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
901	Walton School	Public	PK, KG-8	3409 Walton Ave	Cleveland	44113	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-7500	252	13	19.3		42 (16.7%)	74 (29.4%)	123 (48.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$14,995							10.6	11.5	909	8		390437800547
902	APS Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	65 Steiner Ave	Akron	44301	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(330) 761-2718	192	1	192		73 (38.0%)	79 (41.1%)	11 (5.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (14.1%)	$3,347							10.6	13.7	879	23		390434806189
903	Garfield Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	12000 Maple Leaf Dr	Garfield Heights	44125	Cuyahoga County	Garfield Heights City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 475-8105	541	52	10.4		23 (4.3%)	464 (85.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.7%)	$11,831							10.5	7.5	968	65		390440400995
904	Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1075 Horace St	Toledo	43606	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4200	415	20	20.7		20 (4.8%)	338 (81.4%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	$11,409							10.5	11.7	905	1		390449001828
905	Walbridge Elementary School	Public	K-8	1245 Walbridge Ave	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-5650	264	16	16.5		83 (31.4%)	100 (37.9%)	48 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (12.1%)	$15,593							10.4	14.4	870	35		390449001839
906	Miami Valley Academies	Public, Charter	K-8	5656 Springboro Pike	Dayton	45449	Montgomery County	Miami Valley Academies	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 294-4522	118	11	10.7		45 (38.1%)	43 (36.4%)	10 (8.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (16.1%)	$11,787							10.4			(n/a)		390024104688
907	Buckeye Middle School	Public	6-8	2950 Parsons Ave	Columbus	43207	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5417	326	24	13.5		115 (35.3%)	134 (41.1%)	43 (13.2%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	$17,140							10.2	9.8	928	21		390438000598
908	Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	Public, Charter	K-8	121 S Monmouth St	Dayton	45403	Montgomery County	Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 281-1980	188	11	17		71 (37.8%)	89 (47.3%)	9 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.6%)	$13,284							10.2	9.8	929	21		390138305625
909	East Clark	Public	PK, KG-8	885 E 146th St	Cleveland	44110	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-0650	158	9	17.5		0 (0.0%)	149 (94.3%)	8 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$20,358							10.1	9.9	927	18		390437800453
910	Andrew J Rickoff	Public	PK, KG-8	3500 E 147th St	Cleveland	44120	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4150	391	24	16.2		5 (1.3%)	368 (94.1%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$12,540							10	5.5	1009	99		390437800418

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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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