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
541	East Knox Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	23227 Coshocton Rd	Howard	43028	Knox County	East Knox Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 599-7000	369	26	13.9		343 (93.0%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$13,441							52.3	52.1	558	17		391001303010
542	North Baltimore Middle School	Public	7-8	2012 Tiger Dr	North Baltimore	45872	Wood County	North Baltimore Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 257-3464	96	9	10.6		81 (84.4%)	2 (2.1%)	11 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$13,723							52.3	62.8	428	114		390507004173
543	Bolich Middle School	Public	6-8	2630 13th St	Cuyahoga Falls	44223	Summit County	Cuyahoga Falls City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 926-3801	508	36	14	63.8%	320 (63.0%)	59 (11.6%)	29 (5.7%)	50 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.8%)	$12,905							52.3	55.2	531	12		390438300761
544	Niles Middle School	Public	6-8	411 Brown St	Niles	44446	Trumbull County	Niles City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 652-5656	440	33	13.2		332 (75.5%)	31 (7.0%)	24 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.4%)	$13,075							52.2	51.1	570	26		390444901407
545	Global Ambassadors Language Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	13442 Lorain Ave	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Global Ambassadors Language Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 315-7942	279	29	9.6	71.0%	44 (15.8%)	82 (29.4%)	127 (45.5%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	$11,758							52.2	62.6	434	111		390158805878
546	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	500 S Elm St	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Washington Court House City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 335-0291	405	24	16.8		343 (84.7%)	9 (2.2%)	14 (3.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.4%)	$11,408							52.1	58.9	484	62		391001101938
547	Galion Middle School	Public	6-8	474 Portland Way N	Galion	44833	Crawford County	Galion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 468-3134	357	21	17.2		311 (87.1%)	4 (1.1%)	15 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	$10,652							52.1	54.2	540	7		390440200984
548	Rock Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	2171 County Road 26	Ironton	45638	Lawrence County	Rock Hill Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 532-7026	284	29	9.7		279 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$26,554							51.9	60.6	463	85		390479404630
549	Van Wert Middle School	Public	6-8	10694 State Route 118	Van Wert	45891	Van Wert County	Van Wert City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 238-0727	399	29	13.6		347 (87.0%)	8 (2.0%)	25 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.0%)	$12,212							51.7	51.8	560	11		391002301885
550	Elmwood Middle School	Public	5-8	7650 Jerry City Rd	Bloomdale	44817	Wood County	Elmwood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 655-2583	326	23	13.8		286 (87.7%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$12,639							51.4	65.7	394	156		390506804026

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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.