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
971	Cincinnati Achievement Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5555 Little Flower Ave	Cincinnati	45239	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Achievement Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 975-4946	144	15	9.9		2 (1.4%)	120 (83.3%)	14 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	$14,937							7.2	3.9	1037	66		390159005956
972	Johnson Park Middle School	Public	6-8	1130 S Waverly St	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6501	349	31	11.2		10 (2.9%)	189 (54.2%)	121 (34.7%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$16,352							7.1	6.6	982	10		390438000660
973	East Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	15720 Kipling Ave	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	East Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 383-1214	192	15	12.8		0 (0.0%)	177 (92.2%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$13,804							7.1	6.4	990	17		390152605779
974	Champion Middle School	Public	6-8	284 N 22nd St	Columbus	43203	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6082	338	22	15.3		35 (10.4%)	238 (70.4%)	37 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.4%)	$15,237							7	7.6	965	9		390438000605
975	Wade Park	Public	PK, KG-8	7600 Wade Park Ave	Cleveland	44103	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1750	339	17	19.9		0 (0.0%)	333 (98.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$17,060							6.9	6.4	985	10		390437800546
976	Columbus Africentric Early College Middle School	Public	6-8	3223 Allegheny Ave	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6517	198	8	24.7		1 (0.5%)	189 (95.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	$15,853							6.9	5.2	1014	38		390438005985
977	Westmoor Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 Valleyview Dr	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5974	416	29	14.3		137 (32.9%)	145 (34.9%)	81 (19.5%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.8%)	$16,829							6.8	10.7	917	60		390438000737
978	Pathfinder Career Academy of Ohio	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	6-11	4 Summit Park Dr	Independence	44131	Cuyahoga County	Pathfinder Career Academy of Ohio	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(866) 531-6035	442	24	18.4		236 (53.4%)	126 (28.5%)	39 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	34 (7.7%)	$8,026							6.8			(n/a)		391005210870
979	Summit Academy Community School-Warren	Public, Charter	K-7	2106 Arbor Ave SE	Warren	44484	Trumbull County	Summit Academy Community School-Warren	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 369-4233	118	8	14.7		86 (72.9%)	13 (11.0%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.9%)	$5,521							6.7	6.5	984	5		390050005210
980	South High School	Public	7-12	1160 Ann St	Columbus	43206	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5541	873	58	15		109 (12.5%)	570 (65.3%)	114 (13.1%)	8 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.7%)	$15,207							6.6	9	938	42		390438000714

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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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Educational resources:

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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.