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
521	Green High School	Public	7-12	4057 Gallia Pike	Franklin Furnace	45629	Scioto County	Green Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 354-9150	231	15	15.4		228 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$16,621							53.8	70.5	317	204		390496103648
522	Newcomerstown Middle School	Public	6-8	325 W State St	Newcomerstown	43832	Tuscarawas County	Newcomerstown Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 498-8151	182	15	12.1		164 (90.1%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$13,632							53.8	61.9	443	79		390455402271
523	Salem Junior High School	Public	7-8	1200 E 6th St	Salem	44460	Columbiana County	Salem City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 332-8914	323	15	21.5		261 (80.8%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (13.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$9,792							53.7	57.5	504	19		391000601592
524	River View High School	Public	7-12	26496 State Route 60	Warsaw	43844	Coshocton County	River View Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 824-3522	662	39	16.9	65.7%	624 (94.3%)	8 (1.2%)	12 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$14,200							53.7	57.6	500	24		390464802570
525	Struthers Middle School	Public	5-8	800 5th St	Struthers	44471	Mahoning County	Struthers City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 755-1064	495	32	15.4		347 (70.1%)	35 (7.1%)	67 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.1%)	$11,581							53.6	48.8	594	69		390448501732
526	Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3474 E Livingston Ave	Columbus	43227	Franklin County	Whitehall Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 324-4585	383	21	18.2		7 (1.8%)	294 (76.8%)	49 (12.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	$11,056							53.6	14.5	869	343		390055005262
527	Creekside Middle School	Public	6-8	1111 Nilles Rd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 829-4433	1,111	56	19.7	65.3%	454 (40.9%)	254 (22.9%)	232 (20.9%)	84 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (7.7%)	$10,310							53.6	57.7	499	28		390461002431
528	Shenandoah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20977 Zep Rd E	Sarahsville	43779	Noble County	Noble Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 732-5661	809	40	20.3	76.5%	787 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$18,156							53.3	51.6	561	33		390489004248
529	Eastern Middle School	Public	6-8	1170 Tile Mill Rd	Beaver	45613	Pike County	Eastern Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 226-1544	191	12	15.9		185 (96.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$14,276							53.2	59.8	469	60		390491204653
530	Wallace H Braden Middle School	Public	6-8	3436 Edgewood Dr	Ashtabula	44004	Ashtabula County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 998-0550	373	17	21.9		297 (79.6%)	4 (1.1%)	44 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	$10,507							53.1	52.4	555	25		390458502364

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