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)
390469600258	251	Gahanna South Middle School	Public	6-8	349 Shady Spring Dr	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 337-3730	630	32	19.4	24.6%	287 (45.6%)	226 (35.9%)	52 (8.3%)	48 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	$11,641							75.5	72	296	45
391001403025	252	Henry F Lamuth Middle School	Public	6-7	6700 Auburn Rd	Painesville	44077	Lake County	Riverside Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 354-4394	530	29	18.2	34.7%	428 (80.8%)	20 (3.8%)	52 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.9%)	$14,725							75.5	77.4	234	18
390501803868	253	Lakeview High School	Public	8-12	300 Hillman Dr	Cortland	44410	Trumbull County	Lakeview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 637-4921	576	33	17.4	29.5%	541 (93.9%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$10,821							75.5			(n/a)
391002402311	254	Upper Sandusky Middle School	Public	4-8	390 W Walker St	Upper Sandusky	43351	Wyandot County	Upper Sandusky Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 294-5721	509	31	16.3	44.2%	446 (87.6%)	5 (1.0%)	44 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$14,996							75.2	74	276	22
390501603856	255	Howland Middle School	Public	5-8	8100 South St SE	Warren	44484	Trumbull County	Howland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 856-8250	726	45	15.9	45.0%	611 (84.2%)	26 (3.6%)	38 (5.2%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.5%)	$13,080							75.2	75	268	13
390491903526	256	Field Middle School	Public	6-8	1379 Saxe Rd	Mogadore	44260	Portage County	Field Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 673-4176	456	28	16.4	40.4%	389 (85.3%)	21 (4.6%)	21 (4.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.9%)	$11,703							75.1	80.6	181	75
390466702619	257	Mississinawa Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	10480 Staudt Rd	Union City	45390	Darke County	Mississinawa Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 968-4464	276	20	14		237 (85.9%)	3 (1.1%)	27 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	$15,298							75	69.4	330	73
390441801114	258	Van Buren Middle School	Public	6-8	3775 Shroyer Rd	Kettering	45429	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 499-1800	607	42	14.4	41.0%	465 (76.6%)	36 (5.9%)	40 (6.6%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.4%)	$14,175							74.9	71	308	50
390494203586	259	Crestview Middle School	Public	5-8	1575 State Route 96	Ashland	44805	Ashland County	Crestview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 895-1700	268	28	9.5	52.2%	252 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$15,151							74.9	65.7	390	131
390489305486	260	Danbury Middle School	Public	6-8	9451 E Harbor Rd	Lakeside Marblehead	43440	Ottawa County	Danbury Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 798-5185	120	8	15		114 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$17,751							74.8	73.5	285	25

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.