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
471	Licking Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	1379 Licking Valley Rd	Newark	43055	Licking County	Licking Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 763-3396	523	24	21.7	36.3%	489 (93.5%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	$10,407							58.4	54.4	535	64		390480103077
472	Glenwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1715 N Main St	Findlay	45840	Hancock County	Findlay City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 425-8373	579	34	17	52.5%	350 (60.4%)	37 (6.4%)	121 (20.9%)	22 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.9%)	$10,147							58.4	63.2	421	51		391000000941
473	Patriot Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4938 Beatrice Dr	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Patriot Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 864-5332	743	44	16.7		26 (3.5%)	500 (67.3%)	148 (19.9%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.1%)	$9,344							58.3	63.1	423	50		390141705597
474	Morton Middle School	Public	6-8	8555 Peters Pike	Vandalia	45377	Montgomery County	Vandalia-Butler City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 415-6600	699	43	16.2	36.8%	507 (72.5%)	73 (10.4%)	28 (4.0%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (11.4%)	$12,541							58.3	61.1	455	19		390449501879
475	Manchester High School	Public	7-12	130 Wayne Frye Dr	Manchester	45144	Adams County	Manchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 549-4777	335	22	15.2		326 (97.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$13,294							58.3	57.9	497	22		390053705248
476	Springfield Middle School	Public	6-8	7001 Madison Ave	Holland	43528	Lucas County	Springfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 867-5641	761	45	16.9	89.6%	422 (55.5%)	155 (20.4%)	95 (12.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (10.4%)	$12,198							58.2	57.6	501	25		390482203155
477	Willard Middle School	Public	5-8	One Flashes Avenue	Willard	44890	Huron County	Willard City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 935-0181	306	23	13.5		213 (69.6%)	5 (1.6%)	79 (25.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$10,657							58	48.2	600	123		390450901992
478	Indianola Informal K-8 School	Public	K-8	251 E Weber Rd	Columbus	43202	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5579	721	38	18.9		408 (56.6%)	191 (26.5%)	47 (6.5%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.9%)	$14,893							58	69.7	336	142		390438000656
479	Eastern Middle School	Public	6-8	11519 US Highway 62	Winchester	45697	Brown County	Eastern Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 695-1249	254	14	18.1	55.9%	250 (98.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,193							57.9	70.2	325	154		390460300797
480	Wooster High School	Public	8-12	515 Oldman Rd	Wooster	44691	Wayne County	Wooster City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 345-4000	1,182	68	17.3	45.8%	985 (83.3%)	37 (3.1%)	67 (5.7%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (7.0%)	$16,664							57.8	64.9	402	78		391003202033

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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