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
21	Bay Middle School	Public	5-8	27725 Wolf Rd	Bay Village	44140	Cuyahoga County	Bay Village City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 617-7600	738	51	14.3	11.4%	651 (88.2%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (5.0%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.7%)	$15,821							93.5	92.9	27	6		390435400116
22	Liberty Center Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Tiger Trail	Liberty Center	43532	Henry County	Liberty Center Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 533-0020	293	17	17.2		270 (92.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$12,240							93.3	90.7	51	29		390475804618
23	St Henry Middle School	Public	5-8	381 E Columbus St	Saint Henry	45883	Mercer County	St Henry Consolidated Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 678-4834	300	17	17.9		294 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,406							93.3	89.8	59	36		390485803307
24	Willard Grizzell Middle School	Public	6-8	8705 Avery Rd	Dublin	43017	Delaware County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 798-3569	683	42	16.2	5.3%	515 (75.4%)	9 (1.3%)	17 (2.5%)	93 (13.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.9%)	$16,334							92.6	93.1	24			390470200475
25	Kalida High School	Public	5-12	301 N Third St	Kalida	45853	Putnam County	Kalida Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 532-3529	393	24	16.1	9.7%	385 (98.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,508							92.5	92.5	31	6		390493403566
26	Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	6376 Mill Rd	Broadview Heights	44147	Cuyahoga County	Brecksville-Broadview Heights City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 740-4400	790	49	16.2	18.4%	644 (81.5%)	17 (2.2%)	33 (4.2%)	44 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.6%)	$14,815							92.4	94	17	9		390436400195
27	Fort Recovery Middle School	Public	6-8	865 Sharpsburg Rd	Fort Recovery	45846	Mercer County	Fort Recovery Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 375-2815	190	10	18.7		183 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,645							92.3	88	83	56		390485903308
28	Ottawa Hills High School	Public	7-12	2532 Evergreen Rd	Toledo	43606	Lucas County	Ottawa Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 534-5376	475	32	14.6		339 (71.4%)	12 (2.5%)	19 (4.0%)	81 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	$16,150							92.2	93	25	3		390482103150
29	Kenston Middle School	Public	4-7	17425 Snyder Rd	Chagrin Falls	44023	Geauga County	Kenston Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 543-8241	772	54	14.3	11.5%	687 (89.0%)	32 (4.1%)	22 (2.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	$15,804							92	92.8	29			390471902798
30	Oakwood Junior High School	Public	7-8	1200 Far Hills Ave	Dayton	45419	Montgomery County	Oakwood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 297-5328	319	27	11.8		255 (79.9%)	8 (2.5%)	15 (4.7%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	$14,088							91.9	94.4	14	16		390445804264

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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.