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
761	William Rainey Harper	Public	PK, KG-8	5515 Ira Ave	Cleveland	44144	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0000	423	24	17.6		150 (35.5%)	102 (24.1%)	144 (34.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.5%)	$12,751							26.2	38.1	670	91		390437805972
762	Buckeye On-Line School for Success	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	119 E Fifth St	East Liverpool	43920	Columbiana County	Buckeye On-Line School for Success	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(330) 385-1987	516	39	13.2		336 (65.1%)	80 (15.5%)	34 (6.6%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.2%)	$7,483							26.1	30.6	718	44		390053005240
763	Woodward Park Middle School	Public	6-8	5151 Karl Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5354	836	51	16.3		80 (9.6%)	436 (52.2%)	205 (24.5%)	54 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.1%)	$16,198							26.1	30.1	722	41		390438000743
764	Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School	Public	7-12	1225 Gallia St	Portsmouth	45662	Scioto County	Portsmouth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 353-2398	636	45	14		427 (67.1%)	48 (7.5%)	55 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (15.9%)	$12,258							26.1	25.1	761	3		391002701544
765	North Dayton School of Discovery	Public, Charter	K-8	3901 Turner Rd	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	North Dayton School of Discovery	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 278-6671	586	51	11.4		42 (7.2%)	437 (74.6%)	31 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.8%)	$12,668							25.9	18.9	821	56		390021604740
766	Monticello Middle School	Public	6-8	3665 Monticello Blvd	Cleveland Heights	44121	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Heights-University Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 371-6520	541	45	12.1		32 (5.9%)	443 (81.9%)	44 (8.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$22,051							25.6	19.3	817	51		390437900573
767	Scranton School	Public	PK, KG-8	1991 Barber Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7450	495	24	20.6		57 (11.5%)	106 (21.4%)	316 (63.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$13,595							25.3	23.3	779	12		390437800536
768	Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1258 Demorest Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 318-0606	397	20	19.8		15 (3.8%)	72 (18.1%)	258 (65.0%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (10.8%)	$11,560							25.3	18	833	65		390057405066
769	STEAMM Academy	Public, Alternative	4-9	1824 3rd St SE	Canton	44707	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 453-6012	481	41	11.7		156 (32.4%)	208 (43.2%)	30 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (16.4%)	$18,365							25.3	19.4	816	47		390437100247
770	Wedgewood Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 Briggs Rd	Columbus	43228	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5947	476	36	13.2		127 (26.7%)	126 (26.5%)	173 (36.3%)	22 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.7%)	$18,127							25.2	19.5	814	44		390438000731

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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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