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
61	Mason Middle School	Public	7-8	6370 S Mason Montgomery Rd	Mason	45040	Warren County	Mason City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 398-9035	1,637	84	19.6	16.3%	790 (48.3%)	88 (5.4%)	108 (6.6%)	582 (35.6%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	60 (3.7%)	$13,486							88.9	90.3	56	5		390504503952
62	Larson Middle School	Public	4-8	1240 Oakland Ave	Columbus	43212	Franklin County	Grandview Heights Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 485-4100	453	28	15.9		407 (89.8%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.9%)	$16,438							88.8	91.2	45	17		390440701012
63	New Albany Middle School	Public	7-8	6600 E Dublin Granville Rd	New Albany	43054	Franklin County	New Albany-Plain Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 413-8500	768	46	16.6		454 (59.1%)	106 (13.8%)	45 (5.9%)	96 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.6%)	$13,723							88.8	88.3	78	15		390469902735
64	Bellbrook Middle School	Public	6-8	3600 Feedwire Rd	Bellbrook	45305	Greene County	Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 848-2141	665	33	20.1	22.1%	553 (83.2%)	28 (4.2%)	23 (3.5%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)	$10,712							88.6	89.7	61	3		390472702826
65	Wyoming Middle School	Public	5-8	17 Wyoming Ave	Wyoming	45215	Hamilton County	Wyoming City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 206-7170	626	42	14.8	11.2%	473 (75.6%)	82 (13.1%)	17 (2.7%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	$14,811							88.6	91.1	48	17		390451402048
66	Hastings Middle School	Public	6-8	1850 Hastings Ln	Upper Arlington	43220	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 487-5100	753	29	25.6	7.3%	623 (82.7%)	8 (1.1%)	22 (2.9%)	45 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.2%)	$16,113							88.6	89.4	66			390449301863
67	Bluffton Middle School	Public	6-8	116 S Jackson St	Bluffton	45817	Allen County	Bluffton Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 358-7961	294	15	19.6	80.3%	273 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$12,837							88.6	86.8	98	31		390452101366
68	Henry Karrer Middle School	Public	6-8	7245 Tullymore Dr	Dublin	43016	Franklin County	Dublin City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 873-0459	885	54	16.3	9.7%	484 (54.7%)	20 (2.3%)	38 (4.3%)	299 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.0%)	$14,376							88.5	88.8	74	6		390470202685
69	Nagel Middle School	Public	7-8	1500 Nagel Rd	Cincinnati	45255	Hamilton County	Forest Hills Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 474-5407	1,087	61	17.6	17.8%	923 (84.9%)	29 (2.7%)	52 (4.8%)	21 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.5%)	$13,018							88.4	88.1	80	11		390473402704
70	Chippewa Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	466 South Portage	Doylestown	44230	Wayne County	Chippewa Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 658-2011	588	33	17.7	30.3%	566 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$12,959							88.2	90.6	52	18		390505303976

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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.