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
121	Learwood Middle School	Public	7-8	340 Lear Rd	Avon Lake	44012	Lorain County	Avon Lake City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 933-8142	557	36	15.5	14.7%	490 (88.0%)	8 (1.4%)	32 (5.7%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$14,643							84.8	90.6	53	68		390481203116
122	Champion Middle School	Public	5-8	5976 Mahoning Ave NW Ste C	Warren	44483	Trumbull County	Champion Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 847-2340	366	24	15.4	41.8%	347 (94.8%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$13,421							84.7	86.3	104	18		390501303845
123	Lee Burneson Middle School	Public	7-8	2260 Dover Center Rd	Westlake	44145	Cuyahoga County	Westlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 835-6340	501	38	13.1	24.2%	373 (74.5%)	20 (4.0%)	42 (8.4%)	30 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.0%)	$16,167							84.7	85.6	113	10		390450601975
124	Antwerp Local Middle School	Public	6-8	303 S. Harrmann Rd	Antwerp	45813	Paulding County	Antwerp Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 258-5421	142	10	14.2		127 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$11,006							84.6	79.8	194	70		390489904649
125	Cedarville High School	Public	6-12	194 Walnut St	Cedarville	45314	Greene County	Cedar Cliff Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 766-1871	319			37.9%	286 (89.7%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.6%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	$13,163							84.6	79.2	206	81		390472502821
126	Old Fort High School	Public	7-12	7635 N Co Rd 51	Tiffin	44883	Seneca County	Old Fort Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 992-4291	264	21	12.8	36.0%	231 (87.5%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$17,601							84.5	82.6	156	30		391002103681
127	Botkins High School	Public	7-12	404 E State St	Botkins	45306	Shelby County	Botkins Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 693-4241	261	17	15.4	17.6%	245 (93.9%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	$15,053							84.4	86.3	105	22		390497603687
128	Butler Middle School	Public	5-8	2011 Trojan Ave	Arcanum	45304	Darke County	Arcanum-Butler Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 692-5174	321	17	18.7		306 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$11,327							84.2	82.9	152	24		390466302615
129	Tower Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	195 N Johanna Dr	Centerville	45459	Montgomery County	Centerville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 434-0383	571	33	17.5	20.0%	453 (79.3%)	32 (5.6%)	12 (2.1%)	32 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.4%)	$13,626							84.1	81.8	164	35		390437300275
130	Leipsic High School	Public	6-12	232 Oak St	Leipsic	45856	Putnam County	Leipsic Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 943-2164	396	26	15.3	43.7%	220 (55.6%)	4 (1.0%)	164 (41.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$11,743							84.1	79.4	199	69		390493503568

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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.