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
81	Liberty Junior School	Public	7-8	7055 Dutchland Blvd	Liberty Township	45044	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 777-4420	681	34	20.3	22.6%	474 (69.6%)	76 (11.2%)	50 (7.3%)	48 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	$12,934							87.8	82.7	155	74		390461102439
82	Gahanna East Middle School	Public	6-8	730 Clotts Rd	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 478-5550	660	36	18.5	20.6%	455 (68.9%)	112 (17.0%)	39 (5.9%)	25 (3.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.5%)	$13,058							87.8	86.5	103	21		390469602715
83	Jacob Coy Middle School	Public	6-8	1786 Dayton Xenia Rd	Xenia	45385	Greene County	Beavercreek City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 429-7577	1,058	53	19.7	19.8%	835 (78.9%)	48 (4.5%)	47 (4.4%)	71 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.2%)	$11,280							87.5	85.6	117	34		390472402813
84	Nordonia Middle School	Public	7-8	73 Leonard Ave	Northfield	44067	Summit County	Nordonia Hills City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 467-0584	524	40	13.2	13.7%	373 (71.2%)	75 (14.3%)	15 (2.9%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	$15,929							87.5	82.5	158	74		390500403811
85	Harding Middle School	Public	6-8	16601 Madison Ave	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 529-4261	446	27	16.5	34.5%	355 (79.6%)	16 (3.6%)	13 (2.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.3%)	$17,233							87.4	88	82	3		390441905364
86	Waynesville Middle School	Public	6-8	723 Dayton Rd	Waynesville	45068	Warren County	Wayne Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 897-4706	379	17	22.9		343 (90.5%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.9%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$11,832							87.3	89.8	60	26		390504604379
87	Coldwater Middle School	Public	5-8	310 N 2nd St	Coldwater	45828	Mercer County	Coldwater Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 678-3331	429	28	15.1		412 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,208							87.3	86.8	100	13		390453101377
88	Fairbanks Middle School	Public	6-8	11158 State Route 38	Milford Center	43045	Union County	Fairbanks Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 349-6841	245	13	18.7	21.2%	235 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$14,077							87	88	81	7		390503204253
89	Bexley Middle School	Public	6-8	300 S Cassingham Rd	Bexley	43209	Franklin County	Bexley City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 237-4277	591	33	17.9		475 (80.4%)	36 (6.1%)	27 (4.6%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	$15,400							86.7	88.3	76	13		390436200181
90	Wadsworth Middle School	Public	7-8	150 Silvercreek Rd	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 335-1410	606	38	15.8	30.9%	552 (91.1%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.3%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$13,950							86.6	87	95	5		391002901891

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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.