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
731	Columbus Bilingual Academy-North	Public, Charter	K-8	2100 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Columbus Bilingual Academy-North	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 547-4500	525	26	20.1		8 (1.5%)	30 (5.7%)	482 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,002							29.8	27.5	743	12		390137505565
732	Fayette Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	400 E Gamble Rd	Fayette	43521	Fulton County	Fayette Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 237-2114	109	16	6.8	52.3%	93 (85.3%)	2 (1.8%)	12 (11.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,263							29.7	31.2	716	16		390470602767
733	KIPP Columbus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2900 INSPIRE Drive	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	KIPP Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 263-6137	1,945	178	10.8		48 (2.5%)	1,608 (82.7%)	127 (6.5%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (7.8%)	$15,560							29.7	10.9	914	181		390133005487
734	L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted	Public, Charter	K-8	653 Miami St	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 705-3411	303	18	16.8		67 (22.1%)	69 (22.8%)	115 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (16.5%)	$13,073							29.3	27.3	744	10		390133905468
735	Monroe Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	328 E Monroe St	Sandusky	44870	Erie County	Monroe Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(567) 998-7522	204	13	15.6		59 (28.9%)	77 (37.7%)	31 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (17.6%)	$10,626							29.3	35	698	37		390059405085
736	Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2350 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 428-6564	462	42	11		8 (1.7%)	410 (88.7%)	27 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$14,160							29.3	15	863	127		390132205440
737	Lincoln Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3185 W 41st St	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Lincoln Park Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 263-7008	236	15	15.7		46 (19.5%)	90 (38.1%)	76 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.2%)	$11,836							29.2	19.5	812	75		390154305770
738	Cincinnati Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3729 Harding Ave	Cincinnati	45211	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Technology Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 471-7323	142	10	14.2		29 (20.4%)	40 (28.2%)	68 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$15,609							29.2	3.4	1039	301		390151605812
739	Liberty High School	Public	7-12	1 Leopard Way	Youngstown	44505	Trumbull County	Liberty Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 759-2301	492	27	18.2	80.9%	199 (40.4%)	178 (36.2%)	53 (10.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (11.8%)	$10,709							28.8	31.6	714	25		390501903871
740	Lincoln Pk-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2253 Atlantic St NE	Warren	44483	Trumbull County	Warren City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 373-4500	1,027	58	17.7		494 (48.1%)	291 (28.3%)	54 (5.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	186 (18.1%)	$12,648							28.6	29.3	728	12		390449905434

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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.
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Educational resources:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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