Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1036)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
571	Lucas High School	Public	8-12	5 1st Ave	Lucas	44843	Richland County	Lucas Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 892-2338	140	13	10.7		136 (97.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	$22,746							49.4	65.1	401	170		390494403593
572	New London Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Wildcat Dr	New London	44851	Huron County	New London Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 929-5409	204	16	12.7	98.5%	193 (94.6%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$16,635							49.3	55.2	530	42		390477204621
573	Conneaut Middle School	Public	6-8	230 Gateway Avenue	Conneaut	44030	Ashtabula County	Conneaut Area City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 593-7240	361	22	16.4		315 (87.3%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$11,847							49.2	54.1	542	31		390438100750
574	Perry High School	Public	7-12	2770 E Breese Rd	Lima	45806	Allen County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 221-2774	296	18	16.4		181 (61.1%)	56 (18.9%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (16.2%)	$13,771							49.1	42.8	636	62		390457802342
575	Mt Gilead Middle School	Public	6-8	324 W Park Ave	Mount Gilead	43338	Morrow County	Mount Gilead Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 947-9517	226	18	12.6	48.7%	201 (88.9%)	5 (2.2%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$13,186							49.1	63.6	415	160		390455302267
576	Upper Scioto Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	510 South Courtright Street	Mc Guffey	45859	Hardin County	Upper Scioto Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 757-3231	54	1	54		50 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.6%)	$20,820							49.1	47	609	33		390475202911
577	Paint Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	7454 Us Highway 50 W	Bainbridge	45612	Ross County	Paint Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 634-3454	166	10	16.6		159 (95.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$12,469							48.9	49.7	587	10		390495103616
578	Northwestern Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	5650 Troy Rd	Springfield	45502	Clark County	Northwestern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 964-1324	731	36	20.3	39.0%	650 (88.9%)	18 (2.5%)	31 (4.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.7%)	$13,297							48.8	53.2	547	31		390462602495
579	Toledo School For The Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	333 14th St	Toledo	43604	Lucas County	Toledo School For The Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 246-8732	750	56	13.4	51.3%	435 (58.0%)	137 (18.3%)	87 (11.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (11.5%)	$11,605							48.7	50.3	585	6		390005603084
580	Greenon Junior High School	Public	7-8	510 S Xenia Dr	Enon	45323	Clark County	Greenon Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 340-6372	227	12	18.9	41.4%	200 (88.1%)	5 (2.2%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	$11,084							48.6	53.8	545	35		390462302477

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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 17, 2025, 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.