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
981	Reynolds Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-10	5000 Norwich Rd	Toledo	43615	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-1500	336	25	13.4		50 (14.9%)	198 (58.9%)	32 (9.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (15.8%)	$13,525							6.6	5.7	1006	25		390449001826
982	Linden-McKinley STEM Academy	Public	7-12	1320 Duxberry Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5583	795	40	19.8		36 (4.5%)	599 (75.3%)	114 (14.3%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.7%)	$15,407							6.4	6.5	983	1		390438000672
983	Maritime Academy of Toledo The	Public, Charter	6-12	803 Water St	Toledo	43604	Lucas County	Maritime Academy of Toledo The	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 244-9999	215	7	30.7	91.6%	51 (23.7%)	91 (42.3%)	54 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)	$11,478							6.4	6.2	997	14		390042804987
984	Euclid Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	23001 Euclid Ave	Euclid	44117	Cuyahoga County	Euclid Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 750-2070	383	19	20.1		1 (0.3%)	356 (93.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$10,021							6.1	10.1	925	59		390159205911
985	Marion C Seltzer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1468 W 98th St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6550	356	22	16.1		60 (16.9%)	150 (42.1%)	133 (37.4%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	$16,385							6.1	9.6	933	52		390437800504
986	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	800 Linn Dr	Cleveland	44108	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-2200	371	17	21.8		9 (2.4%)	346 (93.3%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$15,237							6.1	4.4	1027	41		390437800500
987	Mifflin Alternative Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 Agler Rd	Columbus	43219	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5474	356	25	14.2		23 (6.5%)	241 (67.7%)	51 (14.3%)	19 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$20,264							5.9	6.8	975	12		390438000684
988	East Bridge Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	4795 Evanswood Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	East Bridge Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 987-2345	126	10	12.6		5 (4.0%)	118 (93.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$12,476							5.9	6.6	979	9		390056405056
989	Marshall STEMM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	415 Colburn St	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5700	366	21	17.4		84 (23.0%)	127 (34.7%)	95 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (16.4%)	$14,479							5.8	4.7	1023	34		390449001810
990	Pickett Elementary School	Public	K-8	1144 Blum St	Toledo	43607	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5600	209	13	16		9 (4.3%)	166 (79.4%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.0%)	$16,656							5.7	4	1034	44		390449001823

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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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