Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

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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
321	Hilliard Weaver Middle School	Public	6-8	4600 Avery Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-7700	917	51	18.1	33.3%	603 (65.8%)	75 (8.2%)	142 (15.5%)	52 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (4.7%)	$11,744							70.4	70.6	315	6		390470100473
322	Lakota Ridge Junior School	Public	7-9	6199 Beckett Ridge Blvd	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 777-0552	695	29	24.3	41.4%	332 (47.8%)	141 (20.3%)	115 (16.5%)	55 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	48 (6.9%)	$12,218							70.4	68.1	361	39		390461100806
323	Delhi Middle School	Public	6-8	5280 Foley Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Oak Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 922-8400	524	31	16.9	59.9%	339 (64.7%)	89 (17.0%)	34 (6.5%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.1%)	$12,492							70.3	65.5	397	74		390473702870
324	Harrison Middle School	Public	6-8	9840 West Rd	Harrison	45030	Hamilton County	Southwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 367-4831	1,069	45	23.9	38.0%	968 (90.6%)	20 (1.9%)	32 (3.0%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.5%)	$11,278							70.3	73.9	272	52		390473802878
325	West Muskingum Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Kimes Rd	Zanesville	43701	Muskingum County	West Muskingum Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 455-4055	514	26	19.7	52.1%	462 (89.9%)	10 (1.9%)	12 (2.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	$8,405							70.3	69.5	340	15		390488803444
326	Maumee Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Gibbs St	Maumee	43537	Lucas County	Maumee City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 893-3386	494	42	11.8	46.6%	360 (72.9%)	51 (10.3%)	39 (7.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.5%)	$15,772							70	67.8	368	42		390443601291
327	Woodridge Middle School	Public	6-8	4451 Quick Rd	Peninsula	44264	Summit County	Woodridge Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 928-7420	415	31	13.3	61.4%	240 (57.8%)	103 (24.8%)	25 (6.0%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.0%)	$14,969							70	68	363	36		390499703778
328	Port Clinton Middle School	Public	6-8	807 Jefferson St	Port Clinton	43452	Ottawa County	Port Clinton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 734-4448	292	22	13.2		236 (80.8%)	8 (2.7%)	26 (8.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	$15,668							70	66.2	389	61		390446501535
329	Fort Frye Middle School	Public	6-8	420 5th St	Beverly	45715	Washington County	Fort Frye Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 984-2376	256	16	16.4	51.6%	248 (96.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$11,818							69.8	61.6	448	119		390504806171
330	Athens Middle School	Public	7-8	51 W State St - 55	Athens	45701	Athens County	Athens City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 593-7107	360	31	11.6		298 (82.8%)	16 (4.4%)	10 (2.8%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	$14,819							69.8	64.2	408	78		390435200098

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