.3%	309 (94.5%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$11,893							56.7	59.5	482	36
390437700404	519	Claymont Middle School	Public	6-8	215 E 6th St	Uhrichsville	44683	Tuscarawas County	Claymont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 922-5241	377	22	17.1	56.8%	357 (94.7%)	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$11,986							56.6	60.4	461	58
390468202669	520	Vermilion High School	Public	8-12	1250 Sanford St	Vermilion	44089	Erie County	Vermilion Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 204-1701	617	30	20.5	41.5%	546 (88.5%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (4.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	$15,110							56.2	60.2	465	55

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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.