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
751	Horizon Science Academy Toledo	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2600 W Sylvania Ave	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Horizon Science Academy Toledo	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 474-3350	515	45	11.4		134 (26.0%)	289 (56.1%)	48 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (8.2%)	$16,834							27.6	23	784	33		390051005220
752	T2 Honors Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	18450 S Miles Rd	Warrensville Heights	44128	Cuyahoga County	T2 Honors Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	130	10	13		1 (0.8%)	127 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$10,415							27.5	31.4	715	37		390156805832
753	Green Inspiration Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4901 Galaxy Pkwy Ste L	Cleveland	44128	Cuyahoga County	Green Inspiration Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 378-9573	130	10	13		0 (0.0%)	123 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)	$11,712							27.4	21.8	796	43		390002501543
754	Albert Bushnell Hart	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	3900 E 75th St	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-4400	249	16	15.5		24 (9.6%)	199 (79.9%)	12 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.8%)	$14,062							27.4	23.8	774	20		390437800462
755	Performance Academy Eastland	Public, Charter	K-8	2220 S Hamilton Rd	Columbus	43232	Franklin County	Performance Academy Eastland	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 314-6301	320	19	16.8		5 (1.6%)	234 (73.1%)	68 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.4%)	$9,198							27.3	21.1	800	45		390133705488
756	United Schools Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	617 W State St	Columbus	43215	Franklin County	United Schools Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 644-6338	838	21	39.9		84 (10.0%)	543 (64.8%)	106 (12.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (11.9%)	$12,594							27.3	33	705	51		390152905782
757	World Language Middle School	Public	6-8	330 E Dominion Blvd	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 335-5502	536	31	17.2		75 (14.0%)	147 (27.4%)	285 (53.2%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	$15,669							27.2	24.9	764	7		390438006201
758	Noble Academy-Cleveland	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 E 200th St	Euclid	44117	Cuyahoga County	Noble Academy-Cleveland	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 486-8866	329	27	12.1		6 (1.8%)	295 (89.7%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	$18,514							27.1	32.5	708	50		390064605345
759	Ohio Connections Academy Inc	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	130 E. Wilson Bridge Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Ohio Connections Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(513) 234-4900	5,191	130	39.8		3,592 (69.2%)	695 (13.4%)	366 (7.1%)	41 (0.8%)	12 (0.2%)	11 (0.2%)	474 (9.1%)	$8,056							26.8	34.6	701	58		390025005193
760	William C Bryant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3121 Oak Park Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3350	338	21	16		169 (50.0%)	64 (18.9%)	82 (24.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	$14,735							26.6	25.1	758	2		390437800557

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

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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.