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
661	Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Arlington Ave	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 670-7110	416	25	16.5		327 (78.6%)	28 (6.7%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)	$11,539							38.6	27.2	745	84		390444505383
662	Fairport Harding High School	Public	6-12	329 Vine St	Fairport Harbor	44077	Lake County	Fairport Harbor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 354-3592	291	17	17.1		205 (70.4%)	9 (3.1%)	46 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.0%)	$13,414							38.5	24.8	767	105		390453602190
663	Clermont Northeastern Middle School	Public	6-8	2792 US Highway 50	Batavia	45103	Clermont County	Clermont Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 625-1211	300	15	19.9	50.7%	272 (90.7%)	3 (1.0%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$13,406							38.5	52.2	557	106		390463202510
664	Groveport Madison Middle School North	Public	6-8	5474 Sedalia Dr	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Groveport Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 837-5508	485	31	15.6		107 (22.1%)	229 (47.2%)	79 (16.3%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.2%)	$11,150							38.1	41.8	645	19		390469702731
665	Orchard Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14440 Triskett Rd	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Orchard Park Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 340-3202	383	22	17.4		56 (14.6%)	146 (38.1%)	60 (15.7%)	75 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.0%)	$11,142							38	48	603	62		390159705961
666	Garfield Middle School	Public	7-8	250 N Fair Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 887-5035	814	54	15		354 (43.5%)	101 (12.4%)	298 (36.6%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.5%)	34 (4.2%)	$11,250							38	42.7	637	29		390441001038
667	Finland Middle School	Public	7-8	1827 Finland Ave	Columbus	43223	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3600	673	44	15.2	87.8%	247 (36.7%)	182 (27.0%)	159 (23.6%)	19 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.5%)	$11,759							38	39.2	665	2		390448001659
668	Constellation Schools: Eastside Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6700 Lansing Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Eastside Arts Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 441-9830	153	11	13.9		28 (18.3%)	86 (56.2%)	19 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.1%)	$13,152							37.9	29.2	730	62		390143205676
669	STEAM Academy of Warrensville Heights	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 Richmond Rd Ste 3000	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	STEAM Academy of Warrensville Heights	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 595-2866	339	18	18.8		5 (1.5%)	328 (96.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$11,017							37.8	21.6	797	128		390148205756
670	Pleasant View Middle School	Public	7-8	2767 Holt Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 801-3900	651	47	13.9	81.1%	270 (41.5%)	115 (17.7%)	208 (32.0%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.3%)	$12,898							37.8	35.3	694	24		390448001670

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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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.