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
491	Rossford Junior High School	Public	6-8	701 Superior St	Rossford	43460	Wood County	Rossford Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 666-5262	353	19	18.5		237 (67.1%)	14 (4.0%)	60 (17.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.8%)	$16,504							56.7	58.1	491			390456004309
492	Beverly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3548 S Detroit Ave	Toledo	43614	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-2600	557	32	17.4		259 (46.5%)	107 (19.2%)	89 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	101 (18.1%)	$13,156							56.6	63.7	413	79		390449001771
493	Minford Middle School	Public	4-8	135 Falcon Rd	Minford	45653	Scioto County	Minford Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 820-2181	443	29	15.2		434 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$9,162							56.4	58.7	487	6		390496203650
494	South Central Junior High School	Public	6-8	3291 Greenwich Angling Rd	Greenwich	44837	Huron County	South Central Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 752-0011	159	11	14.1	47.8%	145 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$10,576							56.4	51.5	564	70		390477305546
495	General Sherman Junior High School	Public	6-8	1930 Election House Rd NW	Lancaster	43130	Fairfield County	Lancaster City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 687-7344	693	36	19.4		598 (86.3%)	17 (2.5%)	21 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.1%)	$11,457							56.4	60.9	457	38		390442001131
496	Waynedale Middle School	Public	6-8	9052 Dover Rd	Apple Creek	44606	Wayne County	Waynedale Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 698-3151	0	11	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$14,858							56.2	73.7	276	220		390505803998
497	Coshocton High School	Public	7-12	1205 Cambridge Rd	Coshocton	43812	Coshocton County	Coshocton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 622-9433	608	36	16.8		524 (86.2%)	22 (3.6%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.1%)	$13,121							56.1	56.7	517	20		390438200754
498	Sidney Middle School	Public	5-8	980 Fair Rd	Sidney	45365	Shelby County	Sidney City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 497-2225	840	47	17.8	66.8%	595 (70.8%)	34 (4.0%)	52 (6.2%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	143 (17.0%)	$12,148							56	52.9	551	53		391000301631
499	Logan-Hocking Middle School	Public	5-8	13579 Maysville Williams Rd	Logan	43138	Hocking County	Logan-Hocking Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 385-8764	1,008	72	14		943 (93.6%)	6 (0.6%)	24 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.2%)	$11,212							56	52.9	552	53		390442400167
500	Miamisburg Middle School	Public	6-8	8668 Miamisburg Springboro Rd	Miamisburg	45342	Montgomery County	Miamisburg City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 865-0011	1,105	72	15.3	52.3%	814 (73.7%)	114 (10.3%)	77 (7.0%)	33 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (5.9%)	$12,231							55.9	59.2	479	21		390443901316

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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.