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
891	Mary Church Terrell	Public	PK, KG-8	3595 Bosworth Rd	Cleveland	44111	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6450	235	17	13.8		66 (28.1%)	77 (32.8%)	59 (25.1%)	12 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	17 (7.2%)	$13,396							11.6	21.6	799	92		390437800499
892	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-8	1955 W Laskey Rd	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3800	471	22	21.4		115 (24.4%)	224 (47.6%)	47 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (17.4%)	$13,610							11.4	17.8	835	57		390449001808
893	Washington Park Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	4000 Washington Park Blvd	Newburgh Heights	44105	Cuyahoga County	Washington Park Community School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 271-6055	162	14	11.5		82 (50.6%)	51 (31.5%)	6 (3.7%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (12.3%)	$13,962							11.4	19.1	818	75		390010704153
894	Explorers Academy of Science and Technology	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1850 Airport Hwy	Toledo	43609	Lucas County	Explorers Academy of Science and Technology	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 219-9758	340	3	113.3		27 (7.9%)	262 (77.1%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.7%)	$12,956							11.4	9.6	932	38		390163606185
895	Artemus Ward	Public	PK, KG-8	4315 W 140th St	Cleveland	44135	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-6200	487	25	19.4		91 (18.7%)	177 (36.3%)	165 (33.9%)	24 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.7%)	$13,225							11.1	11.5	910	15		390437800421
896	Trotwood-Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	4420 N Union Rd	Trotwood	45426	Montgomery County	Trotwood-Madison City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 854-0017	548	34	16.1		38 (6.9%)	447 (81.6%)	23 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.9%)	$14,667							11	8.5	950	54		390486905769
897	McKinley STEMM Academy	Public	K-8	3344 Westland Ave	Toledo	43613	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-3750	323	19	17		62 (19.2%)	183 (56.7%)	26 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (15.2%)	$16,169							11	7.5	967	70		390449001813
898	Adlai Stevenson School	Public	PK, KG-8	18300 Woda	Cleveland	44122	Cuyahoga County	Cleveland Municipal	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(216) 838-5300	295	19	15.5		3 (1.0%)	277 (93.9%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$16,995							10.8	9.2	934	36		390437800413
899	Medina Middle School	Public	6-8	1425 Huy Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6050	438	28	15.6		61 (13.9%)	210 (47.9%)	125 (28.5%)	14 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	$15,614							10.7	11.5	908	9		390438000682
900	Lima West Middle School	Public	7-8	503 N Cable Rd	Lima	45805	Allen County	Lima City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 996-3150	334	33	10.1		89 (26.6%)	134 (40.1%)	29 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (24.3%)	$14,363							10.6	8.7	944	44		390442201162

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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