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
371	Black River Education Center Middle School	Public	6-8	257 County Road 40	Sullivan	44880	Ashland County	Black River Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 736-3304	153	14	10.9	98.0%	137 (89.5%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$20,976							66.4	75.9	243	128		390484603260
372	Southeastern Junior High School	Public	7-8	195 E Jamestown St	South Charleston	45368	Clark County	Southeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 462-8308	101	8	12.6		100 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$25,811							66.4	70.4	319	53		390462703556
373	Alexander Junior / Senior High School	Public	6-12	6125 School Rd	Albany	45710	Athens County	Alexander Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 698-8831	693	53	13.2		665 (96.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$12,262							66.4	67.9	367	6		390459002378
374	Tri-Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	1360 Main St	Dresden	43821	Muskingum County	Tri-Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 754-3531	475	21	22.6	41.7%	443 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.7%)	$11,009							66.1	68.4	354	20		390488704376
375	Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High School	Public	6-8	5334 Whiteford Rd	Sylvania	43560	Lucas County	Sylvania Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 824-8640	573	38	15	43.8%	427 (74.5%)	43 (7.5%)	45 (7.9%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.2%)	$11,217							66	70.9	311	64		390448701749
376	Belpre High School	Public	7-12	300 Stone Rd	Belpre	45714	Washington County	Belpre City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 423-3000	387	27	14.3	52.5%	351 (90.7%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	$13,360							65.9	55.7	524	148		390436100159
377	Warren Middle School	Public	4-8	70 Warrior Dr	Vincent	45784	Washington County	Warren Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 678-2395	650	33	20		619 (95.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	$9,146							65.9	68.2	357	20		391001803967
378	Marlington Middle School	Public	6-8	10325 Moulin Ave NE	Alliance	44601	Stark County	Marlington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 823-7566	416	27	15.6		369 (88.7%)	9 (2.2%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (6.0%)	$11,446							65.8	62.1	439	61		390498803733
379	Hillsboro Middle School	Public	6-8	550 US Route 62	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Hillsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 393-9877	472	24	19.6		412 (87.3%)	6 (1.3%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	$12,459							65.8	70.3	323	56		390441202576
380	Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	13114 Detroit Ave	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 529-4241	457	30	15.2	56.9%	300 (65.6%)	45 (9.8%)	20 (4.4%)	29 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (13.6%)	$14,792							65.6	70.3	322	58		390441905406

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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