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
511	Pymatuning Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	5445 Rt 6	Andover	44003	Ashtabula County	Pymatuning Valley Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 293-6981	287	20	14.3		263 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$14,543							54.3	61.4	452	59		390458802375
512	Madison Middle School	Public	5-8	1419 Grace St	Mansfield	44905	Richland County	Madison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 522-0471	761	56	13.5	70.4%	614 (80.7%)	44 (5.8%)	28 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.5%)	$10,631							54.3	57.1	512			390494503597
513	Lakewood Middle School	Public	6-8	5222 National Rd SE	Hebron	43025	Licking County	Lakewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 928-8330	394	28	13.9	50.3%	373 (94.7%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$13,326							54.3	60.7	460	53		390479903071
514	Loudonville High School	Public	7-12	421 Campus Ave	Loudonville	44842	Ashland County	Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 994-4101	340	31	10.9	43.5%	326 (95.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	$18,643							54.2	55.2	528	14		390454602225
515	Jefferson Area Junior High School	Public	7-8	207 W Mulberry St	Jefferson	44047	Ashtabula County	Jefferson Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 576-1736	285	11	26	55.8%	256 (89.8%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (4.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$9,246							54.2	61.6	446	69		390458705392
516	Toronto Junior / Senior High School	Public	6-12	1305 Dennis Way	Toronto	43964	Jefferson County	Toronto City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 537-2442	383	25	15.3		341 (89.0%)	5 (1.3%)	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	$12,919							54.2	60.3	465	51		390449101849
517	Greenville Middle School	Public	5-8	1111 N Ohio St	Greenville	45331	Darke County	Greenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 548-3185	658	38	17.3	58.4%	601 (91.3%)	8 (1.2%)	12 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	28 (4.3%)	$11,848							54.1	59.2	480	37		390440901029
518	Elmhurst Elementary School	Public	K-8	4530 Elmhurst Rd	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3550	381	22	17.3		210 (55.1%)	86 (22.6%)	47 (12.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.2%)	$12,531							54	68.8	346	172		390449001785
519	Bristol High School	Public	7-12	1845 State Route 88	Bristolville	44402	Trumbull County	Bristol Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 889-2621	186	15	12.4	51.1%	170 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$16,159							53.9	43.3	630	111		390501103838
520	Grand Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	111 Grand Valley Ave West	Orwell	44076	Ashtabula County	Grand Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 805-4545	172	13	12.9	53.5%	165 (95.9%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$17,233							53.9	47.5	605	85		390458602366

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

Educational resources:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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