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)
390465205594	461	Wynford Middle School	Public	6-8	3288 Holmes Center Rd	Bucyrus	44820	Crawford County	Wynford Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 562-7828	232	13	17.7		229 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$8,269							60.6	61	456	5
390437805433	462	Douglas MacArthur	Public	PK, KG-8	4401 Valleyside Rd	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8400	247	16	15.4		70 (28.3%)	81 (32.8%)	47 (19.0%)	36 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	$18,657							60.6	65.6	393	69
390479404630	463	Rock Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	2171 County Road 26	Ironton	45638	Lawrence County	Rock Hill Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 532-7026	269	28	9.6		267 (99.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,425							60.6	48.4	599	136
390486503330	464	River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	52558 River High School Road	Hannibal	43931	Monroe County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 483-1358	310	23	13.4	51.0%	300 (96.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$20,121							60.4	57.8	499	35
390449101849	465	Toronto Junior / Senior High School	Public	6-12	1305 Dennis Way	Toronto	43964	Jefferson County	Toronto City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 537-2442	383	25	15.3	58.7%	342 (89.3%)	6 (1.6%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$11,173							60.3	52.2	560	95
390477802972	466	Buckeye Local Junior High	Public	7-8	10692 State Highway 150	Rayland	43943	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 859-2196	178	16	11.1	69.7%	169 (94.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$15,033							60.3	61.9	447	19
390447501608	467	Shaker Hts Middle School	Public	7-8	20600 Shaker Blvd	Shaker Heights	44122	Cuyahoga County	Shaker Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 295-4100	644	54	11.9	38.0%	226 (35.1%)	323 (50.2%)	26 (4.0%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.4%)	$21,839							60.2	61.8	448	19
390436000169	468	Berea-Midpark Middle School	Public	5-8	7000 Paula Dr	Middleburg Heights	44130	Cuyahoga County	Berea City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 767-8400	1,485	82	18.1	50.2%	1,025 (69.0%)	87 (5.9%)	173 (11.6%)	78 (5.3%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	114 (7.7%)	$13,207							60	55.6	527	59
390491204653	469	Eastern Middle School	Public	6-8	1170 Tile Mill Rd	Beaver	45613	Pike County	Eastern Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 226-1544	186	14	13.2		182 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$13,664							59.8	60.1	468	1
390486503337	470	Skyvue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	33329 Hartshorn Ridge Rd	Graysville	45734	Monroe County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 567-3312	225	19	11.9	51.1%	222 (98.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$19,409							59.8	65.5	396	74

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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.