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
131	Indian Lake Middle School	Public	5-8	8920 County Road 91	Lewistown	43333	Logan County	Indian Lake Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 686-8833	393	25	15.7	52.9%	356 (90.6%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$13,747							83.8	83.6	140	9		390480803107
132	Strongsville Middle School	Public	6-8	13200 Pearl Rd	Strongsville	44136	Cuyahoga County	Strongsville City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 572-7090	1,327	89	14.9	27.8%	991 (74.7%)	55 (4.1%)	82 (6.2%)	137 (10.3%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (4.2%)	$15,077							83.6	85.5	118	14		390448401722
133	Olentangy Orange Middle School	Public	6-8	2680 E Orange Rd	Lewis Center	43035	Delaware County	Olentangy Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 657-5300	1,056	63	16.7	23.0%	549 (52.0%)	125 (11.8%)	94 (8.9%)	202 (19.1%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	78 (7.4%)	$13,742							83.6	86.9	96	37		390467604600
134	Buckeye Central Middle School	Public	5-8	938 S Kibler St	New Washington	44854	Crawford County	Buckeye Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 492-1035	198	9	22		188 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$17,445							83.6	85.6	116	18		390465005506
135	Monroe Junior High School	Public	7-8	220 Yankee Rd	Monroe	45050	Butler County	Monroe Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 539-8471	440	24	18.3	36.1%	318 (72.3%)	32 (7.3%)	43 (9.8%)	28 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	$12,208							83.6	80.5	183	48		390009405926
136	Shadyside High School	Public	7-12	3890 Lincoln Ave	Shadyside	43947	Belmont County	Shadyside Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 676-3235	285	18	15.6		267 (93.7%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$15,737							83.5	82.6	157	21		390460002402
137	Poland Seminary High School	Public	7-12	3199 Dobbins Rd	Poland	44514	Mahoning County	Poland Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 757-7018	773	41	18.7	18.6%	691 (89.4%)	11 (1.4%)	36 (4.7%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	$12,075							83.5	83.3	146	9		390483403218
138	Spencerville Middle School	Public	5-8	2500 Wisher Dr	Spencerville	45887	Allen County	Spencerville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 647-4112	315	15	21		291 (92.4%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	10 (3.2%)	$11,791							83.4	81.7	165	27		390458002350
139	Edison Middle School (formerly Berlin-Milan Middle School)	Public	4-8	20 Center St	Berlin Heights	44814	Erie County	Edison Local (formerly Berlin-Milan)	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 499-3000	525	31	16.7		462 (88.0%)	4 (0.8%)	31 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	$10,723							83.2	77.3	224	85		390467802652
140	Bath Middle School	Public	6-8	2700 Bible Rd	Lima	45801	Allen County	Bath Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 221-1839	417	21	19.8	45.1%	357 (85.6%)	10 (2.4%)	19 (4.6%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$12,838							82.9	86.7	102	38		390457602336

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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:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.