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
961	W.H. Kirk Middle School	Public	6-8	14410 Terrace Rd	East Cleveland	44112	Cuyahoga County	East Cleveland City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 268-6610	194	15	12.9		0 (0.0%)	186 (95.9%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$25,271							7.8	4.9	1018	57		390439000868
962	Richard Allen Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	545 Odlin Ave	Dayton	45405	Montgomery County	Richard Allen Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 951-2800	374	27	13.8		2 (0.5%)	357 (95.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$16,902							7.8	6.6	980	18		390007303361
963	GOAL Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	890 W 4th St Ste 400	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	GOAL Digital Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(877) 659-1900	855	42	20.2		698 (81.6%)	63 (7.4%)	32 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.3%)	$7,216							7.7	8.7	945	18		390015104763
964	Dike School of Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	2501 E 61st St	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-9150	296	15	19.7		1 (0.3%)	284 (95.9%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$16,168							7.7	6.3	992	28		390437800449
965	University of Cleveland Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	1906 E 40th St	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	University of Cleveland Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 361-9720	138	11	12.5		1 (0.7%)	126 (91.3%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	$14,476							7.5	5.6	1007	42		390145705678
966	Charles Dickens School	Public	PK, KG-8	13013 Corlett Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4200	253	9	28.1		4 (1.6%)	239 (94.5%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$14,394							7.4	6.7	976	10		390437800436
967	Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	3727 Bosworth Rd	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Westside Community School of the Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 688-1900	164	11	14.9		44 (26.8%)	52 (31.7%)	56 (34.1%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	$11,875							7.4	16.2	853	114		390132605397
968	Spring Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	730 Spring St	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6600	239	10	23.9		19 (7.9%)	156 (65.3%)	34 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.6%)	$13,117							7.3	4	1035	67		390449005548
969	Hilltonia Middle School	Public	6-8	2345 W Mound St	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5937	420	34	12.3		145 (34.5%)	151 (36.0%)	75 (17.9%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	$17,082							7.3	8.9	940	29		390438000650
970	Belmont High School	Public	7-12	2615 Wayne Ave	Dayton	45420	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-6460	1,153	58	19.8		352 (30.5%)	528 (45.8%)	188 (16.3%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (6.3%)	$12,630							7.2	6.7	977	7		390438400778

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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 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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Educational resources:

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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.