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
221	R B Chamberlin Middle School	Public	7-8	10270 Ravenna Rd	Twinsburg	44087	Summit County	Twinsburg City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 486-2281	564	36	15.8	27.1%	294 (52.1%)	154 (27.3%)	26 (4.6%)	63 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (4.4%)	$14,535							77.7	79.4	201	20		390500703829
222	Wayne Trace High School	Public	7-12	4915 US Route 127	Haviland	45851	Paulding County	Wayne Trace Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 399-4100	404	28	14.4	40.1%	385 (95.3%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$15,891							77.6	73.6	277	55		390490303471
223	Norton Middle School	Public	5-8	4108 S Cleveland Massillon Rd	Norton	44203	Summit County	Norton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 825-5607	655	39	17		587 (89.6%)	11 (1.7%)	18 (2.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	$9,566							77.6	78	219	4		390445501449
224	Eaton Middle School	Public	6-8	814 Camden Rd	Eaton	45320	Preble County	Eaton Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 456-2286	410	30	13.6	46.6%	374 (91.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$12,412							77.6	76.1	241	17		390439300883
225	Bethel-Tate Middle School	Public	6-8	649 W Plane St	Bethel	45106	Clermont County	Bethel-Tate Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 734-2271	298	21	14.1	50.0%	275 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$13,024							77.4	79	210	15		390463102507
226	Howland Middle School	Public	5-8	8100 South St SE	Warren	44484	Trumbull County	Howland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 856-8250	699	46	15.2	45.6%	576 (82.4%)	28 (4.0%)	35 (5.0%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.6%)	$14,669							77.3	75.2	255	29		390501603856
227	Lexington Junior High School	Public	7-8	103 Clever Ln	Lexington	44904	Richland County	Lexington Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 884-2112	372	22	17.2		324 (87.1%)	6 (1.6%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.3%)	$10,935							77.3	73.3	280	53		390494303590
228	Pike-Delta-York Middle School	Public	5-8	1101 Panther Pride Dr	Delta	43515	Fulton County	Pike-Delta-York Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 822-9118	361	20	17.8	46.3%	309 (85.6%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$13,722							77.3	79.1	207	21		390470802771
229	National Inventors Hall of Fame School Center for STEM	Public	5-8	199 S Broadway St	Akron	44308	Summit County	Akron City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 761-3195	391	26	15		125 (32.0%)	141 (36.1%)	19 (4.9%)	66 (16.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.0%)	$18,056							77.2	62.7	433	204		390434805555
230	Elida Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 Sunnydale St	Elida	45807	Allen County	Elida Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 338-6802	467	31	15	59.7%	302 (64.7%)	62 (13.3%)	33 (7.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (14.3%)	$12,175							77.2	74.1	269	39		390457704223

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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.

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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.