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
501	North Union Middle School	Public	6-8	12555 Mulvane Rd	Richwood	43344	Union County	North Union Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 943-2369	325	18	18	44.9%	309 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	$13,040							55.8	71.3	304	197		390503303917
502	Ridgewood High School	Public	8-12	602 Johnson St	West Lafayette	43845	Coshocton County	Ridgewood Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 545-6345	418	26	16		397 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$12,398							55.7	74.7	261	241		390464702565
503	Deer Park Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	8351 Plainfield Rd	Cincinnati	45236	Hamilton County	Deer Park Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 891-0010	475	41	11.7	51.2%	329 (69.3%)	49 (10.3%)	34 (7.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	53 (11.2%)	$17,478							55.4	51.5	566	63		390438500834
504	Milton-Union Middle School	Public	6-8	7630 Milton Potsdam Rd	West Milton	45383	Miami County	Milton-Union Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 884-7930	321	16	20.7		296 (92.2%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	$10,546							55.2	58.1	492	12		390455102258
505	Northeast Ohio Impact Academy	Public	7-12	436 Struthers Coitsville Rd	Lowellville	44436	Mahoning County	Campbell City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 799-8239	171	11	15.5		81 (47.4%)	26 (15.2%)	51 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.6%)	$5,102							55	70.1	327	178		390437006008
506	Felicity-Franklin Local Junior High School	Public	7-8	105 Market St	Felicity	45120	Clermont County	Felicity-Franklin Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 362-5381	106	11	9.6		97 (91.5%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.7%)	$17,946							54.7	55.7	523	17		390463300821
507	Greenbriar Middle School	Public	5-8	11810 Huffman Rd	Parma	44130	Cuyahoga County	Parma City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 885-2370	1,064	61	17.4		639 (60.1%)	113 (10.6%)	149 (14.0%)	58 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	98 (9.2%)	$12,236							54.6	57.8	498	9		390446301500
508	McComb Local Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	328 S Todd St	Mc Comb	45858	Hancock County	McComb Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 293-3853	282	20	14.1		227 (80.5%)	3 (1.1%)	48 (17.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$15,572							54.5	69.9	332	176		390474502896
509	Western Reserve Middle School	Public	6-8	3841 State Route 20	Collins	44826	Huron County	Western Reserve Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 668-8470	193	9	21.4		189 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,420							54.5	57.4	508	1		390477402962
510	Thomas Ewing Junior High School	Public	6-8	2024 Sheridan Dr	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 687-7347	643	35	18.2		551 (85.7%)	30 (4.7%)	23 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.6%)	$11,502							54.4	49.5	589	79		390442001140

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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.