Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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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
931	Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton	Public, Charter	K-8	1620 Market Ave S	Canton	44707	Stark County	Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 458-0393	138	11	13.1		72 (52.2%)	26 (18.8%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (25.4%)	$7,439							9	11.9	898	33		390007103346
932	Case Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	107 S Arlington St	Akron	44306	Summit County	Case Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 394-0485	313	17	18.4		19 (6.1%)	262 (83.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.9%)	$10,424							9	6.9	973	41		390162606026
933	Lockland Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	249 W Forrer St	Lockland	45215	Hamilton County	Lockland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 563-5000	212	14	15.2		41 (19.3%)	110 (51.9%)	39 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.4%)	$17,040							8.9	11.6	906	27		390442301167
934	Roselawn Condon School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1594 Summit Rd	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-4800	383	33	11.4		16 (4.2%)	316 (82.5%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.6%)	$13,346							8.9	8.1	959	25		390437500370
935	East Broadway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1755 E Broadway St	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-7200	416	30	13.8		135 (32.5%)	93 (22.4%)	118 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (16.6%)	$13,397							8.9	12.4	891	44		390449001783
936	Akron Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 E Market St Ste 3360	Akron	44305	Summit County	Akron Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 247-6232	359	21	17.5		8 (2.2%)	309 (86.1%)	10 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.0%)	$9,871							8.9	9.8	930	6		390150305726
937	Alliance Community Schools Inc. dba Dayton Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1416 W Riverview Ave	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Alliance Community Schools Inc. dba Dayton Leadership Acade	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 567-9426	552	27	20.4		1 (0.2%)	526 (95.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$13,072							8.8	10.4	920	17		390008303762
938	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%)	$11,286							8.7	16.4	850	88		390445105554
939	Chase STEM Academy	Public	K-8	600 Bassett St	Toledo	43611	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6650	245	18	13.6		43 (17.6%)	142 (58.0%)	35 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.2%)	$16,491							8.6	8.5	949	10		390449001776
940	East Community Learning Center	Public	6-12	80 Brittain Rd	Akron	44305	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7920	923	80	11.6		180 (19.5%)	573 (62.1%)	55 (6.0%)	19 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (10.3%)	$15,971							8.5	7.7	962	22		390434800106

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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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