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
711	Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3800 W 140th St	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6300	536	23	23.3		128 (23.9%)	154 (28.7%)	162 (30.2%)	40 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.1%)	$14,308							32.8	23.6	776	65		390437805531
712	Berwick Alternative K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2655 Scottwood Rd	Columbus	43209	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6140	691	39	17.7		19 (2.7%)	572 (82.8%)	35 (5.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.7%)	$14,328							32.7	34.7	700	12		390438000592
713	Crestline High School	Public	6-12	435 Oldfield Rd	Crestline	44827	Crawford County	Crestline Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 683-3647	246	24	10.2		231 (93.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$17,695							32.6	19	819	106		391000802181
714	Buckeye Local Junior High	Public	6-8	10692 State Highway 150	Rayland	43943	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 859-2196	299	18	16.6		279 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$10,428							32.4	60.3	466	248		390477802972
715	Brooklyn High School	Public	8-12	9200 Biddulph Rd	Brooklyn	44144	Cuyahoga County	Brooklyn City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 485-8162	470	34	14	67.0%	227 (48.3%)	49 (10.4%)	133 (28.3%)	27 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	$17,751							32.3	24.4	771	56		390436500200
716	NCS Digital	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	1440 Granville Rd Ste J	Newark	43055	Licking County	Newark City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(740) 328-2022	249	15	17.1		222 (89.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.8%)	$14,498							32.2	23.8	773	57		390444505989
717	Eastern High School	Public	7-12	38900 State Route 7	Reedsville	45772	Meigs County	Eastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 985-3329	354	22	16		343 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$10,346							32.1	42.2	642	75		390485103279
718	Ottawa River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4747 290th St	Toledo	43611	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6350	375	23	16.3		225 (60.0%)	30 (8.0%)	77 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.5%)	$13,465							31.9	35.2	695	23		390449001821
719	McGuffey Pk-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3465 Tod Ave NW	Warren	44485	Trumbull County	Warren City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 841-2321	783	46	16.9		214 (27.3%)	397 (50.7%)	33 (4.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (17.4%)	$13,342							31.7	25.3	756	37		390449905430
720	Denison	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	3799 W 33rd St	Cleveland	44109	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-3250	255	13	19.6		58 (22.7%)	86 (33.7%)	80 (31.4%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	21 (8.2%)	$15,751							31.7	24.5	769	49		390437800448

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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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Educational resources:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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