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Best Middle Schools in Hamilton County, OH

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Top rankedMariemont Junior High School4^th of 1,046 Ohio middle schools

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Harrison Middle School up 73 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Evanston Junior High School 10.9 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)					Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)					Ohio State Tests Geometry (2026)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th 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 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Hartwell Middle School	Public	4-8	8320 Vine St	Cincinnati	45216	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2300	441	24	18.1	69.2%	44 (10.0%)	168 (38.1%)	200 (45.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (5.9%)	14.8	869^th of 1046 public middle schools	16.9%		18.6	821^st of 1036 public middle schools	20.8%	48	40.6	15.8	34.9	76.6	19.6	27.1	21.1	41.3	59.4	33.9	32.9	28.1					$14,839
Evanston Junior High School	Public	4-8	1835 Fairfax Ave	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2700	248	23	10.9	98.8%	8 (3.2%)	222 (89.5%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.4%)	13.1	888^th of 1046 public middle schools	15.1%					(n/a)		25.2				14.9	20.0				36.4	28.7					$12,926
Ethel M. Taylor Junior High School	Public	7-8	1930 Fricke Road	Cincinnati	45225	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-3600	274	22	12.3	88.7%	16 (5.8%)	232 (84.7%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	8.2	957^th of 1046 public middle schools	8.5%					(n/a)		16.4				17.0	18.1				26.0	10.9					$12,306
South Avondale Middle School	Public	6-8	636 Prospect Pl	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5500	359	23	15.6	93.0%	13 (3.6%)	323 (90.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	6.9	975^th of 1046 public middle schools	6.8%					(n/a)		10.5			8.9	10.0	9.9			28.0	20.6	14.5					$13,471
Shroder Middle School	Public	5-8	6100 Desmond St	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 363-7000	148	10	14.2	91.2%	6 (4.1%)	126 (85.1%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.8%)	8.5	950^th of 1046 public middle schools	9.2%					(n/a)		25.4				6.1	11.1				20.9	28.6					$17,222
Winton Woods Intermediate School	Public	5-6	147 Farragut Rd	Cincinnati	45218	Hamilton County	Winton Woods City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 619-2450	601	27	22.2	55.4%	34 (5.7%)	323 (53.7%)	177 (29.5%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.7%)								(n/a)	29.1			33.6	30.7				48.9	41.4							$11,718
Winton Woods Middle School	Public	7-8	1231 W Kemper Rd	Cincinnati	45240	Hamilton County	Winton Woods City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 619-2240	607	51	11.9	69.5%	37 (6.1%)	354 (58.3%)	141 (23.2%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.9%)	16.2	852^nd of 1046 public middle schools	18.5%		14.2	864^th of 1036 public middle schools	16.6%	12		26.6				4.7	30.4				40.4	33.3		95.2			$13,004
Loveland Middle School	Public	7-9	801 S Lebanon Rd	Loveland	45140	Hamilton County	Loveland City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 683-3100	624	33	19.1	—	542 (86.9%)	18 (2.9%)	24 (3.8%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	89.6	54^th of 1046 public middle schools	94.8%		85.3	109^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.5%	55		86.4				86.4	74.2				87.9	82.4		100.0			$13,705
Loveland Intermediate School	Public	4-6	757 S Lebanon Rd	Loveland	45140	Hamilton County	Loveland City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 774-7000	643	32	20.4	—	539 (83.8%)	18 (2.8%)	31 (4.8%)	21 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.0%)								(n/a)	89.9			88.8	78.6				93.6	75.4							$12,492
Madeira Middle School	Public	6-8	6612 Miami Ave	Madeira	45243	Hamilton County	Madeira City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 561-5555	395	23	17.1	—	324 (82.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.6%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	94.6	8^th of 1046 public middle schools	99.2%		94.6	9^th of 1036 public middle schools	99.1%	1		93.7			99.2	76.8	96.1			94.7	92.2	92.9		100.0			$15,364
Mariemont Junior High School	Public	7-8	3847 Southern Avenue	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Mariemont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 272-7300	239	20	11.8	—	207 (86.6%)	4 (1.7%)	12 (5.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	95.7	4^th of 1046 public middle schools	99.6%		94.4	11^th of 1036 public middle schools	98.9%	7		94.3				97.3	93.6				99.2	88.5	100.0	100.0			$16,643
Mt Healthy Junior High School	Public	7-8	8101 Hamilton Ave	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Mt Healthy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 729-0130	407	21	19.3	60.0%	43 (10.6%)	255 (62.7%)	53 (13.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.5%)	6.9	977^th of 1046 public middle schools	6.6%		8.3	948^th of 1036 public middle schools	8.5%	29		15.2				14.0	5.5				27.1	18.2		55.0			$12,642
North College Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	1624 W Galbraith Rd	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	North College Hill City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 728-4785	457	26	17.4	—	23 (5.0%)	356 (77.9%)	26 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.2%)	9.3	931^st of 1046 public middle schools	11.0%		8.7	938^th of 1036 public middle schools	9.5%	7	26.6	25.7		26.6	13.9	5.5	9.0		33.0	21.8	16.5	34.9		25.9			$11,286
Norwood Middle School	Public	6-8	2060 Sherman Ave	Norwood	45212	Hamilton County	Norwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 924-2700	371	28	13.3	52.0%	202 (54.4%)	75 (20.2%)	63 (17.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	46.9	604^th of 1046 public middle schools	42.3%		43.7	623^rd of 1036 public middle schools	39.9%	19		54.3			46.7	37.0	43.0			51.9	61.6	54.2		100.0			$12,161
Princeton Community Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Viking Way	Cincinnati	45246	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 864-2000	1,332	75	17.7	—	185 (13.9%)	531 (39.9%)	494 (37.1%)	25 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.0%)	82 (6.2%)	48.2	592^nd of 1046 public middle schools	43.4%		47.5	586^th of 1036 public middle schools	43.4%	6		56.2			47.8	36.5	62.8			48.1	55.5	50.4		100.0			$13,108
Edwin H Greene Intermediate Middle School	Public	5-6	5200 Aldine Dr	Cincinnati	45242	Hamilton County	Sycamore Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 686-1750	996	56	17.8	—	610 (61.2%)	78 (7.8%)	68 (6.8%)	168 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (7.0%)								(n/a)	87.3			73.7	81.6	100.0	100.0		91.3	78.9							$13,555
Sycamore Junior High School	Public	7-8	5757 Cooper Rd	Cincinnati	45242	Hamilton County	Sycamore Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 686-1760	921	46	20.1	—	588 (63.8%)	62 (6.7%)	57 (6.2%)	153 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (6.5%)	87.2	83^rd of 1046 public middle schools	92.1%		87.9	78^th of 1036 public middle schools	92.5%	5		88.0				59.7	86.1				86.7	86.6	100.0	100.0			$14,588
Wyoming Middle School	Public	5-8	17 Wyoming Ave	Wyoming	45215	Hamilton County	Wyoming City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 206-7170	626	42	14.8	—	473 (75.6%)	82 (13.1%)	17 (2.7%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	91.8	27^th of 1046 public middle schools	97.4%		88.6	65^th of 1036 public middle schools	93.7%	38	87.7	94.4		87.6	84.3	83.3	71.7		93.5	90.3	94.6	90.5	100.0	98.5			$14,811
Indian Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	6845 Drake Rd	Cincinnati	45243	Hamilton County	Indian Hill Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 272-4642	537	43	12.4	—	393 (73.2%)	17 (3.2%)	26 (4.8%)	61 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.1%)	92.1	24^th of 1046 public middle schools	97.7%		88	75^th of 1036 public middle schools	92.8%	51		89.9			91.8	72.3	87.2			84.4	93.6	88.7	98.5	99.0			$20,096
Nagel Middle School	Public	7-8	1500 Nagel Rd	Cincinnati	45255	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 474-5407	1,087	61	17.6	—	923 (84.9%)	29 (2.7%)	52 (4.8%)	21 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.5%)	81.4	163^rd of 1046 public middle schools	84.4%		88.4	69^th of 1036 public middle schools	93.3%	94		82.0				73.7	54.0				85.5	80.8	100.0	99.1			$13,018
Colerain Middle School	Public	6-8	4700 Poole Rd	Cincinnati	45251	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 385-8490	528	35	15.1	51.7%	214 (40.5%)	197 (37.3%)	31 (5.9%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	68 (12.9%)	40.8	661^st of 1046 public middle schools	36.8%		42.6	637^th of 1036 public middle schools	38.5%	24		55.9			47.1	19.4	41.2			51.6	51.8	52.0		97.4			$11,283
Pleasant Run Middle School	Public	6-8	11770 Pippin Rd	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 851-2400	661	42	15.6	57.0%	193 (29.2%)	297 (44.9%)	74 (11.2%)	18 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	72 (10.9%)	32.5	734^th of 1046 public middle schools	29.8%		33.8	699^th of 1036 public middle schools	32.5%	35		41.2			37.3	20.3	43.4			46.7	52.3	40.7		97.6			$11,261
White Oak Middle School	Public	6-8	3130 Jessup Rd	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 741-4300	703	42	16.7	54.8%	295 (42.0%)	240 (34.1%)	33 (4.7%)	52 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (11.7%)	39.5	673^rd of 1046 public middle schools	35.7%		45.2	604^th of 1036 public middle schools	41.7%	69		45.0			38.7	10.4	45.0			52.7	64.1	50.0		100.0			$11,149
Rapid Run Middle School	Public	6-8	6345 Rapid Run Rd	Cincinnati	45233	Hamilton County	Oak Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 467-0300	642	34	18.8	—	546 (85.0%)	35 (5.5%)	16 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.5%)	78.4	207^th of 1046 public middle schools	80.2%		78.9	198^th of 1036 public middle schools	80.9%	9		79.4			84.6	42.7	80.8			65.3	82.9	73.0		100.0			$12,451
Bridgetown Middle School	Public	6-8	3900 Race Rd	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Oak Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 574-3511	613	30	20.4	—	470 (76.7%)	61 (10.0%)	22 (3.6%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.8%)	82.5	147^th of 1046 public middle schools	85.9%		85.5	105^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.9%	42		89.7			72.9	52.0	87.0			68.6	83.8	79.5		96.2			$12,692
Delhi Middle School	Public	6-8	5280 Foley Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Oak Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 922-8400	524	31	16.9	—	339 (64.7%)	89 (17.0%)	34 (6.5%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.1%)	70.3	328^th of 1046 public middle schools	68.6%		70.3	323^rd of 1036 public middle schools	68.8%	5		68.9			77.9	38.0	70.1			77.2	73.4	57.4		100.0			$12,492
Harrison Middle School	Public	6-8	9840 West Rd	Harrison	45030	Hamilton County	Southwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 367-4831	1,069	45	23.9	—	968 (90.6%)	20 (1.9%)	32 (3.0%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.5%)	75	251^st of 1046 public middle schools	76.0%		70.3	324^th of 1036 public middle schools	68.7%	73		81.9			69.6	46.0	65.7			68.2	74.8	75.9	100.0	95.5			$11,278
Taylor Middle School	Public	5-8	56 Cooper Road	Cleves	45002	Hamilton County	Three Rivers Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 467-3500	599	32	18.7	—	524 (87.5%)	7 (1.2%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	75.3	247^th of 1046 public middle schools	76.4%		76.6	240^th of 1036 public middle schools	76.8%	7	75.0	64.3		70.5	67.6	66.1	70.2		78.8	70.4	70.0	73.4		98.4			$3,878
ReGeneration Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	3595 Washington Ave	Cincinnati	45229	Hamilton County	ReGeneration Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 351-5801	154	7	22.0	61.7%	0 (0.0%)	148 (96.1%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	11	904^th of 1046 public middle schools	13.6%		15	854^th of 1036 public middle schools	17.6%	50	28.3	26.1		26.1	13.0	11.1	21.7		28.3	24.5	25.0	30.4					$12,024

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