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
1011	Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School	Public	7-12	420 Ezzard Charles Dr	Cincinnati	45214	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-8200	643	45	14.3		21 (3.3%)	575 (89.4%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	$14,488							4.6	5.4	1010	1		390437500382
1012	Cleveland Metro Remote School K-12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3817 Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(216) 838-0172	563	32	17.5		65 (11.5%)	388 (68.9%)	84 (14.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (3.7%)	$20,239							4.5	8.2	954	58		390437806199
1013	Marion-Sterling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3033 Central Ave	Cleveland	44115	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1550	236	19	12.4		9 (3.8%)	212 (89.8%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$14,583							4.5	5.8	1002	11		390437800505
1014	Alfred Benesch	Public	K-8	5393 Quincy Ave	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1300	214	15	14.2		4 (1.9%)	198 (92.5%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$14,520							4.5	4	1033	19		390437800434
1015	I Promise School	Public	3-8	400 W Market St	Akron	44303	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 761-1516	478	49	9.7		58 (12.1%)	274 (57.3%)	40 (8.4%)	50 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (11.3%)	$6,131							4.5	4.4	1026	11		390434805982
1016	Jefferson Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2701 S Union Rd	Dayton	45417	Montgomery County	Jefferson Township Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 835-5691	128	7	18.2		18 (14.1%)	88 (68.8%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.5%)	$24,210							4.4	6.8	974	42		390486803345
1017	Excel Academy	Public, Virtual	5-12	485 Northfield Rd	Bedford	44146	Cuyahoga County	Bedford City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(440) 786-3506	118	5	25.2		10 (8.5%)	99 (83.9%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	$8,558							4.4			(n/a)		391001706192
1018	Anton Grdina	Public	PK, KG-8	2955 E 71st St	Cleveland	44104	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-1150	311	17	18.2		7 (2.3%)	278 (89.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.8%)	$15,777							4.3	4.7	1021	3		390437800420
1019	Arlington Elementary School	Public	K-8	707 Woodsdale Ave	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2550	305	22	13.8		47 (15.4%)	153 (50.2%)	63 (20.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.1%)	$14,827							4.2	5.6	1008	11		390449001769
1020	Starling Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	145 S Central Ave	Columbus	43222	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5945	525	29	18.1		171 (32.6%)	258 (49.1%)	41 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.9%)	$17,138							4.2	4.2	1031	11		390438000617

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.