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
791	Rosemore Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 Langley Ave	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 417-5200	816	57	14.3		131 (16.1%)	340 (41.7%)	276 (33.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.0%)	$10,095							22.4	24.6	768	23		390450701982
792	Litchfield Community Learning Center	Public	6-8	470 Castle Blvd	Akron	44313	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 873-3330	469	44	10.6		107 (22.8%)	297 (63.3%)	21 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.3%)	$16,048							22.4	23.2	781	11		390434800042
793	Hyre Community Learning Center	Public	6-8	2385 Wedgewood Dr	Akron	44312	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-7930	679	50	13.7		337 (49.6%)	220 (32.4%)	21 (3.1%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (12.7%)	$16,037							22.1	23.8	775	18		390434800031
794	Lakeside Junior High School	Public	7-8	6620 Sanborn Rd	Ashtabula	44004	Ashtabula County	Ashtabula Area City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 993-2618	398	23	17.3		240 (60.3%)	26 (6.5%)	65 (16.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (15.3%)	$13,422							21.8	23.3	778	16		390435100087
795	Apex Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	16005 Terrace Rd	Cleveland	44112	Cuyahoga County	Apex Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 451-1725	495	28	17.6		8 (1.6%)	423 (85.5%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.7%)	$13,417							21.8	38	672	123		390030904846
796	Trimble Junior High	Public	6-8	18500 Jacksonville Rd	Glouster	45732	Athens County	Trimble Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 767-2810	172	15	11.4		162 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.8%)	$16,045							21.7	24.9	765	31		390459202386
797	Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	440 Shoup Mill Rd	Dayton	45415	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-5840	376	21	17.9		31 (8.2%)	298 (79.3%)	13 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.0%)	$16,209							21.6	15.4	860	63		390438405101
798	Middletown Middle School	Public	7-8	551 N Breiel Blvd	Middletown	45042	Butler County	Middletown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 420-4528	972	64	15		477 (49.1%)	179 (18.4%)	201 (20.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	107 (11.0%)	$10,822							21.6	25.4	755	43		390444001322
799	Orchard School	Public	PK, KG-8	4200 Bailey Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7350	492	30	16.4		93 (18.9%)	255 (51.8%)	115 (23.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	$12,850							21.2	11.9	901	102		390437800526
800	Jefferson Pk-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1543 Tod Ave SW	Warren	44485	Trumbull County	Warren City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 675-6960	718	46	15.6		209 (29.1%)	343 (47.8%)	55 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (15.5%)	$14,155							21.1	16.7	848	48		390449905417

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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