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
871	West Park Bilingual Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	12913 Bennington Ave	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	West Park Bilingual Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 251-5450	204	15	13.6		19 (9.3%)	76 (37.3%)	87 (42.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.8%)	$12,028							13.7	8.2	956	85		390151405778
872	Sherwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Shady Lane Rd	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5393	498	32	15.5		55 (11.0%)	308 (61.8%)	105 (21.1%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$14,785							13.7	13.9	878	6		390438000711
873	Larchmont Elementary School	Public	K-8	1515 Slater St	Toledo	43612	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3650	394	28	14		122 (31.0%)	191 (48.5%)	42 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.9%)	$13,046							13.7	17.1	841	32		390449001805
874	Warner Girls Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	8315 Jeffries Ave	Cleveland	44105	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-8950	306	18	17		11 (3.6%)	280 (91.5%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	$17,951							13.6	20.8	803	71		390437805395
875	Richmond Heights Middle School	Public	7-8	447 Richmond Rd	Richmond Heights	44143	Cuyahoga County	Richmond Heights Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 692-0094	137	5	26.8	73.7%	3 (2.2%)	124 (90.5%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$16,653							13.4	17.6	838	37		390465905921
876	Mansfield Middle School	Public	7-8	124 N Linden Rd	Mansfield	44906	Richland County	Mansfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 525-6307	387	35	10.9		178 (46.0%)	111 (28.7%)	18 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (19.9%)	$13,837							13.3	16.7	849	27		390442901219
877	Academy for Multilingual Immersion Studies	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1908 Seymour Ave	Cincinnati	45237	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-1800	524	32	16.5		24 (4.6%)	172 (32.8%)	313 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$13,094							13.1	17	843	34		390437504258
878	Charles A Mooney School	Public	PK, KG-8	3213 Montclair Ave	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3200	305	23	13.2		94 (30.8%)	111 (36.4%)	79 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.9%)	$13,672							13	13.6	880	2		390437800435
879	McTigue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5555 Nebraska Ave	Toledo	43615	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-1200	552	36	15.3		133 (24.1%)	277 (50.2%)	66 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (13.6%)	$11,630							12.8	15.5	858	21		390449001814
880	Raymer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	550 Raymer Blvd	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-7650	381	23	16.5		158 (41.5%)	62 (16.3%)	95 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (17.1%)	$14,190							12.7	18.2	830	50		390449001825

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.