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Best Middle Schools in Butler County, OH

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Schools

10,710

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedLiberty Junior School81^st of 1,036 Ohio middle schools

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Biggest riser

Madison Junior High up 132 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Talawanda Middle School 14.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Monroe Junior High School	Public	7-8	220 Yankee Rd	Monroe	45050	Butler County	Monroe Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 539-8471	440	24	18.3	36.1%	318 (72.3%)	32 (7.3%)	43 (9.8%)	28 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	83.6	135^th of 1036 public middle schools	87.0%		80.5	183^rd of 1046 public middle schools	82.5%	48	81.4		69.3	74.2		76.9	79.0		100.0	$12,208
Garfield Middle School	Public	7-8	250 N Fair Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 887-5035	814	54	15.0		354 (43.5%)	101 (12.4%)	298 (36.6%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.5%)	34 (4.2%)	38	666^th of 1036 public middle schools	35.7%		42.7	637^th of 1046 public middle schools	39.1%	29	54.5		36.6	38.3		51.6	38.6		97.0	$11,250
Wilson Middle School	Public	7-8	714 Eaton Ave	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 887-5170	587	30	19.5		389 (66.3%)	80 (13.6%)	73 (12.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	35 (6.0%)	59.2	463^rd of 1036 public middle schools	55.3%		59	482^nd of 1046 public middle schools	53.9%	19	66.2		48.1	59.4		58.3	55.5		100.0	$11,106
Middletown Middle School	Public	7-8	551 N Breiel Blvd	Middletown	45042	Butler County	Middletown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 420-4528	972	64	15.0		477 (49.1%)	179 (18.4%)	201 (20.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	107 (11.0%)	21.6	798^th of 1036 public middle schools	23.0%		25.4	755^th of 1046 public middle schools	27.8%	43	39.4		22.2	28.7		35.5	33.2	100.0	100.0	$10,822
Highview 6th Grade Center	Public	6	106 S Highview Rd	Middletown	45044	Butler County	Middletown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 420-4566	426	26	16.4		184 (43.2%)	93 (21.8%)	94 (22.1%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.3%)								(n/a)		31.4	100.0		29.1					$11,251
Edgewood Middle School	Public	6-8	5005 Oxford State Rd	Trenton	45067	Butler County	Edgewood City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 867-7425	801	44	18.2	50.6%	679 (84.8%)	24 (3.0%)	39 (4.9%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (6.1%)	46.1	595^th of 1036 public middle schools	42.6%		48.2	598^th of 1046 public middle schools	42.8%	3	56.8	41.9	43.4	34.3	46.1	62.3	50.8		100.0	$11,053
Crossroads Middle School	Public	6-8	255 Donald Dr	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 829-4504	1,111	65	17.0	54.4%	421 (37.9%)	328 (29.5%)	162 (14.6%)	117 (10.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (7.1%)	60.7	448^th of 1036 public middle schools	56.8%		58	493^rd of 1046 public middle schools	52.9%	45	67.2	56.8	33.3	55.5	60.6	66.9	59.4		98.6	$10,475
Creekside Middle School	Public	6-8	1111 Nilles Rd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 829-4433	1,111	56	19.7	65.3%	454 (40.9%)	254 (22.9%)	232 (20.9%)	84 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (7.7%)	53.6	527^th of 1036 public middle schools	49.1%		57.7	499^th of 1046 public middle schools	52.3%	28	67.0	53.5	29.4	49.4	56.1	66.7	45.5		98.7	$10,310
Lakota Ridge Junior School	Public	7-9	6199 Beckett Ridge Blvd	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 777-0552	695	29	24.3	41.4%	332 (47.8%)	141 (20.3%)	115 (16.5%)	55 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	48 (6.9%)	70.4	322^nd of 1036 public middle schools	68.9%		68.1	361^st of 1046 public middle schools	65.5%	39	73.3		67.1	52.7		74.6	58.0		100.0	$12,218
Hopewell Junior School	Public	7-8	8200 Cox Rd	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 777-2258	540	22	24.4	38.1%	305 (56.5%)	84 (15.6%)	47 (8.7%)	60 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	37 (6.9%)	79.6	189^th of 1036 public middle schools	81.8%		81.3	170^th of 1046 public middle schools	83.7%	19	78.4		71.2	63.2		78.7	69.1		98.8	$12,552
Liberty Junior School	Public	7-8	7055 Dutchland Blvd	Liberty Township	45044	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 777-4420	681	34	20.3	22.6%	474 (69.6%)	76 (11.2%)	50 (7.3%)	48 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	87.8	81^st of 1036 public middle schools	92.2%		82.7	155^th of 1046 public middle schools	85.2%	74	90.6		73.3	75.3		81.4	84.0		100.0	$12,934
Lakota Plains Junior School	Public	7-8	5500 Princeton Road	Liberty Township	45011	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 644-1130	745	29	26.1	29.7%	404 (54.2%)	101 (13.6%)	89 (11.9%)	107 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.9%)	80.6	177^th of 1036 public middle schools	82.9%		81.3	172^nd of 1046 public middle schools	83.6%	5	82.8		75.8	59.2		79.8	69.1		97.7	$11,996
Madison Junior High	Public	6-8	5797 W Alexandria Rd	Middletown	45042	Butler County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 420-4916	342	22	15.5		317 (92.7%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	73	285^th of 1036 public middle schools	72.5%		63.5	417^th of 1046 public middle schools	60.1%	132	70.7	60.6	59.1	54.3	65.7	78.3	72.4		100.0	$5,945
New Miami Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Seven Mile Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	New Miami Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 863-0833	138	9	15.3		113 (81.9%)	2 (1.4%)	12 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	42.5	639^th of 1036 public middle schools	38.3%		34.3	703^rd of 1046 public middle schools	32.8%	64	54.5	30.8	47.1	39.4	47.1	61.8	38.6		90.9	$12,052
Ross Middle School	Public	6-8	3425 Hamilton Cleves Rd	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Ross Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 863-1251	628	32	19.7	29.8%	598 (95.2%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	85.3	108^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.6%		83.6	142^nd of 1046 public middle schools	86.4%	34	79.5	64.2	83.2	81.1	69.7	93.2	73.6			$15,315
Talawanda Middle School	Public	6-8	4030 Oxford Reily Rd	Oxford	45056	Butler County	Talawanda City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 273-3300	679	46	14.7	38.3%	595 (87.6%)	28 (4.1%)	21 (3.1%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	76	250^th of 1036 public middle schools	75.9%		69.4	341^st of 1046 public middle schools	67.4%	91	76.8	69.6	62.1	62.9	67.8	74.8	62.8	100.0	98.2	$12,129

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