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
1	Walnut Hills High School	Public	7-12	3250 Victory Pkwy	Cincinnati	45207	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 363-8400	2,453	126	19.4	24.5%	1,496 (61.0%)	501 (20.4%)	60 (2.4%)	170 (6.9%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	216 (8.8%)	$15,164							95.6	96.9	1			390437500384
2	Chagrin Falls Middle School	Public	7-8	342 E Washington St	Chagrin Falls	44022	Cuyahoga County	Chagrin Falls Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 247-4746	224	19	11.6	5.8%	203 (90.6%)	4 (1.8%)	9 (4.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$21,479							95.5	96.3	2			390452802160
3	School of Innovation	Public	3-8	32500 Chardon Rd	Willoughby	44094	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 946-5000	448	26	17.2	26.6%	355 (79.2%)	16 (3.6%)	13 (2.9%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.8%)	$14,009							95.5	93.9	18	15		390451005822
4	Marion Local Elementary School	Public	K-8	7956 State Route 119	Maria Stein	45860	Mercer County	Marion Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 925-4595	710	42	17.1	4.5%	693 (97.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$10,521							95.4	95.4	5	1		391003103297
5	Minster Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	100 E 7th St	Minster	45865	Auglaize County	Minster Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 628-2324	392	25	15.4	12.0%	371 (94.6%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	$13,601							94.9	94	16	11		390459402388
6	Versailles Middle School	Public	5-8	280 Marker Rd	Versailles	45380	Darke County	Versailles Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 526-4426	376	18	20.8		365 (97.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$12,954							94.9	95.2	8	2		390456302317
7	Solon Middle School	Public	7-9	6835 Som Center Rd	Solon	44139	Cuyahoga County	Solon City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 349-3848	768	43	17.8	18.9%	360 (46.9%)	128 (16.7%)	32 (4.2%)	190 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.4%)	$16,171							94.8	92.9	26	19		390466000173
8	Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	600 East Park St	Fort Loramie	45845	Shelby County	Fort Loramie Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 295-3342	319	17	18.8	8.2%	316 (99.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,424							94.7	95.1	10	2		390497803693
9	Madeira Middle School	Public	6-8	6612 Miami Ave	Madeira	45243	Hamilton County	Madeira City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 561-5555	395	23	17.1	9.9%	324 (82.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.6%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	$15,364							94.6	91.4	40	31		390442801213
10	Rocky River Middle School	Public	6-8	1631 Lakeview Ave	Rocky River	44116	Cuyahoga County	Rocky River City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 356-6870	573	43	13.2	15.7%	501 (87.4%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.5%)	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$18,474							94.6	93.6	22	12		390447001576

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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.