Best Middle Schools in Ohio

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Ohio State Tests test scores by the Ohio Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

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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
111	Jones Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 Arlington Ave	Upper Arlington	43221	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 487-5080	733	55	13.4	6.8%	625 (85.3%)	16 (2.2%)	26 (3.5%)	35 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.2%)	$18,197							85.2	91.3	41	70		390449301864
112	South Side Middle School	Public	5-8	720 Columbiana Waterford Rd	Columbiana	44408	Columbiana County	Columbiana Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 482-5354	289	13	22.2	40.8%	268 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$11,652							85.2	88.3	77	35		390453202177
113	Manchester Middle School	Public	6-8	760 W Nimisila Rd	Akron	44319	Summit County	Manchester Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 882-3812	275	25	11.1	34.2%	262 (95.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$18,250							85.2	80.2	189	76		390500003792
114	Springboro Junior High School	Public	6-8	1605 S Main St	Springboro	45066	Warren County	Springboro Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 748-3953	975	47	20.8	13.5%	866 (88.8%)	19 (1.9%)	21 (2.2%)	37 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.2%)	$9,694							85.2	86.7	101	13		390504204172
115	Dalton Middle School	Public	5-8	250 N Church St	Dalton	44618	Wayne County	Dalton Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 828-2405	277	14	20.2	76.5%	250 (90.3%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$11,893							85.2	84.3	135	20		390505403981
116	Edison Middle School	Public	7-8	4201 13th St SW	Massillon	44646	Stark County	Perry Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 478-6167	585	35	16.8	44.6%	508 (86.8%)	23 (3.9%)	20 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	$11,857							85.1	77.7	221	105		390499203747
117	Tippecanoe Middle School	Public	6-8	555 N Hyatt St	Tipp City	45371	Miami County	Tipp City Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 667-8454	564			17.7%	523 (92.7%)	6 (1.1%)	16 (2.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	$11,542							85.1	84.3	134	17		390456102301
118	Archbold Middle School	Public	5-8	306 Stryker St	Archbold	43502	Fulton County	Archbold-Area Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 446-2726	345	13	27.4	29.6%	277 (80.3%)	7 (2.0%)	53 (15.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$12,082							85	83.9	138	20		390470402759
119	Green Middle School	Public	6-8	1711 Steese Rd	Green	44232	Summit County	Green Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 896-7710	617	41	15	25.0%	557 (90.3%)	26 (4.2%)	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$13,789							84.9	87.8	88	31		390500103798
120	West Branch Middle School	Public	3-7	14409 Beloit Snodes Rd	Beloit	44609	Mahoning County	West Branch Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 938-4300	627	41	15.4	55.7%	596 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$12,357							84.8	75.7	245	125		390483803235

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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.