Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

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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
611	Stivers School For The Arts	Public	7-12	1313 E 5th St	Dayton	45402	Montgomery County	Dayton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 542-7380	837	48	17.4		244 (29.2%)	442 (52.8%)	94 (11.2%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.7%)	$15,931							44.7	41.8	646	35		390438400824
612	Newton Falls Junior High School	Public	6-8	907 1/2 Milton Blvd	Newton Falls	44444	Trumbull County	Newton Falls Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 872-5445	192	14	13.6		175 (91.1%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	$12,012							44.7	39.7	662	50		390455602282
613	Fremont Middle School	Public	6-8	1250 North St	Fremont	43420	Sandusky County	Fremont City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 332-5569	799	53	14.9		422 (52.8%)	78 (9.8%)	195 (24.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (12.4%)	$11,261							44.5	43.6	628	15		390440100973
614	Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	16210 Lorain Ave	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Constellation Schools: Westpark Community Middle	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 251-7200	170	8	21.2		66 (38.8%)	19 (11.2%)	64 (37.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (10.0%)	$11,384							44.2	39.1	666	52		390050305213
615	Mad River Middle School	Public	5-9	1801 Harshman Rd	Dayton	45424	Montgomery County	Mad River Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 237-4265	562	35	15.8		381 (67.8%)	68 (12.1%)	47 (8.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.0%)	$11,321							44.1	40.5	657	42		390487003363
616	Old West End Academy Elementary School	Public	K-8	3131 Cambridge St	Toledo	43610	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-4700	272	19	14.3		7 (2.6%)	238 (87.5%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	$18,088							44	35.2	697	81		390449004559
617	Vinton County Middle School	Public	6-8	63870 Locker Plant Road	Mc Arthur	45651	Vinton County	Vinton County Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 596-5243	359	23	15.9		348 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$14,294							44	51.5	562	55		390503904405
618	Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Junior High School	Public	7-8	1317 S 2nd St	Ripley	45167	Brown County	Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 392-4384	102	0			93 (91.2%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	$7,152							44	37.2	675	57		390460705295
619	East Clinton Junior High School	Public	6-8	174 Larrick Rd	Sabina	45169	Clinton County	East Clinton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 584-9267	268	18	14.8		244 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$11,378							43.7	44.9	623	4		390464000822
620	Portsmouth West Middle School	Public	5-8	15332 US Highway 52 Unit B	West Portsmouth	45663	Scioto County	Washington-Nile Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 858-6668	360	20	18		324 (90.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (4.2%)	$12,537							43.7	49.2	592	28		390496501453

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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.