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
801	Constellation Schools: Parma Community	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7667 Day Dr Fl 1ST	Parma	44129	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Parma Community	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 888-5490	1,259	75	16.7		702 (55.8%)	143 (11.4%)	281 (22.3%)	18 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	112 (8.9%)	$9,294							21	32.8	706	95		390006803315
802	Burroughs Elementary School	Public	K-8	2420 South Ave	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2350	310	23	13.4		77 (24.8%)	133 (42.9%)	58 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.2%)	$14,774							21	15	865	63		390449001774
803	Crenshaw Middle School	Public	6-8	2525 19th St NE	Canton	44705	Stark County	Canton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 454-7717	744	32	23.2		260 (34.9%)	243 (32.7%)	99 (13.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (18.1%)	$11,757							21	19.6	811	8		390437100242
804	Wellsville Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	1 Bengal Blvd	Wellsville	43968	Columbiana County	Wellsville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 532-1188	246	22	11.1		197 (80.1%)	9 (3.7%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.6%)	$17,469							20.9	19.4	815	11		390450301947
805	Orion Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1798 Queen City Ave	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Orion Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 251-6000	460	30	15.3		5 (1.1%)	385 (83.7%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.8%)	$15,840							20.9	10.2	922	117		390030804845
806	Winterfield Venture Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	305 Wenz Rd	Toledo	43615	Lucas County	Winterfield Venture Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 531-3285	376	47	8		18 (4.8%)	277 (73.7%)	21 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (16.0%)	$15,675							20.6	21.1	801	5		390030204839
807	Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	500 Chicago St	Toledo	43611	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6700	340	23	14.7		94 (27.6%)	124 (36.5%)	68 (20.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (15.3%)	$13,748							20.5	18.7	824	17		390449001827
808	DeVeaux Elementary School	Public	K-8	2620 W Sylvania Ave	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3200	431	30	14.3		104 (24.1%)	186 (43.2%)	79 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (14.2%)	$13,245							20.5	20.4	806	2		390449001780
809	Nelsonville-York Junior High School	Public	6-8	3 Buckeye Dr	Nelsonville	45764	Athens County	Nelsonville-York City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 753-1254	239	19	12.5		219 (91.6%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	$9,355							20.5	22.9	786	23		390444401369
810	Graham Elementary and Middle School	Public, Charter	K-8	140 E 16th Ave	Columbus	43201	Franklin County	Graham Elementary and Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 253-4000	310				69 (22.3%)	194 (62.6%)	19 (6.1%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (6.1%)	$9,822							20.4	22.8	787	23		390138205643

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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.