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
881	Klepinger Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	3650 Klepinger Rd	Dayton	45416	Montgomery County	Klepinger Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 610-1710	540	14	38.5		10 (1.9%)	510 (94.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$10,683							12.6	8.6	947	66		390134705453
882	Canton College Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	101 Cleveland Ave NW	Canton	44702	Stark County	Canton College Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 455-0498	402	23	17.4		48 (11.9%)	249 (61.9%)	45 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (14.4%)	$11,096							12.6	22.7	789	93		390147005705
883	Aiken New Technical High School	Public	7-12	5641 Belmont Ave	Cincinnati	45224	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-6760	1,226	78	15.7		73 (6.0%)	823 (67.1%)	242 (19.7%)	21 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.2%)	$12,535							12.5	12.7	889	6		390437504417
884	Great Western Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	310 N Wilson Rd	Columbus	43204	Franklin County	Great Western Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 276-1028	694	42	16.4		96 (13.8%)	206 (29.7%)	290 (41.8%)	9 (1.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.4%)	$11,534							12.5	15.1	862	22		390019204716
885	Memorial High School	Public	7-12	280 6th St	Campbell	44405	Mahoning County	Campbell City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 799-1515	257	30	8.7		48 (18.7%)	82 (31.9%)	100 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.5%)	$19,730							12.4	11.9	900	15		390437000233
886	Youngstown Academy of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1408 Rigby St	Youngstown	44506	Mahoning County	Youngstown Academy of Excellence	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 746-3970	243	11	22		27 (11.1%)	116 (47.7%)	88 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$10,490							12	19.7	809	77		390058005072
887	Youngstown Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	50 Essex St	Youngstown	44502	Mahoning County	Youngstown Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 746-2240	356	26	13.6		8 (2.2%)	293 (82.3%)	28 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	$12,848							12	12.5	890	3		390001701509
888	Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3100 Shiloh Springs Rd	Trotwood	45426	Montgomery County	Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 854-4100	336	22	15.2		9 (2.7%)	303 (90.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	$12,385							12	25.3	757	131		390019304717
889	Yorktown Middle School	Public	6-8	5600 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5408	362	24	15		14 (3.9%)	273 (75.4%)	39 (10.8%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	$16,691							12	13.9	877	12		390438000744
890	Glenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2860 Glenwood Ave	Toledo	43610	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4600	281	20	14		25 (8.9%)	212 (75.4%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.1%)	$14,437							11.7	9.1	937	47		390449005482

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