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
241	Williamsburg High School	Public	6-12	500 S 5th St	Williamsburg	45176	Clermont County	Williamsburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 724-2211	531	27	19.6	38.2%	483 (91.0%)	9 (1.7%)	18 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$11,609							76.6	78.6	216	25		390463602533
242	Milford Junior High School	Public	6-8	5735 Pleasant Hill Rd	Milford	45150	Clermont County	Milford Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 831-1900	978	52	18.8	27.4%	849 (86.8%)	33 (3.4%)	42 (4.3%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.9%)	$14,322							76.6	80.4	188	54		390455002253
243	McPherson Middle School	Public	6-8	4230 Limerick Rd	Clyde	43410	Sandusky County	Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 547-9150	449	32	14	54.1%	374 (83.3%)	4 (0.9%)	51 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	$13,229							76.5	71.2	307	64		391002002166
244	Jackson Middle School	Public	7-8	2271 Holton Rd	Grove City	43123	Franklin County	South-Western City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 801-3800	665	38	17.7	29.3%	535 (80.5%)	39 (5.9%)	40 (6.0%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.3%)	$11,408							76.5	83.3	144	100		390448004552
245	Menlo Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2149 W 53rd St	Cleveland	44102	Cuyahoga County	Menlo Park Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 925-6365	330	18	18.8		178 (53.9%)	60 (18.2%)	27 (8.2%)	33 (10.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.1%)	$10,107							76.4	85.8	111	134		390050505215
246	Stanton Middle School	Public	6-8	1175 Hudson Rd	Kent	44240	Portage County	Kent City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 676-8300	616	44	14.1	50.3%	407 (66.1%)	100 (16.2%)	26 (4.2%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.2%)	$17,136							76.4	66.7	387	141		390441602601
247	Danville High School	Public	7-12	10 Rambo St	Danville	43014	Knox County	Danville Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 599-6116	221	22	10	48.9%	212 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$15,165							76.3	56.9	516	269		390478303008
248	Yellow Springs/McKinney High School	Public	7-12	420 E Enon Rd	Yellow Springs	45387	Greene County	Yellow Springs Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 767-7224	327	19	17.2	35.5%	218 (66.7%)	25 (7.6%)	26 (8.0%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (15.0%)	$16,596							76.1	64	411	163		390456702330
249	Sylvania Timberstone Junior High School	Public	6-8	9000 Sylvania Ave	Sylvania	43560	Lucas County	Sylvania Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 824-8680	607	39	15.7	31.5%	436 (71.8%)	56 (9.2%)	40 (6.6%)	26 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.1%)	$10,423							76	76.6	230	19		390448700758
250	Talawanda Middle School	Public	6-8	4030 Oxford Reily Rd	Oxford	45056	Butler County	Talawanda City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 273-3300	679	46	14.7	38.3%	595 (87.6%)	28 (4.1%)	21 (3.1%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	$12,129							76	69.4	341	91		390461504370

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.