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)
390439300883	241	Eaton Middle School	Public	6-8	814 Camden Rd	Eaton	45320	Preble County	Eaton Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 456-2286	444	29	15.3	46.4%	408 (91.9%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	$10,974							76.1	69.7	325	84
391000205134	242	Arcadia Middle School	Public	7-8	19033 State Route 12	Arcadia	44804	Hancock County	Arcadia Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 894-6431	74	2	37		62 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.2%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	$12,971							76	81.5	170	72
390484603260	243	Black River Education Center Middle School	Public	6-8	257 County Road 40	Sullivan	44880	Ashland County	Black River Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 736-3304	221	18	12.2	98.6%	203 (91.9%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$17,461							75.9	78.7	212	31
390468904604	244	Pickerington Lakeview Junior High	Public	7-8	12445 Ault Rd	Pickerington	43147	Fairfield County	Pickerington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 830-2200	887	48	18.6	25.3%	448 (50.5%)	251 (28.3%)	55 (6.2%)	70 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.7%)	$11,418							75.8	77.6	224	20
390483803235	245	West Branch Middle School	Public	3-7	14409 Beloit Snodes Rd	Beloit	44609	Mahoning County	West Branch Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 938-4300	665	39	16.9	53.7%	640 (96.2%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$9,964							75.7	55.9	525	280
390497903695	246	Houston High School	Public	7-12	5300 Houston Rd	Houston	45333	Shelby County	Hardin-Houston Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 295-3010	340	21	16.1	56.5%	320 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$14,954							75.6	85.6	112	134
390449801898	247	Wapakoneta Middle School	Public	5-8	400 W Harrison St	Wapakoneta	45895	Auglaize County	Wapakoneta City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 739-5100	646	30	21.3	44.6%	608 (94.1%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (2.8%)	$10,974							75.6	79.8	195	52
390477902993	248	Edison Junior High School	Public	7-8	9890 State Route 152	Richmond	43944	Jefferson County	Edison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 765-4313	215	5	40.9		204 (94.9%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$9,208							75.6	62.4	440	192
390444801403	249	Joseph Welty Middle School	Public	6-8	315 4th St NW	New Philadelphia	44663	Tuscarawas County	New Philadelphia City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 364-0645	656	36	18.2	55.6%	540 (82.3%)	2 (0.3%)	100 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	$9,647							75.6	70	320	71
390481603133	250	Keystone Middle School	Public	6-8	501 Opportunity Way	Lagrange	44050	Lorain County	Keystone Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 355-5133	357	21	17	36.1%	329 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$11,742							75.6	68.5	344	94

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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