Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
941	Summit Academy Secondary School - Middletown	Public, Charter	7-12	3029 Yankee Rd	Middletown	45044	Butler County	Summit Academy Secondary School - Middletown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 420-9767	81	8	10.1	69 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.1%)	$6,611	8.5	5.9	1000	59	390036104898
942	Halle	Public	PK, KG-8	7901 Halle Ave	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0750	410	28	14.6	77 (18.8%)	210 (51.2%)	99 (24.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.4%)	$14,505	8.5	6.4	988	46	390437800469
943	Jones Leadership Academy of Business	Public	7-12	430 Nebraska Ave	Toledo	43604	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5400	192	21	9.1	5 (2.6%)	118 (61.5%)	53 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.8%)	$26,741	8.5	7.7	963	20	390449001800
944	Keyser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3900 Hill Ave	Toledo	43607	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-1450	306	19	16.1	24 (7.8%)	219 (71.6%)	28 (9.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.8%)	$13,580	8.4	13	886	58	390449001801
945	Kenmore Preparatory Academy dba Toledo Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	824 6th St	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Kenmore Preparatory Academy dba Toledo Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 574-0965	386	24	16.4	22 (5.7%)	269 (69.7%)	60 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.5%)	$11,452	8.4	13.3	882	63	390160806010
946	Alternative Education Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4 Summit Park Dr Ste 350	Independence	44131	Cuyahoga County	Alternative Education Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(866) 509-3099	6,276	179	35.1	3,713 (59.2%)	1,525 (24.3%)	577 (9.2%)	38 (0.6%)	35 (0.6%)	9 (0.1%)	379 (6.0%)	$6,358	8.4	8.8	942	4	390020304727
947	Hannah Gibbons-Nottingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1401 Larchmont Rd	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0750	222	13	17	2 (0.9%)	209 (94.1%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$13,319	8.3	5.7	1003	56	390437800729
948	Mt Healthy Junior High School	Public	7-8	8101 Hamilton Ave	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Mt Healthy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 729-0130	407	21	19.3	43 (10.6%)	255 (62.7%)	53 (13.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.5%)	$12,642	8.3	15	864	84	390444101350
949	Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1110 W 4th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 242-2023	102	6	18.3	20 (19.6%)	27 (26.5%)	47 (46.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.9%)	$9,769	8.2	14.2	873	76	390050705217
950	Western Hills University High School	Public	7-12	2144 Ferguson Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-8900	1,342	66	20.3	117 (8.7%)	709 (52.8%)	404 (30.1%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (7.7%)	$13,495	8.2	8.8	941	9	390437504219

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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.
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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
941	Summit Academy Secondary School - Middletown	Public, Charter	7-12	3029 Yankee Rd	Middletown	45044	Butler County	Summit Academy Secondary School - Middletown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 420-9767	81	8	10.1		69 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.1%)	$6,611							8.5	5.9	1000	59		390036104898
942	Halle	Public	PK, KG-8	7901 Halle Ave	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0750	410	28	14.6		77 (18.8%)	210 (51.2%)	99 (24.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.4%)	$14,505							8.5	6.4	988	46		390437800469
943	Jones Leadership Academy of Business	Public	7-12	430 Nebraska Ave	Toledo	43604	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5400	192	21	9.1		5 (2.6%)	118 (61.5%)	53 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.8%)	$26,741							8.5	7.7	963	20		390449001800
944	Keyser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3900 Hill Ave	Toledo	43607	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-1450	306	19	16.1		24 (7.8%)	219 (71.6%)	28 (9.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.8%)	$13,580							8.4	13	886	58		390449001801
945	Kenmore Preparatory Academy dba Toledo Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	824 6th St	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Kenmore Preparatory Academy dba Toledo Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 574-0965	386	24	16.4		22 (5.7%)	269 (69.7%)	60 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.5%)	$11,452							8.4	13.3	882	63		390160806010
946	Alternative Education Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4 Summit Park Dr Ste 350	Independence	44131	Cuyahoga County	Alternative Education Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(866) 509-3099	6,276	179	35.1		3,713 (59.2%)	1,525 (24.3%)	577 (9.2%)	38 (0.6%)	35 (0.6%)	9 (0.1%)	379 (6.0%)	$6,358							8.4	8.8	942	4		390020304727
947	Hannah Gibbons-Nottingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1401 Larchmont Rd	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0750	222	13	17		2 (0.9%)	209 (94.1%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$13,319							8.3	5.7	1003	56		390437800729
948	Mt Healthy Junior High School	Public	7-8	8101 Hamilton Ave	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Mt Healthy City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 729-0130	407	21	19.3		43 (10.6%)	255 (62.7%)	53 (13.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.5%)	$12,642							8.3	15	864	84		390444101350
949	Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1110 W 4th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 242-2023	102	6	18.3		20 (19.6%)	27 (26.5%)	47 (46.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.9%)	$9,769							8.2	14.2	873	76		390050705217
950	Western Hills University High School	Public	7-12	2144 Ferguson Rd	Cincinnati	45238	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-8900	1,342	66	20.3		117 (8.7%)	709 (52.8%)	404 (30.1%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (7.7%)	$13,495							8.2	8.8	941	9		390437504219