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
291	Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8746 s Market St	Mount Eaton	44659	Wayne County	Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 359-5600	176	10	18.2	36.4%	170 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$8,099							72.7	72.3	289	2		390146305666
292	Hilliard Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 Walker Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-7600	797	53	15	37.5%	500 (62.7%)	94 (11.8%)	100 (12.5%)	54 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.6%)	$13,377							72.7	71.8	297	5		390470104612
293	Northmont Middle School	Public	6-8	4810 National Rd	Clayton	45315	Montgomery County	Northmont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 832-6500	716	44	16.2	50.6%	420 (58.7%)	177 (24.7%)	37 (5.2%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.5%)	$13,229							72.4	60.8	459	166		390487203373
294	Covington Middle School	Public	6-8	807 Chestnut St	Covington	45318	Miami County	Covington Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 473-2249	183	7	26.1		176 (96.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$12,558							72.2	74.3	264	30		390453302180
295	Mogadore Junior High School	Public	7-8	130 S Cleveland Ave	Mogadore	44260	Summit County	Mogadore Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 628-9943	112	11	10.6		108 (96.4%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$12,117							72.1	69.4	342	47		390500303514
296	Margaretta High School	Public	6-12	209 Lowell St	Castalia	44824	Erie County	Margaretta Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 684-5351	536	31	17.2	39.6%	484 (90.3%)	4 (0.7%)	33 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$14,876							72.1	61.1	456	160		390468002658
297	Unioto Middle School	Public	6-8	160 Moundsville Rd	Chillicothe	45601	Ross County	Union-Scioto Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 773-5211	486	20	24.3		430 (88.5%)	7 (1.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	$8,977							72.1	76.2	235	62		390495301094
298	Genoa Area Middle School	Public	6-8	2950 N Genoa Clay Center Rd	Genoa	43430	Ottawa County	Genoa Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 855-7741	282	16	17.6		258 (91.5%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,243							72	68.4	355	57		390489403462
299	Joseph Welty Middle School	Public	6-8	315 4th St NW	New Philadelphia	44663	Tuscarawas County	New Philadelphia City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 364-0645	668	36	18.5		527 (78.9%)	5 (0.7%)	118 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	$9,205							71.7	75.6	249	50		390444801403
300	Greeneview Middle School	Public	4-7	4990 Cottonville Rd	Jamestown	45335	Greene County	Greeneview Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 675-9391	440	23	19.1	40.2%	412 (93.6%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	$10,339							71.6	79.3	203	97		390472602823

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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.