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
561	Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1567 Loretta Ave	Columbus	43211	Franklin County	Midnimo Cross Cultural Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 261-7480	165	7	23.5		0 (0.0%)	130 (78.8%)	35 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,908							50.5	51	572	11		390043504994
562	Bucyrus Middle School	Public	6-8	455 Redman Way	Bucyrus	44820	Crawford County	Bucyrus City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 562-0003	256	13	19.6		225 (87.9%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	$3,468							50.3	41.1	651	89		390436806031
563	Martins Ferry Middle School	Public	5-8	5000 Ayers Limestone Rd	Martins Ferry	43935	Belmont County	Martins Ferry City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 633-9741	434	18	24.1		369 (85.0%)	22 (5.1%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.1%)	$11,392							50.2	47.2	607	44		390443401270
564	Northeastern Middle/High School	Public	6-12	140 W Main St	South Vienna	45369	Clark County	Northeastern Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 328-6575	482	34	14.1	99.4%	452 (93.8%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$14,511							50.2	57.4	507	57		390462502490
565	Eastlake Middle School	Public	6-8	35972 Lake Shore Blvd	Eastlake	44095	Lake County	Willoughby-Eastlake City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 942-5696	330	26	12.6	64.5%	250 (75.8%)	31 (9.4%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (10.0%)	$14,028							50.1	56	521	44		390451001996
566	Sayler Park School	Public	PK, KG-8	6700 Home City Ave	Cincinnati	45233	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-5100	296	24	12.5		181 (61.1%)	56 (18.9%)	16 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	37 (12.5%)	$16,344							49.9	41.8	644	78		390437500374
567	The Bridgeport School DIstrict - Middle School	Public	5-8	55707 Industrial Dr	Bridgeport	43912	Belmont County	Bridgeport Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 635-0853	218	16	13.6		191 (87.6%)	10 (4.6%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)	$12,133							49.7	62.1	441	126		390452302129
568	Waterloo Middle School	Public	7-8	1464 Industry Rd	Atwater	44201	Portage County	Waterloo Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 947-2124	131	6	21.8		121 (92.4%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	$12,915							49.6	66.2	391	177		390492403543
569	Southeast Junior High School	Public	6-8	8540 Tallmadge Rd	Diamond	44412	Portage County	Southeast Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 654-5841	334	23	14.8	47.3%	313 (93.7%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$15,632							49.5	57.1	514	55		390492203536
570	Millersport Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	11850 Lancaster St	Millersport	43046	Fairfield County	Walnut Township Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 467-2929	260	18	14.2		243 (93.5%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$16,898							49.5	71.8	296	274		390469002695

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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

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.