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)
390473004166	571	Meadowbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	58607 Marietta Rd	Byesville	43723	Guernsey County	Rolling Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 685-2561	334	17	19.6		322 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$10,760							51	54.7	537	34
390043504994	572	Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1567 Loretta Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 261-7480	143	8	17.8		0 (0.0%)	116 (81.1%)	25 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$11,772							51	50.4	588	16
390490003172	573	Twin Valley South Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Education Dr	West Alexandria	45381	Preble County	Twin Valley Community Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 839-4165	108	5	19.7		105 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,536							51	46.9	614	41
390474902904	574	Hardin Northern High School	Public	7-12	11589 State Route 81	Dola	45835	Hardin County	Hardin Northern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 759-3515	174	16	10.8	90.2%	166 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$23,937							51	37	682	108
390450410865	575	Minerva Park Middle School	Public	6-8	5002 Farview Rd	Columbus	43231	Franklin County	Westerville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(614) 797-5700	718	46	15.5	57.8%	260 (36.2%)	262 (36.5%)	75 (10.4%)	30 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (12.7%)	$10,875							50.9			(n/a)
390478003000	576	Indian Creek Middle School Grades 7 & 8	Public	7-8	2379 Wilson Ave.	Mingo Junction	43938	Jefferson County	Indian Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 282-0834	259	20	13.1	66.8%	224 (86.5%)	8 (3.1%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	$9,023							50.9	56.9	511	65
390505103973	577	Waterford Elementary School	Public	K-8	19701 State Route 339	Waterford	45786	Washington County	Wolf Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 984-2342	407	31	13	45.2%	397 (97.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$13,830							50.9	54.8	536	41
390475002906	578	Ridgemont High School	Public	6-12	560 Taylor St W	Mount Victory	43340	Hardin County	Ridgemont Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 354-2141	247	15	16.3		225 (91.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$13,125							50.8	38.8	670	92
390143405697	579	STEAM Academy of Warren	Public, Charter	K-8	261 Elm Rd NE	Warren	44483	Trumbull County	STEAM Academy of Warren	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 394-3200	371	23	16.1		163 (43.9%)	147 (39.6%)	27 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.4%)	$10,864							50.8	39.2	667	88
390502403887	580	LaBrae Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 N Leavitt Rd	Leavittsburg	44430	Trumbull County	LaBrae Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 898-0800	239	17	14	73.6%	192 (80.3%)	14 (5.9%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.9%)	$10,443							50.6	57.6	501	79

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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.