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
311	United High School	Public	6-12	8143 State Route 9	Hanoverton	44423	Columbiana County	United Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 223-7102	541	35	15.4	34.0%	520 (96.1%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$14,485							71	62.7	432	121		390464502562
312	Woodmore Middle School	Public	5-8	800 W Main St	Woodville	43469	Sandusky County	Woodmore Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 862-1070	271	14	19.3		230 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$8,484							71	68.2	360	48		390495705855
313	Otsego Junior High	Public	6-8	18505 Tontogany Creek Rd Ste 3	Bowling Green	43402	Wood County	Otsego Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 823-4381	375	20	18.7		342 (91.2%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$11,123							71	68.6	352	39		390507204043
314	Gahanna South Middle School	Public	6-8	349 Shady Spring Dr	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 337-3730	653	34	19.3	33.1%	288 (44.1%)	246 (37.7%)	49 (7.5%)	54 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	$12,330							71	75.5	251	63		390469600258
315	Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8	Public	K-8	755 Saint Johns Ave	Lima	45804	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3190	172	20	8.6		60 (34.9%)	70 (40.7%)	15 (8.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (14.0%)	$18,489							71	68.5	353	38		390442201160
316	Celina Middle School	Public	7-8	615 Holly St	Celina	45822	Mercer County	Celina City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 586-8300	348	29	12	49.4%	303 (87.1%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	17 (4.9%)	$13,388							70.8	71	310	6		391003000262
317	West Holmes Middle School	Public	6-8	10901 State Route 39	Millersburg	44654	Holmes County	West Holmes Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 674-4761	384	24	16	40.6%	359 (93.5%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$14,616							70.6	71.7	299	18		390476902950
318	Coventry Middle School	Public	5-8	3257 Cormany Rd	Akron	44319	Summit County	Coventry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 644-2232	427	28	15.2		354 (82.9%)	29 (6.8%)	9 (2.1%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	$13,659							70.6	66.9	386	68		390499903789
319	Woodsfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	473 Lewisville Rd	Woodsfield	43793	Monroe County	Switzerland of Ohio Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 472-0953	363	29	12.4	72.7%	350 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$21,868							70.5	55.2	532	213		390486503339
320	Kettering Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 Glengarry Dr	Kettering	45420	Montgomery County	Kettering City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 499-1550	982	69	14.2	57.2%	714 (72.7%)	97 (9.9%)	67 (6.8%)	20 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	79 (8.0%)	$14,311							70.5	66.1	393	73		390441801103

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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.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.