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
651	Pathway School of Discovery	Public, Charter	K-8	173 Avondale Dr	Dayton	45404	Montgomery County	Pathway School of Discovery	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 235-5498	843	50	16.9		291 (34.5%)	299 (35.5%)	91 (10.8%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	149 (17.7%)	$10,767							40.9	42.9	634	17		390012904179
652	Pinnacle Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	860 E 222nd St	Euclid	44123	Cuyahoga County	Pinnacle Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 731-0127	761	34	22.3		6 (0.8%)	640 (84.1%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (12.2%)	$12,954							40.8	43	632	20		390029904836
653	Rayen Early College Middle School	Public	5-8	58 Williamson Ave	Youngstown	44507	Mahoning County	Youngstown City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 744-7602	370	20	18.5		51 (13.8%)	171 (46.2%)	100 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.7%)	$17,829							40.8	45.1	622	31		390451605519
654	Cardington-Lincoln Middle School	Public	5-8	349 Chesterville Ave	Cardington	43315	Morrow County	Cardington-Lincoln Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 864-2691	283	19	14.8		269 (95.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$11,867							40.4	57.5	505	149		390487901051
655	Zenith Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4606 Heaton Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Zenith Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 888-9997	429	20	21.4		8 (1.9%)	380 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,683							40.3	29.8	725	70		390039604956
656	Geneva Middle School	Public	4-8	839 Sherman St	Geneva	44041	Ashtabula County	Geneva Area City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 466-4831	449				403 (89.8%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	$10,829							39.9	49.4	591	65		390440504215
657	Washington Junior High School	Public	8	5700 Whitmer Dr	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Washington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 473-8449	504	31	16.2	59.9%	283 (56.2%)	68 (13.5%)	90 (17.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.7%)	$12,666							39.9			(n/a)		390482304231
658	Philo Junior High School	Public	6-8	225 Market St	Philo	43771	Muskingum County	Franklin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 674-5210	439	29	15.4		420 (95.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$11,147							39.4	49.1	593	65		390488403423
659	Harrison Central Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 Huskies Way	Cadiz	43907	Harrison County	Harrison Hills City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 942-7700	546	34	15.9	46.0%	507 (92.9%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	$16,658							39.2	39.4	664	5		390452402133
660	Noble Academy-Columbus	Public, Charter	K-8	1329 Bethel Rd	Columbus	43220	Franklin County	Noble Academy-Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 326-0687	294	23	12.7		107 (36.4%)	116 (39.5%)	44 (15.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.8%)	$12,482							39	38.6	668	8		390064505319

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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.