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
271	Ohio College Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	21100 Southgate Park Blvd	Maple Heights	44137	Cuyahoga County	Ohio College Preparatory School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 453-4550	179	11	16.2		6 (3.4%)	163 (91.1%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	$12,896							74.3	12.3	892	621		390148705729
272	Pettisville High School	Public	7-12	232 Summit St	Pettisville	43553	Fulton County	Pettisville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 446-2705	208	17	12.3	58.2%	174 (83.7%)	1 (0.5%)	29 (13.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$15,672							74.2	81.1	177	95		390470702769
273	Graham Middle School	Public	6-8	9644 Us Highway 36	Saint Paris	43072	Champaign County	Graham Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 663-5339	362	17	21.2	45.9%	336 (92.8%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$11,148							74.2	66.6	388	115		390461902464
274	Clinton-Massie Middle School	Public	6-8	2556 Lebanon Rd	Clarksville	45113	Clinton County	Clinton-Massie Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 289-2932	402	22	18.2	33.1%	386 (96.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$11,489							74.1	76.3	234	40		390463904373
275	Perry Middle School	Public	6-8	2341 Snouffer Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 450-5700	528	40	13.1	44.7%	275 (52.1%)	63 (11.9%)	107 (20.3%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.2%)	$14,434							74.1	62.8	429	154		390451306085
276	Tinora Middle School	Public	5-8	5921 Domersville Rd	Defiance	43512	Defiance County	Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 497-2361	313	16	19.5	27.2%	279 (89.1%)	5 (1.6%)	22 (7.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,234							74	67.4	374	98		390467202637
277	Green Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Smithie Drive	Smithville	44677	Wayne County	Green Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 669-3165	254	16	16.3		223 (87.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$12,061							74	68.7	351	74		390505503983
278	Lynchburg-Clay Middle School	Public	6-8	8250 State Route 134	Lynchburg	45142	Highland County	Lynchburg-Clay Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 364-2811	246	19	12.8	50.8%	230 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	$12,906							73.8	79.6	196	82		390476303595
279	Mt Orab Middle School	Public	5-8	472 W Main St	Mount Orab	45154	Brown County	Western Brown Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 444-2529	600	38	15.7	60.2%	571 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	$11,307							73.7	67.6	372	93		390460600427
280	Shore Middle School	Public	6-8	5670 Hopkins Rd	Mentor	44060	Lake County	Mentor Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 255-4444	752	47	16.1	35.1%	642 (85.4%)	18 (2.4%)	36 (4.8%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	$9,369							73.6	71.9	295	15		390454902245

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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.