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)
390502103877	21	Maplewood High School	Public	7-12	2414 Greenville Rd	Cortland	44410	Trumbull County	Maplewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 637-8466	265	21	12.6	47.9%	262 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$13,522							93.7	77	241	220
390447001576	22	Rocky River Middle School	Public	6-8	1631 Lakeview Ave	Rocky River	44116	Cuyahoga County	Rocky River City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 356-6870	552	43	12.8	14.1%	476 (86.2%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.7%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	$16,830							93.6	93.9	15	7
390500403809	23	Lee Eaton Intermediate School	Public	5-8	115 Ledge Rd	Northfield	44067	Summit County	Nordonia Hills City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 467-0582	522	27	19.2	19.5%	377 (72.2%)	71 (13.6%)	13 (2.5%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.7%)	$13,910							93.2	91.5	36	13
390470200475	24	Willard Grizzell Middle School	Public	6-8	8705 Avery Rd	Dublin	43017	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 798-3569	673	44	15.2	4.2%	517 (76.8%)	5 (0.7%)	17 (2.5%)	86 (12.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.8%)	$16,215							93.1	92.5	29	5
390482103150	25	Ottawa Hills High School	Public	7-12	2532 Evergreen Rd	Toledo	43606	Lucas County	Ottawa Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 534-5376	481	33	14.6		360 (74.8%)	11 (2.3%)	16 (3.3%)	75 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$17,478							93	84.5	128	103
390466000173	26	Solon Middle School	Public	7-8	6835 Som Center Rd	Solon	44139	Cuyahoga County	Solon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 349-3848	764	42	18.4	18.2%	378 (49.5%)	132 (17.3%)	22 (2.9%)	186 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.9%)	$15,921							92.9	94.1	13	13
390435400116	27	Bay Middle School	Public	5-8	27725 Wolf Rd	Bay Village	44140	Cuyahoga County	Bay Village City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 617-7600	701	50	13.9	10.1%	629 (89.7%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.1%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.6%)	$15,947							92.9	92.9	25	2
390453902199	28	Granville Middle School	Public	7-8	210 New Burg St	Granville	43023	Licking County	Granville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 587-8104	434	25	17.4		393 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	$16,194							92.9	92.3	31	3
390471902798	29	Kenston Middle School	Public	6-8	17425 Snyder Rd	Chagrin Falls	44023	Geauga County	Kenston Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 543-8241	596	45	13.3	14.8%	527 (88.4%)	26 (4.4%)	19 (3.2%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	$16,547							92.8	90.4	47	18
390491703513	30	Harmon Middle School	Public	6-8	130 Aurora Hudson Rd	Aurora	44202	Portage County	Aurora City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 562-3375	688	39	17.8	9.3%	532 (77.3%)	30 (4.4%)	27 (3.9%)	76 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.2%)	$12,973							92.7	91.6	35	5

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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