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
181	West Branch High School	Public	8-12	14277 S Main St	Beloit	44609	Mahoning County	West Branch Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 938-2183	634	40	16	45.3%	588 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	$12,217							80.1	68.7	349	168		390483803236
182	Louisville Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 S Chapel St	Louisville	44641	Stark County	Louisville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 875-5597	625	34	18.5		591 (94.6%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$10,293							80.1	77.1	225	43		390498703727
183	STEAM Academy of Warren	Public, Charter	K-8	261 Elm Rd NE	Warren	44483	Trumbull County	STEAM Academy of Warren	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 394-3200	366	25	14.6		164 (44.8%)	139 (38.0%)	33 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	$12,881							80.1	50.8	579	396		390143405697
184	Wheelersburg Middle School	Public	4-8	800 Pirate Dr	Wheelersburg	45694	Scioto County	Wheelersburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 574-2515	598	29	20.6	38.0%	537 (89.8%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.0%)	16 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$9,052							80	84.9	127	57		390496604660
185	Hopewell-Loudon Local High School	Public	7-12	181 N County Road 7	Bascom	44809	Seneca County	Hopewell-Loudon Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 937-2804	366	18	20.5	74.0%	327 (89.3%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$13,201							79.7	86	108	77		390497003676
186	Lordstown High School	Public	7-12	1824 Salt Springs Rd	Warren	44481	Trumbull County	Lordstown Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 824-2581	173	18	9.8	54.9%	153 (88.4%)	3 (1.7%)	11 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$22,088							79.7	84.8	129	57		390502003875
187	Northmor High School	Public	7-12	7819 State Route 19	Galion	44833	Morrow County	Northmor Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 946-3946	450	32	14	99.3%	431 (95.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$14,812							79.7	83.1	148	39		390488103414
188	Bellevue Middle School	Public	6-8	1035 Castalia St	Bellevue	44811	Huron County	Bellevue City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 484-5060	394	23	17.1	45.7%	346 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$12,440							79.7	76.2	239	51		390435900151
189	Hopewell Junior School	Public	7-8	8200 Cox Rd	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 777-2258	540	22	24.4	38.1%	305 (56.5%)	84 (15.6%)	47 (8.7%)	60 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	37 (6.9%)	$12,552							79.6	81.3	170	19		390461102437
190	Heath Middle School	Public	6-8	310 Licking View Dr	Heath	43056	Licking County	Heath City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 788-3200	394	19	20.7	43.9%	335 (85.0%)	6 (1.5%)	12 (3.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.1%)	$13,015							79.5	76.9	227	37		390441101055

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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.